The title of our message is
"Have you found the Messiah?"
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"Have you found the Messiah?"
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Debbie Williams and
five of her partners
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jumped from an
airplane at over 20,000 feet.
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They were going to
form a mid-air formation.
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Debbie was the last
to jump out of the plane,
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and as she was
maneuvering herself
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in order to reach
her other friends,
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she miscalculated the distance
and slammed into one of them,
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knocking herself unconscious.
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Debbie began to spiral
into tumble through the air,
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and Gregory, the dive master
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noticed that
something was not right.
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He began to chase after Debbie,
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he, he's estimated
that as he was chasing her,
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he was going at approximately
a 180 miles-an-hour,
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with his head tucked
his chest, toes pointed,
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maneuvering his
shoulders ever-so-slightly.
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So that he could reach Debbie,
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before she reached the ground.
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Twelve seconds before impact,
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2,000 feet above the earth.
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Gregory was able to
pull Debbie's reserve cord.
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As soon as he pulled
her's, he pulled his.
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Both of them are alive
today to tell the story.
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Debbie's life
was heading headlong
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for the horizon of
this earth and her death.
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But because one man cared enough
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to reach out and to grab
her, to pull that reserve cord,
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she's alive today.
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And this earth is
heading toward an impact
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with the end of time.
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We're speeding
toward a collision
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with the final events
of this earth's history.
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And we have to
pull the reserve cord
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on as many people
as we possibly can.
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Let's pray right before
we open the word of God.
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Gracious Father,
we thank you again
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for this
opportunity to study your word.
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Lord, we ask that as
we read from your word
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that your spirit will help
us to rightly understand it.
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We pray this in
Jesus name. Amen.
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Okay, my friends.
Those of you at home,
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let's go out and go
ahead and take out our Bibles.
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We're gonna turn to the
Old Testament Book of Psalms.
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We're going to the 18th Psalm.
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So let's find Psalm
here in the Old Testament.
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We're going to Psalm 18.
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Psalm 18 and verse 44.
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The Bible says
here in Psalm 18:44,
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"As soon as they hear
of me, they shall obey me,
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the strangers shall
submit themselves unto me."
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Now the
Psalmist is writing here,
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and he's the king of
course, and the king says
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"As soon as people here
of me, they will obey me."
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As soon as they hear of me,
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they will submit
themselves to me.
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David knew that as soon
as people heard his name,
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as soon as people
heard him say something
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that they would do it
because he was the king.
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David was not
ignorant of the fact
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that most of the
professed submission to him
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was false and feigned.
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The only reason people
gave their allegiance to David
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was because he was the king.
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David knew this, he was
not ignorant to that fact.
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In a much more accurate
manner in a much higher sense,
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God is aware that many of those
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that profess submission to him
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are telling a lie.
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If they could do it with safety,
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they would through off
the very appearance of loyalty
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and carry out in reality what
truly exists in their hearts.
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It must have been
sad for David to reflect
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how great the number
of his professed followers
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would have been diminished
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if they had just thrown
off that professed loyalty.
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"It is sad to
reflect how greatly
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the number of
professed friends of God
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would be diminished, if
all those should withdraw
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who have yielded only
reigned obedience to him.
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Yet the Church
would be the better
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and stronger for it."
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Friends, are you a
follower of Jesus Christ
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only because you have to be?
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Do you go to
church, because if you don't
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somebody will call you
and say where were you.
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Is your profession
to Jesus Christ false
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and feigned or is
it true? God knows,
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we're not fooling God on this.
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God knows that.
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Yet, David said here the
stranger will submit to him.
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But the stranger
will only submit to him
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as soon as they hear him.
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Turn with me to
the New Testament.
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Someone must take
this message to them.
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Turn with me to the New
Testament Book of Romans.
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Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John, Acts, Romans, Chapter 10.
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Romans Chapter 10, and we
will begin reading in verse 13.
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Romans the 10th
Chapter and verse 13.
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The word of God reads like this.
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"For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord,
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shall be saved." Verse 14
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"How then shall they call on Him
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in whom they have not believed?
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And how shall
they believe in Him
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of whom they have not heard?
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And how shall they
hear without a preacher?"
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"And how shall
they preach," verse 15,
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"Except they be
sent? As it is written,
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how beautiful
are the feet of them
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that preach the gospel of peace,
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and bring glad
tidings of good things!"
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The Bible says
here that all those that
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call on the name of
the Lord will be saved.
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But before they can
call in the name of the Lord,
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they have to hear about Him.
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They have to believe in Him.
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Someone must take this
message to other people.
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Verse, verse 15 said,
"How shall they preach,
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except they be sent?"
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So what as people
that have been sent by God,
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they will be doing
the what? The preaching.
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The people that are sent by God
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will be doing the preaching,
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so the question that we
have to ask ourselves now is,
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has God sent
anyone? Let's look at this.
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You want to keep
your place there in Romans
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'cause we're gonna
keep coming back to it.
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Let's go to Matthew, but
yeah, Matthew Chapter 28.
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Matthew is the very first book,
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it's in left from where we are,
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first book in the New Testament.
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We're going to
Matthew 28 and verse 18.
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The Bible says here in
Matthew 28 and verse 18.
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"And Jesus came and
spake unto them, saying?"
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Now, friends, let
me ask you a question.
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Did Matthew write this book,
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so that his momma could have
something to remember him by?
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Absolutely not. Matthew wrote,
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did he just write
this book for the disciples
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so that they could
remember what happened
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when Jesus was
here on the earth? No.
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Matthew wrote this book
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and these words
are recorded for you.
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So God right now was not
just speaking to the disciples
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Jesus isn't just
speaking to the disciples
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before he
ascends to heaven here.
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Jesus is speaking to you.
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And this is what,
Jesus says to you. Listen,
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"All power is given unto
Me in heaven and in earth."
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"All power is given unto
Me in heaven and in earth.
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Go ye therefore," because
all power is given to Me,
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go do this. "Go ye therefore
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and teach all nations,
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baptizing them in
the name of the Father,
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and the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost.
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Teaching them to
observe all things
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whatsoever I have
commanded you and,
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lo, I am with you all way,
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even unto the end
of the world. Amen."
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Now, friends,
because we recognize that
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this was written for
us. We can truly say,
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when we read Romans
Chapter 10 and verse 15.
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That we are the
ones that have been sent.
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We are the ones
that are to share
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the gospel
message with the world.
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God is depending upon
you to take His message,
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to the world. God
is depending upon you
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to take His message, His gospel,
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His good news to find people
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who are looking for the Messiah.
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You have been sent, but
wait a minute, preacher.
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You're up here preacher
and that's all well and good,
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but the Bible says
here that the preachers
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are gonna be sent,
and I am no preacher.
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Hold on a
minute. Hold on a minute.
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Jesus, we've recognized
in Matthew Chapter 28,
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did that book was written
for us and Jesus says to go,
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and if Jesus is sending us,
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is Jesus going to enable
us to tell others about Him.
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Absolutely, all of God's
biddings are God's enablings.
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When God asks you to do
something God doesn't say,
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do it and do it on your own.
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God says, "I want you
to do this and by the way,
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all power is given
unto me that I'm gonna share
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that with you for the
purpose of teaching all nations,
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all things that I
have commanded you,
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and I will be with you always."
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"You will not be
alone," Jesus says.
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To the disciples here,
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God gives the
commission and to us also.
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We're bidden to go
forth as Christ's messengers,
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to teach, to instruct,
and to persuade men and women,
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to urge upon their
attention the word of life.
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The commission is given to us.
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Whatever the difficulties with
which we may have to contend,
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whatever the trials
we may have to endure,
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the gracious
promise is always ours,
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"Lo, I'm with you always,
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even to the end
of the world, amen."
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Have we been sent the
answer is obvious? Yes.
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Now this is, this
is what Jesus says
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at the end of His ministry.
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But what does Jesus say at
the beginning of His ministry?
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Let's stay in
the Book of Matthew,
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and let's look,
I think we already
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turned from the Book of Matthew.
