WEBVTT 00:00:16.109 --> 00:00:19.670 Luke chapter 16, well -known portion of Scripture 00:00:19.670 --> 00:00:22.429 that I just want to dwell on this morning. The 00:00:22.429 --> 00:00:25.730 Holy Spirit laid that on my heart. And in Luke 00:00:25.730 --> 00:00:29.530 16, Jesus is telling a story. Now, whenever He 00:00:29.530 --> 00:00:33.350 tells the story, it's really worth listening 00:00:33.350 --> 00:00:37.649 to. You know, if He speaks, you know, we could 00:00:37.649 --> 00:00:40.310 still doubt somebody else speaking, but when 00:00:40.310 --> 00:00:43.750 the Master speaks and when He spoke, it's worth 00:00:43.750 --> 00:00:47.929 listening to. The second thing I want to mention 00:00:47.929 --> 00:00:50.609 here is this. You know, I think the greatest, 00:00:50.829 --> 00:00:54.950 the greatest asset that we have as human beings 00:00:54.950 --> 00:00:59.789 is the ability to hear the voice of God. I mean, 00:00:59.810 --> 00:01:01.829 if you cannot hear the voice of God, then you 00:01:01.829 --> 00:01:05.409 really should be very concerned. If God doesn't 00:01:05.409 --> 00:01:09.189 speak to you in one way or another, if you sit 00:01:09.189 --> 00:01:11.430 here this morning and it's been a while since 00:01:11.430 --> 00:01:14.480 you've heard God speak to you, then you really 00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:17.280 ought to become very, very concerned because 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:20.159 the only way you could find yourself through 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:22.879 the morass of this confusion that we're living 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:27.400 in today is to be led by His voice. And so when 00:01:27.400 --> 00:01:29.879 He speaks, you understand, our destiny is one 00:01:29.879 --> 00:01:35.200 of two places. Our eternal destiny is one of 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:38.879 two places. I know many people want to... you 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:41.799 know, place doubt on that. But, you know, be 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:45.459 it as it may, we'll find out at the end. I believe 00:01:45.459 --> 00:01:48.920 the Word. The Word of God says that you make 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:53.420 a choice. It's either heaven or it's hell. You 00:01:53.420 --> 00:01:55.120 understand? And I want to speak to you this morning. 00:01:55.299 --> 00:01:59.180 Jesus told this story in Luke 16 and verse 19 00:01:59.180 --> 00:02:03.500 that there was a certain rich man which was clothed 00:02:03.500 --> 00:02:07.159 in purple and fine linen. And fared sumptuously 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.379 every day. But there was a certain beggar named 00:02:10.379 --> 00:02:13.259 Lazarus which was laid at his gate full of sores. 00:02:13.860 --> 00:02:17.159 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:19.800 fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:22.919 dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to 00:02:22.919 --> 00:02:25.199 pass that the beggar died and was carried by 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:28.840 the angels unto Abraham's bosom. The rich man 00:02:28.840 --> 00:02:32.199 also died and was buried. And in hell he lifted 00:02:32.199 --> 00:02:37.370 up his eyes being in torments. And seeing Abraham 00:02:37.370 --> 00:02:41.169 afar off and Lazarus in his bosom, he cried and 00:02:41.169 --> 00:02:44.669 said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me. And he 00:02:44.669 --> 00:02:47.469 sent Lazarus, oh please send Lazarus that he 00:02:47.469 --> 00:02:50.810 may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool 00:02:50.810 --> 00:02:54.229 my tongue. For I am tormented in this flame. 00:02:56.990 --> 00:03:03.030 But Abraham said, son, remember that thou in 00:03:03.030 --> 00:03:08.039 thy lifetime receives. Received your good things. 00:03:08.180 --> 00:03:11.979 And because Lazarus evil things. Now he is comforted. 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:17.819 And thou art tormented. Later on he asked. Please 00:03:17.819 --> 00:03:21.439 send somebody to go and warn my brethren. But 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:26.099 Abraham replied in verse 29. He said unto him. 00:03:26.259 --> 00:03:31.819 They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear 00:03:31.819 --> 00:03:36.379 them. Let them listen to them. Very important 00:03:36.379 --> 00:03:40.639 that you ask God, please, Lord, speak to my heart. 00:03:40.900 --> 00:03:46.360 Let me hear in the name of Jesus. Let's pray. 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:51.879 Heavenly Father, I pray that something will happen 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:54.699 here this morning. That you will push a probe, 00:03:55.000 --> 00:04:05.849 Lord, into our minds, into our spirits. Conviction 00:04:05.849 --> 00:04:12.009 of the Holy Spirit. Either of sin. Or of righteousness. 