1 00:00:00,650 --> 00:00:04,250 Now I've chosen John 3 tonight and we're 2 00:00:04,250 --> 00:00:08,410 going to read from verse 14 because in 3 00:00:08,410 --> 00:00:11,150 this little narrative that I'm going to read 4 00:00:11,150 --> 00:00:15,350 you will find the word belief over and 5 00:00:15,350 --> 00:00:16,150 over again. 6 00:00:16,810 --> 00:00:19,690 So it's John 3 and I'm going to 7 00:00:19,690 --> 00:00:21,850 commence reading at verse 14. 8 00:00:27,450 --> 00:00:30,350 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in 9 00:00:30,350 --> 00:00:34,110 the wilderness even so must the son of 10 00:00:34,110 --> 00:00:39,090 man be lifted up that whosoever believes on 11 00:00:39,090 --> 00:00:43,290 him should not perish but have eternal life. 12 00:00:44,190 --> 00:00:47,470 For God so loved the world that he 13 00:00:47,470 --> 00:00:52,610 gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes 14 00:00:52,610 --> 00:00:55,690 in him should not perish but have everlasting 15 00:00:55,690 --> 00:00:56,310 life. 16 00:00:57,390 --> 00:01:00,130 For God sent not his son into the 17 00:01:00,130 --> 00:01:03,790 world to condemn the world but that the 18 00:01:03,790 --> 00:01:06,210 world through him might be saved. 19 00:01:07,730 --> 00:01:10,510 He that believes on him is not condemned 20 00:01:10,510 --> 00:01:14,590 but he that believes not is condemned already 21 00:01:15,110 --> 00:01:18,130 because he has not believed in the name 22 00:01:18,130 --> 00:01:20,410 of the only begotten son of God. 23 00:01:21,530 --> 00:01:25,830 And this is the condemnation that light has 24 00:01:25,830 --> 00:01:29,530 come into the world and men love darkness 25 00:01:29,530 --> 00:01:32,610 rather than light because their deeds were evil. 26 00:01:33,710 --> 00:01:37,330 For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light 27 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:40,910 neither cometh to the light lest his deeds 28 00:01:40,910 --> 00:01:42,050 should be reproved. 29 00:01:42,910 --> 00:01:45,970 But he that doeth truth comes to the 30 00:01:45,970 --> 00:01:49,070 light that his deeds may be made manifest 31 00:01:49,070 --> 00:01:52,290 that they are brought in God. 32 00:01:52,950 --> 00:01:55,290 Now would you kindly turn to the last 33 00:01:55,290 --> 00:01:59,530 two verses in that chapter verse 35. 34 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:05,840 The father loves the son and has given 35 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,840 all things into his hand. 36 00:02:08,940 --> 00:02:12,220 He that believes on the son has everlasting 37 00:02:12,220 --> 00:02:16,080 life and he that believes not the son 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,300 shall not see life but the wrath of 39 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:22,980 God abides on him. 40 00:02:24,140 --> 00:02:26,980 Now would you turn please to another portion 41 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:32,940 Hebrews chapter 11 and we read the first 42 00:02:32,940 --> 00:02:38,040 few verses of that chapter and here it 43 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,720 speaks often of the subject of faith and 44 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:42,140 belief. 45 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:50,460 Hebrews 11 commence reading of verse one. 46 00:02:53,690 --> 00:02:56,430 Now faith is the substance of things hoped 47 00:02:56,430 --> 00:03:00,610 for the evidence of things not seen for 48 00:03:00,610 --> 00:03:03,210 by it the elders obtained a good report. 49 00:03:05,460 --> 00:03:08,400 Through faith we understand that the worlds were 50 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,320 framed by the word of God so that 51 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,600 things which are seen were not made of 52 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,160 the things which do appear. 53 00:03:17,740 --> 00:03:20,420 By faith Abel offered unto God a more 54 00:03:20,420 --> 00:03:24,880 excellent sacrifice than Cain by which he obtained 55 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:26,680 witness that he was righteous. 56 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,480 God testifying of his gifts and by he 57 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,460 being dead yet speaketh. 58 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,260 By faith Enoch was translated that he should 59 00:03:38,260 --> 00:03:41,880 not see death and was not found because 60 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,100 God had translated him for before his translation 61 00:03:46,100 --> 00:03:50,080 he had this testimony that he pleased God. 62 00:03:50,860 --> 00:03:55,180 But without faith it is impossible to please 63 00:03:55,180 --> 00:03:58,800 him for he that comes to God must 64 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,420 believe that he is and that he is 65 00:04:01,420 --> 00:04:05,080 the rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 66 00:04:05,860 --> 00:04:09,180 Now I am sure God will bless the 67 00:04:09,180 --> 00:04:10,220 reading of the Bible. 68 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,380 Question comes to us and I'm sure you've 69 00:04:13,380 --> 00:04:17,899 been challenged can you expect modern people today 70 00:04:17,899 --> 00:04:18,600 to believe. 71 00:04:21,840 --> 00:04:24,980 Man is so advanced in science he has 72 00:04:24,980 --> 00:04:27,160 got to the moon and now he's about 73 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,080 to explore Mars. 74 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,680 It's going to take him two and a 75 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,400 half years to get there and two and 76 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,000 a half years to get back. 77 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,840 In the realm of medical science we can 78 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:46,240 now transplant kidneys, livers, lungs and heart. 79 00:04:47,950 --> 00:04:50,810 In the realm of the computer they have 80 00:04:50,810 --> 00:04:55,050 almost produced a machine that can almost think 81 00:04:55,050 --> 00:04:59,110 for itself and therefore people are saying something 82 00:04:59,110 --> 00:05:02,150 like this can you expect us to live 83 00:05:02,150 --> 00:05:05,390 a life of faith in a materialistic world. 