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00:03 by the friends of the Amazing Facts ministry. 00:09 Doug Batchelor: Did you know that when a human baby is born, 00:12 about 78% of its body is made up of water? 00:16 Our water ratio drops somewhat as we age, but water remains an 00:20 essential part of our survival. 00:23 In fact, a mere 2% drop in body water can cause fuzzy short-term 00:28 memory, difficulty with basic math, and trouble focusing on 00:32 a computer or a printed page. 00:35 If the water in your body drops 5%, you'll no longer be able to 00:39 see, a 10% drop takes away your ability to hear. 00:45 Water plays a crucial role in almost every body function, but 00:50 some researchers estimate that 75% of Americans are 00:54 chronically dehydrated. 00:56 Insufficient water increases the risk for obesity, fatigue, and a 01:01 host of common diseases. 01:03 Water is essential not only to our physical bodies, but our 01:06 spiritual survival as well. 01:09 As the living water, Jesus is the ultimate thirst quencher for 01:13 our souls, and we receive him in a special way when we enter the 01:18 waters of baptism. 01:20 So, join me now, friends, for today's program, as we take 01:23 a closer look at this very important subject, how we can be 01:26 born of the Spirit and the water. 01:33 Doug: There is a place in Austria, up in the mountains, 01:36 it's called Grüner See, or Green Lake, and it's nestled in a 01:41 beautiful valley there. 01:43 They've got a park, it's got benches, and bridges, and 01:46 flowers, and trails. 01:49 And every spring, because of the melting snow, it is baptized in 01:55 40 feet of water, and it's the whole park is immersed in water, 02:02 and it gradually drains off. 02:04 Here's a picture of someone scuba diving in the park, and 02:08 you can see there's a trail and a tree, and there'll be benches 02:11 off to the side. 02:12 But all that water drains away and it explodes with flowers, 02:17 then, in the springtime, after this, what do you call it? 02:21 Massive immersion in water. 02:25 You know, water is a central teaching in the Bible. 02:30 First, let's talk about our scripture here, Revelation 14, 02:34 verse 6, "Then I saw another 02:36 angel flying in the midst of 02:38 heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who 02:42 dwell on the earth--to every nation, tribe, tongue, 02:46 and people." 02:48 Now, we've talked about the everlasting gospel, now I want 02:50 to emphasize, "Every nation, tribe, tongue, and people." 02:56 Where do we hear that? 02:58 When Jesus says His parting words, Matthew chapter 28, "All 03:05 authority is given to Me in heaven and earth. 03:07 Go ye therefore into all the world and preach the gospel to 03:11 every creature." 03:13 He says in the book of Acts chapter 1, go, "To the uttermost 03:17 parts of the world." 03:19 Jesus wants us to go everywhere, to every tribe, tongue, and 03:22 people with the gospel. 03:24 And what else does He say? 03:26 "Baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the 03:31 Holy Spirit." 03:33 The very beginning of the New Testament, it's in the Gospel of 03:36 Mark, and even the Gospel of John, it begins with John the 03:39 Baptist baptizing. 03:41 The last thing Jesus says before He ascends to heaven? 03:44 In the Gospel of Mark, and Luke, and Matthew, is to go to teach 03:49 and baptize. 03:50 First thing that happens in Acts chapter 1? 03:53 "Repent," Peter says, "And be baptized." 03:56 You would think the last words of Jesus should be a first 03:59 priority for believers, amen? 04:03 If it's important to Jesus, it should be important to us. 04:06 So what does the word "baptize" mean? 04:09 Baptism, Colossians 2, verse 11 and 12, "In Him you 04:13 were...buried...through baptism." 04:16 It's a symbol of death. 04:19 Now, in the world, today, there are a lot of counterfeit 04:23 baptisms, and some people sprinkle, and technically that 04:29 is not a baptism. 04:31 The word 'baptize' means to immerse, to submerge, it's a 04:35 word they used in Ancient Greek literature when they were dying 04:38 cloth, they would plunge the cloth in the vat of dye and get 04:42 it completely under so the dye would penetrate all the fibers. 04:46 And so the very word "baptize" means to immerse. 04:50 And all the churches used to practice baptism by immersion. 