00:04:13.150 --> 00:04:17.310 But Lord that we may. Leave here today with peace 00:04:17.310 --> 00:04:20.370 in our hearts in Jesus' name. Every now and again, 00:04:20.529 --> 00:04:23.129 you know, when I speak and when I do something, 00:04:23.250 --> 00:04:25.350 you know, the Holy Spirit will interject. And 00:04:25.350 --> 00:04:28.170 I always tell God, you know, it's okay for me 00:04:28.170 --> 00:04:31.129 for you to do that. There's a man sitting right 00:04:31.129 --> 00:04:33.870 there in the back, there against the wall, black 00:04:33.870 --> 00:04:36.850 guy. Can you wave at me? Can you come over here 00:04:36.850 --> 00:04:40.910 quickly, please? Amen. I just feel while I'm 00:04:40.910 --> 00:04:42.790 praying, you know, just boom, boom, boom, and 00:04:42.790 --> 00:04:46.500 just, you know. Ricochets between me and you. 00:04:46.579 --> 00:04:48.480 And I didn't notice you because you're black. 00:04:48.699 --> 00:04:50.620 I think there's some other black people here 00:04:50.620 --> 00:04:56.000 too. Because, you know, I'm from Africa too. 00:04:56.060 --> 00:04:59.600 That makes me a fellow African American. Okay. 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.500 Now, let me tell you something. I saw a vision 00:05:03.500 --> 00:05:06.800 while I'm praying. God shows me a vision. Stephen, 00:05:06.879 --> 00:05:09.959 right? Your name's Stephen? And so God shows 00:05:09.959 --> 00:05:16.910 me a vision. of a water heater that needs to 00:05:16.910 --> 00:05:22.089 be, the water needs to be warmed. It's very cold 00:05:22.089 --> 00:05:25.250 in the water heater, but they push this element 00:05:25.250 --> 00:05:29.430 into the water heater. And God says, Stephen, 00:05:29.490 --> 00:05:34.149 I must tell you that you are the element that 00:05:34.149 --> 00:05:38.560 God is going to use in your family. God is pushing 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:41.939 you into your family. And he is going to connect 00:05:41.939 --> 00:05:46.160 you to the energy source that is going to cause 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:49.899 this element of yours to become extremely hot. 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:54.100 And it's going to turn the influence of your 00:05:54.100 --> 00:05:57.639 family into a hot situation. Just raise your 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.399 hands and just praise God. Take it right now. 00:06:00.420 --> 00:06:02.800 Raise your hands and just take it right now in 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:07.860 the name of Jesus. Glory to God. Glory to God. 00:06:08.620 --> 00:06:14.920 Oh, my goodness. Amen. Amen. Amen. You may be 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:18.560 seated. Thank you. Praise God. You know, as we 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:22.980 journey along life's way, that's the one thing 00:06:22.980 --> 00:06:26.579 that is easy to understand. You live for God, 00:06:26.620 --> 00:06:28.819 you go to heaven. You don't live for God, you're 00:06:28.819 --> 00:06:31.610 not going to go to heaven. In this time when 00:06:31.610 --> 00:06:35.870 things seem to be so politically correct and 00:06:35.870 --> 00:06:38.410 uncorrect, it just seems like more and more people 00:06:38.410 --> 00:06:41.230 don't want to talk about heaven. I mean, they 00:06:41.230 --> 00:06:43.769 don't want to talk about hell. They want to almost 00:06:43.769 --> 00:06:48.110 make and pretend as if hell is not real. But 00:06:48.110 --> 00:06:50.350 you understand, hell is as real as the person 00:06:50.350 --> 00:06:53.089 sitting next to you. The Bible over and over, 00:06:53.170 --> 00:06:56.470 54 times in fact in the Bible, talks about hell. 00:06:57.180 --> 00:06:59.399 Now, you must understand, hell is not a place 00:06:59.399 --> 00:07:02.500 that you can look forward to. I hear people that 00:07:02.500 --> 00:07:06.079 talks about hell as if, you know, it's going 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:10.180 to be nothing. They pretend like they're so... 00:07:10.639 --> 00:07:15.899 so macho they're so uh non -caring it's nothing 00:07:15.899 --> 00:07:19.699 that they will be bothered about but let me tell 00:07:19.699 --> 00:07:21.839 you something right now ladies and gentlemen 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:25.220 that is something you do not want to experience 00:07:25.220 --> 00:07:28.420 you know according to the bible that's one place 00:07:28.420 --> 00:07:31.339 you don't want to end up in it's a place where 00:07:31.339 --> 00:07:35.600 the torment will last for eternity it's something 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:38.819 that will never end and here's the good news 00:07:38.819 --> 00:07:43.720 god does not want any of us to go to hell. He 00:07:43.720 --> 00:07:47.620 does not want any individual to end up in that 00:07:47.620 --> 00:07:52.980 place. He has done so much for mankind to keep 00:07:52.980 --> 00:07:57.139 you and I from ending up in a place like that. 00:07:57.240 --> 00:08:00.639 I mean, we just have to look at Calvary and see 00:08:00.639 --> 00:08:03.560 what He's done for us at Calvary. But you have 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:18.430 to understand, God gave His only... Come on, 00:08:18.449 --> 00:08:21.310 give him a hand clap of praise. Glory to God. 00:08:22.029 --> 00:08:27.069 That's the plan of God. Now you understand that 00:08:27.069 --> 00:08:30.269 God is placing, and as you go along in life, 00:08:30.410 --> 00:08:34.169 you will find out that God is placing all sorts 00:08:34.169 --> 00:08:40.080 of barricades. And a way of man to stop you from 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:44.100 going to hell. I always tell people it's easier. 