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00:03 by the friends of the Amazing Facts Ministry. 00:08 Doug Batchelor: Can you imagine stepping into the line 00:10 of fire on a battlefield to save your enemy? 00:14 On November 12, 1944, German Lieutenant Friedrich Lengfeld 00:19 heard the desperate cries of a wounded American soldier who had 00:23 been shot down in the midst of a German minefield. 00:27 He ordered his men not to fire upon any rescuers, 00:30 but as time slipped by, no Allied medics 00:33 came to the aid of the injured man. 00:35 That's when Lengfeld decided to help the enemy soldier himself. 00:39 After organizing a rescue squad, he stepped out into the danger 00:44 to assist his enemy, but he never got very far. 00:48 He was injured by an exploding mine 00:50 and died several hours later. 00:52 In 1994, a group of American veterans erected 00:56 a memorial to honor his act of self-sacrifice. 00:59 It's always moving when we hear about people who 01:02 risked their lives to help a stranger in need. 01:05 But, you know, Jesus risked much more to save his enemies when he 01:09 came to this world, even knowing that he'd be hated, rejected, 01:14 and persecuted, and ultimately killed, did not hinder him. 01:18 Why? What was the motivation? 01:21 Join me now as we take a deeper look 01:23 at this transformational subject. 01:29 Doug: Tonight's presentation is among the most important, and 01:33 it's dealing with the subject of The Supreme Sacrifice. 01:38 You know, this is what we're going to do 01:39 tonight is we're going to spend some time beholding 01:41 the Lamb, and it is a prophetic theme. 01:44 Now, some people come to a seminar like this and say, 01:45 "Pastor Doug, I didn't come to talk about Jesus and salvation. 01:49 I want to understand prophecy. 01:51 I want to know about the beast and the 01:53 Antichrist and Armageddon and 666. 01:56 Let's study those things." 01:59 Well, you know, this is the theme of prophecy. 02:02 If you look in Revelation chapter 5, it talks about a Lamb 02:06 that had been slain that's in the midst of the throne. 02:10 And throughout the book of Revelation, Jesus is referred to 02:12 the Lamb and unless we know who that Lamb is, 02:16 you know, we are going to miss out on everything. 02:18 The purpose of all Bible prophecy is redemptive. 02:23 The purpose of all Bible prophecy is redemptive. 02:27 God's prophecies are not just to entertain 02:29 us that He can foretell the future. 02:31 The reason He has these prophecies 02:33 is so that we can be saved. 02:35 What good is it to you if you understand what the beast is and 02:39 666 and the Antichrist and mark of the beast, and you even know 02:42 the date and the hour of Christ's coming, 02:45 if you're not saved, what good does that do you? 02:47 What good is it if you gain the whole world and lose your soul? 02:51 You might think, "Well, I just, you know, 02:53 I want this knowledge." 02:54 Well, the devil knows more than anybody 02:55 here, it's not going to save him. 02:58 What you ultimately need to know 02:59 is Jesus, a relationship with Him. 03:02 All the prophecies are pointing towards that. 03:04 So, we're not really being honest or fair with you if we're 03:07 just teaching Bible trivia and prophecy trivia, and we're not 03:12 talking about the central theme of prophecy, which is Christ. 03:16 Now, when you open the book of Revelation, who knows 03:18 what the first line in Revelation says? 03:21 The revelation of the Antichrist? 03:25 The revelation of the beast? The revelation of Armageddon? 03:29 Millennium? Secret rapture to witnesses? 03:32 They're all in the book, but 03:33 that's not what it's talking about. 03:35 It's the revelation of Jesus Christ. 03:38 And in the first chapter, Jesus appears, 03:41 and He's being revealed in these prophecies. 03:44 So tonight, we're going to be talking about what the 03:46 prophecies have to say about Jesus. 03:49 Is Jesus the only way to be saved 03:51 and importance of eternal life? 03:54 And what is salvation? First question. 03:56 "Why was it necessary for Jesus to die?" 04:00 You read in Romans chapter 3, verse 23, 04:03 "For all have sinned," everybody's sinned. 04:08 See, sin is deadly and it's contagious. 04:11 In fact, this planet has been pretty much quarantined 04:15 from the rest of the cosmos, the universe, 04:17 because we've got a deadly disease. 