Can you believe it?
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Can you build your faith on it?
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The promises of
God's Word are sure.
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They do not fail.
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This Book has
stood the test of time.
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When the twilight fades
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into purple shade
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and I'm deep in blue
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all the long night through.
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In my mind I see
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days that used to be.
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Then the teardrops start
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raining in my heart.
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As the years go by
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there'll still
be times I'll cry.
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But through the clouds of rain
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I can see His smiling face.
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Though the nights are long
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Jesus gives a song.
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Joy replaces pain
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after all the rain.
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Joy replaces pain
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after all the rain.
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Father in heaven, tonight
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we're so thankful
that we're almost home.
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We ask that as we take a look
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at the wonderful things
that You've prepared for us
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that our hearts may be open,
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our minds may be clear,
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that the Holy
Spirit may fill our lives
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and the things of this
earth will grow strangely dim
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as we look to You and
to Your wonderful face.
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For this we pray in
Christ's name, Amen.
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Well, we're living in an
age of modern technology.
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Living in an age
where we have what we call
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highways of communication.
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And because of these
highways of communication today
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they can find almost any
person any place in the world.
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You can just... In fact, there
are companies that advertise
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that for $35 they'll
find somebody for you.
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You can't find a loved one,
you don't know where they are,
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for $35 they'll
find them for you.
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That's part of the
highway of communications
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that we're living in today.
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And in spite of all that
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there's still
people that are lost.
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Young people run off from home;
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parents don't
know where they are.
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Can't seem to
locate them... find them.
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Even some of the
homeless on the streets...
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loved ones that
people don't know.
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In fact, I picked up
a paper the other day
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and read where these people
were walking down the streets
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of Los Angeles and here
they found their brother
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that they hadn't
seen 15, 20 years
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homeless on the
street of Los Angeles.
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We live in a
world like that today.
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But what about our loved ones?
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Is it going to be possible
for me to find my loved ones
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up in heaven? Will I know
them? Will I recognize them?
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What promise do I have?
What does the scripture tell me
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about finding my loved ones?
What is heaven going to be like?
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Can we know one another?
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What does the
scripture have to say about it?
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That's what we're
going to look at tonight.
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Here in I
Corinthians 13:12 it says:
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So yes, it says that
we're going to know one another.
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We'll recognize one another.
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We'll know who people are.
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In fact, people that you and
I wouldn't recognize by looks
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the scripture says that
we'll know who they are.
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Because it says this:
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Going to be an
experience, isn't it?
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Sit down and talk to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
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Marvelous! But we'll know them.
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We'll know who they are.
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We'll recognize them.
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Each individual will be known.
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We will know one
another just as we are known.
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So, if we're going
to know one another
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how am I going to
find my loved ones?
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You know? I mean, I can
read to you here in Revelation
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where it talks about there
being an innumerable company.
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It talks about numbers of
people of all nations and stuff,
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so there's not going to be
just a little teeny company.
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There's going to be the people
all the way down through time.
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This is a huge
multitude that will be there.
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How am I going to find my
loved ones in this great, great
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big multitude of people?
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Well, Isaiah 57:15 says:
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That's kind of
nice to know, isn't it?
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"Inhabits
eternity. " Just think...
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there will be no
such thing as end of time.
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No end of time.
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"Inhabits eternity. "
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That's... you see, you
and I think of everything
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in terms of time but
that will be no longer.
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So God says: "I
just dwell with people
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who are humble... who
have a contrite heart. "
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That's God's people!
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That's the people that God
is interested in is those that
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are humble and contrite.
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And it says that He
inhabits eternity with them.
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"I give them... " What?
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Yeah, inhabits eternity and He's
going to give to the righteous
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eternal life.
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Never going to come to an end.
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Death will be
something of the past.
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You and I will
will never have to think
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in terms of death again.
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That... You see,
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when God made you He
didn't make you to die.
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He made man to
live for eternity.
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So He's going to
give to them eternal life.
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What? Can you comprehend that?
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That nothing
throughout eternity -
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nothing ever ever
ever throughout eternity -
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will ever happen
to you that's bad.
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Can you handle that? Huh?
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You know, nothing.
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Listen! These are marvelous
things that God promises you
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that He'll do for you. Listen:
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Nobody in all of
God's wide kingdom
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throughout all the universe
will ever say "I'm sick. "
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Do you know what that means?
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Do you
understand what that means?
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That means some people are going
to have to learn to talk over.
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Yeah! 'Cause I
visit people and I say
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"How you doing today? "
And they say: "Oh, my back's
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hurting me. " Next
time I see them I say
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"How are you? " They say:
"Oh, my head's killing me. "
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They're going to have
to learn to talk over.
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Nobody in all of God's
kingdom will say "I'm sick. "
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That just won't be.
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Nothing bad, folks.
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Anything that you can think
of that is hurtful, that's bad,
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that causes sorrow, tears, pain
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that will be no more!
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I don't know about you
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but boy, I want to go there.
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I want to be there
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where there's no more
sorrow, there's no more pain.
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Just think, get
up in the morning
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and your knees won't be stiff.
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You know? My back won't hurt.
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None of that will be there.
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Person will be healthy, strong.
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Nothing will hurt nor destroy.
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That means there
won't be tornadoes.
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There won't be hurricanes.
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There won't be floods.
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There won't be war.
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There won't be
any of this any more.
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There will be violence
nowhere in all of God's kingdom!
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Do you understand tonight
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that in all of
God's vast universe
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this is the only one
that has ever sinned?
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This is the only place,
folks, that there's pain.
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This is the only
place there's sorrow.
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This is the only
place there's death.
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See, when Jesus told the story
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of the one lost sheep
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He was talking
about this planet.
