In my moments of fear 00:00:35.41\00:00:42.76 Through every pain every tear 00:00:44.52\00:00:51.74 There's a God who's been faithful to me 00:00:52.17\00:01:00.17 When my strength was all gone 00:01:03.28\00:01:10.14 When my heart had no song 00:01:12.17\00:01:18.56 Still in love He's proved faithful to me 00:01:18.59\00:01:25.98 Every word He's promised is true 00:01:30.71\00:01:38.71 What I thought was impossible 00:01:43.40\00:01:49.73 I've seen my God do 00:01:51.72\00:01:58.10 He's been faithful 00:01:58.13\00:02:05.66 He's been so faithful to me 00:02:08.01\00:02:15.21 Looking back His love and mercy I see 00:02:17.57\00:02:25.57 Though in my heart I have questioned 00:02:31.49\00:02:36.69 Even failed to believe 00:02:38.05\00:02:43.86 He's been faithful, faithful to me 00:02:43.89\00:02:51.86 When my heart looked away 00:03:02.43\00:03:09.23 There were many times I could not pray 00:03:11.14\00:03:16.93 Still my God He was faithful to me 00:03:16.96\00:03:24.54 My days were spent so selfishly 00:03:28.50\00:03:34.36 Reaching out for what pleased me 00:03:34.39\00:03:41.11 Even then God was faithful to me 00:03:42.88\00:03:49.78 Every time when I come back to Him 00:03:54.44\00:04:02.44 He is waiting with open arms 00:04:05.49\00:04:13.49 And I see once again 00:04:15.23\00:04:21.68 That He's been so faithful 00:04:21.71\00:04:29.68 He's been so faithful to me 00:04:31.40\00:04:37.49 Looking back His love and mercy I see 00:04:41.50\00:04:49.21 Though in my heart I have questioned 00:04:54.98\00:05:01.12 Even failed to believe 00:05:01.15\00:05:05.90 Yet He's been faithful, faithful 00:05:05.93\00:05:12.25 Though in my heart I have questioned 00:05:14.63\00:05:21.95 Even failed to believe 00:05:21.98\00:05:24.73 Yet He's been faithful, faithful 00:05:24.76\00:05:31.31 And in my heart I have questioned 00:05:31.34\00:05:38.24 Even failed to believe 00:05:39.73\00:05:44.91 Yet He's been faithful 00:05:44.94\00:05:51.19 So faithful to me 00:05:51.22\00:05:59.19 I trusted faithful 00:06:08.54\00:06:13.50 Faithful to me 00:06:13.53\00:06:21.50 Lord, the people praise You 00:06:31.68\00:06:34.06 Lord, the people praise You 00:06:34.09\00:06:36.34 Lift you up and raise You 00:06:36.37\00:06:38.94 Lift you up and raise You 00:06:38.97\00:06:41.11 You are the Holy One 00:06:41.14\00:06:43.32 You are the Holy One 00:06:43.35\00:06:46.47 You're the only One 00:06:46.50\00:06:48.67 You're the only One 00:06:48.70\00:06:50.22 Lord, the people love You 00:06:50.25\00:06:52.40 Lord, the people love You 00:06:52.43\00:06:54.72 Place nobody above You 00:06:54.75\00:06:56.97 Place nobody above You 00:06:57.00\00:06:59.50 You are the Holy One 00:06:59.53\00:07:01.77 You are the Holy One 00:07:01.80\00:07:03.87 You're the One, You're the only One 00:07:03.90\00:07:06.33 You're the One, You're the only One 00:07:06.36\00:07:08.55 Bless Your name Lord Jesus 00:07:08.58\00:07:10.93 Bless Your name Lord Jesus 00:07:10.96\00:07:13.14 The only name that frees us 00:07:13.17\00:07:15.47 The only name that frees us 00:07:15.50\00:07:17.59 You are the Holy One 00:07:17.62\00:07:20.06 You are the Holy One 00:07:20.09\00:07:22.27 You're the One, You're the only One 00:07:22.30\00:07:24.64 You're the One, You're the only One 00:07:24.67\00:07:26.92 We will praise You right here right now 00:07:26.95\00:07:29.32 We will praise You right here right now 00:07:29.35\00:07:31.46 Lest the hills and rocks cry out 00:07:31.49\00:07:33.92 Lest the hills and rocks cry out 00:07:33.95\00:07:36.15 You are the Holy One 00:07:36.18\00:07:38.39 You are the Holy One 00:07:38.42\00:07:40.61 You're the One, You're the only One 00:07:40.64\00:07:42.93 You're the One, You're the only One 00:07:42.96\00:07:45.18 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:07:45.21\00:07:47.63 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:07:47.66\00:07:49.94 All the glory is due You 00:07:49.97\00:07:52.24 All the glory is due You 00:07:52.27\00:07:54.51 You are the Holy One 00:07:54.54\00:07:56.89 You are the Holy One 00:07:56.92\00:07:58.98 You're the One, you're the only One 00:07:59.01\00:08:01.34 You're the One, you're the only One 00:08:01.37\00:08:03.73 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:08:03.76\00:08:05.97 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:08:06.00\00:08:08.37 All the glory is due You 00:08:08.40\00:08:10.78 All the glory is due You 00:08:10.81\00:08:13.01 You are the Holy One 00:08:13.04\00:08:15.35 You are the Holy One 00:08:15.38\00:08:17.65 You're the One, You're the only One 00:08:17.68\00:08:19.92 You're the One, You're the only One 00:08:19.95\00:08:21.94 Say Holy, holy, holy 00:08:21.97\00:08:24.67 Holy, holy, holy 00:08:24.70\00:08:26.96 You all are not worthy 00:08:26.99\00:08:29.27 You all are not worthy 00:08:29.30\00:08:31.51 You are the Holy One 00:08:31.54\00:08:33.89 You are the Holy One 00:08:33.92\00:08:36.17 You're the One, You're the only One 00:08:36.20\00:08:38.47 You're the One, You're the only One 00:08:38.50\00:08:40.35 Say, Holy, holy, holy 00:08:40.38\00:08:43.06 Holy, holy, holy 00:08:43.09\00:08:45.46 We think You're holy 00:08:45.49\00:08:47.84 We think You're holy 00:08:47.87\00:08:49.73 That You are the Holy One 00:08:49.76\00:08:52.16 You are the Holy One 00:08:52.19\00:08:54.57 You're the One, You're the only One 00:08:54.60\00:08:56.80 You're the One, You're the only One 00:08:56.83\00:08:59.15 If we had ten thousand hands 00:08:59.18\00:09:01.83 If we had ten thousand hands 00:09:01.86\00:09:03.86 We would bless You as You command 00:09:03.89\00:09:06.26 We would bless You as You command 00:09:06.29\00:09:08.64 You are the Holy One 00:09:08.67\00:09:10.86 You are the Holy One 00:09:10.89\00:09:13.03 You're the One, You're the only One 00:09:13.06\00:09:15.50 You're the One, You're the only One 00:09:15.53\00:09:17.73 If we had ten thousand tongues 00:09:17.76\00:09:20.23 If we had ten thousand tongues 00:09:20.26\00:09:22.33 We would bless You with ev'ry one 00:09:22.36\00:09:24.71 We would bless You with ev'ry one 00:09:24.74\00:09:27.00 You are the Holy One 00:09:27.03\00:09:29.37 You are the Holy One 00:09:29.40\00:09:31.72 You're the One, You're the only One 00:09:31.75\00:09:33.93 You're the One, You're the only One 00:09:33.96\00:09:36.35 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:09:36.38\00:09:38.67 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:09:38.70\00:09:40.95 All the glory is due You 00:09:40.98\00:09:43.50 All the glory is due You 00:09:43.53\00:09:45.75 You are the Holy One 00:09:45.78\00:09:47.98 You are the Holy One 00:09:48.01\00:09:50.24 You're the One, You're the only One 00:09:50.27\00:09:52.53 You're the One, You're the only One 00:09:52.56\00:09:54.57 Say Halle, halle, hallelu 00:09:54.60\00:09:57.27 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:09:57.30\00:09:59.51 All the glory is due You 00:09:59.54\00:10:02.06 All the glory is due You 00:10:02.09\00:10:04.23 You are