84 00:05:05,790 --> 00:05:07,170 Now these are some facts. 85 00:05:08,310 --> 00:05:11,730 A little baby would never walk without the 86 00:05:11,730 --> 00:05:12,790 principle of faith. 87 00:05:15,910 --> 00:05:19,710 Parents would be in a state of nervous 88 00:05:19,710 --> 00:05:23,330 exhaustion when they released their children to go 89 00:05:23,330 --> 00:05:26,010 to school if they didn't think they were 90 00:05:26,010 --> 00:05:26,670 coming back. 91 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:33,100 A young man couldn't sit an examination if 92 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:34,940 he did not have some confidence. 93 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,400 He would be a mental wreck. 94 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,620 When two young people get married they must, 95 00:05:42,780 --> 00:05:45,200 they must have confidence in each other. 96 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,360 It is absolutely essential and so there's faith. 97 00:05:50,860 --> 00:05:54,020 But even in the realm of business how 98 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:57,580 could a businessman sell his wares if he 99 00:05:57,580 --> 00:05:59,780 did not believe in the object that he 100 00:05:59,780 --> 00:06:00,300 was selling. 101 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,260 And when we come to the realm of 102 00:06:04,260 --> 00:06:08,040 science an astronaut would never venture into the 103 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,660 realm of the unknown if he did not 104 00:06:10,660 --> 00:06:13,380 believe his capsule was going to return to 105 00:06:13,380 --> 00:06:13,840 the earth. 106 00:06:14,380 --> 00:06:17,420 So can you see one of the main 107 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:19,780 ingredients of life is faith. 108 00:06:21,980 --> 00:06:25,440 Take away faith and you would be in 109 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:26,360 serious trouble. 110 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,600 Ah but now I've got to get to 111 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:31,160 the scriptures. 112 00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:36,520 There is a vast difference between natural faith 113 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:41,400 and natural confidence and the confidence that's spoken 114 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:42,040 in scripture. 115 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:44,460 And that's what I want to share with 116 00:06:44,460 --> 00:06:44,660 you. 117 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,160 And I'm just going to give you one 118 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,260 simple scripture. 119 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,760 It's clear, it's concise and I feel that 120 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:57,180 for about 25 minutes if I can sow 121 00:06:57,180 --> 00:06:59,740 this in your mind each one will get 122 00:06:59,740 --> 00:07:00,280 a blessing. 123 00:07:00,540 --> 00:07:01,260 And it's this. 124 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:07,840 He that believes on the sun has everlasting 125 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:08,440 life. 126 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,100 Now isn't that wonderful. 127 00:07:11,260 --> 00:07:14,220 First of all you will notice that faith 128 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:15,200 is personal. 129 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:17,660 It's he or she. 130 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,580 You cannot have faith for your children. 131 00:07:22,660 --> 00:07:25,540 I cannot have faith for my children. 132 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,720 And my children certainly cannot have faith for 133 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:29,960 me. 134 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,000 It is an individual matter. 135 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,180 Now that is vital. 136 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,760 But then we're up against the problem. 137 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:41,260 Someone said to me in London, I believe 138 00:07:41,260 --> 00:07:44,040 in God but I don't believe that God 139 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:45,900 is interested in all of us. 140 00:07:47,860 --> 00:07:50,940 He said do you know the world's population? 141 00:07:52,060 --> 00:07:53,100 I said yes. 142 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,960 Nearly six billion that's right. 143 00:07:56,820 --> 00:08:00,520 How can one God be interested in six 144 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:01,500 billion of us? 145 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:03,740 Now where did he go wrong? 146 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,960 He was saying something like this. 147 00:08:07,540 --> 00:08:10,760 I can be interested in a hundred and 148 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:11,320 no more. 149 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,220 How can God be interested in six billion? 150 00:08:16,700 --> 00:08:19,580 Well my dear friends the answer is quite 151 00:08:19,580 --> 00:08:20,040 simple. 152 00:08:21,460 --> 00:08:25,020 God is six billion times bigger than what 153 00:08:25,020 --> 00:08:25,520 we are. 154 00:08:27,020 --> 00:08:30,020 You see there are more than six billion 155 00:08:30,020 --> 00:08:33,200 stars and they all have their own orbit. 156 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,260 And I'm glad he's interested in every one 157 00:08:36,260 --> 00:08:38,539 of them otherwise there would be a great 158 00:08:38,539 --> 00:08:39,059 collision. 159 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:44,020 Ah but you will say a human being 160 00:08:44,020 --> 00:08:45,760 is smaller than a star. 161 00:08:46,060 --> 00:08:49,860 Yes in quantity but not quality. 162 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,060 A star never thinks. 163 00:08:54,300 --> 00:08:56,640 A star never communicates. 164 00:08:57,580 --> 00:08:59,700 A star cannot create. 