WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.279 I know that I do not have the vocabulary to fully 00:00:09.279 --> 00:00:15.960 give to you in audible words what I want to say 00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:21.539 today in our heart to heart talk. What I will 00:00:21.539 --> 00:00:27.640 be trying to tell you is something that's so 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:34.090 precious. So wonderful to me personally. It is 00:00:34.090 --> 00:00:37.689 something that I know. It is something that is 00:00:37.689 --> 00:00:43.049 a living, vital part of me. And yet it is so 00:00:43.049 --> 00:00:51.990 hard to express. Before I continue with my Dalar 00:00:51.990 --> 00:00:56.679 Dar talk, I want to read just... Two verses of 00:00:56.679 --> 00:00:59.159 Scripture is found in the 17th chapter of John. 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:05.480 And I've reminded you before that this is a part 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.819 of a prayer that is really the Lord's Prayer. 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:19.819 It was Jesus talking to His Father. I have read 00:01:19.819 --> 00:01:26.180 it over and over again. I have studied it. The 00:01:26.180 --> 00:01:31.939 prayer, I have wept over it. I had visualized 00:01:31.939 --> 00:01:38.680 Jesus alone with the Heavenly Father. And he's 00:01:38.680 --> 00:01:42.640 talking to him now. How often I've wondered when 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.459 Jesus would leave the multitude, go away in the 00:01:47.459 --> 00:01:51.319 wilderness. And you and I both know that when 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:56.469 he went alone from the crowd. He was talking 00:01:56.469 --> 00:01:59.209 to the Heavenly Father. He was conversing with 00:01:59.209 --> 00:02:04.670 Him. And each time I wondered what He was saying. 00:02:05.650 --> 00:02:11.009 But here we have a part of that conversation. 00:02:12.430 --> 00:02:16.250 And I want to read just two verses. The ninth, 00:02:16.509 --> 00:02:23.009 the tenth, the seventeenth chapter of John. And 00:02:23.009 --> 00:02:27.680 keep in mind, Jesus is talking to the Father. 00:02:29.039 --> 00:02:36.680 I pray not for the world, but for them which 00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:42.919 thou hast given me, for they are thine, and all 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:49.759 mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:57.139 glorified in them. You will remember that some 00:02:57.139 --> 00:03:00.400 time ago, when we were talking about the wonderful 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:04.900 plan of salvation, I told you that great conference 00:03:04.900 --> 00:03:10.439 table. The three sat at that great conference 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:14.039 table. The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. 00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:20.599 Laying out the plans for man's redemption. for 00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:29.539 your redemption, my redemption. Jesus offered 00:03:29.539 --> 00:03:37.300 himself through the Holy Spirit to God the Father. 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:42.580 Oh, it was wonderful that God the Father gave 00:03:42.580 --> 00:03:45.159 his only begotten Son that you and I might have 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:49.879 life everlasting. That's real. That's thrilling. 00:03:50.539 --> 00:03:55.580 God gave. Gave the best that He had. Gave the 00:03:55.580 --> 00:04:01.740 best in heaven and earth. His only Son. But God 00:04:01.740 --> 00:04:07.240 the Father could not have given His Son had not 00:04:07.240 --> 00:04:12.919 the Son offered Himself through the Holy Spirit 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:19.050 to God the Father. And then it was that God so 00:04:19.050 --> 00:04:27.370 loved that he gave his son. But go back. Jesus 00:04:27.370 --> 00:04:34.110 so loved. Jesus so loved you. Jesus so loved 00:04:34.110 --> 00:04:42.290 me. Jesus so loved humanity that his love was 00:04:42.290 --> 00:04:48.079 manifested first when he offered himself. through 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:54.319 the Holy Spirit, to be given. Oh, sometimes I 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:58.639 think we lose sight entirely of what it really 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:02.899 means to be born again, what it really means 00:05:02.899 --> 00:05:07.360 to be a Christian. And yet the whole thing, the 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:11.240 entire plan of salvation, can be all summed up 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:18.759 in the one word, love. But pause a minute. That 00:05:18.759 --> 00:05:21.519 was not all that took place at that great conference 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:27.500 table. That was only a part of it. Evidently, 00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:33.800 there was much more involved. And I know it. 