04:54 In our church, just right beyond that wall there, we've got 04:57 a baptistry, a lot of churches, Baptist churches and others, 04:59 have baptistries built in, because we think that it's very 05:02 important to the ceremony, that it has meaning, God wants us to 05:08 follow the pattern, because it represents a new birth. 05:12 It's like when a baby comes into the world, it comes out of an 05:16 envelope of water and takes a breath, like when that person 05:19 comes up. 05:20 And when someone dies, they pause their breathing, they go 05:23 down, and they momentarily hold their breath. 05:27 You know, when we baptize people, we don't hold them 05:29 under, we just say, "In the name of the Father, Son, and 05:31 Holy Spirit," and we put them under and we bring them up 05:35 again, and they take that new breath and it's like 05:37 a whole new life. 05:39 Number three, what does baptism symbolize? 05:42 Romans chapter 6, verse 4, "Therefore we are buried with 05:46 Him through baptism into death, just as Christ was raised from 05:50 the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we should walk 05:53 in," a what? 05:55 It should be a, "Newness of life." 05:57 And it tells us that the person is buried, and what does 06:01 it symbolize? 06:03 Acts 22, verse 16, Ananias said to the Apostle Paul, "Arise and 06:08 be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of 06:14 the Lord." 06:16 So what's happening when you're baptized? 06:19 How many of you have ever wished you could go back, start over, 06:22 knowing what you know now about life? 06:25 My father used to say, "Youth is wasted on the young," I'm sure 06:29 he's not the first one that said it, that we wish, "Oh, if I 06:33 could go back and live my life over, knowing, having the 06:36 experience I have now, I wouldn't repeat 06:37 certain mistakes." 06:39 Baptism is a chance to get a new birth, to start a new life and a 06:43 new beginning, and have all your sins washed away. 06:46 What is more beautiful than that, to be born again, have 06:51 that new beginning? 06:52 Number four, what other ceremony does the Bible compare 06:56 to baptism? 06:57 Galatians chapter 3:27, "For as many of you as we're baptized 07:03 into Christ have," say it with me, "Put on Christ." 07:08 It's talking about, it's in the context of, "Husbands, love your 07:11 wives, as Christ loves the church." 07:14 The church is called the bride of Christ. 07:16 The New Jerusalem, Revelation, coming down out of heaven, it's 07:20 like a marriage to Jesus. 07:23 Now, this is maybe a little easier for the ladies out there 07:25 to relate to than some of the men, but it's really we are 07:29 being married to Christ. 07:32 Now, what would you think if a man, asking the ladies again, 07:37 if a man said to you, "I'd like to get married, but do we need 07:43 to live together?" 07:44 Would you accept that proposal, or would you think there's 07:48 something wrong? 07:50 When people say, "I want to get baptized, but I don't want to 07:53 join a church," that's suspect right there. 07:57 So, if you want to understand these principles, you can often 08:00 just say, "What would it be like if you applied that 08:03 to marriage?" 08:04 And it'll give you the answer. 08:05 Number five, what biblical qualifications must 08:09 precede baptism? 08:11 So, if a person is going to get baptized, how do they prepare 08:14 for that? 08:16 It says in Matthew chapter 28, verse 19 and 20, "Go therefore 08:20 and make disciples of all nations." 08:23 This is what our verse was there in Revelation chapter 14, that 08:27 says to every tongue, tribe, and people. 08:30 "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them 08:34 in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." 08:37 Now, do you stop with baptism? 08:39 "Teaching them to observe all things that I have 08:43 commanded you." 08:44 So, you teach the Word of God, teach what it means to be 08:47 a Christian, to follow Jesus, and then you're baptized. 08:50 There's teaching that comes first. 08:52 Now someone's going to ask the question, "Pastor Doug, why in 08:55 so many churches is there this time of teaching and 08:59 indoctrination before baptism, but I look in Acts chapter 2, 09:02 Peter preaches, and bingo, they get baptized that day, or again 09:07 in Acts chapter 5?" 09:09 It's because these were Jews that already had Bible studies, 09:14 they already knew about the 10 Commandments, all they didn't 09:17 know about was Jesus, and when Peter preached to them about 09:20 Jesus, that was the last piece they needed. 