165 00:09:00,580 --> 00:09:04,820 There's something about you that's small but that 166 00:09:04,820 --> 00:09:09,080 soul, that personality is bigger than the world 167 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:10,160 in which we live. 168 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:15,540 And there's something about man that's infinitely precious 169 00:09:15,540 --> 00:09:17,920 to God and I want to share that 170 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:18,420 with you. 171 00:09:18,980 --> 00:09:22,100 Ah but you say how do we know 172 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:25,500 in a matter-of-fact way right down 173 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:28,260 to earth you know the nitty-gritty of 174 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:31,000 things that God is interested in us. 175 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,500 Now my dear friends if I can prove 176 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:37,060 that to you from the scripture and you 177 00:09:37,060 --> 00:09:40,280 can leave those doors knowing that God, the 178 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,800 almighty God is interested in you, you will 179 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,260 never be the same again. 180 00:09:47,100 --> 00:09:50,400 God was so concerned that we should know 181 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,860 this fact that God became involved. 182 00:09:56,140 --> 00:09:57,140 You say what do you mean? 183 00:09:57,980 --> 00:10:01,620 God came down with flesh and blood we 184 00:10:01,620 --> 00:10:05,760 call it the incarnation and when Jesus Christ 185 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:10,740 came into the world he was God manifest 186 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:11,900 in the flesh. 187 00:10:13,220 --> 00:10:14,980 The greatest mystery. 188 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,680 That's why you can never become a Christian 189 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:22,820 until you believe that fact that God was 190 00:10:22,820 --> 00:10:24,460 manifested in the flesh. 191 00:10:25,660 --> 00:10:28,140 And if you've got a question mark on 192 00:10:28,140 --> 00:10:31,780 that you will never never become a believer. 193 00:10:33,130 --> 00:10:36,200 Now we must ask ourselves some questions. 194 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,740 Was the Lord Jesus the son of God 195 00:10:39,740 --> 00:10:41,300 the mighty Emmanuel? 196 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,000 Was he interested in the crowds? 197 00:10:44,180 --> 00:10:46,460 Yes you find him speaking to thousands. 198 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,740 Was he interested in groups societies and families? 199 00:10:52,020 --> 00:10:55,120 Often you find him with the disciples and 200 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:56,820 speaking to families. 201 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,320 Ah but was he interested in individuals? 202 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:01,560 Now note this. 203 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:09,020 He walked by foot on one occasion 40 204 00:11:09,020 --> 00:11:13,600 miles through a hot burning wilderness to speak 205 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:17,340 to a prostitute because he loved her. 206 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:24,200 He actually walked 19 miles to a despised 207 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,160 city called Jericho to speak to a tax 208 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,220 gatherer that nearly everybody hated. 209 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:35,920 When he was actually on the cross and 210 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,980 he was doing his dying and in that 211 00:11:38,980 --> 00:11:41,500 dying he was going to make the great 212 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:44,980 atonement in the midst of his sufferings he 213 00:11:44,980 --> 00:11:48,620 turned to a malefactor and said today you 214 00:11:48,620 --> 00:11:50,300 shall be with me in paradise. 215 00:11:52,260 --> 00:11:54,620 When he went back to heaven he saw 216 00:11:54,620 --> 00:11:59,380 upon our earth a son of Africa an 217 00:11:59,380 --> 00:12:04,760 Ethiopian searching for God with every fiber that 218 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,340 the Lord had given him. 219 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:11,040 He had traveled 300 miles in order to 220 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:11,780 find him. 221 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,380 He thought that he might find him in 222 00:12:14,380 --> 00:12:17,220 the great temple at Jerusalem but found him 223 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:17,460 not. 224 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:19,560 And you know what God did? 225 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,160 There was a man by the name of 226 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,920 Philip who was seeing a mighty revival hundreds 227 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,520 were believing in fact the whole city believed 228 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,980 and he took him from that place of 229 00:12:32,980 --> 00:12:35,940 revival and he put him right down in 230 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:38,900 a desert called Gaza so that this man 231 00:12:38,900 --> 00:12:41,720 might pass by him and Philip led him 232 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:42,420 to the Lord. 233 00:12:43,460 --> 00:12:46,180 Now I know you will find this hard 234 00:12:46,180 --> 00:12:48,000 to believe but it's true. 235 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,040 If God has sent me to Australia for 236 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,480 one soul it's worth it. 237 00:12:58,740 --> 00:13:00,160 It's worth it. 238 00:13:01,140 --> 00:13:03,520 And dear friends this is the thrilling thing 239 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:04,460 about preaching. 240 00:13:04,940 --> 00:13:09,040 You might be that soul tonight and just 241 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,360 as you sit there the Lord Jesus will 242 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,880 find you and claim you for himself. 243 00:13:16,140 --> 00:13:19,840 Thank God it's he that believes. 