the Holy One 00:10:04.26\00:10:06.58 You are the Holy One 00:10:06.61\00:10:08.73 You're the One, You're the only One 00:10:08.76\00:10:11.18 You're the One, You're the only One 00:10:11.21\00:10:13.37 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:13.40\00:10:15.79 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:15.82\00:10:18.04 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:18.07\00:10:20.43 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:20.46\00:10:22.68 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:22.71\00:10:25.11 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:25.14\00:10:27.23 Say Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:27.26\00:10:29.73 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:29.76\00:10:31.78 Say Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:31.81\00:10:34.50 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:34.53\00:10:36.77 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:36.80\00:10:39.19 Halle, halle, hallelu 00:10:39.22\00:10:41.59 All the glory is due You 00:10:41.62\00:10:43.89 All the glory is due You 00:10:43.92\00:10:46.10 You are the Holy One 00:10:46.13\00:10:48.47 You are the Holy One 00:10:48.50\00:10:50.68 You are the Holy One 00:10:50.71\00:10:53.07 You are the Holy One 00:10:53.10\00:10:55.40 You are the Holy One 00:10:55.43\00:10:57.85 You are the Holy One 00:10:57.88\00:11:00.23 You are the Holy One 00:11:00.26\00:11:02.42 You are the Holy One 00:11:02.45\00:11:04.84 You are the Holy One 00:11:04.87\00:11:07.21 You are the Holy One 00:11:07.24\00:11:09.51 You are the Holy One 00:11:09.54\00:11:11.78 You are the Holy One 00:11:11.81\00:11:14.23 You're the One, You're the only One 00:11:14.26\00:11:16.66 You're the One, You're the only One 00:11:16.69\00:11:21.63 We sing glory to Your name. 00:11:21.66\00:11:25.62 You are the God who has given us life. 00:11:25.65\00:11:32.62 You are the God who died for us to give us life eternal. 00:11:32.65\00:11:38.36 And Father, in these moments as we open Your word, 00:11:38.39\00:11:43.03 we pray that You would transform 00:11:43.06\00:11:48.21 whatever we hear into an experience that we can move. 00:11:48.24\00:11:53.37 Lord, that our testimony and let our praise not be one 00:11:53.40\00:11:57.96 that is full with self gratification. 00:11:57.99\00:12:01.69 Well, let it be one 00:12:01.72\00:12:02.75 that will bring glory and honor to Your name. 00:12:02.78\00:12:04.72 Lord, we need You in this hour of prayer. 00:12:04.75\00:12:08.38 Lord, we need You on this Your holy Sabbath day 00:12:08.41\00:12:12.22 for without You we are nothing. 00:12:12.25\00:12:15.70 And Lord, we pray that You'll speak to our hearts, 00:12:15.73\00:12:18.68 move through here with Your Holy Spirit, 00:12:18.71\00:12:20.94 transform this message into one that will transform our lives. 00:12:20.97\00:12:26.05 We pray these things in Your name 00:12:26.08\00:12:29.05 and let everyone say, amen. 00:12:29.08\00:12:31.43 Amen. 00:12:31.46\00:12:32.66 Happy Sabbath, everyone. 00:12:32.69\00:12:33.80 Happy Sabbath. 00:12:33.83\00:12:38.07 As we are looking at these-- time of the passion. 00:12:38.10\00:12:45.07 I want to bring your attention to 00:12:45.10\00:12:48.60 the text of scripture that is found in Luke 00:12:48.63\00:12:51.07 that was read for our text this morning. 00:12:51.10\00:12:57.76 Luke Chapter 23 00:12:57.79\00:13:03.07 and I just want to touch on verse 24. 00:13:03.10\00:13:11.07 "So Pilate gave sentence 00:13:13.90\00:13:17.33 that it should be as they requested." 00:13:17.36\00:13:22.87 Pilate gave sentence so that it should be as they requested. 00:13:22.90\00:13:28.59 In his book "Letters from Jesus" 00:13:28.62\00:13:31.66 written on the hearts of his people. 00:13:31.69\00:13:35.44 Jim Montgomery penned this vivid portrayal 00:13:35.47\00:13:41.74 of the release of Barabbas. 00:13:41.77\00:13:43.43 "He was notorious indeed. A Roman cross awaited him. 00:13:43.46\00:13:49.32 The nails lay ready. The whip was coiled. 00:13:49.35\00:13:54.54 Barabbas was a dead man. 00:13:54.57\00:13:58.67 At dawn, the Roman guard came 00:13:58.70\00:14:01.83 and wordlessly led Barabbas from his cell. 00:14:01.86\00:14:06.80 He felt little fear. 00:14:06.83\00:14:09.41 So full of hatred and rebellion, 00:14:09.44\00:14:11.84 he had little room left for any other emotions. 00:14:11.87\00:14:15.51 Suddenly, Barabbas was thrust before the mob. 00:14:15.54\00:14:18.86 They screamed his name, 'Barabbas! Barabbas!' 00:14:18.89\00:14:22.79 His chains were removed and cast aside. 00:14:22.82\00:14:25.49 A Roman soldier shoved him into the courtyard into the street. 00:14:25.52\00:14:31.44 And they left him there. 00:14:31.47\00:14:33.34 He was free and unchained. 00:14:33.37\00:14:37.11 Barabbas was alive." 00:14:37.14\00:14:41.34 How can this be? 00:14:41.37\00:14:43.50 How can a man who is accused of murder and sedition be free? 00:14:43.53\00:14:50.85 Pilate was a man that had found Jesus innocent. 00:14:52.65\00:14:56.12 No fault, warned by his wife 00:14:56.15\00:14:58.63 the Bible tells us in Matthew 27:19, 00:14:58.66\00:15:01.38 not to touch the just Man. 00:15:01.41\00:15:06.52 He was impressed with His character. 00:15:06.55\00:15:08.18 He was willing to release the man, 00:15:08.21\00:15:09.63 however he changed his course and delivered Jesus to die. 00:15:09.66\00:15:15.38 Why? 00:15:15.41\00:15:18.32 What on earth would compel a leader to do such a thing? 00:15:18.35\00:15:25.91 Title of my message is "Casting Your Vote." 00:15:25.94\00:15:29.96 Casting Your Vote. 00:15:29.99\00:15:32.95 We want Barabbas. 00:15:32.98\00:15:38.32 What was the difference between Jesus and Barabbas? 00:15:38.35\00:15:42.18 You know, you can, you can just alarmingly 00:15:42.21\00:15:44.39 I can tell you what Barabbas was like. 00:15:44.42\00:15:47.13 I can just tell you that, I can put Jesus against anyone. 00:15:47.16\00:15:53.10 And only an insane, crazy, deranged person 00:15:53.13\00:15:58.13 that has been dropped on his head a few times 00:15:58.16\00:16:01.20 would choose someone other than Jesus. 00:16:01.23\00:16:03.80 Why did they choose the sinner over the Satan? 00:16:07.88\00:16:12.46 Why on earth would you do it? 00:16:12.49\00:16:14.17 Who was Barabbas? 00:16:14.20\00:16:15.23 Well, he was a well known criminal. 00:16:15.26\00:16:18.72 He was guilty of sedition and murder. 00:16:18.75\00:16:21.79 He was a thief and who is Jesus? 00:16:21.82\00:16:27.60 Why did the Jewish nation choose Jesus-- 00:16:27.63\00:16:31.60 I mean, choose Barabbas instead of Jesus? 00:16:31.63\00:16:34.89 That is a pondering question 00:16:34.92\00:16:36.16 and it's a question that you can ask today, 00:16:36.19\00:16:38.56 because there are some votes for Barabbas here today. 00:16:38.59\00:16:44.22 The Bible says in Luke 23:18, it says that, 00:16:48.62\00:16:53.64 "And they all cried at once, saying, 00:16:53.67\00:16:56.32 'Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas.'" 00:16:56.35\00:17:00.55 Away with him. Pilate had given them a choice. 