1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,580 I was sitting in my chair listening to 2 00:00:03,580 --> 00:00:08,000 a missionary explain why he adopted the methodology 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,520 of felt-need preaching. 4 00:00:09,940 --> 00:00:12,400 He said that you could not preach the 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,780 gospel to people today because you first had 6 00:00:15,780 --> 00:00:16,920 to touch their needs. 7 00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:20,260 With felt-need preaching, the one thing you 8 00:00:20,260 --> 00:00:22,700 didn't want to do was to turn people 9 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:26,240 off to the gospel by mentioning sin or 10 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:26,940 repentance. 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,660 So you first must touch their needs with 12 00:00:30,660 --> 00:00:31,900 a feel-good message. 13 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,860 He said that was the best way to 14 00:00:34,860 --> 00:00:35,760 draw a crowd. 15 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:38,320 He made a real good case for it 16 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,360 and had adopted it as his way of 17 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:41,820 ministry. 18 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,840 Many pastors here in America have adopted that 19 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,980 kind of methodology and they filled their churches 20 00:00:49,980 --> 00:00:53,060 with thousands of individuals who love to hear 21 00:00:53,060 --> 00:00:54,940 their message on Sunday morning. 22 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,040 John the Baptist did felt-need preaching. 23 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,160 Listen to his words found in the gospel 24 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:02,780 of Matthew. 25 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,260 Oh, a generation of nice people. 26 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:07,860 God loves you. 27 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,220 He knows your hurts. 28 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:12,360 Just accept Jesus and he will make it 29 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:12,780 better. 30 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,040 Isn't that what he said? 31 00:01:15,340 --> 00:01:17,060 That's what we think he said. 32 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,320 Actually, he said this. 33 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,180 He said unto them, O generation of vipers, 34 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,340 who hath warned you to flee from the 35 00:01:27,340 --> 00:01:31,540 wrath to come, bring forth therefore fruits, meet 36 00:01:31,540 --> 00:01:32,420 for repentance. 37 00:01:33,420 --> 00:01:36,860 John the Baptist told King Herod, you're not 38 00:01:36,860 --> 00:01:37,520 so bad. 39 00:01:37,780 --> 00:01:39,400 You just need some improvement. 40 00:01:39,940 --> 00:01:42,300 Accept this Jesus and he will help you 41 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:43,480 have a better life. 42 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,800 He'll help you rule your kingdom better. 43 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:50,680 Actually, John the Baptist rebuked the sin in 44 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,980 Herod's life by saying, it is not lawful 45 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:56,300 for thee to have thy brother's wife. 46 00:01:57,580 --> 00:02:00,700 Old King Herod didn't like that kind of 47 00:02:00,700 --> 00:02:03,540 felt-need preaching because it made him feel 48 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:06,800 his need of eliminating John the Baptist, so 49 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,060 he cut off his head. 50 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,900 Jesus Christ preached a feel-good message as 51 00:02:11,900 --> 00:02:12,260 well. 52 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,280 Listen to his words. 53 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:19,260 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can 54 00:02:19,260 --> 00:02:21,460 you escape the damnation of hell? 55 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,580 Jesus' audience ended up being the ones who 56 00:02:25,580 --> 00:02:28,900 crucified him because they didn't like his feel 57 00:02:28,900 --> 00:02:29,820 -good message. 