From that time on, Jesus began to explain
to his disciples that he must go to
Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands
of the elders, chief priests and teachers of
the law, and that he must be killed,
and on the third day be raised to
life.
If anyone would come after me, he must
deny himself and take up his cross and
follow me.
For whoever wants to save his life will
lose it, but whoever loses his life for
me will find it.
The spirit of the Lord just said, confess,
so I yelled out, Lord, I'm guilty!
Lord Jesus, save me!
And as I was confessing my sins, it
felt like a weight was lifted off my
shoulders, and it felt like my stomach was
filled up with water, and I knew I
was saved, and I knew I was saved!
He instilled me with his Holy Ghost and
pulled me out of the pits of hell.
And I tell every single one of you
young people out there, if you don't think
he can do the same thing for you,
you just give him a chance tonight.
I tell you what, let me tell you,
I have been kicked out of my house
for the beliefs that I have, and I
tell you right now that he's been behind
me every bit of the way.
Next week I go to seminary school, and
after that I'm on my way to Mexico
to preach the gospel.
Nothing will be impossible for me.
I tell you, I guarantee you, if you
give him a chance tonight, he will pull
you out of the pits of hell, he
will clean you from every bit of sin,
and he will change your life forever.
And today, I am still an addict, but
I'm addicted to Jesus Christ, my Lord and
Savior.
And I tell you, right now, this is
my point of no return.
I'm going to die in this watery grave
with Lord Jesus Christ, my Savior.
I know now I have the best feeling
ever.
If I was to die tonight, I know
I would go to heaven and I would
be with him, I would be with him.
Hallelujah!
My name is Michael Angelo Dixon, I'm from
Mobile, Alabama.
The devil has had me in bondage for
33 years, Lord.
33 long years, Lord.
I've been addicted to sin for 22 of
those years, Lord.
I come down to Memphis from Mobile, thinking
I was coming to New Hope home to
get off crack and alcohol, but...
Thank you, Jesus.
I met somebody else down here.
I met my father.
My father said, come on home, son.
My father said, I got a place for
you.
My name is Chuck Kissing, I'm from Wiggins,
Mississippi.
With all the name, I want to give
the Lord the glory for how great he
is, and I know so many of you
here know how great he is.
Well...
The Lord has just asked me, and I
want to be an obedient servant to say
that the Lord has changed my life and
touched me and cleansed me.
And so many of you know what that
is, but so many of you don't.
And the reason you don't, and I'm just
talking to a segment, but the segment's here,
and that's the people that have been deceived.
And now, therefore, they are deceiving, and that's
who I was.
And you've already told yourself so many times
that you're not a sinner, but you are,
you know, and I was.
And what I'm saying is, Lord, I just
pray that you give me the wisdom.
Give me wisdom to say your word, say
your peace, that you might receive glory in
my Father's name.
You see, I'm a man who so many
thought was just so great and everything, but
I'm not, and that's what I hope the
Lord will deal with your hearts.
Because I started looking at other women, you
know, and that's how the evil one can
see you, because all of your co-workers
look at women much more than you guys
do.
And you just look at them a little
bit, and that starts your deception.
That starts your deception.
But if you'll deceive yourself and deceive others
like that, then you'll lie.
And if you'll lie, you'll cheat, and if
you'll cheat, you'll steal.
Because if you allow yourself to sin, you're
going to slay it to sin.
And I'm talking, I'm simply talking to you
guys, who are like me, and everyone thinks
you're good.
And I'm just telling you, I'm just, I'm
giving you this, that no matter what the
cost, no matter what you've got to do,
no matter the price, you choose the Lord.