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But we're gonna go back
there, we turn from there.
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We're gonna go back to Matthew,
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the 4th Chapter,
Matthew Chapter 4 verse 19.
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Matthew Chapter 4 verse 19.
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Now listen to what Jesus says?
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Friend, prepare
yourself for the word of God
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to bring
conviction to you right now.
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Matthew Chapter 4 verse 19.
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The word of God reads like this,
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"And he saith unto them."
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Now my Bible has red words
following that little phrase,
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that means Jesus is
going to be talking.
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And Jesus says, "Follow Me,
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and I will make
you fishers of men."
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Simple. Jesus
said, "you follow Me,
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and I will make
you a fisher of men."
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We now have our litmus test.
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We have our plumb
line by which we can tell
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whether or not we
are following Jesus.
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Jesus says, "you follow Me,"
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the natural end result
as soon as you follow Me
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will be that you
are a fisher of men.
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How about it, friend?
Have you been fishing, lately?
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Did you get any nibbles?
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Did you try to set
the hook too early?
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Did you wait to
set the hook too late?
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Have you been
fishing for men? Jesus says,
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this is the way, we can know,
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whether we are
following Him or not.
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By whether or not
we are fishing for men.
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Jesus says, I
will make you this.
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You remember the
story of the Demoniac,
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the Demoniac meets
Jesus and we don't know
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what the time frame
is there, maybe five,
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ten minutes later, he's
clothed in his right mind
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and then he
goes back into a town
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and he tells the
entire town about Jesus.
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My friends, "Have
you found the Messiah?"
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Do you recognize that
you are the one that is sent?
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Let's go back to
this, this preacher thing.
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Romans Chapter 10.
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Romans Chapter 10 and verse 15.
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That's to the right.
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Romans Chapter 10 and verse 15.
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Let's pick it
up at the end of 14
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and in the beginning of 15.
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"And how shall they
hear without a preacher?
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And how shall they
preach except they be sent?"
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We've concluded today
that all of us have been sent.
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Now the question we
have to answer for is?
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Is who's the
preacher? Can't be me?
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I'm not educated. Can't be me?
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That's what I
pay the pastor for.
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It can't be me.
Now I'm gonna trap you.
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Everybody at
home, everybody here,
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I want you to understand
that I am going to trap you.
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You will not be deceived.
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We're gonna let your own
words and your own answers
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show that you are the preacher.
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Are you ready?
All right, here we go.
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Have you ever told somebody
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something good
that happened to you?
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All right, I see a head nodding.
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Have you ever
told somebody, maybe,
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maybe when you were younger
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you got a Christmas
present or something.
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And you just couldn't
wait to tell all the guys
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or the girls about it.
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And you told
them that good news.
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Maybe you sent an email
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and actually typed up
the email and pushed send.
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Maybe you wrote
out the snail-mail way,
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and you put a stamp on it.
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You put it in an
envelop and you mailed it.
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Somebody on the other
end opened it up and read it.
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The word here for
preacher and preach.
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For preacher, the preacher
that must be sent is Kerusso.
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It means to herald
especially divine truth,
00:16:48.74\00:16:53.27
to preach, to
proclaim, and to publish.
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Those of you that had
something good happened to you
00:16:57.43\00:16:59.07
and you proclaimed
it to somebody else,
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you're the preacher.
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Those of you that filled
out that snail-mail letter
00:17:03.89\00:17:06.47
and put it in the mail box,
00:17:06.48\00:17:07.56
and you sent it off
and somebody read it,
00:17:07.57\00:17:08.85
you are the publisher, it's you,
00:17:08.86\00:17:10.87
you're the one
Jesus is talking about.
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Those of you that
pushed the send on the email,
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those of you that
do the text messaging
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you are God's preacher.
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The
responsibility God gives to us.
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The Bible says,
how shall they preach
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except they be sent,
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how shall they
hear without a preacher.
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The preacher
must have a message.
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The preacher
must have a message.
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What is the message?
That the preacher must have,
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what is the message
the people need to hear?
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Let's turn to the
left in our Bibles
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to the New
Testament Book of Luke.
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Matthew, Mark, Luke,
the third of the gospels.
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Luke Chapter 2, we'll
begin reading in verse 10.
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The Bible says in
Luke Chapter 2 verse 10,
00:17:57.93\00:18:00.02
"And the angel said
unto them, Fear not,
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for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy,
00:18:02.22\00:18:05.84
which shall be to some people."
00:18:05.85\00:18:09.28
No, that's not
what the Bible says.
00:18:09.29\00:18:11.40
It says, this, this
good tidings of great joy
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shall be to all people,
for unto you is born this day,
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we're in verse 11,
"In the city of David,
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a Savior, which
is Christ the Lord."
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That's the good news.
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That's the
message. A Savior is come.
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This is what people need to hear
00:18:38.28\00:18:40.71
but not only the
message that He came,
00:18:40.72\00:18:44.70
but the message that He hung
on a cross and died for them,
00:18:44.71\00:18:47.31
and rose again to
give us everlasting life.
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Life to which there is no end.
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Turn with me to Romans
Chapter 1 and verse 16,
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we're in Luke turn
several books to the right.
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Romans Chapter 1 and verse 16.
00:19:03.87\00:19:07.36
Oh! This is
getting exciting now.
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Romans Chapter 1 verse 16.
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The Bible says here.
Paul is writing and he says,
00:19:10.74\00:19:13.58
"For I am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ,
00:19:13.59\00:19:17.10
for it is the power
of God unto salvation
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to every one that believeth,"
00:19:22.29\00:19:25.94
how are they gonna hear?
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How are they gonna
believe if they don't hear?
00:19:27.33\00:19:29.53
How are they gonna
hear without a preacher?
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Paul says, "I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
00:19:33.97\00:19:36.87
for it is the power of God
unto salvation to every one
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that believeth to the Jew first,
00:19:40.43\00:19:41.93
and to the Greek."
00:19:41.94\00:19:44.92
Friends, have you ever
been ashamed of the gospel?
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Have you ever sat down
in a restaurant to eat,
00:19:49.75\00:19:52.97
and decided to pray
with your eyes open,
00:19:52.98\00:19:55.86
starring at
nothing, hoping that the Lord
00:19:55.87\00:19:58.34
would forgive you
for not closing them?
00:19:58.35\00:20:02.46
Have you ever been
in the check out counter
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or the check out
line at the grocery store,
00:20:04.55\00:20:07.19
and the lady on the other side
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the one that's
bagging your grocery
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has a sad look
on his or her face?
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And you know, you
should say something
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but you just don't
take the opportunity.
00:20:18.04\00:20:24.16
There's a young lady
by the name of Natalie.
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They come up to me and
she said, you know, Scotty,
00:20:27.45\00:20:30.60
I was getting gas
at the gas station,
00:20:30.61\00:20:36.09
and I went inside to pay
for the gas because you told us
00:20:36.10\00:20:40.65
that paying at the pump
was a tool of the devil.
00:20:40.66\00:20:43.34
Now you understand
paying at the pump's a tool
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of the devil because you
don't have to talk to anybody
00:20:44.92\00:20:48.24
when you pay at the pump.
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You can hide behind the pump
00:20:49.67\00:20:51.22
and you don't
have to talk to anyone,
00:20:51.23\00:20:52.55
so that's why it's
a tool of the devil.
00:20:52.56\00:20:55.62
She said, so I went
inside to pay for my gas
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and there was a
man in there that says,
00:20:59.61\00:21:01.42
it was Sunday morning,
00:21:01.43\00:21:02.50
there was a man
in there that says,
00:21:02.51\00:21:04.18
what are you all dressed up for?
00:21:04.19\00:21:07.01
She said, well,
I'm going to work.
00:21:07.02\00:21:10.33
He says, well, I
thought you're all dressed up
00:21:10.34\00:21:12.01
because you
were going to church.