09:23 But most people don't have nearly the foundation those 09:25 Jewish people had when they were baptized, so there needs to be 09:29 some teaching that happens in advance. 09:30 Does that make sense? 09:33 You know, often I'll do evangelism where maybe 09:35 Christians of other faiths will come, and they learn some of 09:38 these truths they don't know, and they want to be baptized or 09:40 even re-baptized. 09:42 And that's a lot easier to present than when I go places 09:46 like China, and I'm preaching to people who have grown 09:49 up atheists. 09:51 Karen and I did meetings in Russia right after the iron 09:53 curtain fell, these people had not heard about God their whole 09:57 lives, except, you know, maybe just in a peripheral way, and 10:01 you have to start from scratch. 10:03 People say, "Who's Moses, David, Goliath?" 10:05 They have no idea what you're talking about. 10:08 In a secular culture like America, people at least get 10:12 some of that. 10:13 So, they need to be taught. 10:16 You can also read in Acts 8, verse 36, "And the eunuch," 10:19 there's this Ethiopian eunuch that was baptized by Philip, 10:22 "He said, 'See, here is water. 10:23 What hinders me from being baptized?' 10:25 And Philip said, 'If you,'" what? 10:28 "If you believe with," how much of your heart? 10:31 "'All of your heart, you may.' 10:33 And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the 10:36 Son of God.'" 10:38 And he was baptized. 10:39 By the way, he was not baptized in a river, he was baptized in 10:43 maybe the sea, because he was down by Gaza, or it may have 10:46 been an oasis. 10:47 So it sometimes could be the ocean, it could be a river, it 10:50 could be a baptistry, as long as you're immersed in water and you 10:54 follow the Bible principle. 10:55 What else needs to go along with baptism? 10:58 It says in Acts chapter 2 that people heard Peter preach, and 11:02 they said, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" 11:04 We've crucified the Son of God, what do we do? 11:07 What did Peter say, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized 11:13 in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins." 11:17 That means the forgiveness, the washing away. 11:19 Jesus said, John chapter 3, verse 5, "Except," He was 11:24 talking to Nicodemus, "Except you are born of the water and 11:28 the Spirit, you cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven." 11:32 It's talking about water baptism and Spirit baptism, we need 11:35 both, but you need to repent. 11:38 And what does repentance mean? 11:40 A sorrow for sin and a willingness to turn away 11:43 from it. 11:45 The Bible says repent, "Turn ye, turn ye from all your 11:48 evil ways." 11:49 So, people, if they're just saying, "Well, yeah, I'm sorry," 11:51 but they don't make any life change, if you say, "Lord, I'm 11:57 sorry that I borrowed my neighbor's rake and I never 12:00 brought it back," and you don't bring the neighbor's rake back 12:05 after you pray that prayer, you know, you got to bring it back 12:07 then, right? 12:09 It's not just enough to say you're sorry, give him back 12:12 his rake. 12:14 So you need to right all the wrongs you can, but most of the 12:18 wrongs in our life it's hard to go back, you can't unscramble 12:21 scrambled eggs, amen? 12:23 But as far as possible, if there's something, if you've 12:26 offended someone and you've been unkind, part of repentance means 12:29 you write a letter and you apologize. 12:32 And you can maybe be reconciled, maybe not, but you do your part 12:36 to right whatever wrongs you can right, because God has forgiven 12:40 you and giving you a new heart, amen? 12:41 That's what real repentance is. 12:43 John the Baptist says, "Bring forth fruits meet 12:46 for repentance." 12:47 There should be evidence in the life that your heart has 12:50 been changed. 12:52 Number six, according to the Bible, how many varieties of 12:56 baptism are acceptable? 12:58 What does it say in Ephesians chapter 4, verse 4 and 5? "There 13:02 is...one Lord, one faith, one baptism." 13:08 There's one true God, there is one true faith, there is one 13:11 true mode or method of baptism, and I think it's important for 13:16 us to stick with what the Bible says. 13:18 Can you say, "Amen"? 13:20 The devil's got the counterfeits and modifications of everything 13:23 that God says, and people drift away from the foundational 13:27 truths, and they miss the beauty of it all. 13:30 Baptism is a symbol of a death, a burial, a resurrection, a new 13:36 life, a new birth, a washing away, a cleansing. 