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 Amen. Great to have everybody looking forward to a great conference this week.

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 Hopefully you've put that on your schedule and your calendar.

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 And so we're looking forward to a great kickoff here this morning.

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 As we're going to have Brother David Sorensen come and from all the way up far north up in Duluth, Minnesota.

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 You know, they came down here to get the warm weather, right?

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 And but I know Duluth is a beautiful place.

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 And and the Lord sent them there many years ago and started a church there in the city of Duluth.

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 And God is blessed. And and Brother Sorensen has also wrote many books and talked about this issue of the text and and the things of the scripture.

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 And so we're going to have him come preach here this morning.

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 And Sunday school hour is really going to be the kickoff for the conference.

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 But just look forward to get your Bibles out, get ready to go here this morning as we have Brother Sorensen come and preach God's word to us here this morning.

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 Well, I'm delighted to be with you here at Plains Baptist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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 The pastor said we're from Duluth, Minnesota.

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 My sweet Pam, my wife Pam is here.

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 I've been married 54 years and I'll say more about that in a moment.

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 But Duluth is not the end of the world.

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 But you can see it from there.

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 Up on Lake Superior, not Canada.

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 But the pastor said there 35, almost 36 years ago to start an independent Baptist church there in Duluth.

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 And I stepped out of the pastorate about eight years ago and have been traveling the country ever since from Florida to Alaska, from San Diego to...

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 And so we've seen much of the country.

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 But delighted to be here today.

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 As the pastor mentioned, we do have a book table back there.

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 And I'd like to just talk about a few of the things here this morning.

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 In each service, we'll mention a few of the books.

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 On the back of the table there is an independent Baptist commentary.

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 It's what this church believes.

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 Most Bible commentaries are written by Presbyterians or Lutherans or Reformed.

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 Very few have been written by independent Baptists.

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 But there is an independent Baptist commentary back there.

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 It's written on a level that will help the pastor.

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 It's written on a level that will help the people in the pew.

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 And we have people all over America by them.

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 And I'd encourage you to look it over.

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 It's a commentary that teaches a six-day literal creation,

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 baptism by immersion, pre-tribulation rapture,

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 the local church, and it's what we believe.

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 But anyway, they're on sale back there, ladies.

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 By the way, ladies, everything on the table is on sale.

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 And that's the truth.

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 I mean, if you go online or go on Amazon or whatever,

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 you'll find the prices are considerably higher.

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 And if you buy something back there today,

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 you don't have to pay the freight, the shipping,

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 which sometimes is substantial for the commentary.

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 But anyway, that's available in hardbound.

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 It's also on CD-ROM.

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 These are not cassette tapes.

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 These are flash drives.

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 We have a flash drive A and a flash drive C

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 that you can use on your computer.

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 About five, six years ago,

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 I sat down and wrote a book entitled

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 Winning People to Christ.

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 I've been privileged over the years

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 to be part of several great soul-winning churches.

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 One was the Old Fourth Baptist Church up in Minneapolis,

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 and the other was my father's church.

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 He pastored there in central Illinois.

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 And both those churches reached attendances well over 1,000.

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 And it was based on just old-fashioned Bible evangelism

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 and soul-winning.

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 It's been my experience that God's people have a desire

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 to witness and tell others about Christ,

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 but often aren't exactly sure how to do it,

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 how to break the ice, how to get into the gospel.

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 Well, this book explains how to do it step by step.

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 My wife said it's her favorite book

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 of those which I have written.

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 And most of what I have written over the years

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 has been Christian-oriented, theologically oriented,

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 and this is sort of a little bit,

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 but a book entitled Empowered by the Devil,

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 The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler.

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 I guess if I have one hobby, it's just World War II.

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 I love to read books on it.

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 And several years ago, I decided to write a book about Hitler.

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 And the thesis of the book is that he was demon-possessed.

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 And there's historical basis for that,

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 as well as scriptural basis.

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 And if you have any interest in World War II

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 and the overview of the war,

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 you'll find it an easy read and a fascinating read.

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 So anyway, so much for the commercial.

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 Let's get on with the program today.

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 But take your Bible this morning.

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 By the way, as the pastor said, in the next hour,

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 we're going to get into the matter of the textual issue

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 and the Bible translation issue in earnest.