04:20 You can just see that sin hurts. 04:22 Sin hurts you, sin hurts your neighbor, sin hurts God, and sin 04:28 is selfishness, and it just basically self-destructs. 04:33 And the end result of sin is death. 04:35 The penalty for sin is death. 04:36 You might be thinking, "Well, then why aren't we 04:38 dead yet, since we've all sinned?" 04:41 Because through the sacrifice of Jesus, He not only bought the 04:45 opportunity for people to find everlasting life, but every 04:48 person has been provided with probationary time. 04:53 The Lord has bought us an extension 04:56 to make a different choice. 04:58 He's bought us probationary time to say, 05:01 "I don't want to live for myself. 05:02 I want to live for God." Penalty for sin is death. 05:06 You can see here also in Hebrews chapter 9, verse 22, "Without 05:11 the shedding of blood, there is no remission." 05:13 The word "remission" means there is no 05:16 forgiveness without the shedding of blood. 05:19 The Bible tells us the life is in the blood, 05:22 and all creatures need blood. 05:25 Blood is what cleanses us. 05:29 I remember reading a few years ago, and it's also very relevant 05:32 today, when they had that Ebola outbreak there in Africa. 05:36 And, you know, COVID is very serious, but the survival rate 05:41 is a whole lot better than Ebola. 05:44 And some of you remember that there was this nurse William 05:46 Pooley, he contracted Ebola and nearly died, but he survived. 05:50 But because he survived, in his body, he had the antibodies that 05:54 were very rare because there were very few survivors. 05:59 And the antibodies were basically a life serum. 06:03 And he flew to other parts of the world to 06:06 give transfusions to save other people. 06:10 Who knows what the first miracle of Jesus was? 06:14 He turned the water to wine. 06:16 What's wine a symbol of in the Bible? 06:18 The blood, there at the Last Supper, 06:20 Jesus gave them the cup of grape juice. 06:21 He said, "Take, drink. 06:22 This is My blood that is shed for you 06:25 for the remission of sin." 06:27 Said, "Except you eat My flesh and drink My blood--" and He 06:30 doesn't literally want us drinking blood. 06:31 You all know that, no vampires here. 06:35 He's talking about having His life go in us. 06:40 What's the last thing that Jesus did before He died on the cross? 06:43 People offered Him sour wine on a sponge. 06:48 So, they're at the wedding feast, Jesus's 06:50 first miracle, He provides pure grape juice. 06:53 They said, "You've saved the best." 06:55 Then the last thing He does is He takes sour wine from man. 06:59 Jesus gave the human race a blood transfusion. 07:02 Basically, He took our badness and He gives us His goodness. 07:07 He made this great exchange with us. 07:09 You can read also in 1 Corinthians chapter 15, verse 3, 07:13 Christ died for the sins of the Jews? 07:18 He died for the sin of the whole world. 07:21 Did He only die for the sins of those who choose to believe in 07:23 Him, or did He die for everybody? 07:26 Christ died for our sins because He loved us, He took our place. 07:31 Now, sin is deadly. It killed him. 07:35 Sort of something like, if you can imagine if you will, a 07:39 family that lives on a beautiful island out in the Pacific where 07:43 it's tropical paradise, and they got an abundance of good food 07:46 and fruits and clean water, a family with ten children. 07:49 you know, it's like Robinson Crusoe with ten children. 07:52 They're all having a wonderful time, and the one of them, 07:55 for some inexplicable reason, contracts 08:01 a deadly, painful, fatal disease. 08:05 And the parents have to make a difficult decision 08:07 because it's extremely contagious. 08:10 They know if that child stays on the island, it'll infect all 08:12 the other children, and they love that child. 08:15 Wouldn't they be doing everything they could to find a 08:17 way to isolate that child and heal them if they could? 08:21 Put him on a raft, find some cure. 08:24 This is what God is faced with. 08:26 He had to pretty much separate us from the rest of the universe 08:28 because sin is deadly and it's contagious. 08:30 And Jesus said, "There's only one way, I will take their 08:34 penalty to meet the demands of justice. 08:37 I will take their weakness and their sin, 08:39 and I will give them My strength. 