244 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,640 Secondly the nature of faith. 245 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,140 Now I've been looking at you very carefully 246 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:31,300 and I believe my assessment may be correct. 247 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:36,980 I would say 99% of you believe 248 00:13:36,980 --> 00:13:39,120 in all the facts of Christianity. 249 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:43,720 That meant if we had a cup of 250 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,120 tea together and we were chatting and I 251 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,920 said do you believe in the triune God? 252 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:49,540 Oh yes. 253 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:51,940 Father, Son, Holy Ghost here. 254 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:54,440 Do you really believe that? 255 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:54,820 Oh yeah. 256 00:13:56,620 --> 00:13:59,820 Do you believe that God sent his son 257 00:13:59,820 --> 00:14:03,180 the Lord Jesus into this world to save 258 00:14:03,180 --> 00:14:03,540 sinners? 259 00:14:03,780 --> 00:14:04,880 Oh yeah believe that. 260 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:10,080 Do you believe that when he came into 261 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,740 this world he came to die upon the 262 00:14:12,740 --> 00:14:15,340 cross and he did it and on that 263 00:14:15,340 --> 00:14:17,800 cross he bore the sin of the world? 264 00:14:18,020 --> 00:14:18,780 Do you believe that? 265 00:14:18,940 --> 00:14:19,940 Oh yeah believe that. 266 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,140 Always believe that. 267 00:14:23,870 --> 00:14:26,470 Do you believe that God raised him from 268 00:14:26,470 --> 00:14:27,070 the dead? 269 00:14:28,430 --> 00:14:29,110 Literally? 270 00:14:29,810 --> 00:14:30,290 Physically? 271 00:14:31,330 --> 00:14:32,770 Oh yes I believe that. 272 00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:38,560 Do you believe then that God has received 273 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,520 him back into heaven and given him all 274 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,620 power and all authority and he is the 275 00:14:44,620 --> 00:14:46,260 Lord and the coming King? 276 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,720 Yeah believe that. 277 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,840 So that makes you a believer? 278 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:52,620 Oh no. 279 00:14:55,140 --> 00:14:57,380 That's believing with the head. 280 00:14:58,540 --> 00:15:00,300 Now don't misunderstand me. 281 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:04,420 When you become a Christian you never commit 282 00:15:04,420 --> 00:15:05,880 intellectual suicide. 283 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,360 You must know the facts of the gospel 284 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:14,100 and it's good to know those facts but 285 00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:18,020 knowing those facts is not real New Testament 286 00:15:18,020 --> 00:15:18,500 belief. 287 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:23,160 For instance I was telling you the other 288 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:27,380 night we had a master who used to 289 00:15:27,380 --> 00:15:30,500 teach us history hard but by name and 290 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:34,400 he trained us with a boxing glove and 291 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,360 you know he used to dish out the 292 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:40,320 dates 410 AD the Romans came. 293 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,840 55 BC the Romans came. 294 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:45,840 Forgive the blunder. 295 00:15:46,580 --> 00:15:48,820 410 AD they left. 296 00:15:51,100 --> 00:15:55,620 1066 the battle of Hastings. 297 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,860 Now you see my memory for dates is 298 00:15:59,860 --> 00:16:02,800 appalling but he knocked those three in. 299 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,160 Mind you one of them I muddled already. 300 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,760 And lots of people learn their Christianity like 301 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,480 that and they think right I'm a believer. 302 00:16:15,380 --> 00:16:18,180 Now that head belief is good but it's 303 00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:19,540 not what this word means. 304 00:16:21,780 --> 00:16:24,000 Now the word of the Lord says this. 305 00:16:25,420 --> 00:16:28,660 If thou shall confess with thy mouth the 306 00:16:28,660 --> 00:16:34,560 Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that 307 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,840 God has raised him from the dead thou 308 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:37,560 shalt be saved. 309 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,100 Now all the facts I've been sharing with 310 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:45,840 you are head belief but now that head 311 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,340 belief has got to come right down to 312 00:16:48,340 --> 00:16:51,340 the heart so that you really trust him. 313 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,700 Now so the scholars inform me that the 314 00:16:55,700 --> 00:17:00,380 word belief in the Greek is Pistuan and 315 00:17:00,380 --> 00:17:02,200 it has three meanings. 316 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,680 To know intellectually what you believe. 317 00:17:07,380 --> 00:17:08,520 Now we've dealt with that. 318 00:17:10,099 --> 00:17:13,800 To trust implicitly what you believe. 319 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:19,839 Thirdly to be totally abandoned to what you 320 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:20,160 believe. 321 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,440 And may I give you a simple illustration. 