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 And every night this week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday night,

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 you don't want to miss any of these

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 because they kind of build.

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 If you hear just one message,

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 you're not going to get the whole picture.

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 But if you hear the whole series,

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 you'll have a much, much broader understanding

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 of why we use the King James Bible.

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 And there are very principled

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 and doctrinal reasons for that.

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 But in this hour today,

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 I'd like, we'll just preach from the Word this morning.

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 Turn with me to Psalm chapter 18 and verse 30.

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 Psalm chapter 18 and verse 30 this morning.

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 One verse.

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 In my opinion, Psalm 18 is one of the mountain peak chapters

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 in the book of Psalms.

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 Psalm 18 and verse 30.

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 As for God, His way is perfect.

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 The Word of the Lord is tried.

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 He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him.

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 Father, this morning as we look to Your Word again at this hour,

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 I would ask that Your name be glorified,

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 Your Word magnified, and the Savior lifted up.

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 Father, bless Your people,

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 and may this be an encouragement and a help to them.

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 And I ask it in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, Psalm 18, as I mentioned,

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 I believe is one of the mountain peak Psalms

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 and the Word of God.

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 It was penned by David in his latter years.

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 And in the text before us here today,

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 David reflects back,

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 number one, on God's perfect way,

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 number two, on God's proven Word,

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 and number three, on God's protective work.

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 And the principles that were effective 3,000 years ago

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 are still in force to this day.

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 And so let's look at here a little bit more closely this morning.

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 Number one is God's perfect way.

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 As for God, His way is perfect.

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 Now, I believe that God's way of salvation is perfect.

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 It's simple and it's complete.

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 It's faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ,

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 trusting in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 There's nothing complicated about it.

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 Turning to and trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Now, there are several very popular myths

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 that proliferate across the land.

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 They're certainly true in Duluth.

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 I suspect they're true here in Nebraska

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 and really all over the world.

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 The devil is very effective in promoting his lies.

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 But one myth that perpetuates

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 is that baptism has something to do with getting saved.

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 That's true up in our town.

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 I think it's true probably for many people here in your town.

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 There are variations of that, several flavors of that.

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 Some think that baptism washes away original sin.

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 Some people think that baptized

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 enters a person into a covenant with God.

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 Others think that we're saved by getting baptized.

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 When we were building our church building

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 there in Duluth, Minnesota years ago,

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 the men of the church largely built the building.

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 They'd come at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon

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 or thereabouts in the summertime.

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 And we'd worked till dark.

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 And the neighbor from across the street

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 walked over to see what was going on.

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 And he said,

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 Boy, you Baptists are a bunch of eager beavers.

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 But, so I started to talk to him.

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 His name was Bill.

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 And I said,

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 Hey, Bill, let me ask you something.

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 If you died today,

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 do you know for sure you'd go to heaven?

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 He said,

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 Oh, yes, my pastor told me I took care of that

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 when I got baptized.

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 How sad.

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 How tragic.

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 And that man has since passed on.

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 And if all he is trusting then

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 and now was his baptism, folks,

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 he's not in heaven, I'll tell you that.

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 It's a sad thing.

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 But there are untold millions

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 that are going to be in hell

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 who thought they were going to heaven

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 because they got baptized.

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 But it's a myth.

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 It's a fallacy of the devil.

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 Another myth that proliferates

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 and the devil promotes it all the time

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 is that by being a good guy

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 or being a good gal,

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 being a good person,

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 God will accept that

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 when you get to heaven someday.

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 Up in Minnesota,

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 a little slogan about being Minnesota nice.

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 I guess the idea is to be nice to your neighbor

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 and nice to everybody else.

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 And, in fact, there's a store

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 in the Minneapolis International Airport.

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 There's a mall right in the middle

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 of the airport

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 and one of the stores in the mall

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 is Minnesota nice.

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 Well, I'm not against being Minnesota nice.

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 I think that's a good thing.

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 The folks being Minnesota nice

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 will never get you to heaven.

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 Or Nebraska nice.

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 Our church is located

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 about three miles from the state of Wisconsin

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 and a quantity,

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 the folks in our church

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 come from Wisconsin.

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 And I'll say,

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 look, us folks here in Minnesota

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 are Minnesota nice.