58 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,500 Even the Apostle Paul preached a feel-good 59 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:33,900 message. 60 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:36,040 Listen to his words. 61 00:02:36,780 --> 00:02:39,880 For the wrath of God is revealed from 62 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:45,300 heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men 63 00:02:45,300 --> 00:02:48,680 who hold the truth and unrighteousness. 64 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,560 Paul's message got him arrested and his head 65 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:54,240 cut off. 66 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,500 But today's preacher doesn't want to lose his 67 00:02:57,500 --> 00:03:00,760 audience, much less his head, so he gives 68 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,180 them what they want and touches on their 69 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:05,680 needs and gives them a gospel to serve 70 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:06,320 their needs. 71 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,060 Everybody's doing it and growing huge churches with 72 00:03:10,060 --> 00:03:12,560 it, so why not jump aboard and become 73 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,000 a popular preacher too? 74 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,360 My message this afternoon is entitled, Felt-Need 75 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,460 Preaching and a Feel-Good Message. 76 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,560 Listen friends, when I was in New England 77 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,640 conducting research on the Second Great Awakening, I 78 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:31,580 took some time to sit in the old 79 00:03:31,580 --> 00:03:34,520 stained-glass chapel at Yale College. 80 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,040 I spent the afternoon there just reflecting on 81 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,960 what kind of preaching had taken place there 82 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,240 back in 1795, when the grandson of Jonathan 83 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,520 Edwards, Timothy Dwight, became president of Yale. 84 00:03:49,940 --> 00:03:55,300 From the year 1795 to 1817, the campus 85 00:03:55,300 --> 00:03:59,580 was gripped with revival under the powerful preaching 86 00:03:59,580 --> 00:04:00,640 of Timothy Dwight. 87 00:04:01,140 --> 00:04:05,020 In fact, four distinct revivals took place at 88 00:04:05,020 --> 00:04:08,380 Yale during that time period, and many students' 89 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:12,120 entire lives were so radically altered that they 90 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,540 went out unsaturated to contrary with their powerful 91 00:04:15,540 --> 00:04:17,000 pulpit ministries. 92 00:04:18,019 --> 00:04:19,920 But how did they preach? 93 00:04:20,420 --> 00:04:23,320 Did they use Felt-Need Preaching and a 94 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:24,900 Feel-Good Message back then? 95 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,300 Allow me to read you a section from 96 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:30,860 a manuscript written by Heman Humphrey. 97 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:34,500 He was the president of Amherst College, and 98 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:37,240 Humphrey was an eyewitness to the revival of 99 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,840 religion that took place in New England during 100 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:42,300 the Second Great Awakening. 101 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,180 He was good friends with Asahel Nettleton, and 102 00:04:47,180 --> 00:04:51,460 during his tenure as president of Amherst, of 103 00:04:51,460 --> 00:04:56,540 the 765 graduates, over 400 entered the gospel 104 00:04:56,540 --> 00:04:57,220 ministry. 105 00:04:58,100 --> 00:05:01,740 Allow Heman Humphrey to explain to us here 106 00:05:01,740 --> 00:05:05,000 today what the preachers in his day preached. 