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One lost sheep.
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This is the only place there is.
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When it's all over,
there won't be this anywhere!
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We just won't have any
sorrow or death or crying.
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That's all going to be ended.
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Nothing will hurt or destroy.
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There'll be no lack of
food. Hmmm? Do you enjoy that?
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I do. No lack of
food; no lack of water.
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Marvelous things to eat.
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I mean, absolutely clear.
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Not polluted in any way.
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You know? I
have a hard time here
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'cause I don't think most
of the water tastes very good.
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I'm not talking
just about Chicago,
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I'm talking about everywhere.
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I don't think the
water tastes very good.
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They have to put so many
chemicals in it, doctor it up
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because it's
polluted and all that.
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Just think about it: when
that stream is absolutely clear
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and there is no
pollution in it at all.
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Marvelous!
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Then it says:
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Remember that.
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Each tree bearing
its fruit every month.
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I always kind of hate to
see summer come to an end.
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And the reason I do is because
I really do like peaches.
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I enjoy peaches.
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And I can't hardly
wait to get to heaven
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and get my hands on a nice
great big large juicy peach.
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And bite into it and
not have to worry about
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the worm having beaten me there.
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It'll be so nice, you know?
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But all the things
that there will be there
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for God's people
in heaven, folks,
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that God has prepared
and made for you and me.
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Just think: the scripture
says that not only will you have
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all the things
that I'm talking about
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but it says that you're
not even going to get tired.
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What do you think about that?
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Listen... this is what
the scripture promises:
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Boy, just think what it is
if you can take out and run
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two or three miles and
you're not even out of breath.
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It says they'll
run... they won't get weary.
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See, it's... There's a
text in the Bible that says
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"Eye hath not seen nor ear heard
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neither hath entered
into the heart of man
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the things that God has prepared
for those that love Him. "
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It's hard for you
and I to even imagine
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what it will be like.
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Wonderful place that God
has prepared for you and for me.
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I mean, He's made
that place just for you!
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I don't have to
worry about dying.
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I don't have to worry about
something bad happening to them.
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I don't have to worry about
them not having enough food.
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All that the scripture is clear.
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So if I'm going to
find my loved ones,
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where am I going
to start looking?
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Well, let's look at some clues
that the scripture gives us
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for finding them.
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Marvelous!
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That says that
God... God the Father...
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God of the universe...
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is going to come and
make His home with you and me.
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Think about that.
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Going to come and make
His home with you and me.
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That's the promise
that God gives you and I.
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So it says He's going
to "tabernacle" with us.
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And it says that we will
have the privilege of seeing
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His face.
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Just think what it's going to be
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to reach out and
take someone's hand
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and find it to be God's hand.
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You know, I think of
that song that we sing
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Face to face
with Christ my Savior
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Face to face... what will it be?
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When in rapture I behold Him...
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Jesus Christ that died for me!
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It's going to be wonderful!
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Wonderful to see
Him face to face.
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He will dwell with us.
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Watch what it's
saying here in Isaiah 66:
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Now just a minute.
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How often do
you have a new moon?
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Do you know?
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You have a new moon every month.
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OK. So it says "From
one new moon to another
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shall all flesh come... "
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Do you know what
they're coming for?
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Are you putting
two and two together?
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Do you know what
they're coming for?
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Well, how often does the
Tree of Life bear its fruit?
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Once a month.
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OK. You're coming up to
eat of the Tree of Life.
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All the righteous will
come from all over the earth.
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They're going to come up to
the New Jerusalem to worship
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and to eat of the Tree of Life.
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And then it says from
one Sabbath to another...
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So every Sabbath all the people
throughout the whole new earth
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are going to come
up to the New Jerusalem
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and there
they're going to worship.
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Oh, think what
that's going to be like.
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Just think what it'll be to
hear the angelic choir sing!
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Think what it'll
be to hear Jesus.
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"Never a man
spake like that Man. "
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You and I will
have that privilege.
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Oh dear friend, I hope
you're planning on going.
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I also hope that it
won't be a surprise to you,
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you know,
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because it says you're
going to worship on what day?
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Every Sabbath.
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Now if you're
planning on going there,
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you probably ought to get used
to worshiping on the Sabbath.
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What the scripture says.
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"One new moon to another,
from one Sabbath to another,
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ALL flesh will come
to worship before Me. "
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So if you're
looking for your loved ones
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one of the best places
to find them would be where?
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Yeah... on the
Sabbath at church!
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That's the
place to go find them.
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That's where they'll be.
All flesh is going to be there.
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OK?
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New Jerusalem? Ah,
marvelous city, folks.
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Beyond description:
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the city that
He's prepared for you.
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I want you to listen to some of
the wonderful things about it.
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OK... 12,000 furlongs.
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There's 8 furlongs in a mile.
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So if you divide 8 into
12,000 that's tells you what?
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That it is 1,500
miles around that city.
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It's square, so that
means that it's 375 miles
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on a side.
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You see, we don't
comprehend cities like that.
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We have a state
in the United States
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that's almost that size:
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right there.
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The state of Colorado...
just about that size.
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The New Jerusalem
will fill that whole state!
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You know... fill
that whole state!
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You stop and think about that.
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And I talk to people and
they say: "Oh Brother Cox,
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I'm not worried about going
to heaven because there won't
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be room for me there. "
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Let me ask you a question:
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who told you... who told
you that the buildings in the
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New Jerusalem were one story?
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Who told you that?
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I mean, here
it's 375 miles long.
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I mean, I can guarantee you
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I'm going to show you
that the walls of the city
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are over 200 feet high.
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Now are you going to try
to tell me they're going to
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have one-story houses there?