322 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,460 When the apostle Peter was in that boat 323 00:17:27,460 --> 00:17:30,320 and it was being rocked by the waves 324 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,740 and they were in a very dangerous situation 325 00:17:33,740 --> 00:17:36,540 when the Lord Jesus called out it is 326 00:17:36,540 --> 00:17:39,880 I be not afraid and Peter challenged him 327 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,060 and said Lord if it's you bid me 328 00:17:42,060 --> 00:17:44,120 come the Lord just said come. 329 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,060 But what a problem. 330 00:17:48,500 --> 00:17:50,360 Put yourself in that boat. 331 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,740 I feel that most of us would say 332 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:57,140 calm it down a little then I might 333 00:17:57,140 --> 00:17:57,580 come. 334 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,860 But no he said come. 335 00:18:02,060 --> 00:18:05,140 When Peter looked at the water if water 336 00:18:05,140 --> 00:18:07,700 could speak it would say if you tread 337 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:10,040 on us you will sink like a brick 338 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:11,620 that's the law of gravity. 339 00:18:12,900 --> 00:18:16,460 But faith says all things are possible only 340 00:18:16,460 --> 00:18:16,960 believe. 341 00:18:17,900 --> 00:18:20,700 Now when he stepped out of that boat 342 00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:22,740 it wasn't nodding belief. 343 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,660 When he stepped out forgive the excitement he 344 00:18:29,660 --> 00:18:35,880 was totally absolutely completely abandoned to the Lord. 345 00:18:36,340 --> 00:18:38,760 In other words he was saying something like 346 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,120 this I'm coming Lord and if I think 347 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:43,700 it's your responsibility. 348 00:18:45,620 --> 00:18:48,520 Total abandonment. 349 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,020 Now when a person believes it's not just 350 00:18:53,020 --> 00:18:55,480 nodding your head at all the dates and 351 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:56,960 facts about Christianity. 352 00:18:57,740 --> 00:19:01,580 It's a real heart faith in the Savior. 353 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,160 A young man he wanted to be a 354 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:06,840 paratrooper. 355 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:08,580 Why I don't know. 356 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,040 I suppose because he was six foot two 357 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,420 and had a hefty body. 358 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,300 He wanted to go in for that kind 359 00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:17,800 of life. 360 00:19:19,970 --> 00:19:23,630 He went to school at Vista and with 361 00:19:23,630 --> 00:19:28,270 40 others they sat an examination and he 362 00:19:28,270 --> 00:19:29,530 was the top pupil. 363 00:19:30,310 --> 00:19:32,850 But that didn't make him a paratrooper. 364 00:19:33,870 --> 00:19:36,810 Gave him all the information that he needed 365 00:19:36,810 --> 00:19:39,750 but just having the information in the head 366 00:19:39,750 --> 00:19:41,550 didn't make him a paratrooper. 367 00:19:42,670 --> 00:19:45,310 Then with 40 others he had to go 368 00:19:45,310 --> 00:19:49,510 up into a Hastings aircraft and one by 369 00:19:49,510 --> 00:19:50,810 one they were called. 370 00:19:51,530 --> 00:19:55,250 They had to turn around and then they 371 00:19:55,250 --> 00:19:57,490 watch for the green light. 372 00:19:59,270 --> 00:20:01,690 And when they saw the green light they 373 00:20:01,690 --> 00:20:04,010 heard the sergeant major saying jump. 374 00:20:07,070 --> 00:20:09,930 When it was his turn he couldn't jump. 375 00:20:12,230 --> 00:20:13,950 Knew all about it. 376 00:20:14,510 --> 00:20:15,250 Top pupil. 377 00:20:16,270 --> 00:20:19,450 But the idea to step out and give 378 00:20:19,450 --> 00:20:21,910 himself completely to the parachute. 379 00:20:22,270 --> 00:20:23,750 No he couldn't do it. 380 00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:28,170 He went up three times and they failed 381 00:20:28,170 --> 00:20:28,370 him. 382 00:20:28,550 --> 00:20:33,430 And stupidly he argued with the sergeant major 383 00:20:34,030 --> 00:20:35,590 that he was the top pupil. 384 00:20:36,450 --> 00:20:39,350 And unfortunately he told him in good old 385 00:20:39,350 --> 00:20:40,450 army language. 386 00:20:40,450 --> 00:20:43,130 It didn't matter what was in his novel. 387 00:20:43,590 --> 00:20:45,930 If he didn't step out he would never 388 00:20:45,930 --> 00:20:47,290 be a paratrooper. 389 00:20:48,750 --> 00:20:52,330 And they let him go up once more 390 00:20:52,330 --> 00:20:53,390 with another fellow. 391 00:20:54,530 --> 00:20:56,290 And this is what happened. 392 00:20:57,270 --> 00:20:59,470 He was called for the last time. 393 00:21:01,670 --> 00:21:03,910 He was told to turn around and he 394 00:21:03,910 --> 00:21:04,250 did. 395 00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:05,730 And his knees were knocking. 396 00:21:08,410 --> 00:21:11,310 Some of you ladies just imagine you're there. 397 00:21:12,170 --> 00:21:14,410 And then he saw the green light. 398 00:21:18,230 --> 00:21:19,670 And then he had a little prayer. 399 00:21:20,750 --> 00:21:22,310 And he stepped out. 400 00:21:23,910 --> 00:21:27,050 And when he stepped out he realized he 401 00:21:27,050 --> 00:21:29,710 was totally dependent upon the parachute. 402 00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:33,050 Nervously he counted 10. 403 00:21:34,070 --> 00:21:35,810 And he pulled the string. 404 00:21:37,030 --> 00:21:40,110 And then he saw a red parachute opening. 405 00:21:40,110 --> 00:21:43,490 And being a Christian he said praise the 406 00:21:43,490 --> 00:21:43,930 Lord. 407 00:21:44,610 --> 00:21:47,550 And he had to trust him all the 408 00:21:47,550 --> 00:21:48,310 way down. 409 00:21:50,660 --> 00:21:53,120 Now there comes a moment in a gospel 410 00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:56,620 meeting when the Lord challenges you to believe. 411 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,760 And it's not now listening to the preacher. 412 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,200 He says right you know all that about 413 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:05,660 Jesus. 