107 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,720 Now, before I begin reading his words, I 108 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,360 want to emphasize that the goal of preachers 109 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,300 back then was different from the vast majority 110 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:15,000 today. 111 00:05:15,580 --> 00:05:19,040 Back in the 18th century, pastors were not 112 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,500 obsessed with growing a large church campus, and 113 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:25,000 they were not consumed with nickels and noses 114 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,920 like pastors are today. 115 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:30,960 Back then, they preached for one result, and 116 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,440 one result only, the salvation of a soul. 117 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,800 Today, pastors read and study the new hot 118 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,260 book on church growth. 119 00:05:40,820 --> 00:05:43,480 Back then, pastors just read their Bible. 120 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,420 I want to read you a passage from 121 00:05:46,420 --> 00:05:50,220 my biography on Asahel Nettleton, in which Heman 122 00:05:50,220 --> 00:05:52,880 Humphrey describes the preachers in his time. 123 00:05:53,860 --> 00:05:57,760 Listen carefully to his striking words from his 124 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,680 personal observation of preachers back then. 125 00:06:02,340 --> 00:06:07,400 Their preaching was not in man's wisdom, but 126 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,900 in demonstration of the Spirit and with power. 127 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,440 It was eminently scriptural. 128 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,390 The ministers of that day read and studied 129 00:06:17,390 --> 00:06:20,230 the Bible more than all other books. 130 00:06:20,710 --> 00:06:23,790 They had received it from their master as 131 00:06:23,790 --> 00:06:27,370 their only commission, and in virtue of it, 132 00:06:27,710 --> 00:06:31,470 as ambassadors for Christ, they besought sinners in 133 00:06:31,470 --> 00:06:34,650 his stead to be reconciled to God. 134 00:06:35,490 --> 00:06:38,990 It was surprising to notice with what facility 135 00:06:38,990 --> 00:06:42,630 they would quote chapter and verse from all 136 00:06:42,630 --> 00:06:45,910 parts of both Testaments without turning over a 137 00:06:45,910 --> 00:06:46,790 single leaf. 138 00:06:47,430 --> 00:06:51,010 Indeed, it sometimes seemed to me as if 139 00:06:51,010 --> 00:06:53,950 they knew all the Bible by heart, and 140 00:06:53,950 --> 00:06:57,170 it is no disparagement to say that they 141 00:06:57,170 --> 00:06:59,870 did know much more of it than most 142 00:06:59,870 --> 00:07:01,050 preachers do now. 143 00:07:01,650 --> 00:07:03,470 They had a great deal more of it 144 00:07:03,470 --> 00:07:04,410 in their sermons. 145 00:07:04,910 --> 00:07:08,110 Almost all their illustrations, as well as their 146 00:07:08,110 --> 00:07:11,690 proofs, were drawn from its rich and exhaustible 147 00:07:11,690 --> 00:07:12,370 treasures. 148 00:07:13,270 --> 00:07:16,250 Thus saith the Lord was enough for them. 149 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:21,050 Let who would criticize, conveil, or blaspheme. 150 00:07:21,470 --> 00:07:25,250 They didn't shun either from fear or favor 151 00:07:25,250 --> 00:07:28,730 to declare all the counsel of God as 152 00:07:28,730 --> 00:07:32,110 they understood it, whether men would hear or 153 00:07:32,110 --> 00:07:33,690 whether they would forbear. 154 00:07:34,170 --> 00:07:37,170 They did not wrap the sword around with 155 00:07:37,170 --> 00:07:40,510 flowers, but left the two edges bare and 156 00:07:40,510 --> 00:07:43,570 sharp to cut where they would, the deeper 157 00:07:43,570 --> 00:07:46,730 the better, and they applied no emollients to 158 00:07:46,730 --> 00:07:48,010 heal the hurt slightly. 159 00:07:49,330 --> 00:07:51,670 Oh, how we smarted under it! 160 00:07:51,990 --> 00:07:54,330 I remember it well in my own case, 161 00:07:54,650 --> 00:07:57,410 and how my heart rebelled against some of 162 00:07:57,410 --> 00:08:00,570 the doctrines which my Bible and my conscience 163 00:08:00,570 --> 00:08:03,750 told me were true, till, as I hope, 164 00:08:04,090 --> 00:08:06,730 I was brought to bow and submit at 165 00:08:06,730 --> 00:08:07,930 the foot of the cross. 