00:21:12.02\00:21:14.68
And she said, "I
just wanted to invite him
00:21:14.69\00:21:17.23
to church so bad, but the
word just couldn't come out
00:21:17.24\00:21:20.70
because I was
afraid he would say no."
00:21:20.71\00:21:26.63
Maybe you've experienced
some of the same things.
00:21:26.64\00:21:34.36
Paul said, "He's not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ
00:21:34.37\00:21:37.25
for this reason, 'it is the
power of God unto salvation."
00:21:37.26\00:21:43.36
Turn with me to the
left to John Chapter 12.
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John,
00:21:46.12\00:21:47.63
just past Acts as
you turn into the left.
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John Chapter 12 and verse 32.
John Chapter 12 and verse 32.
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This is the promise
of Jesus Christ Himself.
00:21:58.08\00:22:00.85
Jesus promises
you, dear friend, and I.
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If I be lifted
up from the earth,
00:22:03.55\00:22:05.32
will draw all men unto me."
00:22:05.33\00:22:07.99
Listen, I believe it was
John Quincy Adams that said,
00:22:08.00\00:22:12.04
"Duty is ours but the
results belong to God."
00:22:12.05\00:22:20.72
It's our duty, friend.
00:22:20.73\00:22:21.77
We're the
preacher, we're the ones
00:22:21.78\00:22:23.22
that had been sent to
spread the gospel message
00:22:23.23\00:22:25.88
that we should not
be ashamed of because
00:22:25.89\00:22:28.12
it is the power of
the God unto salvation
00:22:28.13\00:22:30.06
to all that believe.
00:22:30.07\00:22:31.38
We should not be ashamed
of Jesus hanging on the cross,
00:22:31.39\00:22:34.56
and dying for our sins.
00:22:34.57\00:22:39.34
Hanging upon the
cross Christ was the gospel,
00:22:39.35\00:22:42.27
my friends, now
we have our message,
00:22:42.28\00:22:46.60
"Behold the Lamb of God,
00:22:46.61\00:22:48.11
which takes away
the sins of the world,"
00:22:48.12\00:22:49.86
is what John
said as he was there
00:22:49.87\00:22:51.78
on the banks of the
Jordan and he saw Jesus.
00:22:51.79\00:22:56.63
Will not our
people keep their eyes
00:22:56.64\00:22:58.74
fixed on a
crucified and risen Savior,
00:22:58.75\00:23:02.05
in whom their hopes of
eternal life are centered?
00:23:02.06\00:23:06.85
This is our message,
this is our argument,
00:23:06.86\00:23:11.73
this is our doctrine,
00:23:11.74\00:23:13.56
this is our
warning to the impenitent,
00:23:13.57\00:23:17.13
this is our
encouragement for the sorrowing,
00:23:17.14\00:23:20.76
this is our hope
for every believer.
00:23:20.77\00:23:27.40
If we can awaken an
interest in men's minds
00:23:27.41\00:23:29.84
that will cause them to
fix their eyes upon Christ,
00:23:29.85\00:23:33.44
we may step aside.
00:23:33.45\00:23:36.05
And ask them only to
continue to fix their eyes
00:23:36.06\00:23:38.77
on the Lamb of God that
takes away sins of the world.
00:23:38.78\00:23:45.11
Thus they receive their lesson.
00:23:45.12\00:23:47.57
Whosoever will come after Me,
00:23:47.58\00:23:48.93
let him deny himself and
take up his cross and follow Me.
00:23:48.97\00:23:52.65
He whose eyes are fixed
on Jesus will leave all.
00:23:52.66\00:23:56.86
He will die to selfishness.
00:23:56.87\00:23:59.41
He will believe in
all of the Word of God,
00:23:59.42\00:24:02.42
which is so gloriously and
wonderfully exalted in Christ.
00:24:02.43\00:24:08.15
As the sinner
sees Jesus as He is,
00:24:08.16\00:24:10.73
He, an all compassionate Savior,
00:24:10.74\00:24:12.95
hope and assurance
take possession of His soul.
00:24:12.96\00:24:16.24
The helpless soul is cast
00:24:16.25\00:24:17.49
without any
reservation upon Jesus.
00:24:17.50\00:24:19.76
None can bear away from
the vision of Christ Jesus
00:24:19.77\00:24:22.72
crucified a lingering doubt.
00:24:22.73\00:24:24.87
Unbelief is gone,
lift up Jesus, dear friend,
00:24:24.88\00:24:29.97
and He will draw all men to Him.
00:24:29.98\00:24:34.18
Let's go back to
Romans Chapter 10 now.
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Romans Chapter
10 verses 13 and 14.
00:24:36.74\00:24:39.78
That's to the right.
00:24:39.79\00:24:43.10
Romans Chapter
10 verse 13 and 14.
00:24:43.11\00:24:46.18
The word of God says in
Romans Chapter 10 verse 13
00:24:46.19\00:24:48.48
"For whosoever shall call upon
00:24:48.49\00:24:49.83
the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
00:24:49.84\00:24:53.97
How then shall they call In Him
00:24:53.98\00:24:55.37
in whom they have not believed?
00:24:55.38\00:24:56.44
And how shall
they believe in Him
00:24:56.45\00:24:57.42
of whom they have not heard?
00:24:57.43\00:24:59.58
And how shall they
hear without a preacher?
00:24:59.59\00:25:02.09
And how shall they
preach, except they be sent?"
00:25:02.10\00:25:04.11
We've been sent.
We've concluded today
00:25:04.12\00:25:06.00
that we are the preacher.
00:25:06.01\00:25:10.49
We are the ones that will cause
00:25:10.50\00:25:14.17
people to hear the
gospel of salvation.
00:25:14.18\00:25:21.44
God is depending upon you.
00:25:21.45\00:25:27.27
God is depending upon you.
00:25:27.28\00:25:31.90
And my friend, God
is depending upon you
00:25:31.91\00:25:36.75
to take His gospel to everyone.
00:25:36.76\00:25:41.18
The Bible says that
when they believe on Him,
00:25:46.72\00:25:49.45
they will call on
the name of the Lord,
00:25:49.46\00:25:51.21
and they will be saved.
00:25:51.22\00:25:56.81
Turn with me to Acts
Chapter 4 and verse 12.
00:25:56.82\00:26:00.13
Turn to the
left, Acts Chapter 4.
00:26:00.14\00:26:05.65
Acts Chapter 4 verse 12 says,
00:26:05.66\00:26:07.57
"Neither is there
salvation in any other,
00:26:07.58\00:26:10.59
for there is none other name
under heaven given among men,
00:26:10.60\00:26:14.12
whereby we must be saved."
00:26:14.13\00:26:15.96
If you back up that
name is given in verse 10.
00:26:15.97\00:26:18.86
That's the name of Jesus Christ.
00:26:18.87\00:26:21.43
Those that call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.
00:26:21.44\00:26:24.80
Acts Chapter 22 verse 16 says,
"And now why tarriest thou?
00:26:24.81\00:26:28.47
Arise, and be baptized,
and wash away thy sins,
00:26:28.48\00:26:31.41
calling on the
name of the Lord."
00:26:31.42\00:26:36.39
Friends, God has sent us
to bare this gospel message.
00:26:36.40\00:26:40.54
This message
that is full of power
00:26:40.55\00:26:45.01
to a dying world.
00:26:45.02\00:26:48.48
God needs people
to share His message.
00:26:48.49\00:26:53.17
The Bible gives us
account after account
00:26:53.18\00:26:56.04
after account of
men who met Jesus
00:26:56.05\00:26:58.96
and immediately they
became fishers of men.
00:26:58.97\00:27:03.98
Dear friends, there is
lots of different ways to fish.
00:27:03.99\00:27:06.17
My eldest boy,
his name is Danny.
00:27:06.18\00:27:08.26
Danny loves to fish.
00:27:08.27\00:27:10.86
Danny can tell you
what color lure to use
00:27:10.87\00:27:13.07
and what color of water,
00:27:13.08\00:27:14.10
what type of line you want
to use with what type of fish?
