Why Did Christ Die for Sinners? — August 15, 2021: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 Good morning we’d like to welcome everyone this morning it’s good to have everyone in the room and online thank you for joining us we’re going to read out of Psalms 80 this morning Psalms 80:14. As you know we’ve recently changed our name to Vine Cluster church and it’s so important because the new wine is in the cluster amen. It says in Isaiah 5 that God dug out and planted a vineyard and God is uh involved in the church today and in verse 14 Psalms 80 it says return we beseech you o God of hosts look down from heaven and see that you want God to look down and see you don’t we want God look down and see us amen and visit this vine visit this fine not just the Vine Cluster but the church throughout our city throughout our nation we want God to visit this vine and the vineyard which your right hand is planted God has planted his church God wants it to grow and become strong and the branch that you have made strong for yourself.

▶ 1:14 Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand revive us and we will call upon your name restore us o Lord God of hosts cause your face to shine and we shall be saved so let’s stand this morning let’s begin with some prayer. And respon in response to this scripture just asking God to visit this vine to look down from heaven and see us to come and visit us to restore us revive us let’s pray and lift up our voice right now Lord Jesus we call on you. Lord you this morning God Lord we need your word your power your truth o Lord Jesus upon the vine Lord upon the church Lord let it grow Jesus let it not be trampled God Lord Jesus make it strong strong in the truth strong in righteousness strong.

▶ 2:09 We need you restore us restore the vine to its beauty restore the vine to the Lord the former fruit bearing Jesus restore revive the vine Jesus the places where it is dead Jesus Jesus come throughout your church come to your vine God Lord make it new and afresh again Jesus we ask that you look down and see us God Jesus. Your power. Jesus please God we ask this in your name Jesus your wonderful God give us the strength glory to you this morning. Jesus yes Jesus.

▶ 3:10 Jesus yes Jesus come to us. Jesus we thank you for that new wine Lord that you put into new wine skins Lord that you’re always moving and you’re always changing Lord changing us to be more like you so our prayer today Lord as you bring new wine out of us oh Lord a fresh wine a wine Lord Jesus that makes glad the heart of man Lord and we are glad today for the opportunity to declare that Jesus Christ is the answer Jesus Christ is the Lord and we are not ashamed. To proclaim his name. I’m not ashamed to proclaim his name I’m not ashamed to proclaim his name I’m not ashamed to proclaim his name so let’s proclaim the name of the Lord.

▶ 4:14 Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Let’s proclaim the name of the Lord we’re not ashamed to proclaim his name we’re not ashamed to proclaim his name we’re not ashamed to proclaim his name shall let’s proclaim the name of the Lord. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name so let’s proclaim the name of the Lord Jesus I lift Jesus higher lift Jesus.

▶ 5:06 Lift him up for the world to. Lift him up for the world to see he set and fight. Be lifted up from the earth I will draw and unto me. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name so let’s proclaim the name of the Lord but I’m not ashamed to proclaim his name I’m not ashamed to proclaim his name I’m not ashamed to proclaim his name so let’s proclaim the name of the Lord Lord Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name.

▶ 6:14 Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is his name so let’s proclaim the name of the Lord and then let’s lift him up. Lift Jesus higher lift Jesus higher lift him up for the world to see. He said if I be lifting up from the earth I will draw man unto me. I’m not ashamed to proclaim his gospel. I’m not ashamed to proclaim the gospel. I’m not ashamed to proclaim the gospel so let’s proclaim the gospel of the Lord.

▶ 7:08 Hallelujah. You praise. We worship you Lord Jesus. Thank you Lord. The gospel o Lord is the hope of our nation you. Are the Lord. It’s the power of God for our salvation you. Are the Lord oh we ask not for riches but look to the cross you. Are the Lord. And for our inheritance give us the loss you.

▶ 8:01 Are the Lord. Show your power. O Lord our God. Show your power. O Lord our God o Lord our God. And he is the Lord and he reigns on high he. Is the Lord. Spoke into the darkness created the life he. Is the Lord. Who is like unto him never ending in days he. Is the Lord.

▶ 8:53 And he comes in his power and we call on his name he. Is the Lord. Show your power. Oh Lord our God. Show your power. O Lord our God oh Lord our God. Hey. Oh yes Lord the gospel is the answer gospel o Lord is the hope of our nation you. Are the Lord. It’s the power of God for our salvation. You. Are the Lord. Oh we ask not for riches but look to the cross you.