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No... not hardly.
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There's room for every
man, every woman, every child
00:24:02.86\00:24:06.08
that's ever been born.
00:24:06.28\00:24:08.94
So there's plenty of
room for you, friend,
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if you want to go there.
00:24:12.40\00:24:13.77
Now we don't
quite understand jasper.
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Closest thing we have
to jasper is diamonds.
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So it says that the
city is clear... the gold.
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It's made out of gold,
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and I don't know
how God refines it
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but He refines it so
that it's as clear as glass.
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OK?
00:24:42.21\00:24:43.97
Can you imagine that?
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I mean, the Bible tells you that
there's 3 gates on each side.
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OK? Now folks,
you've got a wall here
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that's 375 miles long.
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It's over 200 feet high.
Don't get it in your mind
00:25:06.07\00:25:10.55
that the gate's going
to be a little dinky thing.
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I mean, it's got to be
in proportion to the wall
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and it's made out of one pearl.
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One pearl!
00:25:21.28\00:25:22.65
Now you talk about its
beyond what you and I understand
00:25:22.92\00:25:27.05
or comprehend.
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By the way, on
each one of those gates
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is written one of the
names of the tribes of Israel.
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What's written on them.
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Do you know why?
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Or maybe I should ask you:
00:25:49.17\00:25:50.98
"Which gate are you
going to go through? "
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And why would God write
over the top of each one
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one of the names of
the tribes of Israel?
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Well He writes the names of
the tribes of Israel over them
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because you find out
that each one of those tribes
00:26:03.52\00:26:07.37
represents a
different personality type.
00:26:07.57\00:26:10.18
And according to your
personality you're going to
00:26:10.38\00:26:12.66
go through that
gate into the city.
00:26:12.76\00:26:14.23
That's what is happening there.
00:26:15.71\00:26:17.67
So doesn't...
don't misread the text.
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It doesn't say that there's
not sun and it doesn't say that
00:26:31.48\00:26:34.94
there's not a moon. It
just says it doesn't need it
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'cause God is the light thereof.
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So God is there, and the
city - the New Jerusalem -
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will never need the sun or the
moon because God is the light.
00:26:44.84\00:26:49.92
So the gates are never shut.
00:26:57.78\00:26:59.42
They're always open,
00:26:59.72\00:27:01.60
and people can come
and go into the city of God
00:27:01.90\00:27:05.30
because He is the light thereof.
00:27:05.51\00:27:08.56
That's going to be wonderful!
00:27:18.86\00:27:20.70
City will always be light.
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Now you think about it:
if there's no night there -
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OK? - and you never get tired,
00:27:29.77\00:27:34.19
how much can you get done?
00:27:34.49\00:27:37.16
Huh? I mean, just no end.
00:27:38.95\00:27:42.17
See, no end... 'cause all
of us will be very real people.
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Real individuals.
00:27:48.15\00:27:49.99
You say: "Well...
that's a large city.
00:27:54.40\00:27:58.21
I mean, 375 miles on a side.
00:27:58.61\00:28:01.59
Skyscrapers...
00:28:02.19\00:28:04.99
wall over 200 feet high.
00:28:05.29\00:28:07.37
In a city that big,
00:28:07.40\00:28:09.23
how will I ever
find my loved ones?
00:28:09.44\00:28:12.03
Well, let me tell you something:
God keeps perfect records.
00:28:12.16\00:28:17.80
God keeps perfect records.
He knows every one of you.
00:28:18.97\00:28:24.12
He knows you by name, OK?
00:28:26.59\00:28:31.72
He even knows your address.
00:28:32.02\00:28:34.91
He even knows how many
hairs are in your head.
00:28:36.53\00:28:40.28
So He keeps perfect records.
God will have no trouble
00:28:40.58\00:28:46.22
letting you know
where your loved ones are.
00:28:46.52\00:28:48.79
Paul's talking about these women
that helped him in the gospel.
00:28:56.29\00:28:58.86
Helped him preach
it. They supported him.
00:28:59.06\00:29:01.22
They cared for him.
That's what he's talking about.
00:29:01.42\00:29:03.58
Ah, he said, "their names
are in the Book of Life. "
00:29:11.91\00:29:13.66
You see, God has recorded
their name in the Book of Life.
00:29:13.86\00:29:16.83
And when God has recorded
your name in the Book of Life
00:29:17.13\00:29:19.80
I'll guarantee
you you can be found
00:29:20.01\00:29:22.53
'cause you are
the apple of His eye.
00:29:24.05\00:29:27.06
Cares about you.
00:29:27.46\00:29:29.29
So the scripture says
that this city up in heaven
00:30:00.90\00:30:04.55
that we've been looking
at, that Jesus has made that.
00:30:04.75\00:30:07.71
He's the One that's made it.
00:30:08.78\00:30:10.38
He's prepared a mansion
up in heaven just for you!
00:30:10.68\00:30:16.56
Huh?
00:30:17.36\00:30:19.37
A mansion just for you.
00:30:19.88\00:30:22.22
OK.
00:30:22.82\00:30:24.19
So He's going to write
down your name and your address
00:30:43.99\00:30:46.71
and all. He know
exactly where you are.
00:30:46.91\00:30:50.90
You'll have the
privilege of talking to Him
00:30:53.27\00:30:57.74
face to face.
00:30:57.97\00:31:00.36
God grant that.
00:31:01.72\00:31:03.24
So you won't have
any trouble finding them.
00:31:09.68\00:31:12.52
But let me tell you something:
you're not looking for a spirit.
00:31:12.82\00:31:16.98
Understand that. You're
not looking for a spirit.