08:41 I will give them My purity. I will give them My power. 08:44 They will be new creatures." 08:46 You also read in 1 Peter 3, verse 18, "For Christ also 08:50 suffered once, the just for the unjust." 08:53 He is just. He never sinned. 08:55 He did not deserve it, but He died for you and me. 08:59 So, what is this great plan of salvation called? 09:02 It says in Revelation 14:6--I told you 09:04 this as a prophecy subject. 09:06 Having the everlasting gospel, this is our study tonight. 09:09 What is the everlasting gospel? 09:12 The word "gospel" means good news. 09:14 "Having the everlasting gospel to preach 09:16 to those who dwell on the earth." 09:18 You read in Revelation chapter 14 where this passage comes 09:21 from that in the last days just before Christ comes in chapter 09:25 14, Jesus is pictured coming in the clouds to harvest the earth. 09:30 And just before He comes, there's pictured these angels 09:32 flying in heaven with these messages, 09:34 and they're giving them with a loud voice. 09:37 And one of those messages is this angel's got the everlasting 09:41 gospel to preach unto those who dwell upon the earth. 09:44 You know, this is being fulfilled tonight. 09:47 "Why did God make such a fantastic sacrifice for us?" 09:51 "For God so," what? 09:54 How many of you know this verse in John 3:16? 09:57 "For God so loved--" say it with me, would you? 10:00 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten 10:04 Son, that whosoever believeth in Him 10:08 may not perish, but have everlasting life." 10:12 You know, that is such a wonderful verse. 10:13 I took off tonight before I came, I usually print out a 10:16 couple of notes, and I forgot, but I think I was 10:18 able to print this one thing on my phone 10:20 I want to share with you real quick. 10:22 Just about John 3:16, it's one of the greatest verses. 10:26 Listen to this. Just break it down for a second. 10:28 This is John 3:16, "For God, (the greatest Giver), so loved, 10:34 (the greatest motive), the world, (the greatest number), 10:38 that He gave, (the greatest act), His only Son, (the 10:42 greatest gift), that whosoever, (the greatest invitation), 10:48 believes in Him, (the greatest opportunity), 10:50 should not perish, (the greatest deliverance), 10:53 but have eternal life, (the greatest joy)." 10:57 This verse is so jam-packed, volcanic, 11:00 explosive with promise. 11:02 That's why it's many people's favorite verse. 11:05 He so loved us. 11:07 "What must I do to benefit from Jesus's sacrificial sacrifice?" 11:11 The Bible tells us some things that happened. 11:14 First of all, you got to believe. 11:16 That almost sounds too good to be true. 11:18 All things are possible to those who believe. 11:21 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. 11:25 And it starts with simple faith. 11:26 Now, I mean, once you do believe, you're going to see 11:28 changes, but it starts with belief. 11:32 "If" is a two-letter word, but it's 11:34 a very dangerous word for Jesus. 11:38 When Jesus died, He was executed between two thieves. 11:42 Both thieves were asking for deliverance. 11:45 One of them said, "If you are the Christ, 11:48 save Yourself and save us." 11:50 He figured that Jesus would put Himself first. 11:52 The other thief said, "Lord, remember 11:55 me when You come into Your paradise." 11:57 No doubt he says, "You are the Lord, 11:59 and I believe you've got a Kingdom. 12:01 Remember me when you've come into Your Kingdom." 12:03 And Jesus said to him, "Verily I say to you today, 12:06 you will be with Me in Paradise." 12:07 Said, "Verily I say to you today, 12:09 you will be with Me in Paradise." 12:11 What a wonderful promise. 12:12 Now, did that thief do a lot of good works 12:15 and make donations and philanthropic work? 12:17 And, you know, did he cook at the church every week? 12:21 Did he do any good deeds that earned his salvation? 12:24 Or did he simply reach out, pray, and believe? 12:28 The Bible is going to give you a few steps 12:30 of what you need to do to be saved. 12:32 We all need to know what that is. 12:34 One of them, believe. Believe that Jesus loves you. 12:37 Believe that Jesus will save you. 12:39 Would Jesus go through all the trouble that He went through to 12:41 leave heaven and come to this world, dark world compared to 12:45 heaven, where there's evil to be hounded by the devil for 33 and 12:48 a half years, to be tortured on a cross? 