▶ 9:49 Are the Lord. And for our inheritance give us the loss you. Are the Lord. Show your power. Lord our God. Show your power. Oh Lord. Oh Lord our God. Oh Lord our God. Oh Lord our God. Your power o Lord in us. Show your power in us show your power.

▶ 10:55 Hallelujah Jesus you’re the answer Lord he’s the answer amen. He’s the hope that we have as he was lifted on the cross and he stretched his arms wide open that we could be. Creations in him. The gospel o Lord is the hope of our nation you. Are the Lord. It’s the power of God for our salvation you. Are the Lord. We ask not for riches but look to the cross you. And for our inheritance give us the lost you.

▶ 11:49 Are the Lord. You. Are the Lord. You. Are the Lord. You’re the Lord are we glorified. Jesus. Show your power. Oh Lord.

▶ 12:53 Our God oh Lord our God. Jesus Jesus Jesus thank you Lord Jesus God that we can gather here and we can receive call upon your name and also that you come Jesus that you answer our call Lord Jesus that you don’t hold back Lord God Jesus please continue this day and let us. Open our ears Lord Jesus help us to hear you help us to understand Lord Jesus as you fill this place Jesus. This song is called my savior lives let’s sing it unto God this morning.

▶ 14:06 Our God will reign forever. All the world will know his name everyone together. Sing the song of the redeemed. I know that my redeemer lives and now I stand on what he did my savior my savior lives. Every day a brand new chance to say Jesus you are the only way my savior my savior lives. The king has come from heaven. Darkness trembles at his name victory forever.

▶ 15:04 Is the song of the redeemed. I know that my redeemer lives and now I stand on what he did my savior my savior lives. Every day a brand new chance to say Jesus you are the only way my savior my savior lives. My savior. I know that my redeemer lives and now I stand on what he did my savior my savior lives.

▶ 16:14 Every day every day a brand new chance to say Jesus you are the only way my savior my savior lives. Every day a brand new chance to say Jesus you are the only way my savior my savior lives. My savior my savior lives. Yes my savior. My savior. We glory.

▶ 17:27 We worship you Lord we worship you. Oh. Jesus. The. Falling. And the ground.

▶ 18:29 Began to shake. The prison. Walls started falling. I became a free man. There I was on death row. Guilty in the first degree. Son of God hanging on a hill. Hell was my destiny. The crowd was shouting crucified. Could have come from these lips of mine. The dirty shame was killing me. It would take a miracle to wash me clean.

▶ 19:29 Then I ran. The red letters. And the ground. That day. Felt like lying in my veins. My dead heart began to beat. The breath of God filled my lungs. And the Holy Ghost awakens. Me. The Holy Ghost shall awaken me. When I read.

▶ 20:26 The red letters. And the crown began to. Forgot soul loved the whole wide world sent his only son to die for me. Arms spread wide for the whole wide world his arm spread wide where my should be Jesus. Changed my destiny thank you God thank you God for red letters.

▶ 21:22 Then the ground. Began to shake. The grace of God. Started falling. I became a free man. That day. Thank you God. Your red letters. When the ground. Began to shake. The grace of God. Started falling. And I became a free man. That day. Thank you God. Red letters.

▶ 22:16 When the ground. Began to shake. The grace of God. I am a free man. Today. I am a free man. Today. Thank you thank you Lord. God you are so good thank you for what you’ve done today Lord Jesus we worship you Lord God.

▶ 23:11 Lord how great. How great are you Lord. For I was made in his likeness. Created in his image. And I can’t deny him. Of the earth.

▶ 24:06 God created man. His breath made man a living soul. For God so loved the world. He gave his only son. And that is why I love. I was made in his likeness. Created in his image. I was born to serve the Lord. And I can’t deny him. Always walk beside him for I.

▶ 25:01 Was born to serve a Lord. My hands were made. To hell my neighbor. My eyes were made to read God’s word. My feet were made. To walk in his footsteps. My body is the temple of the I was made in his likeness. Created in his image.

▶ 25:56 Was born to serve the Lord. And I can’t deny him. Always walk beside him. I. Was born to serve alone. And I. Can’t deny him. I’ll always walk beside him. For I. Was born. I. Was born. Thank you Jesus.

