1 00:00:00,970 --> 00:00:04,330 I once knew a pastor who had experienced 2 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:07,750 glorious revival in his church where God not 3 00:00:07,750 --> 00:00:11,750 only manifested himself in this man's congregation, but 4 00:00:11,750 --> 00:00:14,670 also transformed the life of an entire community. 5 00:00:15,450 --> 00:00:18,490 Then something happened in this man's personal life 6 00:00:18,490 --> 00:00:22,310 that I can only surmise what occurred because 7 00:00:22,310 --> 00:00:25,150 when I last saw this pastor and visited 8 00:00:25,150 --> 00:00:27,870 his church, he turned his church into a 9 00:00:27,870 --> 00:00:31,189 nightclub, and he no longer preached serious messages 10 00:00:31,189 --> 00:00:34,790 on the gospel, but rather told dirty jokes 11 00:00:34,790 --> 00:00:38,030 on the pulpit and used crude bathroom humor 12 00:00:38,030 --> 00:00:39,390 before he prayed. 13 00:00:39,830 --> 00:00:42,130 In fact, this man was so disgusting and 14 00:00:42,130 --> 00:00:45,050 filthy from the pulpit I cannot repeat what 15 00:00:45,050 --> 00:00:46,390 he said in mixed company. 16 00:00:47,050 --> 00:00:49,350 This man and his ministry had become a 17 00:00:49,350 --> 00:00:49,830 joke. 18 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:53,430 I believe God will allow us to follow 19 00:00:53,430 --> 00:00:55,970 him as far as we want to follow 20 00:00:55,970 --> 00:00:58,310 him and to go as deep with him 21 00:00:58,310 --> 00:01:01,570 in an intimate walk as we desire, but 22 00:01:01,570 --> 00:01:03,730 there is always a cost to following a 23 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:07,870 crucified Christ, and I have known many men 24 00:01:07,870 --> 00:01:10,170 in my life who claimed the name of 25 00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:13,550 Christ, but who were only willing to go 26 00:01:13,550 --> 00:01:15,090 so far with Christ. 27 00:01:15,630 --> 00:01:18,450 The title of my message today, friends, is 28 00:01:18,450 --> 00:01:21,830 Only So Far, and my text can be 29 00:01:21,830 --> 00:01:24,010 found in the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 30 00:01:24,010 --> 00:01:24,850 16. 31 00:01:25,350 --> 00:01:27,450 You can turn in your Bibles there now, 32 00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:28,030 friends. 33 00:01:28,470 --> 00:01:31,490 We will be in verses 21 through 25. 34 00:01:32,590 --> 00:01:35,970 This is an interesting story which centers around 35 00:01:35,970 --> 00:01:38,870 Peter, and if you read the preceding passage 36 00:01:38,870 --> 00:01:42,270 about Peter, we see him make an astounding 37 00:01:42,270 --> 00:01:46,490 confession of Christ, whereby Jesus had asked, Whom 38 00:01:46,490 --> 00:01:49,010 do men say that I the Son of 39 00:01:49,010 --> 00:01:49,810 Man am? 40 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:54,190 And Peter replies, Thou art the Christ, the 41 00:01:54,190 --> 00:01:55,630 Son of the Living God. 42 00:01:56,070 --> 00:01:58,650 And Christ commenced Peter for his remark. 43 00:01:59,290 --> 00:02:03,310 But interestingly and amazingly, in just a few 44 00:02:03,310 --> 00:02:06,690 more sentences, we find Peter placing his foot 45 00:02:06,690 --> 00:02:09,210 in his mouth and making a foolish statement 46 00:02:09,210 --> 00:02:09,930 to Jesus. 47 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:12,430 Let me read you our text at this 48 00:02:12,430 --> 00:02:16,110 time, and listen, friends, carefully to this amazing 49 00:02:16,110 --> 00:02:17,310 passage of scripture. 