166 00:08:08,570 --> 00:08:11,410 And as it was with me, so it 167 00:08:11,410 --> 00:08:15,210 was with multitudes of others, we complained of 168 00:08:15,210 --> 00:08:18,250 some of Paul's hard sayings and wondered why 169 00:08:18,250 --> 00:08:20,770 our ministers dwelt so much upon them. 170 00:08:21,190 --> 00:08:23,890 We wanted to get to heaven some easier 171 00:08:23,890 --> 00:08:27,710 way, but instead of abating one jot or 172 00:08:27,710 --> 00:08:31,070 tittle to relieve us, they pressed harder and 173 00:08:31,070 --> 00:08:34,549 harder, driving us from one refuge to another 174 00:08:34,549 --> 00:08:37,210 till there was no hiding place left. 175 00:08:38,309 --> 00:08:42,110 The law, which we had broken times without 176 00:08:42,110 --> 00:08:45,010 number, we were made to see was just, 177 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:48,930 its fiery penalty hung over our heads, and 178 00:08:48,930 --> 00:08:50,930 we must submit or die. 179 00:08:51,470 --> 00:08:54,230 Under such preaching it was hard to get 180 00:08:54,230 --> 00:08:57,510 hopes, but when embraced, they were more to 181 00:08:57,510 --> 00:09:00,290 be relied upon than if they'd been gained 182 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:01,910 in some easier way. 183 00:09:02,550 --> 00:09:06,290 Our spiritual guides and teachers never said to 184 00:09:06,290 --> 00:09:10,890 us, when under awakening, don't be discouraged, wait 185 00:09:10,890 --> 00:09:13,130 God's time and He will deliver you. 186 00:09:13,670 --> 00:09:17,390 No, no, but how long will you hold 187 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:20,210 out in your rebellion against God? 188 00:09:20,950 --> 00:09:23,490 They never asked us while in this state, 189 00:09:23,870 --> 00:09:25,370 don't you feel better? 190 00:09:25,830 --> 00:09:28,370 But why don't you submit to God and 191 00:09:28,370 --> 00:09:32,530 cast yourselves upon His mercy, embracing the Lord 192 00:09:32,530 --> 00:09:35,490 Jesus Christ by faith, who came down from 193 00:09:35,490 --> 00:09:37,910 heaven on purpose to save the lost? 194 00:09:37,910 --> 00:09:41,370 Turn ye, turn ye, or why will you 195 00:09:41,370 --> 00:09:41,890 die? 196 00:09:42,970 --> 00:09:45,810 I do not say that this law work, 197 00:09:46,010 --> 00:09:49,590 as it has been appropriately called, was alike 198 00:09:49,590 --> 00:09:52,170 marked and pungent in all cases. 199 00:09:52,610 --> 00:09:53,550 It was not. 200 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:57,050 He who worketh all things according to the 201 00:09:57,050 --> 00:10:00,010 counsel of his own will opens some hearts, 202 00:10:00,330 --> 00:10:02,490 as he seems to have opened that of 203 00:10:02,490 --> 00:10:05,910 Lydia, at once to receive the truth and 204 00:10:05,910 --> 00:10:06,870 the love of it. 205 00:10:07,390 --> 00:10:10,330 But I am quite sure that in most 206 00:10:10,330 --> 00:10:14,810 cases, the conversions in that revival were preceded 207 00:10:14,810 --> 00:10:17,470 by a sharp conviction of sin and of 208 00:10:17,470 --> 00:10:18,650 deserved punishment. 209 00:10:19,230 --> 00:10:23,970 It was eminently a law revival, issuing into 210 00:10:23,970 --> 00:10:27,930 more abundant and abiding consolations of the gospel 211 00:10:27,930 --> 00:10:31,410 those loved most, who felt that they had 212 00:10:31,410 --> 00:10:32,950 been forgiven most. 213 00:10:33,990 --> 00:10:37,190 As our pastors were careful not to encourage 214 00:10:37,190 --> 00:10:40,030 us that we had passed from death unto 215 00:10:40,030 --> 00:10:43,910 life without good scripture evidence of the change, 216 00:10:44,350 --> 00:10:47,350 they were very strict in their examinations for 217 00:10:47,350 --> 00:10:48,310 church membership. 218 00:10:48,990 --> 00:10:51,950 If they thought any of the candidates did 219 00:10:51,950 --> 00:10:56,050 not give satisfactory evidence of having been converted, 220 00:10:56,430 --> 00:10:59,190 they did not hesitate to tell them so. 221 00:11:00,470 --> 00:11:02,270 Did you hear that, friends? 222 00:11:02,650 --> 00:11:04,610 Did you hear that last part of Heman 223 00:11:04,610 --> 00:11:08,550 Humphrey's comments, that the pastors in those days 224 00:11:08,550 --> 00:11:11,690 did not admit you to church membership unless 225 00:11:11,690 --> 00:11:15,710 you underwent a strict examination and gave satisfactory 226 00:11:15,710 --> 00:11:19,170 evidence of having been converted through regeneration? 227 00:11:20,430 --> 00:11:23,870 Today, most pastors want you to join their 228 00:11:23,870 --> 00:11:26,610 church as quickly as possible, and the sooner 229 00:11:26,610 --> 00:11:30,190 the better, without presenting any clear evidence of 230 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:31,190 a changed heart. 