▶ 26:56 Thank you Lord. We bless you. Okay. We have a special song this morning you’re welcome to stay standing. Or you can have you may be seated this morning we want to thank you for joining us this morning. Are you past the point of weary is your burden away and heavy is it all too much to carry.

▶ 28:00 Let me tell you about my Jesus do you feel that empty feeling cause shame’s not all it’s stealing and you’re desperate for some healing. Let me tell you about my Jesus. He makes a way where there ain’t no way he rises up from an empty grave ain’t no sinner that he can’t save let me tell you about my Jesus his love is strong and his grace is free good news is I know that he can do for you what he’s done for me let me tell you about my Jesus and let my Jesus change your life. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah amen amen.

▶ 28:58 Who can wipe away the tears from broken dreams and wasted years and tell the past to disappear. Let me tell you about my Jesus all the wrong turns that you would go and undo if you could who can work and all for your good. Let me tell you about my Jesus. Jesus he makes a way where there ain’t no way rises up from an empty grave ain’t no sinner that he can’t say let me tell you about my Jesus his love is strong and his grace is free good news is I know that he can do for you what he’s done for me let me tell you about my Jesus and let my Jesus change your life.

▶ 29:51 Let him change your life let him change your life let him change your life let him change your life let him change your life let him change your life let him change your life. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah amen. Amen. Who would take my cross to Calvary pay the price for all my guilty who would care that much about me let me tell you about my Jesus. He makes a way where there ain’t no way rises up from an empty grave ain’t no sinner that he can’t say let me tell you about my Jesus his love is strong and his grace is free good news is I know that he can do for you what he’s done for me let me tell you about my Jesus.

▶ 31:10 Let my Jesus change your eyes. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus Lord. Lord Jesus that’s what we pray for in our country in this church and throughout the church worldwide God Lord Jesus that he began a change in people’s lives Lord that you have that you have done God is not what we have done Lord it’s what you have done Lord you paid for the price for our sin on Calvary God Jesus you gave it all. Lord Jesus God you are calling us unto yourself Jesus to come to you and follow you Jesus God I pray this morning God Lord the people would seek after you God and be changed by the power of Jesus Christ.

▶ 32:18 We ask this in your wonderful name Lord and everyone said amen. You may find your seats those standing and ask Pastor Kincer to come on up and share God’s word. We’re going to continue talking about. Matthew 13 the parable of the sower. Jesus said let both the good seed and the bad seed grow together. The good seed will grow brighter and brighter. Until the end day. And the bad seed will grow worse and worse till the end day. Then he said I’m going to take the bad seed first very contrary to almost every end-time prophecy theory.

▶ 33:12 Jesus said the children of the wicked one are going to be taken first and burned in the fire. So. In today’s society in today’s church world we hear so much about things getting worse and worse perilous times are coming the great falling away tribulation wars rumors of wars hurricanes earthquake and we don’t hear much about the fulfillment or the promised fulfillment that God’s children the good seed will grow brighter and brighter until the end amen but we need to hear that the church is not finished in this earth yet so the question of the day. Why did Christ die for sinners.

▶ 34:07 If their conscience. And their mind. Can. By their conscience and mind they can repent for and have eternal life. Without having faith in Christ because they never heard him and without hearing his laws though they obey his laws but they’ve never heard his laws. Then the atheists and the Jews especially in when I converse on Facebook I have I converse with Jews Muslims atheists they’re all there and they have. A. Question. And that is why does the Bible approve of human sacrifices. That Jesus died on the cross.

▶ 35:03 And why do I need someone to die for me when I can just change my ways the atheist says I can be good without God. The Jew says. We can repent without Christ. And we just showed you in Romans 2 that those that never heard of the gospel. Never heard of God’s laws could get into heaven by keeping the very laws that they never heard of because they are just natural laws. That anybody with a conscience and anybody with an intellectual mind can. Figure out that hey this is the way to live you know don’t commit adultery don’t steal don’t kill. So that is the question of the day and even followers of Christ ask this question.

▶ 36:01 See when I say there’s another way to salvation. They’ll go well why did Christ die on the cross then if there’s another way. Jesus said he’s the way the truth and the life he is the way no matter what way he allows us to get in he’s still the way could that be an amen yes so remember we shared with you last week that Jesus said I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance so there were righteous people in the earth when he came to mary he didn’t ask mary to repent and get baptized. He just said mary. That which is conceived in you is going to be the son of God the Holy Spirit’s going to overshadow you and you’re going to birth the son of God didn’t ask her to repent he didn’t go to some prostitute or or some.