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:40.100 From this prayer of intercession, this one prayer 00:05:40.100 --> 00:05:45.279 that Jesus prayed, studied very closely, there 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:50.819 evidently was an agreement. that was made between 00:05:50.819 --> 00:05:55.939 the three persons at the time when Jesus offered 00:05:55.939 --> 00:06:03.220 himself to be given. An agreement whereby those 00:06:03.220 --> 00:06:06.259 who would be redeemed, those who would accept 00:06:06.259 --> 00:06:13.680 this wonderful pardon of salvation, those who 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:17.360 would be regenerated, through the shed blood 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:23.939 of the Son of God, would become the property 00:06:23.939 --> 00:06:29.660 of Jesus. Methinks the Father turned and said, 00:06:29.699 --> 00:06:39.360 My son, I give you as a gift. I'm not sure how 00:06:39.360 --> 00:06:47.379 he worded it, whether he said, I present you. 00:06:48.879 --> 00:06:53.120 Those who shall be redeemed, those who will accept 00:06:53.120 --> 00:06:57.420 this plan of salvation and will accept you as 00:06:57.420 --> 00:07:03.100 their Savior, I give them to you. They shall 00:07:03.100 --> 00:07:09.980 be your reward. For I see here that Jesus is 00:07:09.980 --> 00:07:13.480 reminding the Father of that which is rightfully 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:21.889 His. I pray not for the world, but for them which 00:07:21.889 --> 00:07:29.769 thou hast given me. They're mine. They're my 00:07:29.769 --> 00:07:35.129 property. They're my reward. They're precious 00:07:35.129 --> 00:07:42.529 to me. And all that is mine is thine. For they 00:07:42.529 --> 00:07:48.160 are thine. and all mine are thine, and thine 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:54.259 are mine, and I am glorified in them. I saw something 00:07:54.259 --> 00:07:57.139 in this the other night, awakened at three o 00:07:57.139 --> 00:08:00.259 'clock in the morning, and I did something. I 00:08:00.259 --> 00:08:02.899 was so thrilled with the glorious light of it 00:08:02.899 --> 00:08:06.899 all. I was so thrilled when I saw what was really 00:08:06.899 --> 00:08:11.220 mine as a child of the king, as a Christian. 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:16.360 Maybe you'll understand a little more fully when 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:20.579 I say to you over and over again, remember to 00:08:20.579 --> 00:08:26.620 whom you belong. And in the midnight hour, in 00:08:26.620 --> 00:08:29.959 the darkness of the night, I was awakened and 00:08:29.959 --> 00:08:37.539 somehow I caught a glimpse. It was so overwhelming. 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:45.320 It was so awe -inspiring. I couldn't lie there 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:50.620 in bed. I got up literally and walked the floor 00:08:50.620 --> 00:08:56.159 and rejoiced in my inheritance in Christ Jesus. 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:00.879 Do you really know what it means to be a Christian? 00:09:00.940 --> 00:09:04.240 Do you really know what it means to be a Christian? 00:09:06.700 --> 00:09:11.419 If you will catch the full significance of what 00:09:11.419 --> 00:09:16.279 it means to be born again, and you are still 00:09:16.279 --> 00:09:21.700 a sinner, you won't hesitate for one minute to 00:09:21.700 --> 00:09:25.580 stop whatever you're doing and say, I can't afford 00:09:25.580 --> 00:09:31.840 to live one minute without this wonderful experience 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:37.220 of belonging. And it's all been made possible 00:09:37.220 --> 00:09:42.940 because of love. It all started with love. The 00:09:42.940 --> 00:09:45.000 whole Christian life and all one's Christian 00:09:45.000 --> 00:09:50.940 experiences can all be summed up in love. And 00:09:50.940 --> 00:09:53.919 it's love to the very last moment when the old 00:09:53.919 --> 00:09:58.379 heart takes its last beat. all the way from earth 00:09:58.379 --> 00:10:01.580 to glory, and then when we stand in His presence 00:10:01.580 --> 00:10:04.620 for the very first time, that love will have 00:10:04.620 --> 00:10:12.340 been perfected. In that moment, when you accept 00:10:12.340 --> 00:10:15.600 the Christ as your personal Savior, and the blood 00:10:15.600 --> 00:10:19.279 of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanses you from 00:10:19.279 --> 00:10:26.250 all sin, and it's so simple. It's so simple. 