50 00:02:18,810 --> 00:02:23,290 From that time forth began Jesus to show 51 00:02:23,290 --> 00:02:26,990 unto his disciples how that he must go 52 00:02:26,990 --> 00:02:30,330 unto Jerusalem and suffer many things of the 53 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:33,830 elders and chief priests and scribes, and be 54 00:02:33,830 --> 00:02:36,810 killed and be raised again the third day. 55 00:02:37,510 --> 00:02:39,170 Then Peter took him. 56 00:02:39,650 --> 00:02:41,450 Let me pause here, friends. 57 00:02:41,830 --> 00:02:44,650 This means that Peter actually grabbed Jesus by 58 00:02:44,650 --> 00:02:47,030 the arm and stopped him in his tracks 59 00:02:47,030 --> 00:02:48,010 from going further. 60 00:02:48,430 --> 00:02:50,910 He yanked Jesus by the arm and stopped 61 00:02:50,910 --> 00:02:53,090 him dead in his tracks and rebuked him. 62 00:02:53,310 --> 00:02:56,090 I will now proceed with our passage. 63 00:02:56,470 --> 00:03:00,130 And began to rebuke him, saying, Be it 64 00:03:00,130 --> 00:03:02,890 far from thee, Lord, this shall not be 65 00:03:02,890 --> 00:03:03,610 unto thee. 66 00:03:04,150 --> 00:03:08,150 But he turned and said to Peter, Get 67 00:03:08,150 --> 00:03:11,590 thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offense 68 00:03:11,590 --> 00:03:15,010 unto me, for thou savest not the things 69 00:03:15,010 --> 00:03:17,730 that be of God, but those that be 70 00:03:17,730 --> 00:03:18,410 of men. 71 00:03:19,090 --> 00:03:24,170 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any 72 00:03:24,170 --> 00:03:27,850 man will come after me, let him deny 73 00:03:27,850 --> 00:03:30,870 himself, and take up his cross, and follow 74 00:03:30,870 --> 00:03:31,310 me. 75 00:03:31,650 --> 00:03:34,730 For whosoever will save his life shall lose 76 00:03:34,730 --> 00:03:37,650 it, and whosoever will lose his life for 77 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:39,510 my sake shall find it. 78 00:03:39,950 --> 00:03:41,370 I will stop there. 79 00:03:42,010 --> 00:03:45,110 This passage, friends, will teach us a lot 80 00:03:45,110 --> 00:03:47,750 about ourselves if we are willing to listen 81 00:03:47,750 --> 00:03:49,170 to what it has to say. 82 00:03:49,770 --> 00:03:52,710 There are several aspects I'd like to draw 83 00:03:52,710 --> 00:03:56,030 out from this striking passage of scripture, and 84 00:03:56,030 --> 00:03:58,550 allow me first to list them, and then 85 00:03:58,550 --> 00:04:01,430 I will elaborate upon each head as we 86 00:04:01,430 --> 00:04:02,170 proceed. 87 00:04:03,170 --> 00:04:03,590 1. 88 00:04:05,130 --> 00:04:08,350 Peter's walk with Jesus was still at a 89 00:04:08,350 --> 00:04:10,970 point where he spoke out of both sides 90 00:04:10,970 --> 00:04:11,890 of his mouth. 91 00:04:12,730 --> 00:04:13,490 2. 92 00:04:14,190 --> 00:04:17,430 Peter's walk with Jesus was still at a 93 00:04:17,430 --> 00:04:20,970 point where he was completely ignorant of himself. 94 00:04:21,990 --> 00:04:22,750 3. 95 00:04:23,530 --> 00:04:26,410 Peter's walk with Jesus was still at a 96 00:04:26,410 --> 00:04:29,530 point where he was only willing to go 97 00:04:29,530 --> 00:04:31,290 so far with Christ. 98 00:04:31,970 --> 00:04:32,410 4. 99 00:04:33,630 --> 00:04:36,230 Peter's walk with Jesus was still at a 100 00:04:36,230 --> 00:04:39,530 point where he had to learn what was 101 00:04:39,530 --> 00:04:44,130 inside his heart before he became willing to 102 00:04:44,130 --> 00:04:46,810 take up his cross and follow a crucified 103 00:04:46,810 --> 00:04:47,170 Christ. 104 00:04:48,450 --> 00:04:51,050 Let's start with point number one, friends. 105 00:04:51,730 --> 00:04:51,910 5. 106 00:04:51,910 --> 00:04:55,990 Peter's walk with Jesus was still at a 107 00:04:55,990 --> 00:04:58,370 point where he spoke out of both sides 108 00:04:58,370 --> 00:04:59,150 of his mouth. 