▶ 36:57 [unclear] virgin to be birthed, he went to a righteous virgin see he didn’t come to save the righteous he came to turn the sinner from their ways amen ask them to repent and we showed you in Ezekiel 18 and Ezekiel 33 they both say the same thing when God repeats himself it’s very important when the wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right he shall save his soul alive and that’s what Paul said the Gentiles were doing they were following God’s law without knowing it and you know they corrected their error their mistake and Ezekiel said they will live he said it twice when the righteousness of the righteous when they.

▶ 37:51 Commit wickedness in the day that they commit wickedness they’ll not be remembered for their righteousness anymore but then he turns around and says but the wicked will not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness so that righteous man that turned to wickedness he turned back to righteousness he’s still alive aren’t you glad you can repent. So if this is all true why did Christ have to die on the cross there’s one more thing we need to establish this lesson on. Is a a a thinking that handicaps the church they think when they talk God talks about his laws and even when Paul talks about God’s laws that they’re talking about the ten commandments or Moses law that’s all and the baptist the fundamentalists are really deep into this the law of Moses.

▶ 38:50 But the law. Talks a lot a lot more. In the Bible than the law of Moses now let me give you an illustration okay um. First Corinthians 14:21 Paul said in the law it is written. With men of other tongues and lips will I speak unto these people. Okay. Paul said what. In the law well when you go look up this verse with other tongue and lips I was speaking to his people it’s found in Isaiah 28:11. Yet Paul said it’s what the law whoo. I have Moses has nothing to do with this. Also in John 10:34 Jesus said is it not written in your law talking to the Jews talking to the Jewish leaders and so forth is it not written in your law and catch this church open your ears here this is a review.

▶ 39:59 Jesus said I said you are God Jesus wrote the old. Testament are you there church. Jesus was before he ever came to earth born of a virgin okay. And he said that in Psalms 82:6. Not in the law of Moses at all in fact there’s other verses like John 12:34 the people said to Jesus we have heard out of the law that Christ abides forever the messiah lives forever. Okay he had no beginning no end and and a lot of Christians cannot see this they cannot see that Jesus. Existed before he was born.

▶ 40:51 Of mary. Because they think with their natural mind there’s a father in heaven saying you know my son this is my son how what is he doing talking to himself they come up with all this stuff because we try to bring the spiritual things down to a natural understanding. But Jesus was God in the flesh. God in that fleshly body named Jesus name the I am named emmanuel that was God. And a lot of Christians can’t get around that. But this should enlighten you to that Jesus said. Is it not written in your law I said Jesus said what I wrote the book. Amen.

▶ 41:45 This is not some good man we’re following we are following God. We are following Jesus Christ God himself in a fleshly body who died for us so. The shadow laws are also in the Old Testament and they spoke of good things to come and they’re found in Isaiah 1:11 through 17 it’s very clear that sacrifices holy days and all that were strictly shadow laws they could never please God they could never take away sin Isaiah is very clear on it. And yet most Christians have never heard of shadow laws. And when Paul says we’re not under law we’re under grace we’re not under shadow law. And we’re not under the law of sin and death but we are under God’s civil and righteous wise laws could that be an amen so the whole Bible is God’s law can I hear an amen okay that’s important so we’re going to go back to Genesis to answer this question why did Jesus die and in Genesis we see three issues all right and we’re going back to Genesis because the Bible says I am the Lord thy God I change not I am the same yesterday today and forever.

▶ 43:15 And I cannot lie. So if God is the same yesterday today and forever if he doesn’t change then he should be the same in Genesis. That he is. In Revelation. That makes sense absolutely now. We’re going to Genesis because the water is the most clean. And pure at its source. Down in Kentucky I was born in the Appalachian mountains and we lived right beside the north fork of the Kentucky river and here is the head waters of that Kentucky river okay that was about two miles from where I lived now when it got to my house it was about three times wider than that and it had areas where it was deep we could swim in dive in we could fish in it we in the summer we bathed in it and swam it I mean that river was just that was my playground.