00:31:18.37\00:31:20.57
They're not going to be
- you know - a spirit that
00:31:20.97\00:31:23.74
flits around on
an invisible cloud.
00:31:23.85\00:31:26.26
That's not what
it's going to be.
00:31:26.46\00:31:29.28
The Bible tells us
this is how it will be:
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So it says this body
of ours, this lowly body,
00:32:02.46\00:32:05.18
that it's going to be
fashioned like His body.
00:32:05.38\00:32:08.91
That's referring to His
body after the resurrection.
00:32:09.21\00:32:13.26
OK? That's what
it's telling you:
00:32:13.87\00:32:16.28
that our bodies will be
like His after the resurrection.
00:32:16.48\00:32:19.46
OK.
00:32:25.08\00:32:27.03
Was Jesus real?
00:32:27.44\00:32:29.63
Hmmm?
00:32:30.23\00:32:31.97
Well you remember when
He appeared to the disciples
00:32:32.28\00:32:34.96
after the resurrection?
00:32:35.06\00:32:36.75
Here in Luke 24 He said:
00:32:36.95\00:32:39.13
Remember He said:
"Come here, Thomas.
00:32:53.35\00:32:55.74
Put your finger
in the nail print. "
00:32:56.04\00:32:59.88
"Have you got
something to eat? "
00:33:00.18\00:33:02.31
He was a real
person, and so, dear friend,
00:33:02.61\00:33:06.26
you and I will be real.
00:33:06.46\00:33:08.79
The most fantastic
things you have ever dreamed of
00:33:09.10\00:33:12.84
you'll be able to do.
00:33:13.04\00:33:14.83
We'll be real people.
00:33:16.17\00:33:18.62
Says in Job 19:26:
00:33:18.82\00:33:20.92
So we're going
to be real people.
00:33:30.56\00:33:32.70
Not only are we
going to be real people
00:33:32.90\00:33:34.41
we're going to have real houses.
00:33:34.44\00:33:36.62
You know that?
00:33:37.12\00:33:39.16
Yeah. In fact, you've
got a mansion up in heaven
00:33:39.46\00:33:44.12
that Jesus has made for you.
00:33:44.42\00:33:46.43
I heard a story the other day.
00:33:49.20\00:33:52.12
That this fellow dreamed
00:33:54.13\00:34:00.08
that he was in heaven
00:34:00.58\00:34:02.93
and met by the angel.
00:34:03.43\00:34:06.20
And the angel Gabriel told
him he was going to show him
00:34:06.51\00:34:11.14
to his home. And there
were some other people with him.
00:34:11.25\00:34:14.98
And as they went down the street
Gabriel pointed out their homes
00:34:15.18\00:34:18.73
to them and they were beautiful.
Marvelous, beautiful mansions.
00:34:18.83\00:34:24.01
I mean, lovely places.
00:34:24.21\00:34:25.87
And he walked through their
mansions and looked at them.
00:34:26.17\00:34:30.87
He thought: "Man, I can't hardly
wait till I get to my mansion.
00:34:31.07\00:34:34.36
It's going to be wonderful. "
00:34:34.56\00:34:36.64
And they walked down
the street a little farther
00:34:36.94\00:34:38.82
and they came to a
rather humble cottage.
00:34:39.32\00:34:42.51
And the angel Gabriel
said: "This is your home. "
00:34:42.81\00:34:45.18
And the fellow
said: "This is my home? "
00:34:45.68\00:34:48.26
He said: "Yes. " He said:
"No, there's some mistake.
00:34:48.46\00:34:50.98
This can't be my home. "
00:34:51.18\00:34:52.55
And the angel Gabriel
said: "Yes, this is your home...
00:34:52.77\00:34:55.89
this is for you. "
00:34:56.09\00:34:57.98
And he said: "No... " he
said: "this can't be my home
00:34:58.28\00:35:01.39
here. " He said: "I had
better than that on earth. "
00:35:01.49\00:35:04.43
And the angel Gabriel
said: "I'm so sorry. " He said:
00:35:05.60\00:35:09.38
"We did the very best we
could with what we received. "
00:35:09.52\00:35:12.55
So you have to
realize where your treasure is
00:35:16.79\00:35:21.71
there your heart is also.
00:35:23.29\00:35:26.12
Right. But it says
He's going to make us homes.
00:35:26.42\00:35:29.46
Mansions the
scripture calls them.
00:35:29.77\00:35:31.87
And this is what
it says about them:
00:35:32.17\00:35:33.86
Now I don't know if you caught
what that text is telling you.
00:35:56.67\00:35:59.82
That text is telling you that
you're going to have two homes,
00:36:01.19\00:36:04.41
see, because you've got one
in the city that Jesus has made
00:36:05.80\00:36:09.22
for you. Then you're going
to have one out in the country
00:36:09.32\00:36:12.56
that you're going to build.
00:36:12.76\00:36:14.22
See? That's what it's saying.
00:36:14.52\00:36:16.53
We'll build
houses and inhabit them.
00:36:16.73\00:36:18.51
Just think... Now just think:
00:36:18.71\00:36:21.68
when you can build a
mansion out in the country
00:36:21.89\00:36:25.56
and what you build it out of...
00:36:25.86\00:36:28.86
you can build it out
of anything you want to
00:36:29.26\00:36:32.02
'cause the city's pure gold.
00:36:33.37\00:36:36.78
So you can build your mansion
out of anything you want.
00:36:37.87\00:36:42.41
Secondly, you
don't have to hurry.
00:36:43.74\00:36:46.12
Time is no restraint, OK?
00:36:46.52\00:36:50.14
And you can build it
out of anything you want to.
00:36:50.37\00:36:52.82
And I don't know about you
00:36:53.02\00:36:55.11
but I've already
started making plans.