00:08:44.620 --> 00:08:50.700 It's easier for a person to go to heaven than 00:08:50.700 --> 00:08:53.519 what it is to hell. God made it almost impossible 00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:57.620 for you to go to hell. You have to literally 00:08:57.620 --> 00:09:02.580 step over all the barricades. He places all sorts 00:09:02.580 --> 00:09:07.480 of barricades in front of you and I. And to cause 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:12.220 this thing to absolutely stop our stubborn ways 00:09:12.220 --> 00:09:16.299 from pursuing the ways that seems right unto 00:09:16.299 --> 00:09:18.960 man. But it's the ways that goes to hell. Give 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:22.200 me the next slide. The first barricade that I 00:09:22.200 --> 00:09:25.580 find that God places there. As God places the 00:09:25.580 --> 00:09:31.360 Bible right there square in front of you. You 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:35.710 have to literally ignore the Bible. The best 00:09:35.710 --> 00:09:40.850 printed volume in all of mankind. Found in every 00:09:40.850 --> 00:09:45.210 place, everywhere, all around the globe. When 00:09:45.210 --> 00:09:48.269 you go into a hotel, it's right there. When you 00:09:48.269 --> 00:09:50.629 drive your car, there's scriptures on the side 00:09:50.629 --> 00:09:54.830 of the road. The Bible speaks today very clearly. 00:09:55.149 --> 00:09:59.529 The Bible stands like a pillar above water. And 00:09:59.529 --> 00:10:02.240 it's saying to you, come now. Tell you that are 00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:06.000 heavy laden and I will give you rest. God does 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:08.159 not want you to go to hell. Come on, give him 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:16.000 a hand clap of praise. The second barricade that 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:19.860 he places in front of man to stop you and prevent 00:10:19.860 --> 00:10:25.000 you from going is your conscience. As you sit 00:10:25.000 --> 00:10:28.580 here today, God works with your conscience. When 00:10:28.580 --> 00:10:30.659 you go to bed at night, I mean, you may ignore 00:10:30.659 --> 00:10:35.240 every voice of God. But when you go to bed at 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:39.080 night, your conscience speaks to you. You may 00:10:39.080 --> 00:10:41.659 be able to silence His voice in this service 00:10:41.659 --> 00:10:46.139 today. But you have to understand, when you go 00:10:46.139 --> 00:10:50.220 to bed tonight or when you become quiet, there's 00:10:50.220 --> 00:10:55.120 a voice inside that no one can silence. It's 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.639 the voice of your conscience that tells you, 00:10:57.720 --> 00:11:02.039 you cannot afford to take a chance with your 00:11:02.039 --> 00:11:05.679 eternal destiny. You cannot wait one more day 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:08.500 to fix it up. You've got to fix it up today. 00:11:08.700 --> 00:11:11.639 Today, when you hear his voice, you must not 00:11:11.639 --> 00:11:14.100 harden your heart. Go ahead, praise him again, 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:20.259 will you please? It's the voice of God. The next 00:11:20.259 --> 00:11:23.000 barricade that he places in front of man is the 00:11:23.000 --> 00:11:27.690 church. He places it square right there in the 00:11:27.690 --> 00:11:32.269 way of man. There's almost not a place in our 00:11:32.269 --> 00:11:35.389 cities and in our towns where there is not a 00:11:35.389 --> 00:11:38.750 church tower or a church building. That's almost 00:11:38.750 --> 00:11:42.409 on every street corner. The bells, you know, 00:11:42.429 --> 00:11:45.629 in Africa and other nations, they still ring 00:11:45.629 --> 00:11:49.330 the church bells in the mornings. And those church 00:11:49.330 --> 00:11:54.929 bells, they sound out. The tone. That there is 00:11:54.929 --> 00:11:59.490 still time. There is still the old rugged cross 00:11:59.490 --> 00:12:03.330 that cleanses us from all sin. There's still 00:12:03.330 --> 00:12:07.029 time for the blood of Jesus to reach the vilest 00:12:07.029 --> 00:12:11.049 of sinners. So that you also can see, amazing 00:12:11.049 --> 00:12:14.549 grace, how sweet the sound that saved a sinner 00:12:14.549 --> 00:12:17.429 like me. Go ahead and give me the next one. Praise 00:12:17.429 --> 00:12:23.179 God. You understand. God does not want you to 00:12:23.179 --> 00:12:27.879 go to hell. Boy, he'll place all sorts of intercessions 00:12:27.879 --> 00:12:31.500 in your way. I heard a man one time testify, 00:12:31.700 --> 00:12:36.820 and he said, I backslid. And I backslid so bad 00:12:36.820 --> 00:12:40.799 that eventually I was on the prayer list of our 00:12:40.799 --> 00:12:49.820 church. Boy, aren't you glad somebody mentions 00:12:49.820 --> 00:12:55.529 your name? Aren't you glad that somebody calls 00:12:55.529 --> 00:13:03.710 your name out? Aren't you glad that you are no 00:13:03.710 --> 00:13:08.070 longer at a place where no one cares for you? 00:13:11.590 --> 00:13:15.429 Normally the prayers of a mother, you know, when 00:13:15.429 --> 00:13:19.190 nobody else prays for you. You know, I thank 00:13:19.190 --> 00:13:23.000 God for mothers. I believe that mothers have 00:13:23.000 --> 00:13:26.440 a special place in the heart of God. Because 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:30.039 when nobody else cares to pray, a mother will 00:13:30.039 --> 00:13:34.100 always be on her knees calling out the name of 00:13:34.100 --> 00:13:37.340 a son or of a daughter. In the meetings last 00:13:37.340 --> 00:13:40.600 night, I had no less than about 10 mothers that 00:13:40.600 --> 00:13:45.200 came to me and prayed and cried, mentioning the 00:13:45.200 --> 00:13:49.200 names of their children. Please pray for my children. 