414 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,280 Now I want you to take the step 415 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,280 of faith and trust it. 416 00:22:12,220 --> 00:22:16,120 And right now sitting in that seat you 417 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:19,700 could become a believer by trusting the Lord. 418 00:22:20,360 --> 00:22:21,800 Ah but there's a problem. 419 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:27,220 One old Cockney woman and thank God for 420 00:22:27,220 --> 00:22:27,580 this. 421 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,540 As we were speaking on this subject he 422 00:22:30,540 --> 00:22:32,060 said you're lucky. 423 00:22:34,150 --> 00:22:36,730 You were born with a religious spoon in 424 00:22:36,730 --> 00:22:37,310 your mouth. 425 00:22:39,810 --> 00:22:41,790 We are down to earth people. 426 00:22:44,220 --> 00:22:45,780 How do you get that faith? 427 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,380 And then she said again you're lucky. 428 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:51,860 Well dear friends I wasn't born with a 429 00:22:51,860 --> 00:22:53,460 religious spoon in my mouth. 430 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:55,460 I never even had any teeth. 431 00:22:58,780 --> 00:23:02,120 And dear friends none of us are born 432 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:02,860 with faith. 433 00:23:04,360 --> 00:23:05,240 Please grip that. 434 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,040 But she says how do you get faith? 435 00:23:09,950 --> 00:23:12,920 You always get faith by an objective. 436 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,780 Now if you look inside you and you 437 00:23:16,780 --> 00:23:18,900 look at your motives and you look at 438 00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:22,100 your principles and you will look at yourself 439 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:22,660 carefully. 440 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,340 All you will find is this that the 441 00:23:25,340 --> 00:23:28,540 heart is deceitful above all things and desperately 442 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:28,940 wicked. 443 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,500 None of us would like our thoughts exposed. 444 00:23:34,060 --> 00:23:36,140 None of us would like a tape recorder 445 00:23:36,140 --> 00:23:38,720 strapped to our throats and all the bad 446 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,960 words we've said in the last 10 years 447 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,300 played back to us. 448 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,700 Lots of us have got many things to 449 00:23:44,700 --> 00:23:47,700 cover but my dear friends if you look 450 00:23:47,700 --> 00:23:49,920 within you will never get faith. 451 00:23:50,180 --> 00:23:52,660 You've got to look somewhere else and this 452 00:23:52,660 --> 00:23:54,100 is what the Bible says. 453 00:23:55,140 --> 00:24:02,120 He that believes here it comes on the 454 00:24:02,120 --> 00:24:02,580 Son. 455 00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:04,940 The Son. 456 00:24:05,660 --> 00:24:06,820 The Son of God. 457 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:11,640 That's why unless you believe that Jesus was 458 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,140 co-equal with God you will never become 459 00:24:14,140 --> 00:24:14,600 a Christian. 460 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,900 It's believing on the Son. 461 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:26,160 And therefore he that believes on the Son 462 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,080 hath everlasting life. 463 00:24:28,980 --> 00:24:32,480 Allow me now to introduce you to the 464 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:33,100 Lord Jesus. 465 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,820 There was only one man who ever lived 466 00:24:37,820 --> 00:24:39,460 who never sinned. 467 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:40,240 Only one. 468 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,040 And that was Jesus Christ. 469 00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:47,760 In fact he was so beautiful he was 470 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,060 so pure that God watched him for 30 471 00:24:51,060 --> 00:24:53,460 years and God couldn't keep quiet. 472 00:24:54,500 --> 00:24:57,320 And as he saw him coming up from 473 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:01,000 the waters of Jordan after his baptism he 474 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:05,360 said publicly this is my beloved Son in 475 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:07,600 whom I find all my delight. 476 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:09,940 The perfect Christ of God. 477 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:14,400 There was only one man that claimed co 478 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,520 -equality with God when he said that all 479 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,020 men should honour the Son as they honour 480 00:25:20,020 --> 00:25:20,500 the Father. 481 00:25:20,500 --> 00:25:23,220 Only one man and that was the Lord 482 00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:23,620 Jesus. 483 00:25:24,020 --> 00:25:27,920 And he demonstrated in a realistic way his 484 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:28,280 deity. 485 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,660 There was only one man that had the 486 00:25:32,660 --> 00:25:35,820 ability to die for the sins of the 487 00:25:35,820 --> 00:25:38,600 world and may I let out a hallelujah 488 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:39,720 he did it. 489 00:25:40,660 --> 00:25:43,360 And he went to the cross and on 490 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:46,500 that cross instead of the judgment of God 491 00:25:46,500 --> 00:25:49,820 coming upon us because we have broken his 492 00:25:49,820 --> 00:25:53,640 laws and sin profusely his Son bore all 493 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:54,920 the judgment for us. 494 00:25:55,340 --> 00:25:58,380 And the prophet says he was wounded for 495 00:25:58,380 --> 00:26:02,080 our transgressions and bruised for our iniquity. 