00:17:00.58\00:17:04.57 He said, listen, cast your vote. 00:17:04.60\00:17:06.24 Vote your conscience. Vote your conscience. 00:17:06.27\00:17:10.08 You know, we are in an election year. 00:17:10.11\00:17:11.94 Now, there's people that are saying what they will do, 00:17:11.97\00:17:15.01 but you know that's interesting 00:17:15.04\00:17:16.07 'cause they're running back when I was in high school 00:17:16.10\00:17:18.16 and individuals would run for classrooms. 00:17:18.19\00:17:22.85 They made great promises. 00:17:22.88\00:17:24.17 Oh, we will make 00:17:24.20\00:17:28.52 a soda machine in every classroom. 00:17:28.55\00:17:30.74 We will, we will have no more detention 00:17:34.38\00:17:35.88 and you will have recess all day long. 00:17:35.91\00:17:37.90 And people go, "Vote them in. Vote them in." 00:17:37.93\00:17:40.66 And when they got into office they forgot everything. 00:17:40.69\00:17:43.24 Here is today that now you can buy a vote and it's okay. 00:17:46.21\00:17:51.74 Everybody is buying a vote. 00:17:51.77\00:17:54.32 But here now Pilate is telling the crowd, 00:17:54.35\00:17:57.12 listen, I'm gonna leave this. 00:17:57.15\00:17:58.88 I want you to cast a vote. 00:17:58.91\00:18:02.03 Now you have to understand that, wait, wait, wait, wait, 00:18:02.06\00:18:04.67 when Pilate was making this offer to the people, 00:18:04.70\00:18:08.10 he knew that the people would choose Jesus 00:18:08.13\00:18:15.11 because they are religious people. 00:18:15.14\00:18:18.57 They would choose-- I mean, no one, I mean listen, 00:18:18.60\00:18:20.60 this guy is saying that He has healed the sick, 00:18:20.63\00:18:23.13 He has raised the dead, 00:18:23.16\00:18:24.49 He has done all, He has done everything. 00:18:24.52\00:18:26.03 He has preached the world, 00:18:26.06\00:18:27.23 people have come to Him, they love Him, 00:18:27.26\00:18:29.00 the people know He's done all these things. 00:18:29.03\00:18:31.44 There's no way they would choose a terrorist. 00:18:31.47\00:18:36.03 That's just crazy. 00:18:36.06\00:18:38.51 So Jesus so-- 00:18:38.54\00:18:39.61 Now, Pilate puts Him before and says listen, listen all right, 00:18:39.64\00:18:42.52 choose who you want to be free. 00:18:42.55\00:18:45.13 However the one thing that Pilate had not expected. 00:18:45.16\00:18:51.76 Now these were the leaders. 00:18:51.79\00:18:54.61 These were the ones that were, that had the, 00:18:54.64\00:18:56.97 the-- on their head and on the wrist 00:18:57.00\00:18:58.74 they have scriptures in it. 00:18:58.77\00:19:00.43 These are the ones that are going to church on Sabbath, 00:19:00.46\00:19:03.10 wouldn't miss it. 00:19:03.13\00:19:04.48 Matter of fact if they got you on the road 00:19:04.51\00:19:06.02 and you were stuck in the ditch, 00:19:06.05\00:19:07.24 you would just stuck. 00:19:07.27\00:19:10.11 They were the holy of the holy. 00:19:10.14\00:19:11.54 They were the, they were the vegan of vegans. 00:19:11.57\00:19:13.75 The vegans were admiring them. 00:19:13.78\00:19:18.95 They didn't press the-- 00:19:18.98\00:19:20.24 Their clothes were always pressed and tight. 00:19:20.27\00:19:22.24 They're always ready to, 00:19:22.27\00:19:23.39 they're fully prepared on Thursday night 00:19:23.42\00:19:26.20 so they didn't want to prepare on the preparation day, 00:19:26.23\00:19:29.00 they were ready. 00:19:29.03\00:19:30.37 Everything was-- they were cleaning, 00:19:30.40\00:19:31.76 they were sitting near mirror and they would 00:19:31.79\00:19:33.32 fix their eyebrows and everything was clean. 00:19:33.35\00:19:35.05 And as they walked past 00:19:35.08\00:19:36.11 the sinner who'd ask them for money, 00:19:36.14\00:19:37.32 they would all together start screaming, 00:19:37.35\00:19:38.96 they didn't want to vote. 00:19:38.99\00:19:40.02 These were the religious leaders. 00:19:40.05\00:19:41.73 They drove the nice cars but they talk about being humble. 00:19:44.46\00:19:51.75 These were the individual who had nice homes 00:19:51.78\00:19:54.32 but talk about the poor 00:19:54.35\00:19:56.25 didn't we take care of them but not us, 00:19:56.28\00:19:59.15 someone else will do it. 00:19:59.18\00:20:00.85 And religious leaders here, 00:20:00.88\00:20:02.62 these were the spiritual leaders, 00:20:02.65\00:20:04.21 Pilate knew he was, he said this isn't done yet, 00:20:04.24\00:20:06.71 this is a hit, I'm gonna knock this out of the park. 00:20:06.74\00:20:09.08 I'll be at dinner with my wife. 00:20:09.11\00:20:12.41 This is no problem. 00:20:12.44\00:20:13.63 They want to choose Jesus. 00:20:13.66\00:20:14.98 Now let's go ahead and prepare Jesus to leave. 00:20:15.01\00:20:17.91 Let's give Him a robe, let's give Him a-- 00:20:17.94\00:20:19.48 That's the way we need to do, prepare him to leave here 00:20:19.51\00:20:22.47 and there will not be an execution day 00:20:22.50\00:20:23.88 except for the other guys. 00:20:23.91\00:20:25.46 Listen, Jesus is gonna be free so Pilate thought. 00:20:25.49\00:20:30.23 As he looked over the people and he said, 00:20:32.88\00:20:36.05 who you cast your vote for? 00:20:36.08\00:20:38.31 I'm pretty sure he would back him, 00:20:38.34\00:20:40.61 he said this is gonna be easy thing. 00:20:40.64\00:20:43.72 Just sat down. 00:20:43.75\00:20:46.32 All right, what's the next? 00:20:46.35\00:20:47.55 Barabbas. What? 00:20:47.58\00:20:51.19 Did I hear you right? 00:20:54.82\00:20:57.07 You want who? 00:20:57.10\00:21:01.77 We want Barabbas. 00:21:01.80\00:21:04.43 See, what Pilate did not understand 00:21:04.46\00:21:06.36 is that the people were not looking for a spiritual leader. 00:21:06.39\00:21:11.59 They were looking for someone 00:21:11.62\00:21:13.18 that will look like a spiritual leader. 00:21:13.21\00:21:16.47 So they chose Jesus Barabbas. 00:21:16.50\00:21:22.92 It's a good study to read about his name. 00:21:22.95\00:21:26.29 It was almost as though that people were choosing a Jesus 00:21:26.32\00:21:29.33 but on their own terms. 00:21:29.36\00:21:31.30 See, Barabbas was the freedom fighter, 00:21:31.33\00:21:32.83 they were looking for a freedom fighter. 00:21:32.86\00:21:34.62 They weren't looking for savior. 00:21:34.65\00:21:36.12 They were looking for a politician, 00:21:36.15\00:21:37.95 not a religious person. 00:21:37.98\00:21:40.17 They wanted someone that can give them the bread, the cheese 00:21:40.20\00:21:43.84 and the four acres and the mule. 00:21:43.87\00:21:47.62 They weren't looking for a saint. 00:21:47.65\00:21:50.35 See, we have some individuals 00:21:50.38\00:21:51.96 who are looking for Barabbas and calling him Jesus. 00:21:51.99\00:21:56.45 We are looking for individuals that love the truth things, 00:21:56.48\00:21:59.61 they love to play thing, they love to put spice on wounded, 00:21:59.64\00:22:03.27 they love to put with agitation and pain. 00:22:03.30\00:22:05.57 They loved that. 00:22:05.60\00:22:06.63 They say I want Barabbas, I like Barabbas. 