00:13:50.029 --> 00:13:53.870 Please pray for a son or a daughter. You know, 00:13:53.889 --> 00:13:56.129 there's nothing like the love and the passion 00:13:56.129 --> 00:13:59.350 of a mother. But let me tell you something. Even 00:13:59.350 --> 00:14:02.289 when there's no mother praying for you, God is 00:14:02.289 --> 00:14:06.230 going to quicken in the heart of someone to intercede 00:14:06.230 --> 00:14:09.350 for you and to intercede your name. I'll tell 00:14:09.350 --> 00:14:11.070 you something right now that you may believe 00:14:11.070 --> 00:14:15.080 or not believe. But the week that Elvis Presley 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:17.460 died, and I was not a big Elvis Presley fan. 00:14:17.980 --> 00:14:21.360 John was an Elvis Presley fan. But the week that 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:26.600 Elvis Presley died, for some reason, I didn't 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:29.379 know that he was in trouble. I didn't follow 00:14:29.379 --> 00:14:32.879 his career. I was in South Africa. But for some 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:37.379 reason. God placed him as a burden on my heart. 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:40.799 And I prayed for him every day that week. I told 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:43.019 Basie, I don't know what's going on. But God 00:14:43.019 --> 00:14:45.940 has placed Elvis Presley on my heart. And at 00:14:45.940 --> 00:14:48.279 the end of the week or whenever, I found out 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:50.240 that he had committed suicide. I mean, or he 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:52.679 had died or whatever way he died. But let me 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:55.899 tell you something. At that 11th hour, until 00:14:55.899 --> 00:14:59.019 the very last moment, God will do everything 00:14:59.019 --> 00:15:02.539 possible to try and turn. you away from destruction. 00:15:02.980 --> 00:15:05.039 Yeah, go ahead and give the Lord another praise 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:13.620 offering. Glory to God. You know, I tell you 00:15:13.620 --> 00:15:18.259 what, I don't think there's any barricade that 00:15:18.259 --> 00:15:21.639 stands more prominently in the way of a sinner 00:15:21.639 --> 00:15:26.899 than the cross of Calvary. I mean, you know, 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.259 you may not even meet a Christian. But you may 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:32.899 stand next to somebody that have a chain around 00:15:32.899 --> 00:15:36.830 their neck and the symbol of the cross. that 00:15:36.830 --> 00:15:41.049 bears witness of the mercy of God that is extended 00:15:41.049 --> 00:15:44.629 towards you and me. And I don't know about you, 00:15:44.769 --> 00:15:48.029 but the message of the cross rings clear in my 00:15:48.029 --> 00:15:52.809 heart. What a sacrifice was made. What a sacrifice 00:15:52.809 --> 00:15:56.350 was paid. And it's all so that you and I can 00:15:56.350 --> 00:15:59.549 have mercy and that we can have eternal life. 00:15:59.649 --> 00:16:03.049 Now here this morning, God is once again reminding 00:16:03.049 --> 00:16:08.159 you. It's not about this or that. It's about 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:13.860 your salvation. It's not about anything else. 00:16:13.899 --> 00:16:17.100 It's not about dollars. It's not about prosperity. 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:23.600 It's not about fortune and fame. It's all about 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:30.259 your salvation. You may chase all sorts of avenues. 00:16:32.299 --> 00:16:34.620 But at the end of the day, the only thing that 00:16:34.620 --> 00:16:41.240 matters is your salvation. I stood next to the 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.240 bed of a very wealthy man one time. Very, very 00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:47.360 wealthy man. Hundreds and hundreds of millions 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:51.559 of dollars. Stood there next to his bed and they 00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:56.580 had called me in to pray. But I was unable to 00:16:56.580 --> 00:17:00.820 reach him. He told me, he said, I don't feel 00:17:00.820 --> 00:17:05.950 anything. His house was just one of the nicest 00:17:05.950 --> 00:17:09.470 I've ever been in. Outside was several boats, 00:17:09.609 --> 00:17:14.170 big boats. He had like five motor cars. Very 00:17:14.170 --> 00:17:16.849 expensive motor cars were standing outside. They 00:17:16.849 --> 00:17:22.789 couldn't get them in the garage. But when he 00:17:22.789 --> 00:17:27.009 died, he left it all behind. Cannot go with you. 00:17:27.970 --> 00:17:30.130 See, as you sit here today, you have to remember 00:17:30.130 --> 00:17:34.519 that. That our life does not consist out of the 00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:38.819 abundancy of our possessions. Our life consists 00:17:38.819 --> 00:17:45.319 of where are you going to spend eternal life. 