00:27:14.11\00:27:17.34
How to fish in a pond,
how to fish in a river,
00:27:17.35\00:27:19.57
how to fish in the ocean?
00:27:19.58\00:27:21.00
He can tell you anything
you want to know about fishing
00:27:21.01\00:27:25.87
and he catches lots of fish.
00:27:25.88\00:27:29.71
But it's only
because he goes fishing.
00:27:29.72\00:27:34.46
If he didn't go fishing,
he wouldn't catch a thing.
00:27:34.47\00:27:41.84
The Bible, we're gonna look
at three different individuals
00:27:41.85\00:27:44.78
right now, that
the Bible describes
00:27:44.79\00:27:48.05
and when these men met Jesus,
when these people met Jesus
00:27:48.06\00:27:52.13
immediately they
became a soul winner
00:27:52.14\00:27:54.23
from the very
core of their body.
00:27:54.24\00:27:56.89
It didn't take
them an education,
00:27:56.90\00:27:58.50
it didn't take them
weeks at a training course.
00:27:58.51\00:28:02.04
They just went and did it.
00:28:02.05\00:28:06.57
We're gonna look at one
that reaches to his family.
00:28:06.58\00:28:10.75
We're gonna look at one
that reaches to his friends.
00:28:10.76\00:28:14.80
We're gonna look at a third
that reaches to her enemies.
00:28:14.81\00:28:21.53
So let's turn in our Bibles
now to John. John Chapter 1.
00:28:21.54\00:28:27.62
The New Testament
Book of John, Chapter 1.
00:28:27.63\00:28:31.38
Let me get there
right there with you.
00:28:31.39\00:28:33.88
Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John Chapter 1.
00:28:33.89\00:28:40.22
We will begin
reading in verse 35.
00:28:40.23\00:28:44.26
John Chapter 1 and verse 35.
00:28:44.27\00:28:46.23
The word of God says this,
00:28:46.24\00:28:47.65
"Again the next
day after John stood,
00:28:47.66\00:28:50.51
and two of his disciples.
00:28:50.52\00:28:52.99
And looking upon
Jesus as he walked,
00:28:53.00\00:28:55.84
he saith, Behold
the Lamb of God."
00:28:55.85\00:29:02.54
Now here's John.
00:29:02.55\00:29:04.69
John standing there
with some of his disciples.
00:29:04.70\00:29:07.73
John gives a testimony
about a man named Jesus,
00:29:07.74\00:29:14.78
and John says to all
of those that around him,
00:29:14.79\00:29:17.36
he says, "Behold
the Lamb of God."
00:29:17.37\00:29:21.31
Now that arrested the attention
00:29:21.32\00:29:23.76
of some of John's disciples.
00:29:23.77\00:29:26.48
Let's continue
reading here, in verse 37.
00:29:26.49\00:29:31.40
"And the two
disciples heard him speak,
00:29:31.41\00:29:34.42
and they followed Jesus."
00:29:34.43\00:29:38.60
So John has two disciples,
00:29:38.61\00:29:40.73
John has two disciples
that are following John.
00:29:40.74\00:29:44.38
John says,
"Behold the Lamb of God"
00:29:44.39\00:29:48.13
and these two disciples
that were followers of John,
00:29:48.14\00:29:50.96
began to follow the Lamb of God.
00:29:50.97\00:29:55.94
Now you remember what Jesus said
00:29:55.95\00:29:57.17
in Matthew Chapter 4 verse 19.
00:29:57.18\00:29:59.97
That if you follow me,
00:29:59.98\00:30:01.33
He will make you to be a
fisher of men, that's right.
00:30:01.34\00:30:05.65
So immediately
these two disciples,
00:30:05.66\00:30:08.66
if they are
truly following Jesus,
00:30:08.67\00:30:11.67
they will be
what? Fishers of men.
00:30:11.68\00:30:15.87
Doth did this happen? Verse 38,
00:30:15.88\00:30:21.32
"Jesus turned, and
saw them following,
00:30:21.33\00:30:23.39
and saith unto
them, What seek ye?"
00:30:23.40\00:30:27.95
Now understand friends.
00:30:27.96\00:30:30.10
They have just been
told by their first Rabbi,
00:30:30.11\00:30:32.96
John, that this
is the Lamb of God.
00:30:32.97\00:30:38.31
Now to their mind that
was very, very significant
00:30:38.32\00:30:41.89
because it was the lamb
that was the sacrificial animal.
00:30:41.90\00:30:45.49
And so they're
thinking, this is the Messiah,
00:30:45.50\00:30:49.03
the man that is going to
take away the sins of the world.
00:30:49.04\00:30:52.85
That's what John said previous
to this in John Chapter 1.
00:30:52.86\00:30:56.96
And so these two
disciples of John
00:30:56.97\00:30:58.22
began to follow
a new Rabbi, Jesus.
00:30:58.23\00:31:00.28
Jesus turns around, evidently
they were following so close.
00:31:00.29\00:31:02.99
He turns around and He
says to them, hey, guys,
00:31:03.00\00:31:06.23
what are you looking for?
00:31:06.24\00:31:09.23
Now this is the Lamb of God
00:31:09.24\00:31:10.80
that's speaking
to these disciples,
00:31:10.81\00:31:12.71
and the Lamb of God
says, what are you looking for?
00:31:12.72\00:31:15.63
And they say, where do you live?
00:31:15.64\00:31:20.57
Where does the Lamb of God live?
00:31:20.58\00:31:25.18
Verse 38, "They said unto
him, Rabbi, which is to say,
00:31:25.19\00:31:29.53
being interpreted,
Master, where dwellest thou?"
00:31:29.54\00:31:32.79
"Where do you live?"
00:31:32.80\00:31:35.27
"He saith unto him,
listen to the words of Jesus.
00:31:35.28\00:31:37.62
It's a very simple invitation.
00:31:37.63\00:31:40.47
Jesus says to those disciples,
"Come and see, come and see"
00:31:40.48\00:31:47.46
Jesus gives them the invitation.
00:31:47.47\00:31:54.13
Verse 39 continuing on
00:31:54.14\00:31:55.78
"They came and
saw where he dwelt,
00:31:55.79\00:31:58.79
and abode with him that day,
00:31:58.80\00:32:00.21
for it was
about the tenth hour."
00:32:00.22\00:32:03.22
So these two
disciples of John the Baptist
00:32:03.23\00:32:05.83
began to follow Jesus,
they want to know where Jesus,
00:32:05.84\00:32:08.31
the Lamb of God,
lives and the Lamb of God
00:32:08.32\00:32:10.67
takes them to where
He lives and I don't know
00:32:10.68\00:32:12.21
what He shows them
because the Bible says
00:32:12.22\00:32:14.27
in Matthew Chapter 8
that "The foxes have holes,
00:32:14.28\00:32:17.03
and the birds of
the air have nests,
00:32:17.04\00:32:18.28
but the Son of man hash
not where to lay His head."
00:32:18.29\00:32:20.29
But the fact is that
they spent time with Jesus,
00:32:20.30\00:32:24.27
and because they
began to follow Jesus,
00:32:24.28\00:32:27.15
they became,
became what do you think?
00:32:27.16\00:32:29.72
Fishers of men.
Continuing on, verse 40,
00:32:29.73\00:32:35.77
"One of the two
which heard John speak,
00:32:35.78\00:32:38.82
and followed him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother."
00:32:38.83\00:32:44.43
Now some of you are the
oldest children in your family,
00:32:44.44\00:32:47.20
some of you are the
youngest child in your family
00:32:47.21\00:32:49.94
and you're probably known
if you were the youngest child,
00:32:49.95\00:32:51.86
you were probably
known as so and so's sister,
00:32:51.87\00:32:55.69
or so and so's brother.
00:32:55.70\00:32:58.67
Here the Bible says that,
that Andrew was one of those
00:32:58.68\00:33:01.31
that first
began to follow Jesus.
00:33:01.32\00:33:04.70
You know, Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother.
