1 00:00:00,390 --> 00:00:03,490 He planned how to make us His own, 2 00:00:04,010 --> 00:00:05,530 and who would be His own. 3 00:00:06,030 --> 00:00:10,190 He had Christ in mind, chosen in Christ 4 00:00:10,190 --> 00:00:14,550 Jesus, chosen in relationship to Christ Jesus. 5 00:00:15,010 --> 00:00:17,190 He knew that when He called us decisively 6 00:00:17,190 --> 00:00:19,910 to Himself, He would call us through Jesus, 7 00:00:20,190 --> 00:00:25,470 which means that He never seeks to save 8 00:00:25,470 --> 00:00:28,270 anybody by revealing to them ahead of time 9 00:00:28,270 --> 00:00:29,690 that they are elect. 10 00:00:32,190 --> 00:00:36,590 That would completely short-circuit the centrality of 11 00:00:36,590 --> 00:00:37,090 Christ. 12 00:00:38,250 --> 00:00:41,990 Rather, what He does is send Christ into 13 00:00:41,990 --> 00:00:46,530 the world and then say, He who believes 14 00:00:46,530 --> 00:00:51,470 on the Son has everlasting life. 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:54,500 That's the way He says it. 16 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:57,740 Or here's a more significant one from 1 17 00:00:57,740 --> 00:01:05,180 John 5, what's the verse, 10, whoever believes 18 00:01:05,180 --> 00:01:10,520 on the Son has the testimony in himself. 19 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:12,260 To what? 20 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:21,760 I'm a sheep, I'm chosen, I'm His, the 21 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,540 testimony is within me now, it's rising up 22 00:01:24,540 --> 00:01:27,520 and crying out, Abba, Father, the testimony of 23 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,220 the Holy Spirit bearing witness with my spirit 24 00:01:30,220 --> 00:01:32,760 that I belong to Him because I have 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,680 seen the Son and loved Him and trusted 26 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,240 Him and embraced Him and treasured Him. 27 00:01:40,260 --> 00:01:45,060 So that's my closing exhortation to you. 28 00:01:46,260 --> 00:01:48,320 Don't turn away from the Son tonight. 29 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,040 Embrace the Son of God tonight. 30 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,660 Everyone who believes in the Son, everyone who 31 00:01:56,660 --> 00:01:59,960 believes that Jesus is their Savior, their Lord 32 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:04,780 and embraces Him as their treasure, freely is 33 00:02:04,780 --> 00:02:09,139 forgiven for all your sins, righteousness from Him 34 00:02:09,139 --> 00:02:11,480 is imputed to you freely, not your own, 35 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,880 you have a standing before God that can 36 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,300 withstand the worst justice and He pours His 37 00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:20,300 Spirit into your life and He gives you 38 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:24,540 a heart for street kids, for neighbors in 39 00:02:24,540 --> 00:02:30,480 wealthy suburbs or urban kids here or who 40 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,560 knows where love may lead you if you 41 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,840 are gripped and embraced like this. 42 00:02:37,460 --> 00:02:40,420 My sheep hear my voice and I know 43 00:02:40,420 --> 00:02:43,840 them and they follow me and I give 44 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,900 them eternal life and they shall never perish 45 00:02:45,900 --> 00:02:48,780 and nobody will ever pluck them out of 46 00:02:48,780 --> 00:02:49,840 my Father's hands. 47 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,640 I and the Father are one. 48 00:02:53,220 --> 00:02:54,620 If you have the Son, you have the 49 00:02:54,620 --> 00:02:55,020 Father. 50 00:02:55,780 --> 00:02:59,160 Do you hear the voice of Jesus tonight? 51 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:05,580 I know my own and they know my 52 00:03:05,580 --> 00:03:08,180 voice and they follow me. 53 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:09,960 Let's pray. 54 00:03:17,350 --> 00:03:22,010 Father in heaven, I pray that tonight and 55 00:03:22,010 --> 00:03:28,170 tomorrow morning as this message has been heard, 56 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:36,520 there would be ears given to hear the 57 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:41,440 voice of Jesus as the distinguishing shepherd voice 58 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,120 among all the false shepherds in the world, 59 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,240 the money shepherds, the power shepherds, the lust 60 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:49,020 shepherds. 61 00:03:52,200 --> 00:04:00,680 Oh Father, come grant ears so that we 62 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,740 will follow and we'll have the testimony within 63 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:08,940 ourselves that we are His chosen before the 64 00:04:08,940 --> 00:04:11,700 foundation of the world and would you Lord 65 00:04:11,700 --> 00:04:16,779 set us free, set us free for love 66 00:04:16,779 --> 00:04:20,779 like Kristen. 67 00:04:23,580 --> 00:04:24,960 In Jesus' name I pray. 68 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:26,220 Amen.