I told you that
today would be a day
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that God would
show Himself to us
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through what He has done
in this young man's life.
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Stephen, thank you so much
for sharing this testimony.
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But I just feel like God
wants you to take a moment,
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say something to a
young person out there
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who may be in a difficult spot.
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Yeah, you know, I
used to doubt as a child,
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whether or not I
would be in heaven.
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And I was afraid
that I wasn't good enough,
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I mean, even though I had that
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dream of being
a world evangelist
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and love what my dad was doing,
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I can remember many times
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where I was afraid
that Jesus couldn't love me.
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And that fear became even
worse as I fell into the world,
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and I fell into sin, into drugs,
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and alcohol, and
living a promiscuous life,
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and doing the things I did.
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If there's anyone out
there listening to this
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that's had
brokenness in their life,
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and they feel
like they're afraid
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that God can't save them,
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I just want to remind you
that in John 3:16, it says,
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"For God so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son,
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that whosoever believeth
in Him would not perish,
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but have everlasting life."
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Now we all know what
John 3:16 says, right?
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But what does
the next verse say?
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John 3:17
follows it up by saying,
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"For God did not send His Son
into the world to condemn you,
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but that through
Jesus we could be saved."
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Friends, I hope
that though my story,
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you've been able to
see that God loves you,
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and He wants
you to be in heaven.
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And I have just a
two word appeal for you.
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Be there.
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Amen.
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Thank you, Stephen, so much,
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and thank you for
sharing your story with us.
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It's...
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We're going to be watching you
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to see what God
does in your life.
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For those of you at
home, thank you for joining us,
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and our prayer for you today
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is that the grace of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
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the love of the Father,
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and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit
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will be with you not only today,
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but every day for
the rest of your life,
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and throughout eternity.
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God bless.
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