00:33:04.71\00:33:07.79
You know him, and you know
00:33:07.80\00:33:09.03
Simon Peter's
brother, that Andrew.
00:33:09.04\00:33:13.97
One of the two which heard
John speak and followed him
00:33:13.98\00:33:15.72
was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother.
00:33:15.73\00:33:19.53
Now Jesus said, follow me now
00:33:19.54\00:33:20.83
I will make you fishers of men.
00:33:20.84\00:33:24.45
Andrew Just found the Messiah.
00:33:24.46\00:33:27.89
So Andrew, who not
only found the Messiah
00:33:27.90\00:33:30.70
but started following him,
00:33:30.71\00:33:32.27
has to take the
message somewhere.
00:33:32.28\00:33:38.32
So he goes to his brother,
not just any old brother,
00:33:38.33\00:33:40.79
we're talking about Peter.
00:33:40.80\00:33:41.98
We're talking about
impetuous, loud, boisterous,
00:33:41.99\00:33:45.97
just speak of the
top of his head, Peter.
00:33:45.98\00:33:47.93
That's what we
are talking about.
00:33:47.94\00:33:50.08
And here's, you know,
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
00:33:50.09\00:33:52.59
He is going to he
goes to Andrew to Peter.
00:33:52.60\00:33:54.86
Andrew goes to Peter,
and this is what he says.
00:33:54.87\00:33:58.16
No doubt in his mind.
00:33:58.17\00:34:00.63
He says, we have
found the Messiah
00:34:00.64\00:34:05.23
which is being
interpreted the Christ.
00:34:05.24\00:34:10.14
Andrew doesn't even hesitate,
he goes to Peter and he says,
00:34:10.15\00:34:12.93
Peter, we found the
Messiah, we found him.
00:34:12.94\00:34:20.25
And I don't
know what Peter said.
00:34:20.26\00:34:22.65
I don't know, but look at
00:34:22.66\00:34:25.53
what happens in verse 42,
00:34:25.54\00:34:31.64
"And he brought him to
Jesus. He brought him to Jesus.
00:34:31.65\00:34:40.36
And when Jesus
beheld him, he said,
00:34:40.37\00:34:42.21
Thou art Simon the son of Jonah,
00:34:42.22\00:34:45.25
thou shalt be called Cephas,
00:34:45.26\00:34:47.15
which is by
interpretation, a stone."
00:34:47.16\00:34:51.51
Andrew didn't just
say, hey, hey, Peter,
00:34:51.52\00:34:54.12
we found the Messiah.
00:34:54.13\00:34:55.68
No, no, no, he says, hey, Peter,
00:34:55.69\00:34:57.35
you know, what we
found the Messiah,
00:34:57.36\00:34:59.23
come on let's go see
Him. He brought him to Jesus.
00:34:59.24\00:35:04.28
Now many times we are
very hesitant to share Jesus
00:35:04.29\00:35:07.93
and the truths that
we learn from His word
00:35:07.94\00:35:10.01
with our family
members, but not Andrew,
00:35:10.02\00:35:12.57
he knew he had the
truth when he found Jesus.
00:35:12.58\00:35:18.80
And immediately
Andrew becomes a soul winner.
00:35:18.81\00:35:23.06
He becomes a fisher of men.
00:35:23.07\00:35:28.16
My friend, as soon
as he found the Messiah,
00:35:28.17\00:35:30.98
he became a fisher of men.
00:35:30.99\00:35:34.77
How about you?
00:35:34.78\00:35:39.06
Have you been fishing lately?
00:35:39.07\00:35:43.85
Continuing on here, verse 43,
00:35:43.86\00:35:49.47
"The day following Jesus
would go forth into Galilee,
00:35:49.48\00:35:53.27
and findeth Philip, and
saith unto him Follow Me."
00:35:53.28\00:35:58.06
Now friend, what's
going to happen to Philip
00:35:58.07\00:36:01.25
when he follows Jesus.
00:36:01.26\00:36:04.02
He's going to
become a fisher of men.
00:36:04.03\00:36:06.39
Because that's what
Jesus said in God's word
00:36:06.40\00:36:08.60
contains the power to
do what he says it will do.
00:36:08.61\00:36:13.15
And Jesus, Jesus says
here to Philip follow me.
00:36:13.16\00:36:15.52
Now Philip
decides to follow Jesus,
00:36:15.53\00:36:17.58
Philip is gonna
have to be a soul winner,
00:36:17.59\00:36:20.54
a fisher of men.
00:36:20.55\00:36:22.04
Does that happen? Verse 44,
00:36:22.05\00:36:25.68
"Now Philip was of Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Peter."
00:36:25.69\00:36:30.76
"Philip finds
Nathanael, and says unto him,
00:36:30.77\00:36:34.56
we have found him, of
whom Moses in the law,
00:36:34.57\00:36:37.83
and the prophets did write,
00:36:37.84\00:36:40.83
Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph."
00:36:40.84\00:36:47.41
Now friend, I want
you to see right here
00:36:47.42\00:36:49.68
that Philip was not
as convinced as Andrew.
00:36:49.69\00:36:56.74
Andrew goes to
Simon Peter and says,
00:36:56.75\00:36:58.61
we found the Messiah.
00:36:58.62\00:37:02.57
Philip goes to
Nathanael his friend,
00:37:02.58\00:37:05.64
and we're gonna discover
in a minute that Nathaniel
00:37:05.65\00:37:08.31
had the same
prejudice that Philip had.
00:37:08.32\00:37:12.24
And Philip finds
Nathanael and he says to him
00:37:12.25\00:37:14.12
we found Him of
whom Moses in the law
00:37:14.13\00:37:15.94
and the prophets
did write, Jesus.
00:37:15.95\00:37:19.10
He could have
left it there but no,
00:37:19.11\00:37:20.67
he says Jesus of Nazareth,
00:37:20.68\00:37:22.18
he could have even
left it there but no,
00:37:22.19\00:37:23.73
he goes on, he
says the son of Joseph.
00:37:23.74\00:37:28.03
There was a little
doubt in Philip's mind,
00:37:28.04\00:37:30.55
yet because
Philip followed Jesus
00:37:30.56\00:37:33.84
he still was
compelled from inside
00:37:33.85\00:37:38.50
to share -- share the truth
about Jesus with someone else
00:37:38.51\00:37:42.08
or to at least
share what he had learned
00:37:42.09\00:37:44.80
of Jesus with someone else.
00:37:44.81\00:37:46.70
Verse 46, Nathanael,
says unto Philip here,
00:37:46.71\00:37:49.64
Nathanael says,
"Can there any good thing
00:37:49.65\00:37:52.09
come out of Nazareth?"
00:37:52.10\00:37:53.37
They both have
the same prejudice.
00:37:53.38\00:37:55.96
Can anything good
come out of Nazareth?
00:37:55.97\00:37:59.70
Philip gives him
a simple invitation.
00:37:59.71\00:38:05.98
Philip says three words,
"come and see" "come and see."
00:38:05.99\00:38:14.76
The very three
words that Jesus said
00:38:14.77\00:38:18.59
back over in verse
39, "come and see."
00:38:18.60\00:38:24.45
Remember friends, duty is
ours but the results are God's.
00:38:24.46\00:38:29.36
You give the invitation
and then you let people come,
00:38:29.37\00:38:36.48
you lift up Jesus
and you watch as people
00:38:36.49\00:38:39.15
will give their hearts
and their lives to Jesus.
00:38:39.16\00:38:42.91
Remember, Paul says he
is not ashamed of the gospel
00:38:42.92\00:38:45.70
for it is the power
of God unto salvation.
00:38:45.71\00:38:48.14
It is God's power
when we share the gospel
00:38:48.15\00:38:51.96
with other people.
00:38:51.97\00:38:55.30
Here we've seen so
far this man named Andrew,
00:38:55.31\00:38:58.71
he goes home to
his family and he says,
00:38:58.72\00:39:01.43
look I found the Messiah,
00:39:01.44\00:39:05.44
I found the one who
is going to take away
00:39:05.45\00:39:09.08
the sin of the world.