12:51 Would He go through all of that to 12:52 save you if you could not be saved? 12:55 Of course you can be saved. Believe it. 12:58 Once you believe it, you give God permission to start making 13:01 changes in your life, but it starts with faith. 13:03 All things are possible to him that believes. 13:06 Without faith, it is impossible to please God, for he that comes 13:09 to God must believe that He is and He is a 13:11 rewarder of those who diligently seek Him, so believe. 13:16 Doug: Don't go anywhere, friends. 13:18 In just a moment, we're going to return 13:20 with the rest of today's presentation. 13:23 No doubt you've often heard that Jesus died for your sins and 13:27 that He paid an enormous price to save you from sin and death. 13:31 It sounds important, but how does that affect your 13:34 day-to-day life 2,000 years later? 13:38 Well, friend, your response to Jesus's sacrifice is going to be 13:42 in direct proportion to how you understand its value. 13:47 In fact, your eternity actually hinges upon 13:51 knowing the truth about this vital subject. 13:53 That's why Amazing Facts would like to send you a special gift 13:57 called "The High Cost Of The Cross." 14:00 This extraordinary resource dives deep into the heart of the 14:03 Christian faith by exploring the reasons why Jesus had to die and 14:08 how much He sacrificed to open the gates of heaven for you. 14:11 So, don't wait, friend. 14:13 To get your free copy, call the number on the screen and ask for 14:16 offer number 156, or visit the web address. 14:20 And after you read this incredible resource, 14:22 make sure and share it with a friend. 14:24 Well, let's return to today's presentation and learn some more 14:27 amazing facts from the Word of God. 14:31 Doug: How does God cleanse us? 14:32 What's this process, the science of how this works? 14:35 First of all, Acts chapter 3, verse 19, 14:37 you can also read this in Acts chapter 2. 14:39 The first word is, what's it say up there on the screen? 14:42 "Repent therefore, be converted, that 14:45 your sins might be blotted out." 14:48 When you look to Jesus in faith and you accept Him, 14:51 then tell Him you're sorry for your sins. 14:53 And this is the second part of that. 14:55 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and 14:58 just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us 15:01 from," a little bit of unrighteousness. 15:03 I didn't know if you were reading that 15:05 with me, but oh, yeah, it does. 15:06 It says, "All unrighteousness." 15:08 "You mean after my life of sin, I can tell the Lord I'm sorry 15:12 for my sins and repent of my sins and confess, and He says 15:15 He will cleanse me from all unrighteousness?" 15:19 That's right, in the Bible, you've 15:21 got adulterers, adulteresses, murderers, 15:25 thieves that are forgiven by God. 15:28 Paul said, "And such were some 15:30 of you, but you've been cleansed. 15:31 You've been forgiven. 15:33 You've been washed because of Jesus." 15:35 He completely transforms you, but it says you need to repent. 15:38 Now, repentance means a genuine sorrow for sin 15:42 where you're willing to turn away from it. 15:44 There's a lot of Christians that sort 15:46 of teach a shallow idea of repentance. 15:50 They'll have a church service, and they'll say, "If you'd like 15:53 to accept Jesus and have eternal life, you know, 15:55 raise your hand, say this prayer. 15:57 Yes, Jesus, I accept You," and go home, and they kind 15:59 of pretty much continue living their life. 16:02 Repentance is where you have a sorrow for your sin and you 16:05 genuinely want to be made different. 16:07 You want to be delivered from your sin. 16:09 A lot of people have different addictions. 16:11 You don't want to just be forgiven and 16:12 continue with your addiction. 16:13 You want to be saved from your sin, right? 16:15 What does the Bible say to Mary? 16:17 Jesus said--or the angel said to Mary, "You'll call His name 16:20 Jesus because He will save people from their sin." 16:24 He wants to transform you and save you from your sin. 16:26 Sin is your problem. So, we repent. 16:30 Now, if--after the program, I try to, 16:34 you know, I take off my microphone. 16:36 I go back, and I try to greet the people that are coming. 