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:56.019 Now you understand, the next barricade that stands 00:17:56.019 --> 00:18:01.890 in your way is the voice of God. See the voice 00:18:01.890 --> 00:18:04.329 of God that tells you, you're on the road to 00:18:04.329 --> 00:18:11.269 nowhere. Where are you going? Why are you heading 00:18:11.269 --> 00:18:14.349 this way? What do you think is going to be the 00:18:14.349 --> 00:18:19.910 reward at the end of the road? Really? I want 00:18:19.910 --> 00:18:22.130 to sound like Donald Trump when he said, what 00:18:22.130 --> 00:18:28.430 do you have to lose? Honestly, what do you have 00:18:28.430 --> 00:18:34.289 to lose? What do you have to lose to say here 00:18:34.289 --> 00:18:36.890 in a service like this morning, I'm going to 00:18:36.890 --> 00:18:41.950 listen. God doesn't want to take fame from you. 00:18:42.029 --> 00:18:44.690 He doesn't want to take fortune from you. He 00:18:44.690 --> 00:18:47.170 doesn't want to steal anything from you. He doesn't 00:18:47.170 --> 00:18:49.710 want to take anything that is important away 00:18:49.710 --> 00:18:52.450 from you. All he wants to take away from you 00:18:52.450 --> 00:18:57.029 is misery. His fear. His anxiety. He wants to 00:18:57.029 --> 00:19:00.089 replace it with joy unspeakable. With peace that 00:19:00.089 --> 00:19:03.009 passes understanding. With eternal life that 00:19:03.009 --> 00:19:05.869 will go on. Even though you die. Yet will you 00:19:05.869 --> 00:19:08.130 live. Come on give him another praise offering. 00:19:08.309 --> 00:19:18.230 That's what he wants to give you. You understand. 00:19:19.789 --> 00:19:25.279 That man can so easily. Ignore. That voice that 00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:28.019 speaks inside. You know, Job says, God speaks 00:19:28.019 --> 00:19:31.480 to us in all sorts of ways. He says, in deep 00:19:31.480 --> 00:19:35.400 slumberings in the bed, in visions of the night, 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:39.700 dreams. When you fall asleep, God will speak 00:19:39.700 --> 00:19:41.619 to you in dreams. You know, it's that God will 00:19:41.619 --> 00:19:45.440 do everything possible. Job says, to keep man's 00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:54.150 life from the pit. God made it possible. For 00:19:54.150 --> 00:19:57.549 you not to make it into hell. Let me close by 00:19:57.549 --> 00:20:03.009 this. Give me one more. The final one is the 00:20:03.009 --> 00:20:08.490 voice of the Holy Ghost. No one can silence it. 00:20:10.950 --> 00:20:14.230 He's the one that comes and knocks on the door. 00:20:15.509 --> 00:20:18.529 And he says, if you will open up, I'll come in. 00:20:19.099 --> 00:20:21.259 All you have to do is just open up. You might 00:20:21.259 --> 00:20:25.079 sit here today and you have backslid. Go ahead, 00:20:25.140 --> 00:20:27.539 turn the slides off. You've backslid. You've 00:20:27.539 --> 00:20:31.319 grown cold. Once upon a time, you were absolutely 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:37.660 on fire for God. But now, it's all gone. You've 00:20:37.660 --> 00:20:42.059 somehow allowed other things to replace it. I 00:20:42.059 --> 00:20:47.009 remember years ago when somebody Some lady offered 00:20:47.009 --> 00:20:53.450 me an opportunity. And I told her, I said, you're 00:20:53.450 --> 00:20:57.650 just not worth it. You understand, you're just 00:20:57.650 --> 00:21:01.930 not worth it. What shall we replace it with? 00:21:03.589 --> 00:21:06.069 Come on, can I have an amen? What shall we replace 00:21:06.069 --> 00:21:08.890 it with? You know, you may have an opportunity 00:21:08.890 --> 00:21:11.930 to do this or to do that. But in order to do 00:21:11.930 --> 00:21:14.950 it, you're going to have to, you know. Give in 00:21:14.950 --> 00:21:17.849 from your salvation. I heard T .D. Jakes one 00:21:17.849 --> 00:21:20.910 time preached. The best the enemy can offer you 00:21:20.910 --> 00:21:25.549 is 20%. Maximum. On the scale from 1 to 100. 00:21:26.150 --> 00:21:31.130 But to take the 20%. You have to say no. Or turn 00:21:31.130 --> 00:21:38.049 your back on 80%. There's so much to give up. 00:21:39.170 --> 00:21:42.049 To go ahead and just listen to the voice of the 00:21:42.049 --> 00:21:46.349 enemy. The voice of temptation. The voice of 00:21:46.349 --> 00:21:51.109 the liar. The voice of the murderer. And he wants 00:21:51.109 --> 00:21:55.109 to bring you to a place of immediate destruction. 00:21:58.869 --> 00:22:03.089 You know, I've wondered many times when the Bible 00:22:03.089 --> 00:22:08.430 speaks of the second death. You know, death is 00:22:08.430 --> 00:22:10.269 your biggest enemy. It's standing right in front 00:22:10.269 --> 00:22:14.210 of you. That's one thing we cannot ignore. I 00:22:14.210 --> 00:22:16.529 mean, you are going to die. Look at the person 00:22:16.529 --> 00:22:24.349 next to you and say, you're going to die. You 00:22:24.349 --> 00:22:30.609 are going to die. You may die sooner than what 00:22:30.609 --> 00:22:32.569 you think. I may die sooner than what I think. 00:22:33.410 --> 00:22:39.950 We are going to die. You know, that horrible 00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:44.799 shadow that looms over all of us. Nobody is looking 00:22:44.799 --> 00:22:48.720 forward to it, you know, because you don't know 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:54.039 what it's going to feel like. But I think the 00:22:54.039 --> 00:22:57.640 worst thing is to have death in front of you 00:22:57.640 --> 00:23:02.940 and to have the doubt, will I make it to heaven? 