496 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,380 There was only one man that the Lord 497 00:26:06,380 --> 00:26:09,380 raised from the dead never to die again 498 00:26:09,380 --> 00:26:12,820 and he raised him in mighty power so 499 00:26:12,820 --> 00:26:16,740 that the Lord Jesus would become eternally the 500 00:26:16,740 --> 00:26:17,280 Saviour. 501 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,440 And that was the Lord Jesus. 502 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,540 There's only one man that's gone back to 503 00:26:24,540 --> 00:26:27,480 heaven in manhood and he's gone back to 504 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,660 heaven with all glory and with majesty and 505 00:26:30,660 --> 00:26:31,140 power. 506 00:26:31,620 --> 00:26:33,660 So that when he came to the gate 507 00:26:33,660 --> 00:26:36,640 of heaven he sang that great anthem. 508 00:26:37,340 --> 00:26:40,560 Lift up ye heads so ye gates and 509 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,080 be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors and 510 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,220 the King of Glory shall come in. 511 00:26:46,220 --> 00:26:48,180 Who is the King of Glory? 512 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,380 The Lord of hosts the Lord the one 513 00:26:51,380 --> 00:26:53,300 that's mighty in battle. 514 00:26:54,260 --> 00:26:56,600 And when he went back to heaven he 515 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,580 took all the spoils of Calvary with him 516 00:26:59,580 --> 00:27:02,600 and God made him both Lord and Christ. 517 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,260 Now that's the one that you trust. 518 00:27:06,780 --> 00:27:10,620 My dear friends don't look inside you. 519 00:27:11,740 --> 00:27:13,020 Look to him. 520 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:18,160 You see men can make a blunder but 521 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,520 here is someone and I want to say 522 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:24,020 this with great care who is totally infallible. 523 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:30,460 And therefore he says in the word he 524 00:27:30,460 --> 00:27:35,620 that believes on the Son get your faith 525 00:27:35,620 --> 00:27:36,720 in him. 526 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:41,500 But then I can hear someone say and 527 00:27:41,500 --> 00:27:42,740 with this I'll close. 528 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,640 How do I know I've got this heart 529 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:47,020 faith? 530 00:27:49,380 --> 00:27:52,420 Supposing I've just got this mechanical faith. 531 00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:54,840 Will I be saved? 532 00:27:55,260 --> 00:27:56,660 Can I say this gently? 533 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:58,000 No. 534 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:01,760 Gotta be a heart faith. 535 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,900 That's why some of us can have a 536 00:28:05,900 --> 00:28:07,160 shock when the Lord comes. 537 00:28:08,740 --> 00:28:11,180 But how do I know when I've got 538 00:28:11,180 --> 00:28:12,060 this heart faith? 539 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:13,720 Can I test myself? 540 00:28:13,980 --> 00:28:14,380 Yes. 541 00:28:15,890 --> 00:28:17,910 And what is the test? 542 00:28:18,290 --> 00:28:20,690 You test everything by the cross. 543 00:28:23,180 --> 00:28:25,960 And when by faith you come to the 544 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,980 cross and you quietly say this Lord Jesus 545 00:28:29,980 --> 00:28:35,700 Christ did you die there for my sins? 546 00:28:36,780 --> 00:28:40,740 And when you see your sins causing that 547 00:28:40,740 --> 00:28:46,020 death heart faith causes a broken heart. 548 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,520 You'll weep as you've never wept before. 549 00:28:51,260 --> 00:28:52,420 Let me illustrate. 550 00:28:53,700 --> 00:28:57,020 A young man was given a sports car 551 00:28:57,020 --> 00:28:59,740 before he reached the age of responsibility. 552 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,420 He was warned over and over again that 553 00:29:05,420 --> 00:29:06,820 there would be a fatality. 554 00:29:09,650 --> 00:29:13,400 He was careering along the feed road to 555 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:18,960 the M1 in London and he felt a 556 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,440 hefty bang on his wing. 557 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:23,400 He never even bothered to stop. 558 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,200 Thought it was a large bird. 559 00:29:26,900 --> 00:29:30,640 He came home at half past nine and 560 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:35,720 he noticed a policeman on the doorstep and 561 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,080 the policeman looked at him and said is 562 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:39,020 this your house? 563 00:29:39,820 --> 00:29:40,140 Yes. 564 00:29:40,140 --> 00:29:43,180 Is this the number of your car? 565 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:43,780 Yes. 566 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,080 Were you driving along such and such a 567 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,580 road round about half past nine? 568 00:29:49,700 --> 00:29:50,020 Yes. 569 00:29:51,620 --> 00:29:53,920 Didn't you feel a bump on the wing 570 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:54,820 of your car? 571 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:55,780 Yes. 572 00:29:58,060 --> 00:29:58,840 What was it? 573 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,320 I think it was a bird. 574 00:30:02,060 --> 00:30:03,040 Not a bird. 575 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:07,880 A three year old little girl. 576 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,220 He couldn't believe it. 577 00:30:12,030 --> 00:30:13,100 Forgive the drama. 578 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,260 It hit him like that. 579 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:24,520 Foolishly he went to the funeral and he 580 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:29,600 saw two hundred people smashed and broken and 581 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:32,960 he knew blood was on his hair. 582 00:30:35,710 --> 00:30:37,510 He will never drive again. 