231 00:11:31,570 --> 00:11:34,650 They need you to maintain their vast church 232 00:11:34,650 --> 00:11:37,790 campus, and they need you to invite your 233 00:11:37,790 --> 00:11:40,910 friends so their friends can join, and give 234 00:11:40,910 --> 00:11:42,730 their money to the church as well. 235 00:11:43,050 --> 00:11:45,370 And in the name of religion, they will 236 00:11:45,370 --> 00:11:48,050 preach you a felt-need, feel-good message, 237 00:11:48,190 --> 00:11:50,290 and make you feel a little better about 238 00:11:50,290 --> 00:11:53,150 yourself before you go and have lunch. 239 00:11:53,150 --> 00:11:55,570 But let me ask you a question. 240 00:11:56,230 --> 00:11:59,030 Is the preaching of our day bringing revival? 241 00:11:59,770 --> 00:12:02,570 Is the preaching of our day even converting 242 00:12:02,570 --> 00:12:03,990 anyone to Christ? 243 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:07,910 Or are most church members merely people who 244 00:12:07,910 --> 00:12:09,090 are decisionists? 245 00:12:09,490 --> 00:12:12,370 They decided to become a Christian based on 246 00:12:12,370 --> 00:12:15,390 a text or a verse of scripture, but 247 00:12:15,390 --> 00:12:18,150 they've never been awakened to their lost condition, 248 00:12:18,570 --> 00:12:21,170 never been convicted of sin by the Spirit, 249 00:12:21,610 --> 00:12:23,130 and never been the subject of any kind 250 00:12:23,130 --> 00:12:23,230 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 251 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:23,330 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 252 00:12:23,330 --> 00:12:23,430 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 253 00:12:23,430 --> 00:12:23,530 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 254 00:12:23,530 --> 00:12:23,630 and never been the subject of any kind 255 00:12:23,630 --> 00:12:23,730 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 256 00:12:23,730 --> 00:12:23,830 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 257 00:12:23,830 --> 00:12:23,930 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 258 00:12:23,930 --> 00:12:24,030 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 259 00:12:24,030 --> 00:12:24,130 and never been the subject of any kind 260 00:12:24,130 --> 00:12:24,230 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 261 00:12:24,230 --> 00:12:24,330 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 262 00:12:24,330 --> 00:12:24,430 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 263 00:12:24,430 --> 00:12:24,530 been the subject of any kind of evangelism 264 00:12:45,090 --> 00:12:45,770 and never been the subject of any kind 265 00:12:45,770 --> 00:12:47,150 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 266 00:12:47,150 --> 00:12:49,470 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 267 00:12:49,470 --> 00:12:50,550 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 268 00:12:50,550 --> 00:12:51,310 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 269 00:12:51,350 --> 00:12:52,050 and never been the subject of any kind 270 00:12:52,050 --> 00:12:52,150 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 271 00:12:52,150 --> 00:12:52,250 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 272 00:12:52,250 --> 00:12:52,350 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 273 00:12:52,350 --> 00:12:52,450 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 274 00:12:52,450 --> 00:12:52,550 and never been the subject of any kind 275 00:12:52,550 --> 00:12:52,650 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 276 00:12:52,650 --> 00:12:52,750 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 277 00:12:52,750 --> 00:12:52,850 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 278 00:12:52,850 --> 00:12:52,950 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 279 00:12:52,950 --> 00:12:53,050 and never been the subject of any kind 280 00:12:53,050 --> 00:12:53,150 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 281 00:12:53,150 --> 00:12:53,250 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 282 00:12:53,250 --> 00:12:53,350 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 283 00:12:53,350 --> 00:12:53,450 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 284 00:12:53,450 --> 00:12:53,550 and never been the subject of any kind 285 00:12:53,550 --> 00:12:53,650 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 286 00:12:53,650 --> 00:12:53,750 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 