00:23:03.299 --> 00:23:08.400 You cannot go on hope. You cannot go and say, 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:12.369 I hope for the best. No. If there's ever something 00:23:12.369 --> 00:23:15.509 you've got to be 100 % sure of, then it's your 00:23:15.509 --> 00:23:21.849 salvation. You say, how can I be sure? Christ 00:23:21.849 --> 00:23:25.509 paid the price. You have to accept that into 00:23:25.509 --> 00:23:29.809 your life. Now, here's the thing. If you die 00:23:29.809 --> 00:23:33.809 and you're like the rich man we read about that 00:23:33.809 --> 00:23:36.529 ends up in a place of torment forever, how long? 00:23:41.869 --> 00:23:46.349 And you where that rich man was. And that said 00:23:46.349 --> 00:23:49.750 to Abraham. Please warn my people not to get 00:23:49.750 --> 00:23:56.990 here. But Abraham says. They've got Jan. They've 00:23:56.990 --> 00:24:01.349 got Brad. They've got other pastors. Evangelists. 00:24:02.009 --> 00:24:06.230 Ministers. Mothers. Voice of God. Let them listen 00:24:06.230 --> 00:24:12.630 to them. And your torment goes on. The fire. 00:24:12.670 --> 00:24:18.210 However it is. And then. At the end of Revelation. 00:24:18.269 --> 00:24:22.950 The Bible says. That death was taken up. Out 00:24:22.950 --> 00:24:28.329 of. Where it is. Hades. And then brought before 00:24:28.329 --> 00:24:32.170 God. Now I want you to see this. For a short 00:24:32.170 --> 00:24:37.410 time. For a short interval. You stand on the 00:24:37.410 --> 00:24:41.660 streets of gold. You'll witness the pomp and 00:24:41.660 --> 00:24:46.140 the glory. You'll see the throne just like it 00:24:46.140 --> 00:24:50.299 says in the Bible. You'll witness the many that 00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:54.039 have taken the right decision. And here you'll 00:24:54.039 --> 00:24:57.579 stand and for a brief moment, torment will be 00:24:57.579 --> 00:25:00.259 taken away from you. So that you can go and stand 00:25:00.259 --> 00:25:05.299 and receive your judgment. And then to be cast 00:25:05.299 --> 00:25:10.059 into the lake of fire. which is the second death. 00:25:11.460 --> 00:25:14.519 Just for a brief moment, you experience relief 00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:19.339 and then eternity. I was going to show you a 00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:23.099 video this morning. My wife woke me up in the 00:25:23.099 --> 00:25:24.700 middle of the night and she said, Jan, it's too 00:25:24.700 --> 00:25:27.200 intense. You cannot show that. I was going to 00:25:27.200 --> 00:25:29.960 show you a little video that I thought that could 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:34.279 vaguely give you a resemblance of what hell could 00:25:34.279 --> 00:25:44.509 be like. I don't think man can even conjure up 00:25:44.509 --> 00:25:47.549 any image of what it really will be like, but 00:25:47.549 --> 00:25:51.069 we can form some sort of an idea and say, I don't 00:25:51.069 --> 00:25:55.970 want to go there. I don't want to go there. I 00:25:55.970 --> 00:25:57.630 told her, I said, well, I'll cut it out of my 00:25:57.630 --> 00:26:00.650 sermon this morning. I said, man, I didn't want 00:26:00.650 --> 00:26:03.730 to get the wrath of pastor upon me when I watch 00:26:03.730 --> 00:26:06.470 kids run out of the place. My wife will say, 00:26:06.549 --> 00:26:10.849 I told you, I told you. She's always right. I 00:26:10.849 --> 00:26:18.450 hate it, but she's always right. God is speaking 00:26:18.450 --> 00:26:22.569 to you here this morning. God says you don't 00:26:22.569 --> 00:26:26.109 have to go to hell. Will you stand with me, please? 00:26:26.410 --> 00:26:28.630 All over the place, just stand with me. God is 00:26:28.630 --> 00:26:30.670 speaking to you. God is telling you, don't take 00:26:30.670 --> 00:26:34.890 a chance on your salvation. In just a moment, 00:26:35.029 --> 00:26:37.609 you know, I'm going to... I'm going to close 00:26:37.609 --> 00:26:40.730 and it's time for us to go home. But you know, 00:26:40.769 --> 00:26:42.990 here's the thing. Just listen, listen, listen. 00:26:43.190 --> 00:26:48.130 Don't lose me now. Don't lose me now. Just a 00:26:48.130 --> 00:26:56.430 little softer. You don't want to waste the next 00:26:56.430 --> 00:27:00.230 10 minutes. 10 minutes. I'm going to keep you 00:27:00.230 --> 00:27:02.609 for another 10 minutes. Now you can decide to 00:27:02.609 --> 00:27:06.279 walk out and leave. And then you would have made 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:08.819 a decision not to do it. Either way, you're going 00:27:08.819 --> 00:27:11.920 to make a decision here today. Or you can decide 00:27:11.920 --> 00:27:15.240 not to respond to the altar call. And listen 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:19.900 then, you've still made a decision not to heed 00:27:19.900 --> 00:27:22.460 the call of God. Either way, you're going to 00:27:22.460 --> 00:27:26.240 make a decision. Why not spend the next 10 minutes 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:32.000 very wisely? Why not just say, I don't care what 00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:34.160 people say. I don't care what people think of 00:27:34.160 --> 00:27:39.430 me. I want my peace back. I want the joy of my 00:27:39.430 --> 00:27:44.569 salvation to flow back in. I want to extend my 00:27:44.569 --> 00:27:48.210 appreciation to Calvary and to heaven itself 00:27:48.210 --> 00:27:51.730 and say, Father, thank you for Jesus. Thank you 00:27:51.730 --> 00:27:54.869 for your son. In just a few moments, I'm going 00:27:54.869 --> 00:27:57.250 to ask you, if you feel like you need prayer 00:27:57.250 --> 00:28:00.069 all over this audience, then I'm going to ask 00:28:00.069 --> 00:28:02.190 you in a few moments to just walk out and come 00:28:02.190 --> 00:28:04.230 stand here. I'm not going to ask you to raise 00:28:04.230 --> 00:28:07.950 a hand first and lure you into the second step 00:28:07.950 --> 00:28:10.950 and so on. Foo you with all that nonsense. It's 00:28:10.950 --> 00:28:16.329 your salvation. It's not mine. You decide. Is 00:28:16.329 --> 00:28:21.400 it hell or is it heaven? And in a little moment, 00:28:21.460 --> 00:28:24.099 all you got to do is just come with all your 00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:27.579 heart and with all your desires. Lord, I want 00:28:27.579 --> 00:28:33.019 my forgiveness back. And God will do it. Are 00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:40.099 you ready? Just in simple obedience, you are 00:28:40.099 --> 00:28:42.880 going to respond to the voice that is above my 00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:47.690 voice inside you. God is speaking. Today, when 00:28:47.690 --> 00:28:51.529 you hear my voice, don't harden your heart. God 00:28:51.529 --> 00:28:53.750 has put all these barricades in front of you. 00:28:54.009 --> 00:28:56.910 This morning, it's the voice of the Holy Spirit 00:28:56.910 --> 00:29:00.769 that is speaking to you. If you are ready, then 00:29:00.769 --> 00:29:02.710 quickly, all over the audience, will you come 00:29:02.710 --> 00:29:04.690 and come and stand here? Clap hands for them 00:29:04.690 --> 00:29:07.490 as they come right now. Just come. Come. All 00:29:07.490 --> 00:29:12.349 over. Just come. Come. All over. Come. Come. 00:29:17.480 --> 00:30:06.609 Let them come. always tell people, you know what 00:30:06.609 --> 00:30:09.549 is my biggest fear? Pastor, you know what is 00:30:09.549 --> 00:30:11.789 my biggest fear? Is that one day I'll come to 00:30:11.789 --> 00:30:14.130 heaven and God will say, Jan, you remember that 00:30:14.130 --> 00:30:17.009 day when you were there or there or there at 00:30:17.009 --> 00:30:21.789 Harrisburg? You closed that altar call just too 00:30:21.789 --> 00:30:29.470 quick. They were on the balance. But you know, 00:30:29.509 --> 00:30:32.769 time pushes us on. I mean, time is the one that 00:30:32.769 --> 00:30:36.259 hurries me on. So I want to do one more thing. 00:30:37.940 --> 00:30:40.279 Just to put peace in my heart. Will you help 00:30:40.279 --> 00:30:43.299 me? Will you help me? Will you turn to the person 00:30:43.299 --> 00:30:45.119 next to you? Even if it's your husband, your 00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:47.180 father, your mother. I don't care who's standing 00:30:47.180 --> 00:30:50.200 next to you. Will you ask that person just one 00:30:50.200 --> 00:30:53.799 question? Do you need prayer also? And if they 00:30:53.799 --> 00:30:56.440 say yes, walk them out. Will you do that now? 00:30:56.640 --> 00:30:59.599 Go ahead, ask them. Do you need prayer? And if 00:30:59.599 --> 00:31:03.319 they say yes, then walk them out also. Clap hands, 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:41.869 they're still coming. these faces, tears, all 00:31:41.869 --> 00:31:47.750 over the cheeks of people, old and young. Here's 00:31:47.750 --> 00:31:55.289 the good news. He never says no. Hold my hand, 00:31:55.329 --> 00:32:01.009 baby. He never says no. Look. Is this your husband? 00:32:01.190 --> 00:32:04.750 Your brother? Your friend? Your fiance? You look 00:32:04.750 --> 00:32:07.589 so much the same. You look like brothers. You 00:32:07.589 --> 00:32:17.180 should get married. Look, this is going to be 00:32:17.180 --> 00:32:19.019 a day that you'll never forget again in your 00:32:19.019 --> 00:32:23.519 entire life. God is about to change everything 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:29.339 for you just because you said yes to Jesus. Now, 00:32:29.359 --> 00:32:30.799 will you put your hand on your heart like this? 00:32:30.900 --> 00:32:33.700 If you walked out with somebody, would you stand 00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:35.619 behind that person and put your hands on the 00:32:35.619 --> 00:32:43.569 shoulders just so I know who is what? Hallelujah. 00:32:43.569 --> 00:32:45.670 Now look at me, please, if you don't mind. Just 00:32:45.670 --> 00:32:48.589 look at me. You know, when I counsel married 00:32:48.589 --> 00:32:51.490 couples, I always tell them when they have problems. 00:32:52.990 --> 00:32:55.509 Do you remember how you courted your wife at 00:32:55.509 --> 00:33:01.369 the beginning? And it worked. Go and do it again. 00:33:04.049 --> 00:33:08.369 Just go and do the same again. You remember how... 00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:13.039 You accepted Jesus the first time? Let's do it 00:33:13.039 --> 00:33:16.539 today as if it's the first time you've ever done 00:33:16.539 --> 00:33:20.640 it. Do it like these people with tears flowing 00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:24.099 over your cheeks and just saying, Master, I have 00:33:24.099 --> 00:33:27.279 sinned. And when you say it, ask forgiveness. 