▶ 44:22 But as time went by oh and not just time went by when my dad took me down to Whitesburg the closest town and I was on that bridge as a little boy looking down at that river it wasn’t the same river it had debris and trash and everything on its banks and floating down there where people in town just threw junk in it. Okay. People pollute the river in the natural in fact later as the hillbillies began to put inside toilets in their house they would run the septic pipe out to the river. And we begin to see human dung floating down the river. Toilet paper floating down the river. And my mom who only went to the fourth grade goes you guys can’t swim in the river anymore she might only went to the fourth grade but she wasn’t going to let her boys get in there and catch something amen you see God’s laws is just common sense.

▶ 45:31 Sometimes uneducated people have a lot of common sense now the authorities had to come in and tell these hillbillies that you can’t run your sewer pipe into the river you got to dig a septic tank you got to put in a septic tank and they started cleaning the river back up but then the the mines came in and they started. Uh surface mining and they would let the runoff and debris go into the river and this greenish clear crystal water. When I went down to Kentucky later in the 50s it was gray the fish were dead the crawdads were dead. The mining killed everything in that river now the authorities came back in again later and tried to clean it up but it’s still gray it wasn’t the river and my point is this.

▶ 46:30 When men go into that Bible. They start distorting and polluting that river of God so we’ve got to go back to Genesis and if God is the same he’s going to be the same in Genesis as he is later amen. So in Genesis God. Initiated two laws the law of death and the law of life he said to Adam and Eve you can eat of any tree in the garden including the tree of life go get it eat all you want but of the tree of knowledge and good and evil you can’t eat in fact if you eat that tree in the day you eat it. You will die is that what the Bible says. Well if you know that you know they didn’t die.

▶ 47:24 Is God a liar. I’m going to show you why he’s not a liar do you want to know why he’s not a liar. Because they didn’t lie, they did die and he said they were going to die hallelujah. Have we got your attention yes now. Second thing is Satan tricks Eve to disobey the two commandments she didn’t eat the tree of life and she ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and Satan deceived her and tricked her into doing that. Thirdly Satan tempts Cain. To sin. And kill Abel his brother. And Jesus when he spoke of Satan he said Satan was a murderer from the beginning and a liar from the beginning where did Jesus get that Satan lied to Eve Satan used Cain to murder Abel.

▶ 48:26 Satan was the motivation behind that disobedience and their behavior. So what is God’s solution we have three problems yet. And what is God’s solution. We’re going to go to Genesis chapter 1 verses 14-24. God’s first solution is. He said to Satan. The woman’s seed is going to crush your head your authority your power. You know what it said that’s the first thing Jesus come he when he came to Adam and Eve he dealt with Satan and said. This woman her seed is going to crush your authority and your power.

▶ 49:23 All right now. How. Uh we got to understand this seed. In Galatians 3:16. Paul writes about Abraham. Saying that. God promised his seed singular. Was where the promise is made he said not to seeds plural. As many seeds. But one seed and that seed was Jesus Christ we got that. So there is a plural seed and there is a singular seed the singular seed is Christ the plural seed are the followers of Christ the good seed the children of God amen God all right.

▶ 50:18 So he told Satan that. Next God slew the first animal. This is what Satan didn’t know. That’s it. Satan got blindsided here God said in the day you eat of that tree you will what die. So God slew the first animal took the skins and covered Adam and Eve’s sin. And that animal. Took the place. Of Adam and Eve dying. Are you there. Hallelujah. See God didn’t lie and the day you eat you will die because he had another law.

▶ 51:17 That someone else would sacrifice their life. For those who sin. Wow. Now you know why God didn’t lie. He had another plan. Okay. So. The animal sacrifice was a shadow. Of Christ dying for our sin crushing Satan. The animals were never meant to take away sin they were a shadow a parable an example. Of Jesus would destroy Satan by himself. All right so in Revelation 13:6 we read the lamb of God that was slain before the foundation of the world when did Jesus die.

▶ 52:16 Did he die 2 000 years ago or did he die before the foundation of the world if you think with the secular mind you go well he died 2000 years ago. But when you think with the spiritual mind God’s whole plan before he made the heaven and earth was to come and die for his people to reconcile them back to God and when God speaks something it’s as good as what done. Hallelujah. The Jews and the Israelites and all the Old Testament people look forward to the messiah coming and dying we look back. To Christ’s coming and die. He’s the one that saves us all. Secondly in Ephesians 1:4 he chose us in him before the creation of the world God chose Adam and Eve Abraham king David Daniel.