287 00:12:53,750 --> 00:12:59,690 subject of any kind of evangelism, 288 00:12:59,690 --> 00:13:03,130 and never been the subject of any kind 289 00:13:03,130 --> 00:13:03,530 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 290 00:13:03,530 --> 00:13:07,030 any kind of evangelism, and 291 00:13:07,030 --> 00:13:15,630 never been the subject of any kind of 292 00:13:15,630 --> 00:13:20,690 evangelism, and never been the subject of any 293 00:13:20,690 --> 00:13:22,330 kind of evangelism, and never been the subject 294 00:13:22,330 --> 00:13:22,430 of any kind of evangelism, and never been 295 00:13:22,430 --> 00:13:22,530 the subject of any kind of evangelism, and 296 00:13:22,530 --> 00:13:22,630 never been the subject of any kind of 297 00:13:22,630 --> 00:13:22,730 evangelism, and never been the subject of any 298 00:13:22,730 --> 00:13:22,830 kind of evangelism, and never been the subject 299 00:13:22,830 --> 00:13:22,930 of any kind of evangelism, and never been 300 00:13:22,930 --> 00:13:23,030 the subject of any kind of evangelism, and 301 00:13:23,030 --> 00:13:23,130 never been the subject of any kind of 302 00:13:23,130 --> 00:13:23,230 evangelism, and never been the subject of any 303 00:13:23,230 --> 00:13:23,330 kind of evangelism, and never been the subject 304 00:13:23,330 --> 00:13:23,430 of any kind of evangelism, and never been 305 00:13:23,430 --> 00:13:23,530 the subject of any kind of evangelism, and 306 00:13:23,530 --> 00:13:23,630 never been the subject of any kind of 307 00:13:23,630 --> 00:13:23,730 evangelism, and never been the subject of any 308 00:13:23,730 --> 00:13:23,830 kind of evangelism, and never been the subject 309 00:13:23,830 --> 00:13:23,930 of any kind of evangelism, and never been 310 00:13:23,930 --> 00:13:33,330 the subject of any kind of evangel evangelism, 311 00:13:36,150 --> 00:13:36,250 and never been the subject of any kind 312 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:36,410 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 313 00:13:36,410 --> 00:13:44,090 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 314 00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:49,070 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 315 00:13:49,070 --> 00:13:50,410 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 316 00:13:50,410 --> 00:13:50,730 and never been the subject of any kind 317 00:13:50,730 --> 00:13:50,830 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 318 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:50,930 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 319 00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:51,030 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 320 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:51,130 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 321 00:13:51,130 --> 00:13:51,230 and never been the subject of any kind 322 00:13:51,230 --> 00:13:51,330 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 323 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:51,430 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 324 00:13:51,430 --> 00:13:51,530 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 325 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:51,630 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 326 00:13:51,630 --> 00:13:51,730 and never been the subject of any kind 327 00:13:51,730 --> 00:13:51,830 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 328 00:13:51,830 --> 00:13:51,930 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 329 00:13:51,930 --> 00:13:52,030 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 330 00:13:52,030 --> 00:13:52,130 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 331 00:13:52,130 --> 00:13:52,230 and never been the subject of any kind 332 00:13:52,230 --> 00:13:52,670 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 333 00:13:52,670 --> 00:13:53,810 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 334 00:13:53,810 --> 00:14:00,690 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 335 00:14:00,690 --> 00:14:03,050 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 336 00:14:05,710 --> 00:14:07,090 and never been the subject of any kind 337 00:14:07,090 --> 00:14:14,050 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 338 00:14:14,050 --> 00:14:19,330 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 339 00:14:19,330 --> 00:14:20,690 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 340 00:14:20,690 --> 00:14:21,150 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 341 00:14:21,150 --> 00:14:21,250 and never been the