00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:29.819 Just mean it and watch what God is going to do. 00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:35.240 Hey, I'm so happy you came. I'm so happy. Glory 00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:39.619 to God. Put your hand on your heart. Let's pray. 00:33:40.000 --> 00:33:43.160 Can I have the music quiet right now? Just total 00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:45.900 quietness. Come on, church. Stretch your hands 00:33:45.900 --> 00:33:49.700 out to these. They've been struggling. Let's 00:33:49.700 --> 00:33:54.279 pray. Everybody pray with him. You follow the 00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:57.000 prayer that I'm going to lead. Everybody pray 00:33:57.000 --> 00:34:02.859 with him. Say, Lord Jesus. I've sinned against 00:34:02.859 --> 00:34:12.090 you. And I'm so deeply sorry. Please forgive 00:34:12.090 --> 00:34:22.090 me. Wash me in your blood. And cleanse me. Remove 00:34:22.090 --> 00:34:28.130 the stain from sin from my life. Take away this 00:34:28.130 --> 00:34:34.110 nagging fear. And replace it with your peace 00:34:34.110 --> 00:34:38.030 today. Put both your hands up towards him right 00:34:38.030 --> 00:34:41.150 now. Say, Lord Jesus, I receive you as my Savior. 00:34:43.449 --> 00:34:47.929 I receive my forgiveness right now. In the name 00:34:47.929 --> 00:34:53.849 of Jesus. I give you my heart. I give you my 00:34:53.849 --> 00:35:01.309 life. In Jesus' name. Everybody clap hands for 00:35:01.309 --> 00:35:05.980 them, will you please? You taking them in there? 00:35:10.800 --> 00:35:13.420 Yeah, man, that's the way to clap hands, buddy. 00:35:13.559 --> 00:35:17.260 Do that again. Show them how to clap hands. Man, 00:35:17.260 --> 00:35:28.320 that means it's done. Glory to God. Wow. Pastor 00:35:28.320 --> 00:35:31.360 Brad, Pastor Brad will give you instructions. 00:35:31.519 --> 00:35:35.159 Please remain here. Please remain. Thank you, 00:35:35.179 --> 00:35:42.440 Pastor. Amen. For those of you that came, we're 00:35:42.440 --> 00:35:45.559 going to allow you to go back here just shortly, 00:35:45.619 --> 00:35:48.539 but we'd like to just make sure we can talk with 00:35:48.539 --> 00:35:50.840 you about the decision that you've made and that 00:35:50.840 --> 00:35:54.380 process of just following the Lord briefly. If 00:35:54.380 --> 00:35:57.420 you just move right to your left, my right, right 00:35:57.420 --> 00:35:59.519 through that door, Pastor Kelly and Pastor David 00:35:59.519 --> 00:36:01.559 will meet you there. Would you just follow right 00:36:01.559 --> 00:36:04.110 through there? Just go right through there. Church, 00:36:04.269 --> 00:36:05.610 would you give them a big hand? Tell them we're 00:36:05.610 --> 00:36:10.690 proud of them. Right through that door. Thank 00:36:10.690 --> 00:36:13.070 you. Right through that door. Right into the... 00:36:13.070 --> 00:36:16.309 I want to talk with you just a little bit. Thank 00:36:16.309 --> 00:36:29.409 you. Hallelujah. Come on, why don't we stretch 00:36:29.409 --> 00:36:34.110 our hands toward heaven? Lord, there's no greater 00:36:34.110 --> 00:36:41.289 miracle than salvation. There's no greater assurance 00:36:41.289 --> 00:36:44.570 than to know that you have paid for our sin, 00:36:44.630 --> 00:36:48.150 that not only are we clean before you, but Lord, 00:36:48.230 --> 00:36:52.429 not just set apart as an object that's clean, 00:36:52.610 --> 00:36:59.469 but set apart, clean, loved, accepted, and valued 00:36:59.469 --> 00:37:05.070 by our Father. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you 00:37:05.070 --> 00:37:08.070 for, Lord, a message that begins to move on the 00:37:08.070 --> 00:37:10.110 hearts of people. Thank you for the word of God. 00:37:10.289 --> 00:37:13.030 Lord, I pray even now that as they prayed that 00:37:13.030 --> 00:37:15.250 prayer, Lord, wherever they were in their journey, 00:37:15.309 --> 00:37:17.889 backslidden, prodigal, first -time salvation, 00:37:18.110 --> 00:37:21.630 Lord, there would be an encounter even now. That 00:37:21.630 --> 00:37:25.309 decision sealed, not just because of words, but 00:37:25.309 --> 00:37:27.949 because of a connection, heart to your heart. 00:37:27.989 --> 00:37:31.670 In Jesus' name. Lord, we seal that. Seal them 00:37:31.670 --> 00:37:35.050 now. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. God 00:37:35.050 --> 00:37:37.849 bless you, church. Thank you for being a great 00:37:37.849 --> 00:37:40.190 church. We're going to have people. Our healing 00:37:40.190 --> 00:37:42.670 team ministry is coming even right now to my 00:37:42.670 --> 00:37:45.610 left, your right, to begin to pray for people. 00:37:45.829 --> 00:37:49.050 If you have not received or you need a touch 00:37:49.050 --> 00:37:51.070 of healing in your body, please come see them. 00:37:51.130 --> 00:37:53.760 They're praying for you. Have a wonderful afternoon. 00:37:53.800 --> 00:37:56.260 Don't forget the book table. And don't forget 00:37:56.260 --> 00:38:00.480 Cosmo, popcorn, Kenny's favorite deal, two bags 00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:03.360 for one price. God bless you. Have a wonderful 00:38:03.360 --> 00:38:13.039 week. If you are interested in hearing other 00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:16.000 podcasts or contacting Life Bible Church, go 00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:20.599 to www .lifebiblechurch .org or call us at 541 00:38:20.599 --> 00:38:23.079 -995 -8282.