▶ 53:17 Paul Peter you and I before the foundation of the world. Before the foundation of the world he was going to bring out a people to himself. Satan didn’t know all this. And neither do many Christians. Jesus prayed and said father you love me before the creation of the world. Hallelujah. Before the creation Jesus was there the Bible says he’s after the Melchizedek priesthood. He had no beginning and he has no end he’s eternal. His fleshly body had a beginning. And his fleshly body died and rose and that fleshly body is still up in heaven at the right hand of the father.

▶ 54:17 That his fleshly body is an immortal body that did not decay it has no blood in it one of my Facebook people says well flesh and blood can’t enter the kingdom. So Jesus couldn’t. And I go well Jesus blood drained out on the cross that body he had had no blood in it amen. It’s an immortal body. Now. I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world Jesus said. What we got to understand is for thousands of years God had these things written in secrets and in mysteries. But when Christ came he opened up those secrets and mysteries to us if we seek him if we read his word study his word he we will understand these things.

▶ 55:14 And and people really need again in the church is that teaching as Paul said the whole counsel of God not the same old stuff over and over amen. Now so God slew the first animal for Eve’s sin the animal died in Adam and Eve’s place and Christ died in your and my place is that a good amen thank God I don’t have to die eternally in hell or while I’m here on earth. Out of my normal routine of dying every all of us have to die but I don’t have to die because of sin. Thirdly he punished and forgave Adam and Eve. Fourthly he punished Cain. He didn’t kill Cain that same.

▶ 56:09 Sacrifice. Protected Cain from being killed. Now Cain never repented never confessed his sin and never asked forgiveness and him and his seed were evil all the way to the flood. But Adam and Eve you don’t find any record of them disobeying God again they accepted the animal sacrifice in fact they started sacrificing Abel where did he get the animal sacrifice from God sacrificing the first animal and so they would sacrifice animal reminding them that Christ was going to come the seat of the woman and destroy Satan’s authority so Satan you have no authority over me back then didn’t have to wait for Christ to come and do it because God spoke it Satan’s power was what destroyed then.

▶ 57:08 Hallelujah. But after the flood. God gave mankind the responsibility to judge and to punish. Criminals even by death if necessary. So when people say if there’s a God whereas he allows all this evil. He told us after the flood that we have to judge these things and deal with them the criminals we deal with and we’re not doing it. How can you punish a criminal for doing something that you’re doing. Are you there that’s why the Bible says you’ve got to have righteous leaders just leaders leading in the fear of God. So. How did Christ crush Satan’s authority.

▶ 58:05 What did he do to crush Satan’s authority destroy him. In Hebrews 2:14 as the children are partakers of flesh and blood that’s the seeds that’s us we are flesh and blood. He Christ the seed singular. Himself likewise took part of the same God came down and dwelt in a fleshly body born of a virgin no man’s seed birthed that he was not humanly conceived he was conceived by God himself. That was a supernatural body that wasn’t a human sacrifice on that cross that was a physical body that God was in that died on that cross you can’t kill the spirit.

▶ 58:59 See when you die your spirit lives on. God and Jesus lived on. When his body died and went into the grave and then he raised it back up the third day just as your body will be raised up I don’t care if you’re cremated or you drown in the ocean and the fish eat you or whatever he’s going to bring all of those dirt back together and give you a immortal body amen the kind of body that Jesus had. Now. He did this he came in a physical body that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the Devil. Through death and when did he die. Before the foundation of the world.

▶ 59:52 When did we see the recorded deaths 2000 years ago they look forward to it happening we look back to it happening and that faith is what saves us. That brings us to Christ. Hallelujah. Now. So why did God slay the first animal already get that out of the bag for Adam and Eve’s sin. And that is Hebrews 10:1-14. The law having a shadow of good things to come that animal sacrifice that God’s. Sacrifice. Was a shadow of Christ coming to die for our sins amen. So that’s why he slew the first animal and the Jews followed that shadow law for decades.