13:41 All of that is wrapped up in this right of baptism by 13:46 immersion, where you go under and the sins are washed away, 13:49 and you come up, and God has promised that, He says, "Repent, 13:53 and be baptized, and He will give you the gift of the 13:55 Holy Spirit." 13:57 When Jesus was baptized, the Spirit came down, but today, 14:01 some churches, they just sprinkle. 14:03 Do you know that even in the Catholic Church they baptized 14:05 for the first thousand years of their history? 14:08 it wasn't until the Council of Ravenna they accepted sprinkling 14:11 or pouring, and that happened little by little over hundreds 14:14 of years. 14:16 Sometimes the kings and the royalty and the monarchs, they 14:18 would get baptized, and they said, "You know, we weren't 14:22 baptized as babies and we're going to get baptized, but we 14:25 don't want to take off our royal robes in front of all the people 14:28 and become, you know, humiliated like that. 14:30 Maybe you could just, since it's a symbol, just pour some water 14:33 on us, or sprinkle a little water." 14:36 Or someone was sick and they couldn't make it for baptism, 14:38 so the priest would come, and they'd dip a sheet in water and 14:41 then they'd wrap them up in the sheet. 14:43 And it just slowly modified, until they said, "Well, it's 14:46 a lot easier to just sprinkle." 14:50 And I took a picture of Karen and I, earlier this year, we 14:55 were in Ephesus, Turkey, and this was a church that, oh, the 14:59 church must be 1,000 years old. 15:01 And there in the middle of the church was the baptistry, and 15:04 you walk in and you walk out, they believed in baptism 15:07 by immersion. 15:09 You'll see these baptistries all over the ancient world, this is 15:12 a change that came in hundreds of years, if not over 1,000 15:15 years after Christ. 15:17 Are there examples in the Bible of people being baptized? 15:20 The answer is, emphatically, yes. 15:22 "Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by 15:26 John," by the Jordan River? 15:30 "In the Jordan River." 15:32 Why did Jesus need to be baptized? 15:35 You can read in the Gospel of John, Mark, Matthew, Luke; 15:43 Jesus is baptized. 15:44 Now, if baptism is a symbol of washing away sin, why was 15:48 Jesus baptized? 15:51 Well, there's three reasons. 15:53 One, Jesus is baptized as an example, I heard someone say, 15:57 for us to follow. 16:00 He's also baptized in behalf of those 16:04 who could not be. 16:06 You know, when Jesus was hanging on the cross, there was a thief 16:09 hanging beside Him, or two thieves, but one of them turned 16:12 to Jesus and said, "Lord, remember me when you come into 16:15 your kingdom." 16:16 And Jesus said, "Verily, I say to you today, you will be with 16:20 me in paradise." 16:21 He promised he would be in paradise, Jesus didn't say, "If 16:24 you can get off the cross and get baptized, you'll be 16:26 with Me." 16:28 But if baptism is important and he couldn't be baptized, I think 16:33 in the same way Jesus died for our sins there are people who 16:37 get credit for Jesus's baptism because they couldn't 16:40 be baptized. 16:41 I remember going to a hospital, visiting a young man that was 16:44 dying of AIDS, several years ago, they didn't have the 16:47 medications for it. 16:49 And he thoroughly repented of his sins and he wanted to be 16:53 saved, he said, but he's hooked up to all these machines and 16:56 apparatus, and there's just no way the hospital could 16:59 accommodate a baptism. 17:01 And I reassured him, I said, "Jesus will give you credit for 17:03 His baptism," and he died soon after. 17:06 I was able to lead him to the Lord. 17:09 And do you think baptism will be an obstacle to his salvation? 17:13 So Jesus was also baptized not only as an example, not only in 17:17 behalf of those who were baptized, His baptism 17:20 demonstrates what we should expect in our baptism. 17:25 "Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be 17:29 baptized by him. 17:30 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized 17:33 by You, and You're coming to me?' 17:36 But Jesus answered and said to him, 'Permit it to be so now, 17:39 for thus it is fitting to fulfill all righteousness.'" 17:42 He was fulfilling the prophecy that we read about there in 17:45 Daniel chapter 9, it says that the Most Holy would be anointed. 