00:22:06.66\00:22:09.44 He is a freedom fighter. 00:22:09.47\00:22:10.50 Always willing to do things unspiritual 00:22:10.53\00:22:12.78 and then throwing it the spiritual name. 00:22:12.81\00:22:16.33 The people voted for those 00:22:16.36\00:22:18.55 that they're holding common values with. 00:22:18.58\00:22:21.69 Do you know when it says vote your conscience? 00:22:21.72\00:22:24.02 In other words whoever marries you thoughtfully. 00:22:24.05\00:22:31.44 I want someone to be like me. 00:22:31.47\00:22:34.63 See, Barabbas was a political Jesus. 00:22:34.66\00:22:38.34 He was a terrorist. 00:22:38.37\00:22:41.13 Bible says that in Luke 23:22 it says, it says, 00:22:41.16\00:22:47.60 "And the whole multitude of them arose, 00:22:47.63\00:22:49.44 and led him to Pilate. 00:22:49.47\00:22:51.56 And they began to accuse him, saying, 00:22:51.59\00:22:53.96 we found this fellow perverting the nation, 00:22:53.99\00:22:57.75 and forbidding to" do what? 00:22:57.78\00:23:00.81 Forbidding to pay taxes. 00:23:00.84\00:23:02.82 Are you serious? 00:23:02.85\00:23:05.44 You bring this man 00:23:05.47\00:23:06.54 and now you have to understand the irony of this. 00:23:06.57\00:23:09.31 They bring Jesus to the person they hate 00:23:09.34\00:23:13.23 and say, look, He is subverting the government 00:23:13.26\00:23:16.40 and he doesn't want to contribute 00:23:16.43\00:23:17.93 but they didn't either. 00:23:17.96\00:23:20.56 They didn't want to pay to Rome. 00:23:23.49\00:23:26.35 They didn't like Rome, 00:23:26.38\00:23:28.17 but yet when the devil gets into something, 00:23:28.20\00:23:32.03 enemies like Herod and Pilate will become best of friends. 00:23:32.06\00:23:36.85 The people brought Jesus before them, 00:23:36.88\00:23:39.59 accusing Jesus of not following what the law said 00:23:39.62\00:23:43.33 of the law of the land 00:23:43.36\00:23:44.61 and but they were ready to ask for a criminal of the land. 00:23:44.64\00:23:49.42 Jesus being charged with not paying taxes 00:23:52.05\00:23:55.68 and perverting the government. 00:23:55.71\00:23:56.74 Look what it says in Proverbs Chapter 6. 00:23:56.77\00:23:59.76 Very interesting what it says in Proverbs Chapter 6. 00:23:59.79\00:24:03.43 You will progress with me with this. 00:24:03.46\00:24:05.50 The Bible says that there are six things 00:24:05.53\00:24:07.11 that God, he hates that. 00:24:07.14\00:24:08.73 I like the sentence. Yeah, I did forget one. 00:24:08.76\00:24:11.06 I think, you know, just gets you think it was Satan. 00:24:11.09\00:24:13.57 It says there are six things that I hate in verse-- 00:24:13.60\00:24:16.84 excuse me in verse, in verse 16. 00:24:16.87\00:24:20.76 Verse 16, starts with 16, 00:24:20.79\00:24:22.17 "There are six things the Lord hate: 00:24:22.20\00:24:23.26 yea, seven are an abomination to Him. 00:24:23.29\00:24:24.85 A proud look, a lying tongue," wait a minute. 00:24:24.88\00:24:29.85 He's already getting along to among the Pharisees. 00:24:29.88\00:24:33.80 He goes on to say that he says "hands that" what? 00:24:33.83\00:24:38.60 "Hands that are ready to shed innocent blood." 00:24:38.63\00:24:42.42 There are six things that God hates, yea, seven. 00:24:42.45\00:24:45.48 It goes on to say "A heart that deviseth wicked plans, 00:24:45.51\00:24:51.38 feet that are swift in running to evil, 00:24:51.41\00:24:54.55 a false witness who speaks lies, 00:24:54.58\00:24:57.60 and one who sows discord among brethren." 00:24:57.63\00:25:01.20 He was a terrorist and they want the terrorist 00:25:01.23\00:25:03.53 because they were terrorists. 00:25:03.56\00:25:07.47 This-- it says one who sows discords among the brethren. 00:25:07.50\00:25:13.98 It was interesting and I don't know about this 00:25:14.01\00:25:15.48 when I was growing up my dad had us work in the yard. 00:25:15.51\00:25:18.15 And I've told some of you guys the story before. 00:25:18.18\00:25:20.61 I hated working in the yard. 00:25:20.64\00:25:22.09 My Sunday was dumped. 00:25:22.12\00:25:24.18 Six o'clock in the morning, yard about full of weeds, 00:25:24.21\00:25:28.92 my friends riding the bikes, hey. 00:25:28.95\00:25:33.33 Want to chase them, want to hold them, just get them. 00:25:33.36\00:25:37.40 Every Sunday morning you have to-- 00:25:37.43\00:25:38.74 we'd be pulling out leaves 00:25:38.77\00:25:41.22 there was a time in which there was, 00:25:41.25\00:25:43.22 I don't know if you know about tenderloins. 00:25:43.25\00:25:45.22 The roots way big, 00:25:50.69\00:25:54.59 you're taken for days because of roots. 00:25:54.62\00:25:58.56 You come down the roots come back then. 00:25:58.59\00:26:02.47 That's what it means ones that 00:26:02.50\00:26:04.39 those are quick to cause discourse. 00:26:04.42\00:26:07.74 You come down, you think you got rid of them 00:26:07.77\00:26:09.43 and they just pop right up. 00:26:09.46\00:26:10.49 And you know, before the day is even over 00:26:10.52\00:26:12.27 and you cut the grass, there you are again. 00:26:12.30\00:26:15.54 This individual leads, 00:26:17.55\00:26:18.69 these individuals were planning to kill Jesus 00:26:18.72\00:26:21.22 and they wanted to plan discourse. 00:26:21.25\00:26:24.50 Barabbas was a murderer. 00:26:24.53\00:26:27.69 However look at John, look at John 11. 00:26:27.72\00:26:32.44 John 11 the Bible says something very interesting. 00:26:32.47\00:26:35.73 You are familiar with the story, 00:26:35.76\00:26:36.97 the story when Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave. 00:26:37.00\00:26:40.57 And John 11:14, 00:26:43.60\00:26:48.72 this is after Lazarus is raised from the dead. 00:26:48.75\00:26:52.03 So I'm gonna read verse 48 the Bible says that 00:26:52.06\00:26:56.21 "If we let Him alone like this," 00:26:56.24\00:26:58.30 in other words he is saying, listen, listen, 00:26:58.33\00:26:59.66 he is saying that listen, 00:26:59.69\00:27:00.79 Jesus just raised up a man from the dead. 00:27:00.82\00:27:03.21 That's impossible. 00:27:03.24\00:27:05.40 He just raised a man from the dead. 00:27:05.43\00:27:06.72 They said that if we let this man alone like this 00:27:06.75\00:27:09.22 "everyone will believe in Him, 00:27:09.25\00:27:11.21 and the Romans will come and take away 00:27:11.24\00:27:13.95 both our place and" what? 00:27:13.98\00:27:15.97 "Nation." 00:27:16.00\00:27:18.05 Now delivering Romans and the Romans and they say, 00:27:18.08\00:27:20.04 listen we can't let this man continue 00:27:20.07\00:27:21.65 going what He is doing. 00:27:21.68\00:27:22.71 We got to get rid of him so 00:27:22.74\00:27:23.79 and he goes on to say in verse 49 says that, 00:27:23.82\00:27:28.08 "And one of them, Caiaphas 00:27:28.11\00:27:29.64 being high priest that year, said to them, 00:27:29.67\00:27:31.91 'You know nothing at all, 00:27:31.94\00:27:33.67 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us 00:27:33.70\00:27:36.21 that one man should die for the people, 00:27:36.24\00:27:41.06 not that the whole nation should perish.'" 