▶ 1:00:53 And he says. The sacrifices of animals can never take away sin and that’s what Isaiah said in Isaiah chapter 1 can never take away sin. But what they pointed to could hallelujah. But this man Christ. After he offered one sacrifice for sins forever set down at the right hand of God. One sacrifice animal sacrifice stopped the holidays stopped uh you know the incense and all those shadow laws stopped. When Christ came to this earth. And the Jews wouldn’t give them up so God had the Roman empire to come in the army of the Roman empire came in and totally destroyed Jerusalem.

▶ 1:01:50 And the temple because the Jews worshiped them. And wouldn’t stop. After God fulfilled them they wouldn’t stop sacrificing wouldn’t stop. Having meetings in that temple and going through all these shadow laws. In First Corinthians 6:20. You are bought with a price from the slavery of sin you are bought with a price from the slavery of Satan and you are bought with a price. From death. Christ death bought you. You’re his slave you’re his servant now and he takes good care of his people he’s not a harsh slave master he’s a good one amen.

▶ 1:02:43 Hallelujah. And Christ died in your place. Don’t you get down on yourself Christ took the beating took the shame took the blame so you don’t have to be ashamed you don’t have to blame yourself you don’t have to walk with guilt he took your guilt he took everything and he took the pain of your sin so you don’t have to do penance you don’t have to do anything but embrace Jesus Christ. And become his slave. The law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death that’s the law we’re not under we’re not under the law of sin and death anymore we’re not under the shadow laws of sacrifice on animals and burning in sins and all those things we are under the spiritual laws of Christ and the civil laws of Christ we’re free from that law of sin and death you do not have to die.

▶ 1:03:51 So as the musicians come. Repentance is necessary turning from your sin. Stop doing wrong and do what’s right. For eternal life. And they that never heard of Christ can still have eternal life by following their conscience and their right thinking. But coming to Christ. And knowing Christ. Who died in your place was God’s plan for eternal life before he even created the world.

▶ 1:04:51 Well I asked the musicians to come and they disappeared I thought the rapture had taken place and I got left behind. See that was God’s plan from the beginning before he created the earth. You were his plan. So I submit to you this morning. Coming to and knowing Christ is much more beneficial. And much more definite. Than the mind and the conscience. For eternal life. You could know him and honestly when I came to Christ and I realized he’s real and I knew him I mean he really. He’s real I knew him.

▶ 1:05:43 My first question is why didn’t I hear this before that you could know God you could know Christ it isn’t just about getting saved and trying to live right he comes and lives in you he embraces you he he lives inside of you he takes the reins in your life. He convicts you he convinces you he encourages you he does all these things he’s real. And folks that is much more beneficial. Than me trying to live rightly by my conscience and by my good thinking. Wouldn’t you say amen and for those of you who want to reject Christ. Once you hear the message of Christ. You are without excuse even if you don’t understand it because the.

▶ 1:06:38 Gospel is so alive. That when you hear it there’s something that pricks your heart you can reject it. But it’s real it pricks your heart it stirs you you can shut it off and he says the reason people reject me Jesus said is because they don’t want their deeds exposed. You see. They’re Gentiles living in sin and they don’t want to turn from sin so they reject Christ Gentiles that aren’t living in sin and they’re following what’s right when they hear of Christ they don’t have any problem with it. Amen. So this morning. That is your answer to the few there be that find it in Matthew.

▶ 1:07:34 On this earth. There’s only a few that see Jesus said this is eternal life that you may know the only true God and Jesus Christ his son. Very few Christians know God personally and his son Jesus Christ. But when you get to heaven there’s going to be a multitude up there. And and let me share this these mathematical facts with you. Why in Revelations is a multitude that can’t be numbered. We have the recorded. Genealogy of Israel from Abraham to when they came out of Egypt and how many people they multiplied into over two million.

▶ 1:08:27 Okay that’s just one seed Abraham all the way down to coming out of Egypt two million people you got thousands a thousand of Abraham’s. Remember they were spread all over the earth at the tower of Babel let’s say you got a thousand abrahams in 400 years you got 2 billion people. 2 billion people that never heard because the Jews never took the message to the world like God asked them to. Two billion people that never heard. But they followed God’s law from their conscience. And their right thinking and in Revelation they will be there a multitude that can’t be numbered do we have a just God hallelujah don’t you appreciate a just God don’t you appreciate if God will save those Gentiles and never heard of him will he be patient with you and keep saving you did doesn’t the Bible says that he will finish the good work he began in you don’t you give up on yourself.