00:36:55.52\00:36:58.81
Already started... 'cause
I'm planning on going there.
00:37:00.68\00:37:03.50
Tell you for sure. In fact,
00:37:03.80\00:37:06.91
one of my rooms in my house
00:37:07.11\00:37:10.51
I'm going to have one
whole wall made out of diamonds.
00:37:10.71\00:37:16.38
Whole wall of diamonds.
00:37:19.42\00:37:22.12
The wall on this side I'm going
to have out of living roses.
00:37:22.36\00:37:26.24
Just think how nice that'll
look as they reflect in that
00:37:26.55\00:37:29.18
diamond wall. How
nice it will always smell.
00:37:29.28\00:37:32.08
Anything you want
to think of you can do.
00:37:32.38\00:37:36.39
You're not going to get tired.
00:37:37.82\00:37:39.61
You can make it out of
anything you want to, OK?
00:37:40.90\00:37:45.00
It's beyond our comprehension,
folks, what God has prepared
00:37:45.14\00:37:49.11
for you. Mansions
that you and I will have.
00:37:49.21\00:37:54.07
How am I going to know them?
00:37:58.85\00:38:00.52
Well, to begin with, it
says that these bodies of ours
00:38:00.82\00:38:05.13
are going to be
fashioned like His.
00:38:05.33\00:38:06.76
OK? Well, let's see
what Jesus' body was like.
00:38:07.06\00:38:10.78
Let's see if
people recognized Him.
00:38:11.08\00:38:13.30
I mean, Jesus
came... spoke to them.
00:38:30.24\00:38:32.99
Did they recognize Him?
00:38:33.30\00:38:35.79
Oh sure, they knew who He was.
00:38:35.98\00:38:38.90
How did they recognize Him?
00:38:39.08\00:38:40.52
By His looks.
00:38:42.00\00:38:43.47
They saw Him; they
recognized Him by His looks.
00:38:43.77\00:38:46.27
So you and I will recognize
our loved ones by our looks.
00:38:46.47\00:38:49.58
And I know there's
a bunch of you saying
00:38:50.08\00:38:52.80
"Oh my! All this time I
thought I'd look different. "
00:38:53.00\00:38:58.18
Well let me tell you something:
if you take any individual
00:38:59.48\00:39:03.99
I don't care who they are
00:39:04.19\00:39:05.62
and you take away
all the imperfections
00:39:05.83\00:39:10.15
and all the
wrinkles and all that
00:39:10.18\00:39:13.87
everybody will be
absolutely beautiful.
00:39:14.07\00:39:16.49
No question, OK?
00:39:17.50\00:39:19.46
So we'll recognize
people by the way they look.
00:39:19.76\00:39:22.64
So they recognized
Him by the way He looked.
00:39:31.40\00:39:33.93
Second way that you will
recognized your loved ones
00:39:34.23\00:39:36.72
is you remember Mary.
Mary has gotten to the tomb
00:39:36.82\00:39:41.67
before anybody
else. She's gotten there
00:39:41.87\00:39:43.60
while it's still dark
00:39:43.70\00:39:45.18
and Jesus has already risen.
00:39:46.55\00:39:48.42
And she thinks that
somebody has robbed the grave.
00:39:48.62\00:39:52.48
And she sees in the
darkness and she's crying.
00:39:52.98\00:39:56.59
And she sees
someone standing over there.
00:39:56.79\00:39:58.77
She thinks it's a gardener.
00:39:58.97\00:40:00.95
And so she speaks to him
00:40:01.25\00:40:03.17
and said: "If you've done
something with my Lord's body,
00:40:03.76\00:40:06.26
tell me what you've done with
it and I'll take care of it. "
00:40:06.46\00:40:08.48
She didn't recognize Him
because it was dark and she
00:40:19.24\00:40:21.63
was crying, OK?
00:40:21.73\00:40:24.38
She said: "If you've
done something with His body,
00:40:40.58\00:40:42.53
just tell me what
you've done with it. "
00:40:42.73\00:40:44.16
She recognized Him
by His what? Voice.
00:40:54.44\00:40:58.12
You and I will recognize
our loved ones by their voices.
00:40:58.42\00:41:01.27
You see, when you call
home or when I call home
00:41:01.67\00:41:04.34
I don't have to
say "Who's speaking? "
00:41:04.54\00:41:06.27
I know them by their voice.
00:41:06.57\00:41:08.69
You and I will
recognize them by their voice.
00:41:08.99\00:41:11.46
Jesus has been resurrected.
00:41:11.76\00:41:15.28
There's a couple
disciples that are walking
00:41:15.58\00:41:19.03
down to a city called Emmaus.
00:41:19.33\00:41:22.21
And as they're walking
along they're talking about
00:41:22.51\00:41:25.28
what's happened, and Jesus
00:41:25.48\00:41:27.77
comes and starts
walking with them.
00:41:27.97\00:41:30.22
The Bible says that God did not
permit them to recognize Him.
00:41:30.53\00:41:35.76
That's what the scripture says.
00:41:35.96\00:41:37.33
It uses the term... it
says their eyes were holden.
00:41:37.36\00:41:40.64
It meant that they
couldn't recognize Him.
00:41:40.74\00:41:42.43
God didn't let
them recognize Him.
00:41:42.53\00:41:44.14
He walks eight
miles to Emmaus with them,
00:41:44.34\00:41:47.96
and they invite Him to stop at
their house for a bite to eat.
00:41:48.25\00:41:51.62
Folks, these are disciples.
00:41:51.92\00:41:54.52
These are men that
spent 3-1/2 years with Jesus.