00:10:26.570 --> 00:10:37.889 It isn't a struggle. It's just so simple. What 00:10:37.889 --> 00:10:44.070 do I do to be born again? Just accept Jesus. 00:10:45.750 --> 00:10:50.909 You walk up in simple confidence and simple faith, 00:10:51.029 --> 00:10:55.480 and you accept that. which he has already done 00:10:55.480 --> 00:11:00.179 for you. And he has done it because of his love 00:11:00.179 --> 00:11:10.820 for you. You accept him. You take it. And in 00:11:10.820 --> 00:11:14.840 that moment, it's wonderful to know that your 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:18.299 sins are covered with blood. For it is the blood 00:11:18.299 --> 00:11:22.039 that maketh an atonement for the soul. But there's 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:26.799 even more that's involved. For remember, all 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:32.480 that is the father's is his, and all that is 00:11:32.480 --> 00:11:37.159 his is the father's. You cannot separate one 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:44.399 from the other. In that moment, God Almighty, 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:51.600 who gave his only begotten son, through the transaction 00:11:51.600 --> 00:11:56.340 of regeneration. He becomes more than just a 00:11:56.340 --> 00:12:01.700 creator. He becomes your heavenly father through 00:12:01.700 --> 00:12:10.379 adoption. Literally. Not only are your sins forgiven, 00:12:10.620 --> 00:12:15.039 not only do you pass from death unto life, but 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:22.220 in that moment, literally, You are adopted of 00:12:22.220 --> 00:12:28.120 the Father. And the Father of Jesus Christ becomes 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:34.779 your Heavenly Father. And through the plan of 00:12:34.779 --> 00:12:41.740 adoption, you become an heir of God and a joint 00:12:41.740 --> 00:12:46.419 heir with Christ Jesus. Through no merit of your 00:12:46.419 --> 00:12:52.360 own. It isn't something that you buy. All the 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:57.580 money in the world cannot buy this glorious transaction. 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:04.019 You cannot buy the love of God. You cannot buy 00:13:04.019 --> 00:13:09.139 the mercy of God. You cannot buy this wonderful 00:13:09.139 --> 00:13:12.799 transaction of the new birth experience of regeneration. 00:13:14.759 --> 00:13:28.779 The answer is love. Because of his love, you 00:13:28.779 --> 00:13:35.580 are adopted of the Father. Because of the love 00:13:35.580 --> 00:13:40.039 of Jesus and the love of the Father, you become 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:43.509 an heir of God. And a joint heir with Christ 00:13:43.509 --> 00:13:50.149 Jesus. Not through your own righteousness. Not 00:13:50.149 --> 00:13:55.990 through any merit. Not through any price. Not 00:13:55.990 --> 00:14:00.990 because of anything that you have done. No works. 00:14:03.009 --> 00:14:11.710 But because of law. That's not the end. It's 00:14:11.710 --> 00:14:14.610 just the beginning. And the greatest adventure 00:14:14.610 --> 00:14:17.049 in the whole world is the adventure of living 00:14:17.049 --> 00:14:21.129 the Christian life. I believe in sanctification. 00:14:21.870 --> 00:14:24.889 I believe in sanctification with all of my heart. 00:14:24.929 --> 00:14:27.389 I have to believe in it because the Bible teaches 00:14:27.389 --> 00:14:32.710 it. But there was a time in my life when sanctification 00:14:32.710 --> 00:14:38.710 almost threw me. I was young. I was inexperienced. 00:14:39.470 --> 00:14:45.490 I'd just been born again. And I loved Jesus with 00:14:45.490 --> 00:14:48.529 every atom of my being. And I wanted all that 00:14:48.529 --> 00:14:54.490 he had for me. Those impressionable years. My 00:14:54.490 --> 00:15:00.210 early teens. I went to a holiness camp meeting. 