subject of any kind 342 00:14:21,250 --> 00:14:21,350 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 343 00:14:21,350 --> 00:14:21,950 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 344 00:14:21,950 --> 00:14:22,890 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 345 00:14:22,890 --> 00:14:22,990 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 346 00:14:22,990 --> 00:14:23,090 and never been the subject of any kind 347 00:14:23,090 --> 00:14:23,190 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 348 00:14:23,190 --> 00:14:23,290 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 349 00:14:23,290 --> 00:14:23,390 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 350 00:14:23,390 --> 00:14:23,490 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 351 00:14:23,490 --> 00:14:23,590 and never been the subject of any kind 352 00:14:23,590 --> 00:14:23,690 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 353 00:14:23,690 --> 00:14:23,790 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 354 00:14:23,790 --> 00:14:23,890 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 355 00:14:23,890 --> 00:14:23,990 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 356 00:14:23,990 --> 00:14:32,670 and never been the subject of any kind 357 00:14:32,670 --> 00:14:40,830 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 358 00:14:40,830 --> 00:14:40,930 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 359 00:14:40,930 --> 00:14:46,990 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 360 00:14:46,990 --> 00:14:48,210 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 361 00:14:48,770 --> 00:14:49,630 and never been the subject of any kind 362 00:14:49,630 --> 00:14:51,110 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 363 00:14:51,110 --> 00:14:52,250 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 364 00:14:52,250 --> 00:14:52,350 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 365 00:14:52,350 --> 00:14:52,450 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 366 00:14:52,450 --> 00:14:52,550 and never been the subject of any kind 367 00:14:52,550 --> 00:14:52,650 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 368 00:14:52,650 --> 00:14:52,750 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 369 00:14:52,750 --> 00:14:52,850 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 370 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:52,950 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 371 00:14:52,950 --> 00:14:53,050 and never been the subject of any kind 372 00:14:53,050 --> 00:14:53,150 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 373 00:14:53,150 --> 00:14:53,250 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 374 00:14:53,250 --> 00:14:53,350 subject of any kind of evangelism, and never 375 00:14:53,350 --> 00:14:53,450 been the subject of any kind of evangelism, 376 00:14:53,450 --> 00:14:53,550 and never been the subject of any kind 377 00:14:53,550 --> 00:14:53,650 of evangelism, and never been the subject of 378 00:14:53,650 --> 00:14:53,750 any kind of evangelism, and never been the 379 00:14:53,750 --> 00:14:53,850 subject of any kind of evangelism, against that 380 00:14:53,850 --> 00:14:56,390 strict and severe law of God and that 381 00:14:56,390 --> 00:14:59,330 God requires perfection to get into his heaven 382 00:14:59,330 --> 00:15:02,430 and we are not perfect and if we 383 00:15:02,430 --> 00:15:05,290 stand in our own merits we will fail 384 00:15:05,290 --> 00:15:07,950 that test so we must stand in the 385 00:15:07,950 --> 00:15:09,050 merits of another. 386 00:15:09,730 --> 00:15:11,630 I know I'm a sinner and I need 387 00:15:11,630 --> 00:15:14,370 a sin substitute in the person of Jesus 388 00:15:14,370 --> 00:15:18,250 Christ so do you friend, so do you. 389 00:15:19,310 --> 00:15:22,690 Felt need preaching and a feel-good message 390 00:15:22,690 --> 00:15:25,710 is what we have today and you see 391 00:15:25,710 --> 00:15:27,550 where that has gotten us. 392 00:15:28,370 --> 00:15:30,830 Pray for the Lord of the harvest to 393 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:34,630 send God called messengers into the harvest for 394 00:15:34,630 --> 00:15:37,870 the fields are white unto harvest but a 395 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:40,390 feel-good message just won't get the job 396 00:15:40,390 --> 00:15:44,030 done because a felt need feel-good message 397 00:15:44,030 --> 00:15:46,950 will give you a harvest of tares instead 398 00:15:46,950 --> 00:15:47,710 of wheat. 399 00:15:48,150 --> 00:15:49,730 Heaven help us all.