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 I don't know about you guys from Wisconsin.

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 But being a nice person

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 will never get you to heaven.

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 Being a good guy or a good gal

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 will never get you to heaven.

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 Having water sprinkled on your head

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 will never get you to heaven.

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 Folks, I am Baptist born

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 and Baptist bred.

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 When I die,

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 I'll be Baptist dead.

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 But all the baptistry water

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 in all the world

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 never washed away one sin

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 and never saved one person.

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 But these are myths of the devil

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 that are perpetrated,

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 falsehoods that people foolishly believe.

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 Salvation is simple

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 and it's complete.

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 It's perfect.

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 Trusting in Jesus Christ.

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 For God so loved the world

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 that he gave his only begotten son

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 that whosoever believeth in him

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 should not perish

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 but have everlasting life.

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 But as many as received him,

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 to them give you the power

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 to become the sons of God

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 even to them that believe on his name.

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 For by grace are you saved through faith

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 and that not of yourselves.

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 It is the gift of God,

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 not of works lest any man should boast.

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 Praise God.

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 It's just trusting Jesus Christ.

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 Turning to him and trusting him.

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 By the way,

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 I was telling the pastor

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 just to digress here for just a moment.

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 I've had voice problems.

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 In fact, the meeting I was to have

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 with you last year

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 was because I couldn't talk.

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 That's kind of tough for a preacher.

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 And I've been to

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 four ear, nose, throat specialists.

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 One speech specialist.

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 One oncologist.

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 And they couldn't figure out

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 what was my voice problems.

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 Well, some of them

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 we were getting kind of close.

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 But I'll tell you,

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 I stumbled onto something

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 that helps me, folks.

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 It's medicine.

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 It's powerful medicine.

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 I hold it here in my hand

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 right here today.

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 And I kid you not,

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 this is not a joke.

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 This stuff helps.

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 And A&W root beer.

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 I'm not a big fan of A&W.

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 I don't drink a lot of it.

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 But you'll see me now

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 during these services

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 take a sip of A&W root beer.

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 And my voice is starting

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 to crack a little bit already.

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 It'll loosen me up.

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 But, so anyway,

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 get that out of my system.

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 But God's way of salvation

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 is perfect.

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 Praise the Lord for that.

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 But not only that,

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 I believe God's way of living

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 is perfect.

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 In Titus chapter 2

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 and verse 11,

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 we read,

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 For the grace of God

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 that bringeth salvation

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 teaches us

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 that denying ungodly lusts

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 we should live soberly,

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 righteously,

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 and godly

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 in this present world.

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 That pretty well sums up

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 the Christian life.

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 To live soberly,

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 righteously,

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 and godly

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 in this present world.

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 I'm going to take a sip

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 of my medicine here.

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 To lead a godly life.

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 To lead a righteous life.

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 To lead a sober,

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 separated life.

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 That we should live

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 soberly,

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 righteously,

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 and godly.

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 Churches today,

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 Christians today,

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 are afflicted

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 with the foolishness

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 of alcohol.

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 Oh,

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 it used to be

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 preachers preached again.

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 A hundred years ago,

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 Billy Sunday

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 was going up

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 and down the land

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 preaching about

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 the demon in the bottle

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 of alcohol.

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 And churches

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 for a long time

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 kind of condoned it.

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 There are churches today,

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 I'm talking about

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 evangelical,

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 and the particularly

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 reformed churches

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 in America today,

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 they're not going to

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 condone alcohol,

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 they promote it.

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 And I could tell you

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 stories which I won't

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 get into here today.

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 That we should live

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 soberly.

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 I started my college

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 career years ago

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 in a secular university

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 in central Illinois,

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 Bradley University,

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 and I was majoring

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 in electrical engineering.

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 That's a long story

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 how I got from there

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 to where I'm at today.

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 But,

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 sat in a chemistry class,

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 and there was a professor

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 from India

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 by Dr. Singh,

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 S-I-N-G-H.

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 And in the course

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 of that year

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 of chemistry,

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 we got into

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 organic chemistry,

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 and that leads

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 to chemically

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 the type of alcohols,

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 and there are several

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 different types

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 of alcohol

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 chemically.

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 and one is

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 methyl alcohol

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 and another is

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 ethyl alcohol.