109 00:04:59,430 --> 00:05:03,230 Our passage here in Matthew's gospel confirms this 110 00:05:03,230 --> 00:05:04,210 fact, friends. 111 00:05:04,730 --> 00:05:07,810 Here we see both Peter's glorious confession of 112 00:05:07,810 --> 00:05:11,350 Christ, and then his foolish rebuking of Christ. 113 00:05:11,970 --> 00:05:14,490 Have you known believers who speak out of 114 00:05:14,490 --> 00:05:15,810 both sides of their mouths? 115 00:05:16,310 --> 00:05:18,330 I will never forget a man who kept 116 00:05:18,330 --> 00:05:20,650 taking the Lord's name in vain in his 117 00:05:20,650 --> 00:05:23,870 conversation, and then when it was time for 118 00:05:23,870 --> 00:05:26,190 me to leave, he said, God bless you. 119 00:05:26,850 --> 00:05:29,410 Blessings and curses out of the same mouth. 120 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:31,690 Have you known people like that? 121 00:05:32,070 --> 00:05:34,250 Have you known Christians who speak out of 122 00:05:34,250 --> 00:05:35,510 both sides of their mouth? 123 00:05:35,970 --> 00:05:39,050 Maybe at home they are one way, and 124 00:05:39,050 --> 00:05:41,070 when they are with church friends they are 125 00:05:41,070 --> 00:05:41,930 quite another. 126 00:05:42,390 --> 00:05:44,370 I think that's called a hypocrite. 127 00:05:44,890 --> 00:05:48,010 Perhaps you have a family member who behaves 128 00:05:48,010 --> 00:05:50,670 one way at church, and then quite another 129 00:05:50,670 --> 00:05:52,330 way once they are at home. 130 00:05:52,770 --> 00:05:54,730 They talk out of both sides of their 131 00:05:54,730 --> 00:05:55,250 mouth. 132 00:05:55,910 --> 00:05:57,390 Peter did that here. 133 00:05:58,290 --> 00:06:01,670 Next we see Peter's walk with Jesus was 134 00:06:01,670 --> 00:06:04,270 still at a point where he was completely 135 00:06:04,270 --> 00:06:05,730 ignorant of himself. 136 00:06:06,570 --> 00:06:09,990 Peter was boastful and full of himself, all 137 00:06:09,990 --> 00:06:12,390 the way up to the courtyard of denial, 138 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:15,030 where he boasted that he would die for 139 00:06:15,030 --> 00:06:18,210 Christ rather than deny him, and he did 140 00:06:18,210 --> 00:06:19,090 just that. 141 00:06:19,290 --> 00:06:21,330 He cowered before a maid. 142 00:06:21,870 --> 00:06:24,990 Peter had yet to learn what was inside 143 00:06:24,990 --> 00:06:26,530 his deceitful heart. 144 00:06:26,950 --> 00:06:29,350 I have known some of the most self 145 00:06:29,350 --> 00:06:32,030 -righteous church folk who have yet to learn 146 00:06:32,030 --> 00:06:33,450 what is in their hearts. 147 00:06:33,930 --> 00:06:36,550 Usually someone like that is a legalist. 148 00:06:36,970 --> 00:06:39,430 They want everybody to walk a straight line 149 00:06:39,430 --> 00:06:40,970 according to their rules. 150 00:06:41,170 --> 00:06:43,310 They are very self-righteous and like to 151 00:06:43,310 --> 00:06:45,690 point out the faults in others, but they 152 00:06:45,690 --> 00:06:47,930 are completely blind to their own faults. 153 00:06:48,410 --> 00:06:50,830 Peter was like this at this point in 154 00:06:50,830 --> 00:06:53,450 his life, and the heart of my message 155 00:06:53,450 --> 00:06:58,010 today, friends, centers around point number three, which 156 00:06:58,010 --> 00:07:01,850 states that Peter's walk with Jesus was still 157 00:07:01,850 --> 00:07:04,510 at a point where he was only willing 158 00:07:04,510 --> 00:07:07,010 to go so far with Christ. 159 00:07:07,290 --> 00:07:10,090 He was quite willing to walk with the 160 00:07:10,090 --> 00:07:13,330 miracle-making Christ who drew vast crowds to 161 00:07:13,330 --> 00:07:15,050 him and great popularity. 