583 00:30:39,150 --> 00:30:39,890 Never. 584 00:30:42,740 --> 00:30:45,660 When you stand at the cross and see 585 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:53,460 the son of God bearing your sins your 586 00:30:53,460 --> 00:30:57,420 lies, your bad temper everything that you do 587 00:30:57,420 --> 00:31:00,420 that's wrong and you say for my sins 588 00:31:00,420 --> 00:31:04,140 my dear friend you'll be broken and you'll 589 00:31:04,140 --> 00:31:06,900 want to turn from sin once and for 590 00:31:06,900 --> 00:31:09,660 all but he won't leave you there. 591 00:31:11,140 --> 00:31:14,500 Could you imagine the mother coming to that 592 00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:18,560 broken boy and seeing him so broken up 593 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:22,780 eventually she goes home and she provides him 594 00:31:22,780 --> 00:31:25,260 with a beautiful present and gives it to 595 00:31:25,260 --> 00:31:27,740 him why that would break him even more. 596 00:31:29,460 --> 00:31:32,180 When you look at the cross and hear 597 00:31:32,180 --> 00:31:36,380 the Lord saying to you he loved you 598 00:31:36,380 --> 00:31:40,520 and gave himself for you so that you 599 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,020 say in your own language Lord Jesus are 600 00:31:44,020 --> 00:31:47,000 you hanging there upon that cross bearing my 601 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,920 sins to show me that you realistically love 602 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,640 me and when the answer is yes you're 603 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:59,720 broken and blessed and something like this will 604 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:03,100 be in your heart they put a crown 605 00:32:03,100 --> 00:32:06,880 of thorns on your head I want you 606 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:10,360 now to receive the crown of my life 607 00:32:11,060 --> 00:32:13,940 and you will make him your saviour and 608 00:32:13,940 --> 00:32:18,790 your Lord but there's one more thing I 609 00:32:18,790 --> 00:32:23,810 must share with you if I'm in the 610 00:32:23,810 --> 00:32:26,450 spirit and I trust I am dear brothers 611 00:32:26,450 --> 00:32:31,780 and sisters I feel that there is someone 612 00:32:31,780 --> 00:32:36,860 here tonight and you've seen that Christ has 613 00:32:36,860 --> 00:32:39,160 died for your sins and you've been broken 614 00:32:41,380 --> 00:32:45,200 you see that he loves you and on 615 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,820 many occasions you've gone to your bedroom or 616 00:32:47,820 --> 00:32:50,620 to your private room and you've knelt down 617 00:32:50,620 --> 00:32:53,440 and you've said a prayer like this Lord 618 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:56,680 thank you for dying for me I believe 619 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:00,620 it with all my heart Lord Jesus save 620 00:33:00,620 --> 00:33:08,190 me and forgive me but nothing happens then 621 00:33:08,190 --> 00:33:10,690 you come again and you hear another message 622 00:33:10,690 --> 00:33:13,930 that spurs you and that once again the 623 00:33:13,930 --> 00:33:16,070 cross comes to you and you see the 624 00:33:16,070 --> 00:33:18,690 saviour dying there for your sins and you 625 00:33:18,690 --> 00:33:22,490 believe it and then you go home again 626 00:33:22,490 --> 00:33:25,330 and this time right from your heart with 627 00:33:25,330 --> 00:33:28,130 tears you ask the Lord to forgive you 628 00:33:28,130 --> 00:33:30,550 and save you and you feel you're taking 629 00:33:30,550 --> 00:33:36,300 that step of faith nothing happens and you're 630 00:33:36,300 --> 00:33:43,990 sitting there tonight you've asked but no feeling 631 00:33:45,570 --> 00:33:48,030 how can I be sure I'm right with 632 00:33:48,030 --> 00:33:50,870 God now please note this and I'll close 633 00:33:51,730 --> 00:33:55,550 when you trust you first of all trust 634 00:33:55,550 --> 00:33:59,050 the Lord Jesus and you trust him because 635 00:33:59,050 --> 00:34:02,230 of his work the mighty son of God 636 00:34:02,230 --> 00:34:05,910 you trust him because of his work he 637 00:34:05,910 --> 00:34:10,070 died for your sins and then you trust 638 00:34:10,070 --> 00:34:15,370 his word his word and his word says 639 00:34:15,370 --> 00:34:20,389 this he that believes on the son the 640 00:34:20,389 --> 00:34:26,150 word says has everlasting life and so you 641 00:34:26,150 --> 00:34:29,030 take the word you allow it to become 642 00:34:29,030 --> 00:34:32,550 living in your heart and life and you 643 00:34:32,550 --> 00:34:36,690 say Lord according to your word you have 644 00:34:36,690 --> 00:34:43,480 given me eternal life thank you Lord I 645 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:48,000 trust the work I trust the word and 646 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,440 it's yours now my dear friends all of 647 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,560 us are going to stand before the Lord 648 00:34:55,020 --> 00:34:57,060 and we're going to give an account of 649 00:34:57,060 --> 00:35:00,900 himself ourselves to the Lord and you will 650 00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:03,060 stand before the Lord as I will stand 651 00:35:03,060 --> 00:35:07,080 before him and if we are going to 652 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:09,420 be sure we shall have to say something 653 00:35:09,420 --> 00:35:14,720 like this Lord I believe that you died 654 00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:20,170 for my sins good I believe that God 655 00:35:20,170 --> 00:35:23,350 raised the Lord Jesus from the dead good 656 00:35:24,630 --> 00:35:29,150 I trusted you Lord Jesus and then I 657 00:35:29,150 --> 00:35:32,210 trusted your word and what does the word 658 00:35:32,210 --> 00:35:36,910 say he that believes on the son has 659 00:35:36,910 --> 00:35:40,010 everlasting life can he go against the word 660 00:35:41,150 --> 00:35:45,010 can he go against the word and that 661 00:35:45,010 --> 00:35:49,550 gives you the absolute assurance may God help 662 00:35:49,550 --> 00:35:54,150 someone now to give that heart faith to 663 00:35:54,150 --> 00:35:54,790 the Saviour