▶ 1:09:45 You accept his forgiveness except his his personal relationship and this song we’re going to sing. Is a prayer. That if you want God just stand with us and let’s sing this together and let Jesus come and make himself real to you forgive you cleanse you encourage you strengthen you. Let your living water. Go over my soul. Let your Holy Spirit come and take control. Of every situation. That has troubled my mind. All. Jesus.

▶ 1:10:40 Jesus. Jesus. Give your light to Jesus let him fill your soul. Let him take you in his arms and make you whole. As you give your life to him he’ll set you free. You. Jesus.

▶ 1:11:43 Jesus. Spirit. Spirit. Let your living water flow over my soul. Let your Holy Spirit come and take control. Of every situation. That has troubled my mind.

▶ 1:12:45 Let your living waters fall over my soul. Let your Holy Spirit come and take control. Of every situation that has troubled. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Father we stand here in your presence this morning.

▶ 1:13:51 You know everything about us. You know every secret. That we keep from others. And Lord we just asked you to search our hearts this morning. Show us those things that you want to change in our life. Show us those things that hinder us. From knowing you totally. And living totally for you. We appreciate your forgiveness Lord we appreciate. You saving us. But Lord we want to grow. We want to be a light to our children we will be a light to our spouses we want to be a light.

▶ 1:14:45 To those around about us. And you said that we could know you Lord and we just asked you today. To come and make yourself real to us let your Holy Spirit flow over our soul. Come and take control this day Lord. We accept your forgiveness we accept Lord. You accepting us. But father we want to receive you we want you. Empowering our life. And making us Lord. A light for you in this world. When you’re with us Lord going through problems is much easier.

▶ 1:15:38 Than without you we get through them and that hope that we have when we’re going through problems when you’re with us Lord just they don’t even seem like problems. And we thank you for that Jesus. And Lord if there’s anyone here today that doesn’t know you we just asked you to come right now and just convict them and tell them to invite you into their life. And commit to turning from their sins confessing their sins and turning from them and those of us who do know you Lord we want to know you more. And Lord. We want to be part. Of that generation that you said would grow brighter and brighter until the end day Lord we don’t want to be part of a falling away crowd and the tribulation crowd and the pearls time crowd and full of pride and boasting of ourselves we want to be part of a group that’s growing brighter in Jesus brighter in the truth brighter in righteousness before the incomes.

▶ 1:16:54 And we asked you Lord. To. Take us. Enlist us this day into your army. And make us these kind of people. And everybody said. Amen. Give your life to Jesus let him fill your soul. Let him take you in his arms and make you whole. As you give your life to him he’ll set you free. You will rave and reign with him eternally. Sing Jesus.

▶ 1:17:49 Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Us sing to the father father. Father. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.

▶ 1:18:45 Jesus. Jesus. Jesus Jesus glory want to know you God. God Lord we want to know you Lord. We want to grow in your God how great is our Lord. How wonderful. Jesus Jesus Jesus. Well their heads bow we’re going to pray for the offering this morning.

▶ 1:19:53 We’re going to take up the offering and let’s bow our heads ask Jesus to bless this offering. And also activate the word that we heard today. Lord Jesus we come before you this morning God Lord we pray. God Lord we would not settle for Lord the things of this life. But Lord God like it says in the Psalms I am not I will not be satisfied until I awake in your likeness. Jesus I pray that we would not be satisfied today or tomorrow God. Lord Jesus until we are being be changed that that divine nature that you have for us Jesus. Lord Jesus that righteous life.

▶ 1:20:48 That change in our behavior the way we talk the way we act Jesus oh God please. Lord we want to awaken your likeness God please we ask this in your name Lord we surrender ourselves to your change that you can do in our lives. We give our lives to you. And Lord we ask that your blood begin that beautiful restoration in our spiritual man Lord Jesus thank you and everyone said amen. Amen. Amen. You may find your seats. He makes a way where there ain’t no way it rises up from an empty grave ain’t no sinner he can’t say let me tell you about my Jesus his love is strong and his grace is free the good news is I know that he can do for you what he’s done for me let me tell you about my let.

▶ 1:22:09 My Jesus change your life. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Amen amen. Amen. Is there another prayer that we need to do right now. All right I’m like the never ending uh song guy here thank you for joining us online yeah uh may God bless you may his word bless you may the presence of God touch you and let him change your life thank you for joining us have a wonderful.