162 00:07:15,870 --> 00:07:17,970 Peter liked to hang out with Jesus and 163 00:07:17,970 --> 00:07:19,430 relish in that attention. 164 00:07:20,170 --> 00:07:22,530 But when Jesus began to speak to his 165 00:07:22,530 --> 00:07:26,090 disciples and horde saints, and speak of his 166 00:07:26,090 --> 00:07:29,810 approaching suffering and death, Peter did not want 167 00:07:29,810 --> 00:07:31,430 to follow Jesus there. 168 00:07:31,930 --> 00:07:35,790 He wanted a conquering Messiah Jesus, not a 169 00:07:35,790 --> 00:07:37,870 suffering, crucified Christ. 170 00:07:38,470 --> 00:07:42,270 You see, friends, Peter knew that as a 171 00:07:42,270 --> 00:07:44,470 disciple of Christ, he would have to follow 172 00:07:44,470 --> 00:07:45,910 him where he went. 173 00:07:46,430 --> 00:07:48,490 And if Jesus went to the cross, then 174 00:07:48,490 --> 00:07:50,550 Peter would have to go there, too. 175 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:52,910 And at this point in his walk with 176 00:07:52,910 --> 00:07:57,110 Jesus, he was into self-preservation, very much 177 00:07:57,110 --> 00:07:58,650 like most of us. 178 00:07:58,950 --> 00:08:01,050 We want to protect our skins. 179 00:08:01,730 --> 00:08:04,450 We are willing to only go so far 180 00:08:04,450 --> 00:08:06,910 with Jesus as long as we don't have 181 00:08:06,910 --> 00:08:09,410 to suffer too much or lose too much. 182 00:08:09,770 --> 00:08:14,530 Self-preservation and self-elevation are satanic in 183 00:08:14,530 --> 00:08:14,990 origin. 184 00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:18,970 This is why Jesus rebukes Peter and actually 185 00:08:18,970 --> 00:08:19,930 calls him Satan. 186 00:08:20,490 --> 00:08:23,090 Jesus says that Peter is now an offense 187 00:08:23,090 --> 00:08:25,930 unto him because he savors the things of 188 00:08:25,930 --> 00:08:27,970 men and not of God. 189 00:08:28,670 --> 00:08:32,370 For the past twenty years, I have discipled 190 00:08:32,370 --> 00:08:33,490 men in my home. 191 00:08:33,990 --> 00:08:36,390 I have spent years pouring my life into 192 00:08:36,390 --> 00:08:37,070 others. 193 00:08:37,610 --> 00:08:40,770 And during this time, I have come across 194 00:08:40,770 --> 00:08:43,790 many men, I'm afraid to say most of 195 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:46,530 them, who were willing to only go so 196 00:08:46,530 --> 00:08:47,530 far with Jesus. 197 00:08:48,090 --> 00:08:50,350 They wanted the success of Jesus. 198 00:08:50,970 --> 00:08:52,890 They wanted prosperity Jesus. 199 00:08:53,530 --> 00:08:55,130 They wanted healing Jesus. 200 00:08:55,670 --> 00:08:57,350 They wanted popular Jesus. 201 00:08:57,970 --> 00:08:59,990 But when the rubber met the road in 202 00:08:59,990 --> 00:09:02,330 their walk with God, they backed off. 203 00:09:02,630 --> 00:09:05,490 They walked away, just like the rich young 204 00:09:05,490 --> 00:09:08,590 ruler did, because they learned that if they 205 00:09:08,590 --> 00:09:11,070 wanted to go deeper with God, it was 206 00:09:11,070 --> 00:09:13,770 going to cost them something, and they backed 207 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:14,350 away. 208 00:09:14,890 --> 00:09:17,450 Much like that pastor I knew who became 209 00:09:17,450 --> 00:09:18,850 a clown in the pulpit. 210 00:09:19,230 --> 00:09:21,750 He'd obviously backed away from God at some 211 00:09:21,750 --> 00:09:24,110 point in his life, and God had left 212 00:09:24,110 --> 00:09:27,790 him alone in a state of apostasy, to 213 00:09:27,790 --> 00:09:29,330 where if you went to hear this man 214 00:09:29,330 --> 00:09:33,050 preach what he said damned you rather than 215 00:09:33,050 --> 00:09:35,670 blessed you, he became a curse to his 216 00:09:35,670 --> 00:09:36,350 hearers. 