00:15:02.350 --> 00:15:09.070 In Iowa. And the man of... God would stand and 00:15:09.070 --> 00:15:13.269 preach on sanctification. And when the altar 00:15:13.269 --> 00:15:15.730 call was given for those who wanted to be sanctified, 00:15:15.789 --> 00:15:20.990 of course I wanted to be. I loved Jesus with 00:15:20.990 --> 00:15:24.789 every atom it might be. And every time an altar 00:15:24.789 --> 00:15:30.389 call was given, you would see a young, red -headed, 00:15:30.570 --> 00:15:36.230 freckled -faced girl, the first to leave the 00:15:36.230 --> 00:15:43.100 bench. Walk down the soddest trail to the altar 00:15:43.100 --> 00:15:50.159 and cry and cry. Wanting some feeling, expecting 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:54.519 some great emotional experience, I wasn't quite 00:15:54.519 --> 00:16:00.279 sure what I was seeking. But over and over again, 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:05.120 after the service had been dismissed and everyone 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:12.600 had left, The great big old tabernacle. The red 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:16.340 -headed teenage girl would find herself alone, 00:16:16.539 --> 00:16:22.340 still praying to be sanctified. And nothing happened. 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:30.559 More than once, I wondered if he really loved 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:35.399 me. Sanctification almost threw me until one 00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:40.529 day. The Spirit spoke to my heart, and I saw 00:16:40.529 --> 00:16:46.690 that it was nothing that I had to do. It was 00:16:46.690 --> 00:16:54.110 still another experience of receiving more of 00:16:54.110 --> 00:17:12.470 Jesus. More of Jesus. Just more. of him. Over 00:17:12.470 --> 00:17:19.170 and over again, you ask me how may I be filled 00:17:19.170 --> 00:17:22.869 with the spirit. And I believe with every atom 00:17:22.869 --> 00:17:26.849 of my being. I believe in it with all of my heart. 00:17:28.329 --> 00:17:31.869 I know because I have experienced these things 00:17:31.869 --> 00:17:36.140 for myself. This wonderful experience. of being 00:17:36.140 --> 00:17:41.759 filled with the Holy Spirit. And he comes in, 00:17:41.779 --> 00:17:44.519 in all of his beauty, in all of his wonderful, 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:51.140 glorious power. And you say, how, Miss Coleman, 00:17:51.400 --> 00:18:01.299 how can I be filled with the Spirit? Just take 00:18:01.299 --> 00:18:09.559 him. Seek some manifestation. Don't get your 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:15.440 eyes on the manifestation. If you get your eyes 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:18.539 on the manifestation, all that you will receive 00:18:18.539 --> 00:18:26.160 will be just the manifestation. It is still more 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:33.880 of Jesus. Through his love, and it's still love, 00:18:34.859 --> 00:18:39.460 He gives the Holy Spirit to the believer. Power 00:18:39.460 --> 00:18:45.220 for service. And it is still a gift. It is still 00:18:45.220 --> 00:18:48.099 nothing that we worked for. It is still nothing 00:18:48.099 --> 00:18:54.500 that we merit. It isn't something that we deserve. 00:18:55.119 --> 00:19:02.059 It is still a gift. If a son shall ask bread. 00:19:02.829 --> 00:19:06.750 Of any of you that is a father, will he give 00:19:06.750 --> 00:19:13.450 him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he for 00:19:13.450 --> 00:19:17.730 a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask 00:19:17.730 --> 00:19:23.950 an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, 00:19:24.029 --> 00:19:28.650 being evil, know how to give good gifts unto 00:19:28.650 --> 00:19:36.109 your children, How much more shall your heavenly 00:19:36.109 --> 00:19:42.630 Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask 00:19:42.630 --> 00:19:54.289 him? A gift. And we talk about being filled with 00:19:54.289 --> 00:19:58.839 the Spirit. He is more willing to give you the 00:19:58.839 --> 00:20:02.500 Holy Spirit. He is more willing to fill you with 00:20:02.500 --> 00:20:05.079 the Holy Spirit than you ever dreamed possible. 00:20:05.880 --> 00:20:08.519 And to receive the Holy Spirit is not a matter 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:13.279 of agonizing, of pleading, of straining. It's 00:20:13.279 --> 00:20:18.400 a matter of accepting the wonderful gift that 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:25.500 Jesus has made possible through his great. And 00:20:25.500 --> 00:20:29.359 even after you're filled with the Holy Spirit 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:38.759 in the final analysis, it is still more of Jesus 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:46.500 and His love. And that love will be perfected 00:20:46.500 --> 00:20:53.299 when we stand in His presence and our return. 00:20:53.390 --> 00:20:56.670 Redemption has been perfected.