00:27:41.09\00:27:45.03 The court the planning of the court discourse started 00:27:45.06\00:27:49.21 when Jesus started doing it. 00:27:49.24\00:27:52.95 How ironic it is in the church 00:27:52.98\00:27:56.17 when someone starts to do good. 00:27:56.20\00:27:58.21 What happens? Oh, well, you know, 00:27:58.24\00:27:59.86 they didn't follow the right protocol. 00:27:59.89\00:28:01.69 Oh, well, you like the trips. 00:28:06.39\00:28:10.29 "There are six things that God hates, 00:28:14.09\00:28:15.51 yes, seven are an abomination to Him." 00:28:15.54\00:28:18.52 And number seven is planning discourse. 00:28:18.55\00:28:22.12 Oh, well, they want to do that, no. 00:28:22.15\00:28:25.32 I wanted it probably. 00:28:25.35\00:28:26.83 Thinking my mom wasn't going home. 00:28:26.86\00:28:28.41 Barabbas was a thief, the Bible says that 00:28:33.92\00:28:38.34 when Jesus came into the temple He turned over the table 00:28:38.37\00:28:42.99 and said that you've turned 00:28:43.02\00:28:45.40 my Father's home into a den of thieves. 00:28:45.43\00:28:47.13 In other words what Jesus was telling them 00:28:47.16\00:28:49.91 is that you are gonna watch something 00:28:49.94\00:28:54.43 that you should not really have. 00:28:54.46\00:28:57.73 See you want Barabbas but you really need Jesus. 00:28:57.76\00:29:01.68 But your heart is already saying that we want Barabbas. 00:29:01.71\00:29:05.89 No matter what our outward appearance seems, 00:29:05.92\00:29:08.61 we want Barabbas, 00:29:08.64\00:29:10.39 we want the terrorist, we want the bad one. 00:29:10.42\00:29:14.21 The guys goes to college, gets a degree, 00:29:14.24\00:29:17.12 graduates, gets a good job, got nice little apartment, 00:29:17.15\00:29:21.74 house, a car wherever case maybe, 00:29:21.77\00:29:23.98 doing very well, leads the one. 00:29:24.01\00:29:25.72 Guys wearing pants way down here, 00:29:25.75\00:29:27.22 something stuck in his nose, a--on his back, 00:29:27.25\00:29:29.61 some, you know, hat turned to the side 00:29:29.64\00:29:31.27 didn't go to day school, one, 00:29:31.30\00:29:32.63 and all of a sudden, you think, what? 00:29:32.66\00:29:34.01 I can help him. 00:29:45.14\00:29:46.68 Bringing home and parents don't say anything. 00:29:51.92\00:29:56.40 He's got nice eyes. Get out of my house. 00:29:56.43\00:30:01.21 The people wanted the bad boy, they didn't want Jesus. 00:30:04.07\00:30:08.07 They wanted someone that they can identify with, 00:30:08.10\00:30:09.93 someone that they may have said, you know what? 00:30:09.96\00:30:13.05 If I wasn't a religious person I would have done that. 00:30:13.08\00:30:16.02 So let me just vote for the one that I want. 00:30:16.05\00:30:19.82 You know, sometime religion carries through to our children 00:30:19.85\00:30:22.01 and things that we couldn't do. 00:30:22.04\00:30:24.77 That just scares me because our kids don't want to be with us. 00:30:24.80\00:30:29.55 None of my children tell me they want to be a pastor, 00:30:29.58\00:30:31.12 and I don't tell them that they shouldn't. 00:30:31.15\00:30:33.08 It's a principle, principle. 00:30:33.11\00:30:35.77 You go if the Lord called you to do. 00:30:35.80\00:30:37.90 Now Bible says, they don't want to be like that, 00:30:37.93\00:30:39.69 praise the Lord. 00:30:39.72\00:30:40.90 Praise the Lord. 00:30:40.93\00:30:41.96 Now let me say what people will do to you. 00:30:41.99\00:30:43.38 They will love you but they'll-- 00:30:47.37\00:30:49.35 The reality of this the people want someone 00:30:52.39\00:30:55.91 and they vote for someone, they can identify with. 00:30:55.94\00:31:00.81 Someone that has the same tricks as them, 00:31:00.84\00:31:04.39 the same murderer, 00:31:04.42\00:31:06.75 the same thing that I want to return the faithful tithe 00:31:06.78\00:31:08.92 to the church maybe you won't. 00:31:08.95\00:31:10.22 I'm against the kingdo of God, a spiritual text. 00:31:13.19\00:31:20.16 Everything the leaders wanted Jesus could have given to them 00:31:20.19\00:31:23.95 but they didn't want Him. 00:31:23.98\00:31:25.79 The interesting thing is that the people wanted power. 00:31:25.82\00:31:27.80 The Bible says in Acts it says that 00:31:27.83\00:31:29.31 and you shall receive power. 00:31:29.34\00:31:33.19 We desire things that God wants to give us 00:31:33.22\00:31:38.50 but He can't trust us yet. 00:31:38.53\00:31:42.45 They wanted robes, he says, 00:31:42.48\00:31:43.58 "In my Father's house are many mansions" 00:31:43.61\00:31:45.96 but I want it now, you don't want it now. 00:31:45.99\00:31:48.55 Yes, I want it now. Why? 00:31:48.58\00:31:51.25 They didn't want it now. 00:31:51.28\00:31:54.11 He was trying to give them life, 00:31:54.14\00:31:55.17 they didn't want life. 00:31:55.20\00:31:56.23 Nobody wants to die. 00:31:56.26\00:31:57.87 But they don't want life through Him. 00:31:57.90\00:31:59.01 The Bible clearly says that if you have, when you have-- 00:31:59.04\00:32:02.01 somebody have life you have it more abundantly. 00:32:02.04\00:32:04.61 They don't want it. 00:32:04.64\00:32:05.67 So the interesting thing is that people want those things 00:32:05.70\00:32:08.57 but they don't want how it looks right now. 00:32:08.60\00:32:12.88 Nobody in their right mind wants to die. 00:32:12.91\00:32:15.12 Barabbas didn't want to die but he didn't care so much. 00:32:15.15\00:32:20.42 There were sleeping the Bible says, 00:32:20.45\00:32:21.78 that when the Son of Man is coming 00:32:21.81\00:32:23.07 to set you're free indeed. 00:32:23.10\00:32:25.26 They didn't want that. They didn't want-- 00:32:25.29\00:32:26.76 they wanted freedom from Rome's hand claw 00:32:26.79\00:32:31.70 when really their bondage was in themselves. 00:32:31.73\00:32:39.19 Well, who did you cast your vote for? 00:32:39.22\00:32:42.05 You know, many people will choose 00:32:42.08\00:32:45.16 who they want and will justify it. 00:32:45.19\00:32:51.04 Why do you want Barabbas? 00:32:51.07\00:32:53.80 Because he has caused problems in the Roman government 00:32:53.83\00:33:00.05 and Rome said, we don't have any problem with it, Pilate. 00:33:00.08\00:33:07.31 What as far as problems can be religious 00:33:07.34\00:33:10.10 or the Jewish government Herod said, 00:33:10.13\00:33:13.35 I don't find any fault in him either. 00:33:13.38\00:33:17.48 So why did they want to kill Him? 00:33:17.51\00:33:20.07 We don't like Him. He has taken our role. 00:33:20.10\00:33:24.16 Pilate offered people a choice 00:33:28.03\00:33:29.57 between a self styled political savior 00:33:29.60\00:33:31.95 who promised salvation from tyranny of Rome 00:33:31.98\00:33:35.03 yet the Savior of the world 00:33:35.06\00:33:37.95 who would save men from his sin they did not want Him. 00:33:37.98\00:33:41.97 Their preference for the mission 00:33:42.00\00:33:43.24 to the leadership of Barabbas 00:33:43.27\00:33:45.41 rather than the leadership of Christ. 00:33:45.44\00:33:51.02 But you know something. 