00:39:09.09\00:39:12.08
Come on, Peter, come with
me, let's follow this Jesus.
00:39:12.09\00:39:17.28
I remember before I
was converted every time
00:39:21.26\00:39:24.27
I would call home before I
recognize and accepted Jesus
00:39:24.28\00:39:29.59
as my personal Savior I
would call and talk to my momma.
00:39:29.60\00:39:33.85
And every time my momma
would get on a phone with me
00:39:33.86\00:39:36.33
she'd say, boy, because
that's what they call you
00:39:36.34\00:39:38.20
when you're from
Alabama, she said boy,
00:39:38.21\00:39:42.86
did you get you life right yet?
00:39:42.87\00:39:46.09
No momma, I didn't
get my life right yet.
00:39:46.10\00:39:51.35
She said, boy, I
raised you better than that,
00:39:51.36\00:39:56.49
you know the
difference between what is right
00:39:56.50\00:39:58.33
and what is wrong, get it right.
00:39:58.34\00:40:02.67
I'd get so mad at
my mom for telling me
00:40:02.68\00:40:05.14
what I knew to be
the absolute truth.
00:40:05.15\00:40:08.28
I wouldn't call her for
at least a month and a half,
00:40:08.29\00:40:10.24
then I begin to miss
momma, you know how that is.
00:40:10.25\00:40:14.03
So I had call her up again,
00:40:14.04\00:40:15.18
hey son, how
are you doing? Well.
00:40:15.19\00:40:16.95
How you doing mom?
You know, we chit chat
00:40:16.96\00:40:20.88
and I'm praying, Lord,
00:40:20.89\00:40:22.21
don't let her
ask me the question?
00:40:22.22\00:40:24.92
But she'd ask it every time.
00:40:24.93\00:40:28.36
Often I hear parents
and family members say,
00:40:28.37\00:40:31.65
if I tell the truth, if I
keep telling my son or daughter
00:40:31.66\00:40:36.12
that they need to
be back in the Church
00:40:36.13\00:40:37.64
that they're gonna run.
00:40:37.65\00:40:38.81
Friends, if you,
if you don't tell them
00:40:38.82\00:40:40.91
you're not gonna be there.
00:40:40.92\00:40:45.90
Because it will prove
that we're not fishers of men.
00:40:45.91\00:40:47.83
That we're not
truly following Jesus.
00:40:47.84\00:40:51.09
Hard message to hear but true.
00:40:51.10\00:40:52.78
We've seen also the story
of a young man named Philip
00:40:52.79\00:40:56.45
that goes to his
friend Nathanael,
00:40:56.46\00:40:59.57
both of them have
the same prejudice,
00:40:59.58\00:41:03.25
but they go to Jesus anyway,
00:41:03.26\00:41:05.07
look what
happens here in verse 47.
00:41:05.08\00:41:08.41
Nathanael responds to
Philip's invitation to come
00:41:08.42\00:41:10.81
and see verse 47, "Jesus
saw Nathanael coming to Him,
00:41:10.82\00:41:14.25
and saith of him,
Behold an Israelite
00:41:14.26\00:41:16.43
indeed in whom is no guile!"
Friends, Jesus knew Peter,
00:41:16.44\00:41:22.19
when Peter came with
Andrew and Jesus knew Nathanael,
00:41:22.20\00:41:26.16
when Nathanael came with Philip
00:41:26.17\00:41:28.03
and Jesus knows your
friends, your family,
00:41:28.04\00:41:30.73
your loved ones that
haven't come to Him yet.
00:41:30.74\00:41:35.02
He knows them, He's
just waiting for you
00:41:35.03\00:41:38.60
to give them the invitation,
00:41:38.61\00:41:40.03
don't hesitate,
Jesus is coming soon.
00:41:40.04\00:41:46.19
Verse 48
"Nathanael saith to him,
00:41:46.20\00:41:48.26
Whence knowest thou me?"
00:41:48.27\00:41:50.23
How do you know
me Jesus of Nazareth?
00:41:50.24\00:41:55.75
"Jesus answered and said to him,
00:41:55.76\00:41:57.59
Before that Philip called thee,
00:41:57.60\00:41:58.92
when you were under
the fig-tree, I saw you."
00:41:58.93\00:42:03.79
My friends,
Jesus sees your friends
00:42:03.80\00:42:06.84
and your family members.
00:42:06.85\00:42:09.54
He knows where they are,
00:42:09.55\00:42:12.80
He knows their names
00:42:12.81\00:42:17.11
and He's still
willing to accept them.
00:42:17.12\00:42:23.41
Nathanael answered
verse 49, and said unto him
00:42:23.42\00:42:25.97
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God,
00:42:25.98\00:42:28.90
You are the King of Israel!"
00:42:28.91\00:42:32.06
"Jesus answered and said to him,
00:42:32.07\00:42:33.44
because I said unto thee,
00:42:33.45\00:42:36.02
I saw you under the
fig-tree, you believe?
00:42:36.03\00:42:40.79
You will see
greater things than these."
00:42:40.80\00:42:45.02
My friends, what Jesus says
00:42:45.03\00:42:46.34
next is very significant to me.
00:42:46.35\00:42:50.11
Why else would Jesus
say what he is going to say,
00:42:50.12\00:42:53.71
if Nathanael had not been
recalling in his own memory
00:42:53.72\00:42:57.70
Genesis what we
know to be Chapter 28.
00:42:57.71\00:43:02.01
Because this is what
Jesus says to him in verse 51,
00:43:02.02\00:43:04.77
"Jesus sayeth unto
him, verily, verily,
00:43:04.78\00:43:06.29
I say unto you, hereafter
you will see heaven open,
00:43:06.30\00:43:09.51
and the angels of God ascending
00:43:09.52\00:43:11.03
and descending
upon the Son of man."
00:43:11.04\00:43:12.91
Why would Jesus have
said that to Nathanael
00:43:12.92\00:43:15.26
if Jesus did not
know the thoughts
00:43:15.27\00:43:17.33
that Nathanael was thinking?
00:43:17.34\00:43:22.79
And my friends,
Jesus knows the thoughts,
00:43:22.80\00:43:26.24
the place and the
name of your friends
00:43:26.25\00:43:30.27
and your family
members. He knows them,
00:43:30.28\00:43:34.25
He's just waiting for you
to give them that invitation
00:43:34.26\00:43:37.71
to come and see, come and see.
00:43:37.72\00:43:43.53
A man that
reaches his family member
00:43:49.95\00:43:51.64
not just any family member,
you know, it's Simon Peter.
00:43:51.65\00:43:55.08
A friend that reaches
out to his friend Nathanael,
00:43:55.09\00:43:57.82
both doubters to begin with,
00:43:57.83\00:44:02.34
yet both now
followers of Jesus Christ.
00:44:02.35\00:44:08.75
Jesus was at a, at a
particular well one day,
00:44:08.76\00:44:13.28
there was a lady
that came to this well.
00:44:13.29\00:44:14.88
Let's look at this
in John the 4th Chapter.
00:44:14.89\00:44:19.12
John Chapter 4, John Chapter 4,
00:44:19.13\00:44:23.48
"Jesus is at this well
here and He is" -- verse 7,
00:44:23.49\00:44:28.76
let's look at verse 7.
00:44:28.77\00:44:29.81
"There cometh a woman
of Samaria to draw water
00:44:29.82\00:44:31.97
and Jesus saith to
her, Give me to drink."
00:44:31.98\00:44:35.06
For His disciples have gone
away to buy meat in the city"
00:44:35.07\00:44:37.57
verse 9 "Then saith the
woman of Samaria unto him,
00:44:37.58\00:44:40.55
How is it that thou,
being a Jew, asketh of me,
00:44:40.56\00:44:44.82
which am a woman
of Samaria, a drink?
00:44:44.83\00:44:47.53
For the Jews have no
dealings with the Samaritans."