217 00:09:37,030 --> 00:09:39,070 I live in a city that is near 218 00:09:39,070 --> 00:09:42,530 the ocean, and I often go for walks 219 00:09:42,530 --> 00:09:45,910 along the seashore, and I often come across 220 00:09:45,910 --> 00:09:48,810 a piece of driftwood floating on the water 221 00:09:48,810 --> 00:09:51,230 or washed up upon the sand. 222 00:09:51,710 --> 00:09:54,150 That driftwood is entirely useless. 223 00:09:54,630 --> 00:09:57,390 It is good for nothing, if I may 224 00:09:57,390 --> 00:09:58,330 so speak. 225 00:09:58,890 --> 00:10:02,850 If you are not continually going forward in 226 00:10:02,850 --> 00:10:05,510 your walk with Christ, then you will soon 227 00:10:05,510 --> 00:10:08,590 drift backward, and if you continue in that 228 00:10:08,590 --> 00:10:11,630 state for a length of time, you too 229 00:10:11,630 --> 00:10:14,290 will risk becoming like that piece of driftwood, 230 00:10:14,730 --> 00:10:17,310 entirely useless to God and his gospel. 231 00:10:17,990 --> 00:10:21,090 I have seen men, I have discipled in 232 00:10:21,090 --> 00:10:24,630 past times, who went only so far with 233 00:10:24,630 --> 00:10:27,550 Jesus and at the time they were pillars 234 00:10:27,550 --> 00:10:30,470 in their church and much respected as Christians, 235 00:10:31,150 --> 00:10:34,430 but soon they quit going forward with Jesus 236 00:10:34,430 --> 00:10:38,050 and began to drift back, to drift away, 237 00:10:38,450 --> 00:10:41,170 and their personal lives ended in adultery and 238 00:10:41,170 --> 00:10:44,130 divorce and shame and a ruined testimony for 239 00:10:44,130 --> 00:10:45,410 Christ and his kingdom. 240 00:10:46,050 --> 00:10:48,090 Their families were ruined as well. 241 00:10:48,790 --> 00:10:51,090 Driftwood, good for nothing. 242 00:10:51,810 --> 00:10:53,830 How about you, friend? 243 00:10:54,450 --> 00:10:57,830 Are you willing to only go so far 244 00:10:57,830 --> 00:11:01,350 with Jesus, so long as it doesn't cost 245 00:11:01,350 --> 00:11:04,110 you much, so long as you get to 246 00:11:04,110 --> 00:11:07,330 keep your reputation, keep your skin, so to 247 00:11:07,330 --> 00:11:07,890 speak? 248 00:11:08,330 --> 00:11:11,250 You see, Peter was not willing to go 249 00:11:11,250 --> 00:11:13,670 to the cross with Christ at this juncture, 250 00:11:14,010 --> 00:11:17,430 but God and his mercy allowed Peter to 251 00:11:17,430 --> 00:11:21,030 see a perfect view of his imperfect and 252 00:11:21,030 --> 00:11:24,130 deceitful heart as he denied his Lord and 253 00:11:24,130 --> 00:11:27,730 Savior not only once but three times and 254 00:11:27,730 --> 00:11:28,690 with swearing. 255 00:11:29,650 --> 00:11:31,690 And that leads us to our last point, 256 00:11:31,850 --> 00:11:35,850 friends, and that is Peter's walk with Jesus 257 00:11:35,850 --> 00:11:38,770 was still at a point where he had 258 00:11:38,770 --> 00:11:42,310 to learn what was inside his heart before 259 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:45,310 he became willing to take up his cross 260 00:11:45,310 --> 00:11:47,770 and follow a crucified Christ. 261 00:11:48,370 --> 00:11:50,890 There came a time in Peter's life where 262 00:11:50,890 --> 00:11:55,870 Jesus told him, Verily, verily, I say unto 263 00:11:55,870 --> 00:12:00,030 thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, 264 00:12:00,190 --> 00:12:02,470 and walkest whither thou wouldst. 