00:33:51.05\00:33:53.20 Even though Barabbas was free-- 00:33:53.23\00:33:59.44 you know there's consequences to every action that we do. 00:33:59.47\00:34:04.61 There is a consequence 00:34:04.64\00:34:06.09 because see Barabbas was not the only one 00:34:06.12\00:34:08.48 that was to die that day. 00:34:08.51\00:34:10.87 Barabbas had an influence over some individuals 00:34:10.90\00:34:15.82 and they were also want to die. 00:34:15.85\00:34:18.92 And one young man in particular 00:34:18.95\00:34:21.24 as he was presenting and concentrating his own faith 00:34:21.27\00:34:24.98 probably had a light bulb go off in his head realize that 00:34:25.01\00:34:29.43 I'm going to die. 00:34:29.46\00:34:31.66 The Bible says very clearly that back to Luke 23... 00:34:31.69\00:34:35.55 that Jesus was beaten and now He was taken to a cross to die. 00:34:41.47\00:34:48.83 The people said crucify Him 00:34:48.86\00:34:51.25 and Pilate followed their wishes. 00:34:51.28\00:34:57.11 When He was take the Bible says in verse 39 of Luke 23, 00:34:57.14\00:35:04.47 "Then one of the criminals was hanged blasphemed Him, 00:35:04.50\00:35:09.63 saying, 'If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.'" 00:35:09.66\00:35:16.51 Here it was that Jesus was on the cross, 00:35:16.54\00:35:20.94 the two men that religiously followed Barabbas 00:35:20.97\00:35:24.00 were also on the cross. 00:35:24.03\00:35:25.72 Now look at this, you can see this. 00:35:25.75\00:35:27.61 Both of them had a choice, 00:35:27.64\00:35:30.31 both of them chose to follow Barabbas 00:35:30.34\00:35:32.12 and end up now about to die. 00:35:32.15\00:35:34.55 But one of them was still asking for salvation 00:35:34.58\00:35:41.42 and so was the other one. 00:35:41.45\00:35:43.78 But look how both of them ask. 00:35:43.81\00:35:47.00 Save yourself, in other words you are not God. 00:35:47.03\00:35:51.47 You are not whom you claim to be, 00:35:51.50\00:35:53.96 because you are supposed to come and die for us 00:35:53.99\00:35:56.90 but no, no, no, no, save yourself 00:35:56.93\00:35:59.01 and by the way don't forget about us. 00:35:59.04\00:36:02.84 That's what--blasphemy he says, you don't believe Him. 00:36:02.87\00:36:06.23 You want salvation 00:36:06.26\00:36:08.02 but you don't want necessarily him to die for you. 00:36:08.05\00:36:11.35 You want to get off the cross and ask as he should have said, 00:36:11.38\00:36:14.07 hey, get me down of this cross I don't want to die. 00:36:14.10\00:36:18.95 The Bible goes when it say that 00:36:18.98\00:36:21.42 "But the other answered and rebuked him, saying, 00:36:21.45\00:36:24.63 'Do you not even fear God, 00:36:24.66\00:36:28.24 seeing you are under the same condemnation? 00:36:28.27\00:36:33.79 And we indeed justly, 00:36:33.82\00:36:37.11 for we receive the due reward of our deeds." 00:36:37.14\00:36:44.34 Two guys, the guy who has gotten them into problem 00:36:44.37\00:36:47.93 is walking down the street, 00:36:47.96\00:36:50.67 see that's what the devil does. 00:36:50.70\00:36:54.45 Take you out for dinner, 00:36:54.48\00:36:59.06 will drive you home, he won't get out of the car 00:36:59.09\00:37:03.58 and open door and walk into the porch. 00:37:03.61\00:37:06.23 He will leave you ashore. 00:37:06.26\00:37:08.98 Now the sidewalk the guy does that leave him ashore. 00:37:09.01\00:37:14.57 But he will leave you ashore, 00:37:14.60\00:37:15.63 the devil will always puts you on other thing 00:37:15.66\00:37:18.44 and right when you think that oh, 00:37:18.47\00:37:20.11 this is great, the devil will step into the darkness 00:37:20.14\00:37:23.24 and walk way. 00:37:23.27\00:37:24.48 And you'll be left there saying, 00:37:24.51\00:37:26.08 oh, I didn't know I was-- What happened? 00:37:26.11\00:37:27.50 The devil is gone and you are sitting there holding the bag. 00:37:27.53\00:37:30.72 Barabbas is down the street. Peace. 00:37:30.75\00:37:33.44 And these guys are hanging on the cross 00:37:38.74\00:37:40.26 and Jesus is there and one of them said, 00:37:40.29\00:37:42.13 listen, help us, save me, save yourself, save me. 00:37:42.16\00:37:45.84 I don't care, get me now off the cross. 00:37:45.87\00:37:47.68 And Jesus doesn't say a word. 00:37:47.71\00:37:49.67 The other one said listen man, we did this to ourselves. 00:37:49.70\00:37:55.11 We wanted to be who we wanted to be. 00:37:55.14\00:38:00.61 We wanted to do what we wanted to do. 00:38:00.64\00:38:03.82 We accepted the false christ of Barabbas. 00:38:03.85\00:38:07.03 We did that. 00:38:07.06\00:38:08.74 He didn't put us on the cross, we did. 00:38:08.77\00:38:12.34 I'm pretty sure this young man was one 00:38:12.37\00:38:16.09 that was familiar with who Jesus was. 00:38:16.12\00:38:19.08 I'm very sure that he watching this fleet of multitudes 00:38:19.11\00:38:21.97 and he probably even went to there picking people pockets 00:38:22.00\00:38:26.08 as he was feeding the multitudes. 00:38:26.11\00:38:28.02 I can imagine that this is the same young man 00:38:28.05\00:38:30.04 that would come to church every Sabbath. 00:38:30.07\00:38:32.58 I can see him coming home every night. 00:38:32.61\00:38:34.28 I can see him-- he is probably, 00:38:34.31\00:38:36.34 he was from a Jewish home so he understood certain thing. 00:38:36.37\00:38:39.04 So I can see him doing that. 00:38:39.07\00:38:41.10 I can see he's enjoying himself. 00:38:41.13\00:38:44.63 But somehow this bad boy or want to be bad boy in Matthews, 00:38:44.66\00:38:50.75 I think he probably had-- 00:38:50.78\00:38:57.21 because we like to shy from the Word. 00:38:57.24\00:39:01.35 Nothing like a word, just shy. 00:39:01.38\00:39:04.34 We do the stuff that is over the top. 00:39:04.37\00:39:08.03 The loudest ones, 00:39:08.06\00:39:10.34 hardest dancers, hardest drinkers. 00:39:10.37\00:39:14.02 We just do things over the top. 00:39:14.05\00:39:15.29 I can imagine him just doing this over the top, 00:39:15.32\00:39:18.65 just trying to be, to fit in and trying to dull the sound 00:39:18.68\00:39:22.86 of the Holy Spirit speaking to him. 00:39:22.89\00:39:24.39 I can say, amen, I don't want to hear that. 00:39:24.42\00:39:27.22 Imagine sitting in church and working on, 00:39:27.25\00:39:30.00 you know, playing on Facebook and games, 00:39:30.03\00:39:31.71 texting people, say, what are we gonna do tonight? 00:39:31.74\00:39:33.58 I see all that, I can see them walk in the halls. 00:39:33.61\00:39:36.45 Walk in the halls. 00:39:36.48\00:39:38.87 I can imagine it being that type of young person. 00:39:38.90\00:39:42.91 Was there in the presence of the Holy Spirit 00:39:42.94\00:39:44.64 but did not have the spirit fall on him. 00:39:44.67\00:39:47.56 Just willing to be in the presence but not change. 00:39:47.59\00:39:51.09 Fallen and hooked up with Barabbas 00:39:51.12\00:39:52.72 and now he was being on the cross about to die. 00:39:52.75\00:39:56.16 See that's what sin do, nothing. 