00:44:47.54\00:44:50.44
"Jesus answered
and said unto her,
00:44:50.45\00:44:52.26
If you knew the gift of God,
and who it is that says to you
00:44:52.27\00:44:56.36
Give me to drink, you
would have asked of him,
00:44:56.37\00:44:59.59
and he would have
given you living water."
00:44:59.60\00:45:03.14
"The woman saith
unto him," verse 11,
00:45:03.15\00:45:04.53
"Sir, thou hast
nothing to draw with,
00:45:04.54\00:45:08.69
and the well is deep from whence
00:45:08.70\00:45:10.35
then hast thou
that living water."
00:45:10.36\00:45:13.14
"Are you greater
than our father Jacob,"
00:45:13.15\00:45:15.08
verse 12, "which
gave us the well,
00:45:15.09\00:45:17.14
and drank thereof himself,
00:45:17.15\00:45:18.77
and his
children, and his cattle?"
00:45:18.78\00:45:21.24
"Jesus
answered, and said to her,
00:45:21.25\00:45:22.77
Whosoever
drinketh of this water,
00:45:22.78\00:45:24.02
shall thirst again" verse 14,
00:45:24.03\00:45:25.68
"but Whosoever
drinketh of the water
00:45:25.69\00:45:27.89
that I shall give
him shall never thirst."
00:45:27.90\00:45:29.69
Jesus begins to
interact with this lady.
00:45:29.70\00:45:32.46
Jesus begins to carry
on a simple conversation
00:45:32.47\00:45:35.48
at the local watering place.
00:45:35.49\00:45:38.88
Today, you could
probably say that
00:45:38.89\00:45:40.79
Jesus was
sitting on a park bench
00:45:40.80\00:45:43.11
and actually talk to somebody
that was sitting beside Him.
00:45:43.12\00:45:46.32
Jesus was at the bus
stop, Jesus was on the subway,
00:45:46.33\00:45:49.55
Jesus was doing something
that you and I do everyday,
00:45:49.56\00:45:54.14
and He began a
conversation with this lady.
00:45:54.15\00:45:56.98
This lady that comes to the
well in the middle of the day.
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Now, friends, I
want you to understand
00:46:02.85\00:46:04.29
something about this lady,
00:46:04.30\00:46:06.09
in this culture
this lady goes on to
00:46:06.10\00:46:08.99
-- Jesus asked
this lady, he says,
00:46:09.00\00:46:11.39
you know, where's your husband?
00:46:11.40\00:46:12.88
And she says, I
don't have a husband
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and He says that's right
00:46:14.13\00:46:15.87
and He goes on to describe
this lady's life of hurt.
00:46:15.88\00:46:20.16
Because the lady, you remember
00:46:20.17\00:46:21.56
the lady in this
culture couldn't leave the man,
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it was the man
that put away the lady.
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And so Jesus sees into
the heart of this woman,
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a woman that is hurting,
a woman that needs a Savior,
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a woman that needs
the gospel, the good news,
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and Jesus introduces
Himself as the Messiah.
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Look at verse 25,
"The woman saith unto him,
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I know that Messiah coming,
which is called the Christ,
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which is called Christ,
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when he is come He
will tell us all things."
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"Jesus saith to her,"
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very plainly
Jesus speaks right now,
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this is no parable,
this is no allegory,
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Jesus is speaking plainly
to the heart of this lady
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just as He is speaking to you.
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Jesus says to her,
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"I that speak unto thee am he."
00:47:12.14\00:47:17.28
I that speak unto
thee am the Messiah.
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Verse 28, "The woman
then left her water pot,
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and went away into the
city, and saith to the men."
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"Come, see a man,
which told me all things
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whatsoever I did is
not this the Christ?"
00:47:36.32\00:47:38.90
This lady is convinced
that this man by this well
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is the Messiah, the
Christ, the anointed one.
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She is so convinced
that she just throws
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culture to the wind and
she goes running into town
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and she says I
have found the Christ,
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I found a man that told
me everything I've ever did,
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I never even met this man before
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and this is what he did for me.
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And the Bible goes
on to say in verse 39,
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"And many of the
Samaritans of that city
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believed on him on Jesus
for the saying of the woman,
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which testified, He
told me all that ever I did."
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This lady gives her
own personal testimony
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and people believe in Jesus,
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just like Jesus
promised you follow Me.
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You believe in Me,
you become a Christian
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and I will make
you a fisher of men,
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this lady did the same thing,
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just like Philip
and just like Andrew.
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Friend, have you
found the Messiah?
00:48:33.12\00:48:40.51
There's one
definite way to find out,
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are you a fisher of
men? Are you a fisher of men?
00:48:44.26\00:48:51.95
Verse 40 of John Chapter 4,
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"So when the
Samaritans were coming to him,
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they sought him that
he would tarry with them,
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and he abode there two days."
00:48:58.08\00:49:00.37
"And many more believed
because of his own word."
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Remember friends, it is our duty
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to bring people to
Jesus and when they hear Jesus
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they will believe for themselves
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because of the truth
contained in His word.
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Friend, have you
found the Messiah?
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Have you found
the Messiah? Verse 42,
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"And said unto the
woman, now we believe,
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not because of thy saying
for we have heard him ourselves,
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and know that this
is indeed the Christ,
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the Savior of the world."
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Friends, this lady who had
been kicked out of society,
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this lady that had absolutely
no friends that we know of,
00:49:41.17\00:49:44.45
this lady that had been
hurt by so many different men
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comes to the well
at a time of a day
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when nobody should be
there and there is Jesus,
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He knew she was
coming, He knew it.
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He knew her life
and He knows yours.
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He knows the hurts
of your family members,
00:50:01.72\00:50:04.02
your friends and your enemies
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and Jesus wants to
share His life with them.
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But He needs you to tell Him,
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He needs you to be the preacher
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that He had sent you to be.
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So, that people can call
upon the name of the Lord
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and be saved.
What would keep you,
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my friend, from
being the preacher
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that God has called you to be?
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Oh, it's well and good to
have a Bible study in your home
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but what about
that person you meet
00:50:30.32\00:50:32.54
when you don't pay at the pump.
00:50:32.55\00:50:36.14
It's well and
good to go to Church
00:50:36.15\00:50:38.05
and visit with all your friends
00:50:38.06\00:50:39.29
but what about
those friends of yours
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that don't come to Church?
00:50:40.72\00:50:46.22
Jesus has called you
to be a fisher of men
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and if we're
not fishing for men,
00:50:48.93\00:50:50.50
we're not following Jesus.
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What would keep you, my friend,
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from becoming the mouth piece
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that God is asking
you to be, it is so easy.
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It's just a simple testimony
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of what Jesus has done for you.
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The Bible tells us in Proverbs
Chapter 11 and verse 25,
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"He that watereth shall
be watered also himself."
00:51:22.93\00:51:27.88
God could have reached
his object in saving sinners
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without your aid.
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God can do it
without you, but my friends,
00:51:34.34\00:51:37.27
there is always a
person reaching a person
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in the Bible, always.
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You're saying to yourself
wait a minute, wait a minute,
00:51:45.32\00:51:46.49
what about Saul
that became Paul.
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Come on, who did
Jesus say, hey look, Annias,
00:51:48.63\00:51:51.04
you need to go over there,
you need to talk to this man.
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What about Cornelius?
00:51:56.08\00:51:57.42
That an angel
comes and speaks to,
00:51:57.43\00:51:59.41
and then Peter that the
Holy Spirit comes to speaks to
00:51:59.42\00:52:01.79
why couldn't the
angel and the Holy Spirit
00:52:01.80\00:52:03.24
just talk to
Cornelius and convert him?
00:52:03.25\00:52:05.59
Because God
uses you, that's why.
00:52:05.60\00:52:11.35
Philip is meeting this
man, this Ethiopian in a chariot
00:52:11.36\00:52:18.15
and this man doesn't
understand so God uses Philip
00:52:18.16\00:52:20.71
to have him
understand and he's baptized.
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My friends, what would keep you
00:52:26.91\00:52:29.10
from sharing Jesus
with people you meet?