16:39 And if on my way to the back door, I run into you, and I 16:43 knock you down and throw you to the floor, and your stuff 16:46 scattered everywhere and I say, "Excuse me," 16:48 and I keep going, that's probably not right. 16:51 I ought to stop and, you know, help you up 16:53 and apologize, be a little more thorough. 16:55 If on the way to the door, I bumped your elbow with my elbow, 16:58 I just say, "Excuse me," I go on my way. 17:00 The degree of offense dictates how much you apologize. 17:05 See what I'm saying? 17:07 So, when we say, "Thank you for salvation, Jesus," 17:10 and we just walk away, we don't have a 17:12 concept of what He suffered for our sin. 17:15 Part of being a Christian, and not just 17:16 repentance, it's what you call restoration. 17:19 It teaches that in the Bible too, but you 17:21 don't hear too many sermons about that. 17:23 It's being a new creature, righting wrongs. 17:25 And you know what? 17:26 You do that--if you can put that list on the bed and kneel by it 17:30 and say, "Lord, you promised to cleanse me from all 17:32 unrighteousness, thank You for cleansing me." 17:35 And believe and throw that list away. 17:37 Don't anyone--press the delete button. 17:39 Don't let anyone get that list. 17:41 And you're going to feel such relief and 17:42 peace in your life when you do that. 17:45 "What is this wonderful conversion experience called?" 17:48 You can read about it there in John 3, verse 7. 17:52 "You must be--" what did Jesus say to Nicodemus? 17:54 "You must be born again." 17:57 What's He talking about when He said, "You must be born again"? 18:00 It's talking about you become a new person. 18:03 You get a new beginning. 18:04 And when you come to Jesus, you get a new start where all of the 18:07 sins and the mistakes of the past are washed away. 18:10 Like an innocent baby, you come forth into a new world, and you 18:13 are adopted into the family of God. 18:16 God now calls you His son, His daughter, 18:18 and He will watch over you. 18:20 It's like, for me, one of the greatest miracles is 18:24 metamorphosis, how you see this worm turn 18:28 into this elegant, winged creature. 18:30 What a transformation. 18:32 That's what happens in conversion, 18:33 you become a new creature. 18:35 He changes you. 18:36 Old things are passed away, all things become new, 18:40 and you get the innocence of a little baby. 18:43 "Who enters the heart of a Christian, 18:45 of each born-again Christian?" 18:48 The Bible says, "The Spirit of truth, but you know Him, for He 18:52 dwells with you and He will be in you." 18:54 Notice again, the emphasis on He. 18:57 The Holy Spirit will be in you. 18:59 And every day, I pray for the Holy Spirit. 19:02 All the time, many times through the day before the program I'm 19:04 saying, "God, I want Your Spirit to be in me." 19:08 Because He will lead you, He'll guide you, He'll give you 19:10 wisdom, He'll give you sensitivity about what to say, 19:13 how to treat people, how to be like Jesus. 19:15 The Bible calls it being Spirit led. 19:19 And in the same way, I believe in the last days, God wants to 19:21 baptize His people in the Holy Spirit. 19:24 And I think you're going to see the same kind of outpouring of 19:27 the Spirit and the miracles that you see in the book of Acts. 19:30 I think that's going to happen again 19:31 before the Second Coming, don't you? 19:33 Well, how's that going to happen? 19:35 You know how the disciples received the 19:36 Holy Spirit in Pentecostal power? 19:39 Is they spent ten days together praying, 19:41 confessing their faults, forgiving each other. 19:44 And when their hearts were empty, then God could fill them. 19:48 God wants to fill you with His love, His joy, His abundance. 19:51 But unfortunately, our hearts are so full of the 19:53 world, there's no room for anything else. 19:55 When you humble yourself before God, He will fill 19:57 you with the Spirit and He will lift you up. 20:00 "When Jesus lives in my heart through 20:02 the Holy Spirit, what will I do?" 20:04 How are things different? 20:07 "Both to will and to do of His good pleasure." 20:10 And that's Philippians 2:13. 20:12 We are going to be daily wanting to 20:13 seek out what God wants us to do. 20:15 We're going to be sensitive to God's leading. 20:17 You're going to start seeing the most 20:18 amazing miracles happen in your life. 20:21 When I was a baby Christian, I think I needed a little extra 20:24 encouragement because I was very cynical. 