00:39:56.19\00:40:02.31 When sin walks up with you will be holding the bag. 00:40:02.34\00:40:10.20 As soon as the long arm of the law 00:40:10.23\00:40:12.30 caught up with this young man 00:40:12.33\00:40:14.18 he was tried, he was jailed and tried 00:40:14.21\00:40:16.90 and found guilty and nailed to die. 00:40:16.93\00:40:21.45 I see this man on a cross looking out where am I. 00:40:21.48\00:40:27.64 Figuring to himself how on earth did I get here. 00:40:27.67\00:40:30.48 Have you ever found yourself in that situation? 00:40:30.51\00:40:33.29 How on earth did I get there? 00:40:33.32\00:40:35.83 What that I do wrong? 00:40:35.86\00:40:38.47 Start tracing back in your life the missteps that you took. 00:40:38.50\00:40:45.26 I follow that person and yeah, 00:40:45.29\00:40:47.80 I watch daddy, now I understand. 00:40:47.83\00:40:51.83 At that point, both of them had a choice 00:40:51.86\00:40:54.84 but one chose to look to the Savior 00:40:54.87\00:40:57.32 and say to the Savior until the other thief said, 00:40:57.35\00:41:00.44 listen man, you're foolish man. 00:41:00.47\00:41:03.48 We made this mistake, He is innocent we are guilty. 00:41:03.51\00:41:09.59 We are guilty we should die. 00:41:09.62\00:41:13.74 Verse 42 says this "Then he said to Jesus, 00:41:17.35\00:41:25.23 'Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." 00:41:25.26\00:41:31.98 Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom. 00:41:32.01\00:41:36.98 Lord, remember me. 00:41:37.01\00:41:39.85 He didn't say Lord, remember what I did. 00:41:39.88\00:41:43.09 Lord, you know what gotten here. 00:41:43.12\00:41:44.87 Let me explain to you how I ended up here. 00:41:44.90\00:41:48.54 The law is wrong, they did me wrongly, 00:41:48.57\00:41:51.05 they treated me wrong. 00:41:51.08\00:41:56.78 They profiled me. 00:41:56.81\00:42:00.50 They trapped me down. They had stained it. 00:42:00.53\00:42:03.45 He didn't do anything, he said, Lord remember me, remember me. 00:42:03.48\00:42:10.19 I remember I saw the people asking for Barabbas. 00:42:10.22\00:42:13.59 I don't know of the rest, I want you. 00:42:13.62\00:42:15.99 There are these two men about to die 00:42:16.02\00:42:18.33 and one is asking for salvation from a man 00:42:18.36\00:42:21.64 who is about to die. 00:42:21.67\00:42:23.85 Lord, remember me. Want you to remember of me. 00:42:23.88\00:42:28.86 All you have to remember is my name 00:42:28.89\00:42:32.08 because when You come in the clouds 00:42:32.11\00:42:34.73 all you have to do is call my name. 00:42:34.76\00:42:39.18 This young man didn't go into the long dissertation 00:42:39.21\00:42:43.50 about salvation and the steps forward 00:42:43.53\00:42:47.31 and what he would promise if he got off this cross. 00:42:47.34\00:42:50.64 He didn't go for all of that. 00:42:50.67\00:42:51.70 He said simply Lord, remember me 00:42:51.73\00:42:56.58 when You come in Your kingdom. 00:42:56.61\00:42:59.03 The Bible says that "And Jesus said to him, 00:42:59.06\00:43:02.28 'Assuredly, I say to you, today 00:43:02.31\00:43:08.49 when I come you will be with Me." 00:43:08.52\00:43:13.26 Can you imagine that? 00:43:13.29\00:43:15.33 Jesus telling a man who is dying on the cross, 00:43:15.36\00:43:17.81 who has no hope, there is no hope. 00:43:17.84\00:43:19.29 He is not getting off that cross. 00:43:19.32\00:43:20.57 There is no pardon, no general or no governor 00:43:20.60\00:43:23.63 or no anyone is gonna save him off that cross. 00:43:23.66\00:43:26.11 He knows that he is going to die. 00:43:26.14\00:43:27.84 He knows that it's it. 00:43:27.87\00:43:30.97 But he reaches out for the last glimmer of hope 00:43:31.00\00:43:33.72 and he says listen, I know when Pilate said cast a vote 00:43:33.75\00:43:38.17 I didn't have a vote but I got one now, I vote for you. 00:43:38.20\00:43:41.96 I vote you, Jesus. 00:43:41.99\00:43:44.11 I don't want Barabbas anymore, I want You, Jesus. 00:43:44.14\00:43:46.99 You are the one I want. You are the one I want. 00:43:47.02\00:43:50.43 And this man dying on the cross found forgiveness 00:43:50.46\00:43:57.30 for everything he did. 00:43:57.33\00:43:59.98 I remember many years ago I went into a gentleman's room 00:44:00.01\00:44:05.98 and this gentleman I thought was-- 00:44:06.01\00:44:07.29 this is at the University of Michigan Medical Center 00:44:07.32\00:44:09.73 where I was working as a chaplain 00:44:09.76\00:44:11.24 and I walked into the gentleman's room 00:44:11.27\00:44:16.35 and I asked him, sir, are you okay? 00:44:16.38\00:44:19.73 He said, I'm gonna die. 00:44:19.76\00:44:22.03 He didn't say, hello, he didn't say I'm doing fine, 00:44:22.06\00:44:24.08 he said I'm going to die. 00:44:24.11\00:44:27.72 And I said, would you like for me to pray for you? 00:44:27.75\00:44:31.29 He said, no I'm an atheist. 00:44:31.32\00:44:37.96 I have no one. 00:44:37.99\00:44:41.57 When I looked at him I said this, 00:44:41.60\00:44:46.19 but I have to walk out of the room feeling to myself 00:44:46.22\00:44:51.40 what more can I have done, there was nothing. 00:44:51.43\00:44:55.79 But this is on the cross, 00:44:55.82\00:44:59.14 did not claim any other belief except that in Jesus. 00:44:59.17\00:45:06.95 He knew that salvation will only come from Jesus. 00:45:06.98\00:45:11.98 No matter what it looked like to him 00:45:12.01\00:45:13.28 that Jesus was gonna die Himself. 00:45:13.31\00:45:16.00 There was only hope in Jesus and all he can possibly do 00:45:16.03\00:45:21.11 was to give Jesus everything at that moment. 00:45:21.14\00:45:26.80 All this worldly pleasures did not matter, 00:45:26.83\00:45:28.75 all of these worldly possessions didn't matter. 00:45:28.78\00:45:31.33 All he could do at that moment is to give Jesus everything. 00:45:31.36\00:45:34.61 What was every thing? 00:45:34.64\00:45:36.74 His desire to be with Him 00:45:36.77\00:45:41.48 and had he got on that cross that day he will glorify. 00:45:41.51\00:45:47.92 But Jesus says to us today who are you going to vote for? 00:45:47.95\00:45:54.09 You have time, 00:45:54.12\00:45:56.37 the Lord has given you another day, another Sabbath. 00:45:56.40\00:45:58.27 Who are you going to vote for? 00:45:58.30\00:46:00.68 Barabbas, because he is more like you 00:46:00.71\00:46:04.41 or Jesus who wants to change you more like him. 00:46:04.44\00:46:10.35 Choose in this day whom you gonna surrender. 00:46:10.38\00:46:13.16 Amen. 00:46:13.19\00:46:14.22 All to Jesus I surrender 00:46:16.36\00:46:24.36 All to Him I freely give 00:46:30.03\00:46:38.03 I will ever love and trust Him 00:46:44.29\00:46:52.29 In His daily presence I will live 00:46:58.10\00:47:05.74 I surrender all 00:47:08.17\00:47:15.41 I surrender all 00:47:22.21\00:47:29.05 All to Thee, 00:47:34.53\00:47:38.87 my blessed Savior 00:47:38.90\00:47:46.76 I surrender all 00:47:46.79\00:47:52.99 All to Jesus I surrender 00:47:58.82\00:48:06.82 All to Him I freely give 00:48:11.18\00:48:19.18 I will always love and trust Him 00:48:24.24\00:48:32.24 In His daily presence live 00:48:37.49\00:48:45.49 I surrender all 00:48:47.62\00:48:54.76 I surrender all 00:48:59.03\00:49:06.88 All to Thee, 00:49:10.61\00:49:14.92 my blessed Savior 00:49:14.95\00:49:21.91 I surrender all 00:49:22.74\00:49:30.10 If you want to surrender all to Jesus 00:49:33.02\00:49:35.94 I invite you to stand for prayer. 