17:50 When Christ came out of the water, the Holy Spirit came down 17:53 as a dove, He then began his public ministry. 17:57 Can you point to any miracle that Jesus performed before 17:59 His ministry? 18:02 No, nothing in the Bible, you might find some apocryphal 18:05 writings, but nothing in the Bible, He began his ministry at 18:09 30 years of age with His baptism, another reason for it. 18:12 Number nine, doesn't the baptism of the Holy Spirit replace 18:16 baptism by immersion? 18:18 Some people say, "All you need is the baptism of the 18:21 Holy Spirit, that's the most important thing." 18:23 Well, you do need that, and if you only had one of the two, 18:26 you'd want that, but by all means, you need both. 18:28 Notice, when Cornelius, who is a Roman Centurion, and his family 18:33 were filled with the Holy Spirit after hearing Peter preach, and 18:36 they haven't been baptized, what did Peter say? 18:39 Well, first of all, he says, "Repent, and let every one of 18:42 you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission 18:45 of sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." 18:48 That's Acts 2, verse 38, both go together. 18:52 But now, while Peter is preaching, this is in Acts 18:54 chapter 10, the Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius and those who heard 18:59 the Word of God. 19:00 And Peter answered and said, "Can anyone forbid water, that 19:03 these should not be baptized who have received," what? 19:07 "The Holy Spirit." 19:08 Peter could have said, "Look, they got the Holy Spirit, 19:10 no sense for water baptism." 19:11 Peter said they need both, isn't that clear? 19:15 Just as we have, "He commanded them to be baptized in the name 19:19 of the Lord." 19:20 John the Baptist said, "Indeed I baptize you with water unto 19:23 repentance, but He was coming after me is mightier than I, 19:27 whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. 19:29 He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit 19:31 and fire." 19:34 And we need that baptism as well. 19:37 Is rebaptism ever necessary? 19:41 People ask me this question, they say, "Well, you know, 19:44 I was baptized." 19:45 Now, there's three reasons you might be rebaptized, first let 19:49 me give you our verse. 19:50 In Acts chapter 19, Paul is traveling through Ephesus, he 19:54 encounters 12 Ephesian men, these are Gentiles. 19:58 Very interesting, Jesus had 12 apostles that were Jews, that 20:01 were baptized, filled with the Spirit, now Paul runs into 20:04 12 Gentiles. 20:06 He asks him, "Were you baptized?" 20:09 They said, "Yeah, we are baptized by John's baptism." 20:12 And Paul says, "John preached the baptism of repentance, 20:14 saying that they should believe on Jesus who was to come." 20:17 They had been baptized by John the Baptist, they went back up 20:20 to Ephesus, they had not heard about the baptism of Jesus, and 20:26 says, "We haven't even heard if there be any Holy Ghost." 20:29 And he said, "In what then to were you baptized?" 20:31 They said, "John's baptism." 20:33 Paul said to them, "'John indeed baptized with a baptism of 20:37 repentance, saying to the people they should believe on Him who 20:40 would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.' 20:43 When they heard this, they were," what? 20:45 "Baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." 20:47 They were rebaptized, both baptisms were by immersion. 20:51 And here they are, living up in the Greek cities, and they're 20:54 baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke with 20:57 tongues just like the apostles did at Pentecost. 21:00 So it's almost like a parallel Pentecost that happens up there 21:04 in Ephesus. 21:06 Three reasons to be rebaptized, one, maybe your parents baptized 21:11 you as a baby, that's not baptism, that's 21:15 a baby dedication. 21:17 Jesus was dedicated as a baby, but He wasn't baptized until He 21:20 was an adult, so that's something separate. 21:25 Babies cannot repent, be taught, and believe. 21:29 So, if you weren't baptized biblically, that's another 21:32 reason to be rebaptized. 21:35 If you divorce yourself from the Lord, and that doesn't mean if 21:38 you slip and you sin, that's why churches have an ongoing 21:41 communion service, you can renew your commitment if you make 21:44 mistakes, as you will. 21:46 But if you just stop going to church and you separate yourself 21:49 from the Lord, you should get remarried, and you may need to 21:53 be rebaptized, talk to your pastor about that and they'll 21:56 explain that. 21:58 If someone's coming back to get rebaptized every year, there's 22:00 something wrong, it's supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime 22:03 experience, but there are occasions where you 22:05 are rebaptized. 