00:52:29.11\00:52:33.22
Just this past summer my
wife and I were over in Germany,
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we were getting on
the subway, friends,
00:52:37.70\00:52:39.25
that was the
first time, you know,
00:52:39.26\00:52:40.90
I don't get to travel too
much that was the first time
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I'd been on the subway.
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My wife, that was the first time
00:52:44.70\00:52:45.95
she had been on the big subway.
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And, you know, there's
that gap in between the place
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where you're standing
and then you got to get on
00:52:50.69\00:52:52.61
the train without
falling through, you know,
00:52:52.62\00:52:54.28
we weren't used to that.
00:52:54.29\00:52:56.10
By the end of the ten
days that we were there,
00:52:56.11\00:52:57.79
we were pretty used to it.
00:52:57.80\00:52:59.03
So we got down into
the subway one night
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and there was a young
man that had the guitar
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wrapped up in a blanket.
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Now, this is
Germany, we're in Berlin,
00:53:06.35\00:53:08.84
one of the most
secular societies in the world.
00:53:08.85\00:53:13.91
And I said to this young man,
00:53:13.92\00:53:14.89
I said, my friend,
do you play the guitar?
00:53:14.90\00:53:17.30
Now, that's a
pretty silly question,
00:53:17.31\00:53:18.31
when somebody's
carrying around a guitar
00:53:18.32\00:53:19.48
but you got to start
a conversation somehow.
00:53:19.49\00:53:22.20
My friend, do
you play the guitar.
00:53:22.21\00:53:23.18
He said I just
started taking lessons.
00:53:23.19\00:53:24.57
I said, do you like to play?
He said I love to play this.
00:53:24.58\00:53:26.29
Can I play it,
never met this man before.
00:53:26.30\00:53:29.64
He said sure, pulls
out this beautiful guitar,
00:53:29.65\00:53:32.48
it's a classical guitar
has those nylon strings on it
00:53:32.49\00:53:35.39
and then my wife and I,
we love to sing together
00:53:35.40\00:53:37.74
and we started
singing, "Do you know my Jesus"
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right in the
middle of the subway,
00:53:41.35\00:53:43.93
people came out
from around the corner,
00:53:43.94\00:53:45.85
the people on the
far end of the subway
00:53:45.86\00:53:48.31
were coming back down
so that they could hear.
00:53:48.32\00:53:50.86
The people on the other
side of the track of the subway,
00:53:50.87\00:53:53.28
because you know one goes
this way one goes that way,
00:53:53.29\00:53:54.91
there's two tracks, the
people on the other side
00:53:54.92\00:53:56.73
of the track came to
the edge and were listening,
00:53:56.74\00:53:59.49
"Do you know my Jesus,
I want to go to heaven."
00:53:59.50\00:54:05.11
It is easy to live
the gospel, my friends.
00:54:05.12\00:54:09.75
Sometimes you'll
have to practice hard
00:54:09.76\00:54:12.61
to get over the hesitancy
to do it but it's easy.
00:54:12.62\00:54:20.65
This world is
headed toward a collision
00:54:20.66\00:54:22.91
with the end of time and if
we don't pull the reserve code
00:54:22.92\00:54:25.98
on the ones that we
know, who will do it?
00:54:25.99\00:54:32.42
There's a man
named Mr. Williams.
00:54:32.43\00:54:35.82
Mr. Williams was
checked into the hospital,
00:54:35.83\00:54:39.14
he had a slight
heart attack that day.
00:54:39.15\00:54:44.00
Mr. Williams asked a nurse Kidd,
00:54:44.01\00:54:45.72
if nurse Kidd
would call his daughter,
00:54:45.73\00:54:50.10
he said nurse I
haven't spoken to my daughter
00:54:50.11\00:54:52.21
in over two years,
can you please call her,
00:54:52.22\00:54:54.98
I don't even know her number.
00:54:54.99\00:54:57.37
This is her last name.
00:54:57.38\00:55:00.01
Well, by
miracle of God the nurse
00:55:00.02\00:55:01.51
was able to get
this young lady's number,
00:55:01.52\00:55:03.56
her name was Jamie.
00:55:03.57\00:55:06.56
And this nurse called
Jamie and she said, Jamie,
00:55:06.57\00:55:09.34
your father was
admitted to the hospital today.
00:55:09.35\00:55:12.05
No, no, is my daddy alright?
Yes, he's alright for now,
00:55:12.06\00:55:17.09
Jamie. Is he going to die?
00:55:17.10\00:55:18.70
We're doing the
best we can, Jamie.
00:55:18.71\00:55:20.37
He's down here in room 712
at this particular hospital
00:55:20.38\00:55:24.30
and Jamie says, look,
00:55:24.31\00:55:25.50
I'm coming down there right now,
00:55:25.51\00:55:27.14
don't let my daddy die.
00:55:27.15\00:55:33.67
The phone line went dead.
00:55:33.68\00:55:37.34
Nurse Kidd tries to straighten
up everything on the table,
00:55:37.35\00:55:40.44
they're at the nurse's station
she's, she's beside herself,
00:55:40.45\00:55:43.34
the lump in her
own throat is growing.
00:55:43.35\00:55:45.11
Two years you
haven't talked to your dad
00:55:45.12\00:55:47.23
in two years, what's going on?
00:55:47.24\00:55:50.50
And then in the back of her mind
00:55:50.51\00:55:51.54
she keeps hearing
this 712, 712, 712
00:55:51.55\00:55:54.48
and she finds
herself in a run to room 712,
00:55:54.49\00:55:57.26
she walks into the room,
00:55:57.27\00:55:59.70
Mr. Williams doesn't
sit up like he did before.
00:55:59.71\00:56:01.82
She goes over she
feels for a pulse,
00:56:01.83\00:56:03.67
she listens and feels
for breathing, there's none.
00:56:03.68\00:56:06.07
Code 99, stat
code 99, stat room 712,
00:56:06.08\00:56:09.65
so eventually doctors, nurses
begin pouring into this room
00:56:09.66\00:56:14.19
but they can't bring him back.
00:56:14.20\00:56:19.07
The nurses and
doctors leave the room,
00:56:19.08\00:56:21.43
the last one to
leave is nurse Kidd
00:56:21.44\00:56:23.90
and she's sees the
crumpled form of a little girl
00:56:23.91\00:56:25.77
against the water fountain.
00:56:25.78\00:56:28.27
This little girl
looks at nurse Kidd
00:56:28.28\00:56:29.73
and it's almost as if
they know who each other are.
00:56:29.74\00:56:31.45
And she says, I
want to see my daddy?
00:56:31.46\00:56:34.74
Please God, not this.
00:56:34.75\00:56:36.07
I want to see my daddy,
00:56:36.08\00:56:37.05
she leads the
little girl into her daddy,
00:56:37.06\00:56:38.86
she watches as he,
00:56:38.87\00:56:40.05
she cries on her
dad's body on those sheets,
00:56:40.06\00:56:43.74
crumbling them in their hands.
00:56:43.75\00:56:45.88
And then nurse Kidd
leans on the desk beside the,
00:56:45.89\00:56:50.02
beside the bed and
she hears the crumble
00:56:50.03\00:56:51.69
of a piece of paper.
00:56:51.70\00:56:52.81
The note, Mr. Williams
asked for a pen and a note.
00:56:52.82\00:56:55.13
She picks it up
and she reads it,
00:56:55.14\00:56:56.72
Jamie, you've got to read this.
00:56:56.73\00:56:57.92
Jamie, you've got to read this.
00:56:57.93\00:56:59.86
And the note
says, "my dearest Jamie,
00:56:59.87\00:57:03.40
you know that I love
you, I've always loved you.
00:57:03.41\00:57:07.39
I forgive you. Love, daddy."
00:57:07.40\00:57:10.85
Friends, there are
people that need to hear
00:57:10.86\00:57:13.76
their Father's word,
won't you give it to them?
00:57:13.77\00:57:18.33