20:30 Like John, I'm from New York City, and they got so many 20:32 schemes there and con artists that when I started reading the 20:36 Bible, I just--I didn't want to be taken in. 20:39 So, when I was praying, I believed, but the Lord had to 20:43 just give me some, some encouragement. 20:47 And I saw so many miracles happen that proved to me that 20:50 God is real, and He'll do this for you. 20:54 So, pray for His leading and His will 20:56 to show you what to do, and He will. 20:58 You know, we sing that theme song each night, 21:00 "Help me to know Your will, Lord." 21:02 The greatest battle is not just knowing God's will, 21:05 it's to have a willingness to do His will. 21:08 "Why should I be confident that my new-birth 21:10 experience will be successful?" 21:13 Answer, "He who has begun a good work in you will 21:18 complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." 21:20 This is Philippians 1, verse 6. 21:23 You know, there's so many people that think that, you know, "I 21:26 started out, but I'm not seeing much progress. 21:29 I want God to finish what He started in my life." 21:31 The Bible promises God is the author 21:34 and the finisher of your faith. 21:36 He will finish what He starts in your life, if you ask Him. 21:40 He who begun a good work in you will perform it. 21:43 Jesus is not a quitter. Some people get discouraged. 21:46 They say, "You know, I came to Jesus, but I had no idea that 21:49 there was going to be problems afterward." 21:52 I think pastors do a disservice to people when we make it sound 21:56 like you come to the altar and you accept Jesus, and it's going 21:59 to be a bed of roses and a bowl of cherries from there on. 22:02 When the children of Israel escaped the 22:04 slavery of Egypt, did all of their problems end? 22:09 They crossed the Red Sea, you can call that baptism. 22:12 Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10, that's like baptism. 22:14 They're no longer in the territory of Egypt. 22:17 They're beginning their journey into the Promised Land. 22:19 And they rejoiced for a little while, 22:20 but then they were attacked by the Amalekites. 22:23 God gave them victory if they went and fought with 22:26 Joshua, and Joshua led them to victory. 22:29 They ran out of bread. They got hungry. 22:32 They murmured and complained, 22:33 and God gave them bread from heaven. 22:35 They ran out of water. They got thirsty. 22:37 God gave them water. 22:38 They just had challenge after challenge 22:40 to test their faith along the way. 22:42 And they're wandering, "Why don't we just go 22:44 directly from Egypt to the Promised Land?" 22:45 They did a lot of wandering, you know why? 22:47 They had to go through what you call sanctification. 22:50 They went through a process of learning to trust God. 22:53 Now, it says in Isaiah, "Learn to do good." 22:56 Once you come to the Lord, you have to, sort of, unlearn 23:00 everything you learned in the school of the devil, and you've 23:03 got to learn now what it means to follow the Lord. 23:05 Do not be discouraged if you fall down a 23:08 few times in your early walk with Christ. 23:11 "How will true conversion change a person's life?" 23:14 So, when you have come to the Lord and you've experienced 23:16 genuine conversion, what happens? 23:19 A says, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, 23:23 if you have love for one another." 23:26 You know, some people say, "Oh, you know, 23:27 I don't want to go to church. 23:28 There's some hypocrites in church." 23:30 Well, that's the best environment to learn love in. 23:34 The disciples, did they argue among themselves? 23:39 The Bible says they did. Do families sometimes argue? 23:44 If you say, "Lord, give me love," do you think He's just 23:46 going to give you some pink package in the mail and love's 23:49 going to spill all over you with little sparkle 23:51 fairy dust and you can love everybody? 23:53 No, He's going to put unlovable people around you, 23:58 and you're going to learn how to love. 23:59 But once you learn those people, the 24:00 lovable people are really easy, right? 24:05 But He's going to teach you to love. 24:07 And how did the Bible say that everybody 24:09 is going to know we're His disciples? 24:11 By our love for one another, by our love for one another. 