22:06 Some are baptized as children, they say, "I had no idea what I 22:09 was doing, now I understand." 22:11 I heard about a Baptist minister, came to a seminar like 22:14 ours, and he said, "I'd like to get rebaptized." 22:18 We said, "Well, you're Baptist, right?" 22:20 "Yeah." 22:22 "You believe in baptism by immersion?" 22:23 "Yep," said, "But I was only baptized into nine commandments, 22:25 I want to get baptized into all ten now." 22:28 So, if you're in doubt, do the same thing, he was rebaptized. 22:31 And then the third reason for rebaptism is like these 12 22:35 Ephesian believers, they came into a whole new understanding 22:37 of the truth, and they realized that they needed to get 22:40 baptized, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. 22:44 Is baptism connected with joining the church? 22:47 Absolutely. 22:48 "For by one Spirit we are all baptized into," what? 22:52 "One body." 22:53 And again, you can read where it says, "And He," Jesus, "Is the 22:57 head of the body, the church." 23:00 You can read in Acts chapter 2, verse 41, "Those who gladly 23:04 received the word were baptized...and added to them." 23:07 And it says, "The Lord," in verse 47, "Added to the church." 23:10 They are baptized and added to the church. 23:14 God has no "Rambo" Christians out there to get baptized and 23:17 just are mavericks out there by themselves, you are part of 23:20 a family when you're baptized. 23:22 Number 12, is baptism required to be saved? 23:27 We've talked about this, "He who believes and is baptized will 23:31 be saved." 23:32 Who said that, friends? 23:33 That's Jesus, Mark 16:16, "He who does not believe will 23:37 be condemned." 23:38 The most important thing is, "Believed," but notice, He puts 23:40 baptism right in there. 23:42 And again, Jesus said, "Unless one is born of the water and the 23:46 Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." 23:48 Baptism is as important to a Christian as a wedding is to 23:53 a marriage, it is the ceremony by which we make that commitment 23:58 to Jesus. 23:59 Well, friends, in behalf of Jesus, He is proposing to you, 24:06 He says, "I love you, will you marry Me?" 24:10 That's what baptism is, he's saying, "I love you, I want to 24:15 live eternally with you, I want to be joined together with you, 24:20 I want to fill you with My Spirit, I want us to be 24:23 fruitful together." 24:26 And He's wanting to know, what's your response? 24:29 You will hear God speak in a way that you have not heard Him 24:32 speak before. 24:33 Trust me, friends, I experience all these things. 24:36 Christ was baptized as an example of what we can expect, 24:41 He came up out of the water and the heavens were open, the 24:46 heavens are open for you when you bring Christ into your life, 24:51 you have new access to the Father through Christ. 24:54 ♪♪♪ 24:59 Doug: Baptism, how important is this Christian right, is it 25:03 essential to go to heaven, and if so, is there a right way and 25:07 a wrong way to do it? 25:08 Can you get baptized on behalf of another person? 25:11 The answers may surprise you. 25:14 We have a wonderful free resource we'd like to share with 25:17 you called, "Baptism, Is It Really Necessary?" 25:19 In this book, you're going to find all of the balanced and 25:22 biblical answers you need about the purpose and meaning of 25:25 baptism in the life of every Christian, straight from 25:28 God's Word. 25:30 To get your free copy, call the phone number on your screen and 25:33 ask for "Offer #165," or visit the web address. 25:37 And after you read this incredible resource, make sure 25:41 to share it with a friend. 25:43 ♪♪♪ 25:46 Doug: Friend, God came to earth 2,000 years ago in the form of 25:50 a man, His name was Jesus. 25:53 He came for three reasons, to show us what God is like, to 25:57 show us how to live, and finally to die for our sins that we 26:01 might be forgiven. 26:03 But this only works if you choose to accept Him as your 26:06 personal Savior, confess you're sorry for your sins, and invite 26:10 Him to be the Lord of your life. 26:12 His arms are open wide, why don't you ask Him now? 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