00:41:54.82\00:41:57.47
And so He goes into the home
00:41:57.77\00:42:00.27
and when they get
there He picks up the bread
00:42:00.47\00:42:03.22
and blesses it and breaks it.
00:42:03.42\00:42:06.15
They have seen Him do
that hundreds of times
00:42:06.35\00:42:08.88
and the moment He did
that watch what happens:
00:42:09.18\00:42:12.38
OK, watch:
00:42:20.41\00:42:22.59
They recognized Him
by His characteristics,
00:42:28.98\00:42:31.80
His mannerisms,
the way He did things.
00:42:32.10\00:42:34.17
So you and I are not going
to have any trouble recognizing
00:42:34.37\00:42:37.03
our loved ones. I told
you I'd tell you four ways.
00:42:37.23\00:42:39.54
Now that's three.
00:42:39.74\00:42:42.19
The fourth way I'm
afraid only applies to women.
00:42:42.69\00:42:48.07
I'm not saying a
man can't do it...
00:42:49.45\00:42:52.27
I just never
have known of one, OK?
00:42:52.47\00:42:55.55
As a boy growing up
at home I had a brother
00:42:57.03\00:43:01.74
that was 3 years older than I.
00:43:02.05\00:43:04.65
And my folks
00:43:04.95\00:43:07.96
never did put any
restrictions on us.
00:43:08.16\00:43:11.96
I want to tell you:
that was not for our good,
00:43:13.18\00:43:16.14
young people... no.
00:43:16.44\00:43:18.51
For instance, when
we got into the teens
00:43:18.71\00:43:21.82
my folks never told us when
we had to come home at night.
00:43:22.02\00:43:24.61
All my dad ever said is:
"You'd better be here in time
00:43:25.73\00:43:27.98
to milk the
cows. " He meant that.
00:43:28.08\00:43:29.99
So my brother and I
would come home late at night.
00:43:31.33\00:43:35.24
And of course when I
came home late at night
00:43:35.74\00:43:38.57
I didn't want to
wake up my parents.
00:43:38.67\00:43:40.57
So I would try to be very care-
ful and not run into anything.
00:43:40.87\00:43:45.20
I didn't turn the lights
on, and I would try to walk
00:43:45.40\00:43:47.68
through the living
room and make sure I didn't
00:43:47.78\00:43:49.85
disturb anybody.
Never once... never once
00:43:49.95\00:43:53.78
in my entire life did I
ever get through the living room
00:43:53.98\00:43:57.89
that my mother didn't
say "Kenneth, is that you? "
00:43:58.09\00:44:00.86
Never.
00:44:01.26\00:44:02.83
In fact, I asked my
brother Don. I said: "When you
00:44:03.43\00:44:07.03
come home at night do
you turn the lights on? "
00:44:07.13\00:44:08.56
He said "No. "
00:44:08.76\00:44:10.13
I said: "Does
mother speak to you? "
00:44:10.16\00:44:11.53
He said: "Every time. "
00:44:11.76\00:44:14.34
She recognized us
by our walk alone, see.
00:44:14.64\00:44:19.30
So you're not going to
have any trouble recognizing
00:44:19.43\00:44:22.14
your loved ones, friends.
00:44:22.24\00:44:23.61
They're there;
you'll recognize them.
00:44:23.71\00:44:25.62
We won't have any
trouble finding them.
00:44:25.92\00:44:27.76
Heaven's going to be a
very, very wonderful place.
00:44:28.16\00:44:32.76
A place where
there won't be heartache.
00:44:32.96\00:44:38.09
A place where the children
will play with the animals.
00:44:38.39\00:44:43.21
It says the lion and the
lamb shall lie down together.
00:44:43.72\00:44:48.04
Won't have to worry about it.
00:44:49.73\00:44:51.40
I pastored several years in a
little town called Dalhart, TX.
00:44:52.91\00:44:58.83
When we drove into
town - moved there -
00:45:01.21\00:45:03.98
we went by a little
zoo... kind of a family thing.
00:45:04.19\00:45:08.40
And my daughter - who
was very small at the time -
00:45:08.70\00:45:11.28
said: "Daddy,
take me to the zoo. "
00:45:11.48\00:45:13.25
And I said: "Honey, when
we get settled and everything
00:45:13.45\00:45:15.95
I'll take you to the zoo. "
00:45:16.15\00:45:17.52
And so one day I said:
"Let's go to the zoo. "
00:45:17.55\00:45:19.80
And so I took her out
here to this little zoo
00:45:20.10\00:45:22.48
and it was just
owned by this man.
00:45:22.58\00:45:24.98
And really, for a little zoo
that he owned it was quite nice.
00:45:25.18\00:45:28.54
We saw the 'possums and
the raccoons and you know,
00:45:28.74\00:45:32.28
the snakes and
all the things he had.
00:45:32.39\00:45:34.12
And enjoyed it.
00:45:34.42\00:45:35.98
And we were about
ready to leave and he said:
00:45:36.28\00:45:37.90
"Let me show you
something else. "
00:45:38.10\00:45:39.78
And so he took us out to this
large tin building out there.
00:45:40.08\00:45:44.86
And walked in the
door... and we followed him.
00:45:45.00\00:45:48.33
And when we walked in the door
00:45:48.63\00:45:50.16
clear at the other end of that
tin building were 2 large cages.
00:45:50.36\00:45:54.79
And in one was a male lion;
00:45:55.09\00:45:57.18
in the other was a female lion.
00:45:57.38\00:45:58.75
Didn't bother me because
- you know - I've seen lions
00:46:00.31\00:46:03.26
in cages before. But
he just quickened his pace
00:46:03.36\00:46:06.34
and walked off and left us.