265 00:12:02,710 --> 00:12:06,110 But when thou shalt be old, thou shalt 266 00:12:06,110 --> 00:12:09,450 strip forth thy hands, and another shall gird 267 00:12:09,450 --> 00:12:13,250 thee, and carry thee, whither thou wouldst not. 268 00:12:14,090 --> 00:12:17,510 But this spake he, signifying by what death 269 00:12:17,510 --> 00:12:19,110 he should glorify God. 270 00:12:19,570 --> 00:12:22,550 So the apostle John records in his Gospel 271 00:12:22,550 --> 00:12:27,450 concerning Peter's own crucifixion and martyrdom for Christ, 272 00:12:27,930 --> 00:12:30,670 a tradition has it that when it came 273 00:12:30,670 --> 00:12:33,210 time for Peter to die, and he saw 274 00:12:33,210 --> 00:12:36,130 the cross awaiting him, he turned to his 275 00:12:36,130 --> 00:12:40,050 Roman guards and said, Turn it upside down. 276 00:12:40,350 --> 00:12:42,990 I don't deserve to die like my master, 277 00:12:43,610 --> 00:12:46,250 and they crucified Peter upside down. 278 00:12:46,790 --> 00:12:51,130 You see, friends, in Matthew's Gospel Jesus spoke 279 00:12:51,130 --> 00:12:54,450 very plainly to his followers then, and to 280 00:12:54,450 --> 00:12:58,890 his followers now, If any man will come 281 00:12:58,890 --> 00:13:03,130 after me, let him deny himself, and take 282 00:13:03,130 --> 00:13:05,670 up his cross, and follow me. 283 00:13:06,210 --> 00:13:10,210 But still, in our churches to-day, across 284 00:13:10,210 --> 00:13:13,110 this land, and across the ocean, and other 285 00:13:13,110 --> 00:13:16,510 churches and other lands, there are still followers 286 00:13:16,510 --> 00:13:19,690 of Jesus who will only go so far 287 00:13:19,690 --> 00:13:22,710 with him, so long as it doesn't cost 288 00:13:22,710 --> 00:13:25,570 them too much, only so far. 289 00:13:26,090 --> 00:13:30,010 But Jesus says, There's only one condition to 290 00:13:30,010 --> 00:13:33,730 following him, only one condition which describes a 291 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:37,490 true follower of him, if any man, that 292 00:13:37,490 --> 00:13:41,550 means you friend, if any man, any woman 293 00:13:41,550 --> 00:13:45,370 will come after me, let him deny himself, 294 00:13:45,810 --> 00:13:48,230 and take up his cross, and follow me. 295 00:13:49,010 --> 00:13:52,770 Let me ask you friend, have you come 296 00:13:52,770 --> 00:13:55,530 to the point in your walk with Jesus 297 00:13:55,530 --> 00:13:59,650 where you have had a revelation of your 298 00:13:59,650 --> 00:14:03,950 own wicked heart, and have you become willing 299 00:14:03,950 --> 00:14:07,090 to take up your cross, and follow a 300 00:14:07,090 --> 00:14:10,310 crucified Christ, no matter the cost? 301 00:14:10,790 --> 00:14:13,030 Have you counted the cost to follow a 302 00:14:13,030 --> 00:14:14,210 crucified Savior? 303 00:14:15,110 --> 00:14:18,370 If you have not, go to God now, 304 00:14:18,770 --> 00:14:21,550 and seek his face, and ask him for 305 00:14:21,550 --> 00:14:24,630 the grace to be given, given to you 306 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:27,550 to follow Christ in the way that Christ 307 00:14:27,550 --> 00:14:31,890 wants you to follow him, only so far, 308 00:14:32,490 --> 00:14:34,390 only so far. 309 00:14:35,070 --> 00:14:37,630 When it came time for Jesus to go 310 00:14:37,630 --> 00:14:40,430 to the cross, he did not stop ten 311 00:14:40,430 --> 00:14:43,510 feet away, and tell God no further, I 312 00:14:43,510 --> 00:14:44,730 will stop here. 313 00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:48,630 No sir, he willingly went all the way 314 00:14:48,630 --> 00:14:51,990 to Calvary, and suffered and bled, and died 315 00:14:51,990 --> 00:14:55,250 there for my filthy rotten sins, he held 316 00:14:55,250 --> 00:14:58,470 nothing back from me, how can I hold 317 00:14:58,470 --> 00:15:00,390 back anything from him? 318 00:15:00,870 --> 00:15:02,250 Let us pray.