00:49:35.97\00:49:38.23 The intimation came when I was in the hospital that day 00:49:44.37\00:49:49.44 I came across, I was called to another room 00:49:49.47\00:49:54.35 for another individual who was dying. 00:49:54.38\00:49:58.58 His name was Monty Houston. 00:49:58.61\00:50:02.31 When I went to his bedside and I was talking with him, 00:50:02.34\00:50:04.66 he had gone through so many years of trouble 00:50:04.69\00:50:09.92 and sickness and ailments 00:50:09.95\00:50:12.16 and leaned at him and I started read to him the scriptures 00:50:12.19\00:50:15.53 and he leaned over to me with his, 00:50:15.56\00:50:18.98 with his oxygen on his face 00:50:19.01\00:50:20.45 and he leaned over to me and he said, 00:50:20.48\00:50:23.01 I want to see Jesus. 00:50:23.04\00:50:28.23 I tell you something, 00:50:28.26\00:50:29.99 that thief on the cross is going to come out of that tomb 00:50:30.02\00:50:36.57 that he is incased in that 00:50:36.60\00:50:38.67 and he is going to hear something 00:50:38.70\00:50:41.70 that sounded very familiar. 00:50:41.73\00:50:43.76 It's gonna be Jesus saying His name come forward. 00:50:43.79\00:50:48.51 Can you imagine when he sees the crown oh Jesus' head? 00:50:48.54\00:50:55.95 The last time he saw so got a crown he's got a Roman-- 00:50:57.24\00:51:02.45 Can you imagine the scene the armies of angels, 00:51:02.48\00:51:04.91 last time he saw an army--soldiers. 00:51:04.94\00:51:11.88 All he is going to say is this is my God, 00:51:11.91\00:51:15.90 I have waited for Him and He has come to save me. 00:51:15.93\00:51:19.35 Do you wanted that to be you? 00:51:19.38\00:51:22.36 Do you want Jesus to remember you? 00:51:22.39\00:51:25.49 Let me tell you something that today, God still remember you. 00:51:25.52\00:51:29.51 He can write your name in the Book of Life. 00:51:29.54\00:51:32.45 Today you can do that. 00:51:32.48\00:51:35.30 Well, He will not do it unless you tell Him Lord, 00:51:35.33\00:51:39.83 remember me when You come into Your kingdom. 00:51:39.86\00:51:44.07 There will be someone you today that had not told Jesus, 00:51:44.10\00:51:48.27 remember me. 00:51:48.30\00:51:51.58 Well, guess what? I've got good news for you. 00:51:51.61\00:51:55.04 Here's your time today. 00:51:55.07\00:51:57.93 You can tell Jesus today, remember me. 00:51:57.96\00:52:02.06 Just lie on the pew and say Lord, 00:52:02.09\00:52:05.10 I want You to remember me. 00:52:05.13\00:52:06.94 I want You to remember me when You come in Your kingdom. 00:52:06.97\00:52:09.49 Just come out. 00:52:09.52\00:52:11.37 I made a problem--but guess what I don't want any women, 00:52:11.40\00:52:16.50 I want you to save you. 00:52:16.53\00:52:19.14 If you are here just come on out and say Lord, 00:52:19.17\00:52:23.49 I want You to remember me. 00:52:23.52\00:52:25.51 I want You to write my name in that Book of Life. 00:52:25.54\00:52:28.65 And to be here today just come on out before we pray 00:52:28.68\00:52:32.03 before we pray just come on out here so that we can pray. 00:52:32.06\00:52:35.72 Are you here today? 00:52:35.75\00:52:37.69 Just say Lord, remember me. 00:52:37.72\00:52:41.41 Is every head bow and every eye closed Lord, remember me. 00:52:41.44\00:52:45.12 Is there someone here that is going to say to Jesus today 00:52:45.15\00:52:49.06 I'm looking at Him on the cross but I want You to remember me. 00:52:49.09\00:52:53.91 I want you to remember me. 00:52:53.94\00:52:57.20 Let's sing a chorus with all saying, 00:52:57.23\00:52:59.81 I want You to remember me. 00:52:59.84\00:53:02.74 I want You to remember me. 00:53:02.77\00:53:05.55 Remember me, amen. 00:53:05.58\00:53:07.47 Someone else, Lord, remember me when You come in Your kingdom. 00:53:16.65\00:53:21.30 Just someone else, who wants to say, 00:53:21.33\00:53:23.76 oh, I was in an old company before 00:53:23.79\00:53:29.19 but now I want You to remember me. 00:53:29.22\00:53:31.46 Come, come. 00:53:31.49\00:53:35.74 Can you hear, there's someone else? 00:53:35.77\00:53:38.35 Spirits are moving. Listen to the spirit. 00:53:46.67\00:53:52.30 If you hear so we pray. Not too much long. 00:53:52.33\00:53:56.70 Is there someone else? 00:53:56.73\00:54:01.46 Even as I pray who want to come forward 00:54:01.49\00:54:03.12 just come on forward and tell, 00:54:03.15\00:54:05.31 Lord, we have followed Barabbas because we let him. 00:54:05.34\00:54:10.78 We are familar with him, he brings us for-- 00:54:10.81\00:54:15.64 We can continue on 00:54:15.67\00:54:17.53 but we understand as the-- that is nailed to that cross 00:54:17.56\00:54:21.86 looks to you and said there is no hope, 00:54:21.89\00:54:24.26 there is no salvation, sin, in order to bring them 00:54:24.29\00:54:29.44 and I want my life to be free and I wanted You as Savior. 00:54:29.47\00:54:35.74 I want You to be my Savior, 00:54:35.77\00:54:37.44 I want You to save me from this grave. 00:54:37.47\00:54:41.90 Lord, we need You. Father, we pray for. 00:54:41.93\00:54:48.11 Young lady who has come forward transform 00:54:48.14\00:54:53.69 so transform individuals into Your angels. 00:54:53.72\00:54:58.71 Well, we know the devil is also 00:54:58.74\00:55:00.17 in the business of transforming individuals into his angel 00:55:00.20\00:55:04.71 and it seems like he is winning but Lord today we see 00:55:04.74\00:55:09.65 that one more soul has been added to your God. 00:55:09.68\00:55:13.72 And one more soul that is added to your kingdom 00:55:13.75\00:55:17.50 makes the devil upset. 00:55:17.53\00:55:18.97 Because he knows that he has got a short time. 00:55:19.00\00:55:22.35 He is pulling all--but we, we have a vote to cast, 00:55:22.38\00:55:28.82 the devil cast his vote against us, 00:55:28.85\00:55:31.39 the Lord cast His vote for us. 00:55:31.42\00:55:34.48 We have the deciding vote in this contest. 00:55:34.51\00:55:39.52 We have the deciding vote in this contest 00:55:39.55\00:55:43.15 and today we say Jesus. 00:55:43.18\00:55:46.64 We say crucified Him 00:55:46.67\00:55:48.91 only because He is dying for our sins. 00:55:48.94\00:55:52.02 We don't want Barabbas, we say we want Jesus. 00:55:52.05\00:55:57.17 Lord, You took our sins 00:55:57.20\00:55:58.93 and You nailed them to the cross 2,000 years ago 00:55:58.96\00:56:01.68 so that we can stand here today and say salvation is ours. 00:56:01.71\00:56:06.24 Thank You, Jesus. 00:56:06.27\00:56:08.50 Lord, I ask now 00:56:08.53\00:56:09.56 that You continue to transform our lives. 00:56:09.59\00:56:13.81 Give us the heart of Jesus. Give us the mind of Jesus. 00:56:13.84\00:56:18.49 Take away this Barabbas the complex. 00:56:18.52\00:56:23.03 Lord, we want to be one like You 00:56:23.06\00:56:26.11 and we pray these things--amen. 00:56:26.14\00:56:29.97