00:46:06.54\00:46:07.91
And he walked over
there and he pulled the pin
00:46:08.02\00:46:11.68
on the door of that great
big male lion and opened that
00:46:11.88\00:46:15.18
door and that lion
come walking out of there...
00:46:15.28\00:46:17.08
and that bothered me.
00:46:17.18\00:46:19.00
Tell you for sure.
00:46:19.50\00:46:20.87
And he said: "Now
don't let it bother you. "
00:46:20.92\00:46:23.34
He said: "He's just
as tame as a kitten. "
00:46:23.44\00:46:25.72
And sure enough... the old lion,
you could just pull on its mane
00:46:25.92\00:46:28.75
and he'd just rub up against
you just as tame as could be.
00:46:28.95\00:46:32.20
This is the way the animals
will be in God's kingdom.
00:46:32.40\00:46:36.71
All the things will be there.
00:46:36.91\00:46:40.92
The roses will never fade.
00:46:41.22\00:46:42.86
There will be no death.
00:46:43.16\00:46:45.54
There will be nothing
that will decay or destroy
00:46:46.44\00:46:49.72
in all of God's kingdom.
00:46:49.93\00:46:52.13
That'll be
something of the past.
00:46:52.44\00:46:54.26
You and I will
have the privilege
00:46:54.66\00:46:57.81
of enjoying all the wonderful
things that God has prepared
00:46:58.02\00:47:03.00
for you and for me.
00:47:03.20\00:47:04.97
Heaven will be a
very very wonderful place
00:47:05.27\00:47:09.69
where you and I will be
able to enjoy the ceaseless ages
00:47:09.89\00:47:14.81
of eternity. No sorrow; no pain.
00:47:14.91\00:47:20.01
We can do anything
that we could ever envision.
00:47:21.15\00:47:26.55
You're not going to
not have anything to do.
00:47:26.75\00:47:30.26
You'll be very,
very real people.
00:47:30.56\00:47:33.99
Who can go there?
00:47:34.29\00:47:36.76
Have any idea?
00:47:39.54\00:47:41.76
Anybody...
anybody that wants to.
00:47:43.40\00:47:47.62
Dear friend, there's
not any of you here tonight,
00:48:06.52\00:48:10.43
there's not any of you
that are watching by television,
00:48:10.63\00:48:14.02
that can't be
there if you want to be.
00:48:14.32\00:48:16.96
It's open to you. The
invitation is given to you.
00:48:17.36\00:48:20.90
God is inviting you.
00:48:21.20\00:48:23.53
So God says:
"Listen, the gates are open.
00:48:37.40\00:48:40.94
They're never closed. "
00:48:41.44\00:48:43.33
All you have to do is
say "I want to be there"
00:48:43.73\00:48:47.59
and reach out in faith and
give your heart to Jesus Christ.
00:48:47.79\00:48:52.44
And when you
give your life to Him,
00:48:52.84\00:48:55.33
then He says: "You're My child.
00:48:55.63\00:48:58.43
You shall inherit... "
What? You're going to what?
00:48:59.57\00:49:04.62
Inherit... let's
take a moment on that.
00:49:05.91\00:49:09.73
I want to make
sure you understand.
00:49:09.83\00:49:11.63
You're given a gift,
00:49:11.93\00:49:15.06
you're given an inheritance,
00:49:15.26\00:49:17.51
and you're given a reward.
00:49:17.81\00:49:20.29
Did you know that?
00:49:20.69\00:49:22.40
OK. What's the gift?
00:49:22.80\00:49:25.64
What's the gift
that God gives you?
00:49:27.19\00:49:29.91
Eternal life!
00:49:30.21\00:49:32.11
That's given to you free.
00:49:32.41\00:49:34.09
You can't buy it;
you can't work for it.
00:49:34.29\00:49:37.03
All you can do is accept what
Jesus Christ has done for you.
00:49:37.23\00:49:41.95
OK? He gives you an inheritance.
00:49:42.25\00:49:46.29
What's the inheritance?
00:49:48.26\00:49:49.93
Matthew 5:5. Come on, folks.
00:49:52.44\00:49:55.65
The inheritance?
"Blessed are the meek
00:49:55.95\00:49:59.74
for they shall
inherit the earth. "
00:49:59.95\00:50:03.88
That's given to
you as an inheritance.
00:50:05.13\00:50:07.24
Why are given an inheritance?
00:50:10.78\00:50:13.07
Huh? 'Cause... can you
work for an inheritance?
00:50:14.59\00:50:17.72
No, you're given an inheritance
because you're a child of God.
00:50:18.02\00:50:22.14
Gives you an inheritance.
00:50:23.38\00:50:24.99
Gives you a reward.
00:50:26.36\00:50:28.27
Do you know what the reward is?
00:50:28.77\00:50:31.13
Huh? Crown of life.
00:50:32.56\00:50:36.59
He gives you a crown.
00:50:36.99\00:50:39.70
And the reward is
given to you based on what?
00:50:40.10\00:50:44.00
Works... works.
00:50:45.20\00:50:48.38
If you want to know
where works come in,
00:50:49.48\00:50:51.34
that's where they come in.
00:50:51.54\00:50:52.98
That's what it's
given to you on the basis.
00:50:53.28\00:50:55.38
Crown of life given to you.
00:50:55.58\00:50:58.16
Those are things God gives you.
00:50:58.46\00:51:00.33
He invites you to
come. He says to all of you:
00:51:00.63\00:51:03.17
He said: "I've
prepared all this for you.
00:51:18.31\00:51:21.84
Come. Enjoy it...
enjoy it for eternity.