24:15 "If anyone is in Christ, he's a new creation." 24:18 People should see a transformation in your life. 24:23 My old family and the kids that I used to go to 24:25 school with, they see Doug Batchelor now, and 24:28 they say, "Doug became a preacher? 24:31 A pastor?" And I was Jewish. 24:34 "A Christian?" 24:36 I re-connected with some of my friends on Facebook, 24:39 and they just, they see a change. 24:41 And I say, "What God did for me, He'll do for you. 24:44 I was miserable then. I'm happy now." 24:46 You become a new creature, a new creation. 24:49 Answer C, "We keep His commandments 24:52 and do those things that are pleasing in His sight." 24:55 We--you know, God's law is not that complicated. 24:58 People like to argue about, you know, what 25:00 the law of God is and what God wants. 25:02 It's like Mark Twain said, "It's not the mysteries 25:04 in the Bible that cause me sleepless nights, 25:06 it's the good I know I should do." 25:08 And most of us understand what God wants us to do. 25:11 Be willing to obey God. 25:13 Sometimes we're afraid of the consequences of obeying God. 25:16 Trust Him. 25:17 You're going to think, "Oh, how am I going to get through this?" 25:19 God is in the business of 25:20 working miracles when you trust Him. 25:23 Keep in mind, God will never ever ask you to do something 25:26 without giving you the power to do it. 25:29 In every command of God is inherent the 25:32 power to obey what He is commanding. 25:35 Answer D, "And do not be conformed to the world, but be 25:39 transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you might prove 25:43 what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." 25:46 You are transformed. Your mind has changed. 25:49 You're learning new things. 25:51 And then the Bible says, "You will be witnesses to Me." 25:54 You know, you're not going to be able 25:55 to keep the good news to yourself. 25:57 Your face is going to advertise. 26:00 People are going to see that you've learned something. 26:03 How many of you ladies out there have friends, and you can tell 26:07 that they're in love because their expression changes? 26:11 I remember my grandmother one time 26:13 she said, "Oh, she's in love." 26:15 I said, "How do you know?" 26:16 Said, "You can just look at her, you can tell." 26:18 And when people fall in love with Jesus, 26:20 you can't keep it to yourself. 26:22 You want to talk about the One you love. 26:28 announcer: Don't forget to request today's 26:29 life-changing, free resource. 26:31 Not only can you receive this free gift in the mail, 26:34 you can download a digital copy straight 26:35 to your computer or mobile device. 26:38 To get your digital copy of today's free gift, simply text 26:41 the keyword on your screen to 40544 or visit the 26:45 web address shown on your screen. 26:47 And be sure to select the digital 26:49 download option on the request page. 26:51 It's now easier than ever for you to study God's Word with 26:54 Amazing Facts wherever and whenever you want, and most 26:58 important, to share it with others. 27:04 announcer: Are you looking for a life-changing 27:05 gift that keeps on giving? 27:08 Then look no further. 27:11 "Amazing Testimonies of Changed Lives" is a moving 27:14 day devotional full of beautifully told conversion 27:16 stories about people just like you. 27:21 You will read familiar Bible accounts like that of the 27:23 Apostle Paul, stories from great men and women in history like 27:28 Martin Luther and Fanny Crosby, and even Amazing Facts 27:33 testimonies of people who accepted Christ, 27:36 turning from death to eternal life. 27:40 You'll be inspired by these thrilling accounts of hearts 27:42 changed by the power of the Holy Spirit. 27:47 You'll even be convinced that God can change your life too. 27:53 To order your copy today, visit afbookstore.com. 28:02 announcer: Don't forget to request today's free offer. 28:04 It's sure to be a blessing. 28:06 And thank you for your continued support as we take 28:08 the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. 28:11 We hope you'll join us next week as we delve deep into the Word 28:14 of God to explore more amazing facts. 28:24 announcer: This presentation was brought to you by the 28:26 friends of the Amazing Facts Ministry. |
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