00:51:22.14\00:51:26.86
It's yours...
give it to you free. "
00:51:27.16\00:51:31.79
And so He's inviting you tonight
00:51:32.95\00:51:35.34
to come enjoy
the kingdom of God.
00:51:35.54\00:51:38.73
Jesus Christ is
inviting you this evening
00:51:38.93\00:51:42.65
to come and accept Him.
00:51:43.05\00:51:45.25
It won't be long, dear friends.
00:51:45.55\00:51:47.81
We're almost home.
00:51:48.11\00:51:50.05
You'll have the privilege
of living in His kingdom.
00:51:50.55\00:51:53.46
We're almost home:
00:51:56.43\00:52:02.00
where Jesus is waiting
00:52:02.30\00:52:07.58
where angels are singing
00:52:07.88\00:52:12.28
and where
00:52:12.58\00:52:14.80
we'll nevermore roam.
00:52:15.21\00:52:21.19
Hallelujah!
00:52:22.15\00:52:24.71
We're almost home!
00:52:24.91\00:52:30.87
Tonight
00:52:34.83\00:52:36.20
we're coming to the
end of our meetings.
00:52:37.10\00:52:39.34
I want to make a
special invitation tonight.
00:52:40.42\00:52:42.97
I want to invite
those of you here tonight
00:52:43.98\00:52:47.78
that by faith
you want to reach out
00:52:49.05\00:52:51.64
and give your
heart to Jesus Christ.
00:52:52.04\00:52:54.45
Accept Him as your Savior.
Say: "I want to be there!
00:52:54.85\00:52:57.82
I want to receive
the gift of eternal life.
00:52:58.22\00:53:00.69
I want to be in heaven.
00:53:00.89\00:53:02.26
I want to accept
Him as my Savior. "
00:53:02.29\00:53:04.29
I'm going to ask
you to come tonight.
00:53:04.69\00:53:06.94
I'm also going to
ask those of you who have
00:53:07.24\00:53:09.57
accepted Christ as your Savior
00:53:09.60\00:53:11.63
and tonight you would like
to say: "I want to publicly
00:53:11.83\00:53:14.94
declare that He's my Savior.
00:53:15.04\00:53:16.64
I want to follow
Him in baptism. "
00:53:16.84\00:53:18.82
I'm going to ask you
also to come this evening.
00:53:19.22\00:53:21.62
And there may be some of you
here tonight who have accepted
00:53:22.67\00:53:25.14
Christ. You have
been baptized by immersion
00:53:25.24\00:53:28.60
but you want to be part
of God's remnant people.
00:53:28.90\00:53:32.74
You want to
prepare for His coming.
00:53:33.14\00:53:35.16
You want to be there; you
want to be part of the church.
00:53:35.46\00:53:37.87
You'd like to take that
step, become part of the church.
00:53:38.17\00:53:41.70
I'm going to
invite you also to come.
00:53:42.01\00:53:43.98
As we pray, I'm going
to ask you to step out
00:53:44.28\00:53:46.39
from wherever
you're seated this evening
00:53:46.59\00:53:48.73
and make your way right up here.
00:53:48.93\00:53:50.53
As men and women are
coming tonight, won't you come?
00:54:40.16\00:54:43.16
Give your heart to
Jesus Christ this evening.
00:54:44.87\00:54:47.43
If you need to follow
in baptism, come tonight.
00:54:49.89\00:54:52.65
If you need to take that
step of becoming part of the
00:54:56.63\00:54:59.72
remnant church, preparing
for the coming of Jesus,
00:54:59.82\00:55:03.22
step out of your seat
and come this evening.
00:55:03.52\00:55:05.94
As we're down to the last night
00:55:19.20\00:55:21.45
I want to give the Holy
Spirit every opportunity.
00:55:21.86\00:55:25.82
There may be a man or a
woman or a young person out here
00:55:26.02\00:55:29.74
that has not surrendered
their heart to Jesus Christ.
00:55:30.14\00:55:33.39
I want to give you that
opportunity to do it tonight.
00:55:33.89\00:55:37.01
So as we just pray as Dona plays
00:55:37.51\00:55:40.56
as you hear that still small
voice speaking to your heart
00:55:40.86\00:55:44.54
step out and make
your way this evening.
00:55:44.74\00:55:48.05
Is there a man here
00:56:22.12\00:56:24.44
that doesn't know
Christ as his Savior tonight?
00:56:25.74\00:56:29.17
Will you accept Him?
00:56:31.67\00:56:33.18
Heavenly Father,
00:56:34.78\00:56:38.26
this evening we come to You.
00:56:38.76\00:56:41.16
Our hearts are full, Lord,
00:56:43.69\00:56:45.80
of all the wonderful
things that You have done for us
00:56:46.40\00:56:49.97
and prepared for us.
00:56:50.08\00:56:51.45
We pray that these that
have stepped out tonight,
00:56:53.16\00:56:57.61
given their hearts to You,
00:56:59.45\00:57:01.59
making a decision to
follow You by baptism
00:57:01.89\00:57:06.03
or to become part of the church,
00:57:06.43\00:57:09.06
we pray that You will
bless them in that decision.
00:57:09.26\00:57:12.43
That the Holy Spirit may
come into their lives tonight.
00:57:13.93\00:57:18.83
That it may fill them.
00:57:20.00\00:57:21.87
That each one of
us may look to You
00:57:22.27\00:57:27.53
because in You there's life.
00:57:27.83\00:57:30.37
We pray that
each one here tonight
00:57:30.77\00:57:33.07
with their families
may have the privilege
00:57:33.37\00:57:36.62
of rejoicing in Your kingdom.
00:57:36.92\00:57:39.18
For this we ask
in Christ's name...
00:57:39.58\00:57:43.38