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 Methyl alcohol

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 is what we used

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 to call wood alcohol.

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 You buy it in the grocery,

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 or not the grocery store,

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 the hardware store

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 for industrial

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 cleaning purposes.

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 But,

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 methyl alcohol,

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 you drink that,

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 the professor said,

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 you'll be either

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 dead in the morning

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 or blind by morning.

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 Terrible poison.

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 Ethyl alcohol

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 is what's found

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 in beverage alcohol.

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 Hand goes up

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 in the back of the room,

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 a secular university.

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 Dr. Singh,

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 why is methyl alcohol

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 a deadly poison

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 and ethyl alcohol

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 is not?

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 I'll never forget

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 what he said.

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 He said,

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 students,

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 they are both poison.

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 One just works

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 faster than the other.

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 To live soberly,

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 righteously,

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 and godly

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 in this present world.

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 And as David

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 looked back

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 over 70 years

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 of his life,

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 he reflected

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 that God's

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 way

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 is perfect.

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 But not only that,

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 God's will

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 is perfect.

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 As for God,

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 his way is perfect.

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 His way of salvation

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 is perfect.

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 His way of

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 Christian living

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 is perfect.

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 His will

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 for our lives

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 is perfect.

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 God's will.

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 And what's the next

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 two words?

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 Perfect will

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 of God.

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 The perfect will

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 of God.

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 His way

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 is perfect

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 for our lives.

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 Young people

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 here today,

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 never be afraid

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 of God's will.

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 I've been around

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 the ministry

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 my entire life.

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 My dad was a pastor

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 for 50 years

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 and I've been

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 in the ministry

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 now for over 50 years.

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 But I've watched

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 Christian young people

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 over the years

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 and I think

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 I may have been

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 in this once

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 upon a time,

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 but afraid

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 of God's will.

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 And the devil

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 comes and says,

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 why,

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 if you surrender

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 to God's will,

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 God may send you

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 to be a missionary

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 to outer Mongolia

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 or Uzbekistan.

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 Well, maybe,

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 but probably not.

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 But whatever

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 God's will is,

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 it's perfect.

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 God doesn't call

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 everyone to the ministry.

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 But whatever God

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 has for you,

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 it's perfect.

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 I grew up

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 as a preacher's kid.

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 In fact,

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 my grandfather

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 was a preacher.

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 I guess that makes me

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 not only a PK,

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 but a grand PK.

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 And sadly,

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 when I was a senior

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 in high school

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 and an upperclassman

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 in high school,

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 the last thing

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 I wanted to do

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 was go into the ministry.

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 I was a rebellious teenager.

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 In fact,

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 I wasn't even saved

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 at that point in life.

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 And in high school,

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 they required us,

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 went to a large

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 public high school

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 there in central Illinois.

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 And they required us

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 to take a class

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 called vocations.

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 Boy, that sounds

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 like an exciting class.

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 And it was to try

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 and expose us

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 to career paths

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 and professions

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 and job opportunities

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 and so forth.

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 And we took a test

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 one day,

00:17:41.480 --> 00:17:42.960
 a proficiency test,

00:17:43.180 --> 00:17:44.279
 to try and figure out

00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:45.859
 what kind of job

00:17:45.859 --> 00:17:46.359
 or profession

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 or work

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 we might be interested in.

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 Well, folks,

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 on my test

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 or on my list,

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 I mean,

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 it was below zero

00:17:51.579 --> 00:17:52.559
 going into the ministry.

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 Last thing

00:17:53.779 --> 00:17:54.700
 I ever wanted to do.

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 You say,

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 well, wow,

00:17:56.799 --> 00:17:57.379
 you've been in the ministry

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 now for over 50 years.

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 Man, it must be really tough

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 doing something

00:18:00.639 --> 00:18:01.359
 you didn't want to do.

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 Wrong.

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 Because you see,

00:18:03.019 --> 00:18:03.259
 folks,

00:18:03.299 --> 00:18:03.940
 when I got saved

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 and God showed me

00:18:04.619 --> 00:18:05.440
 his perfect will,

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 I've never been happier.

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 Now, I'm not saying

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 that God's going to put you

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 in the ministry.

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 That's not the point.

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 The point is,

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 whatever God's will

00:18:13.179 --> 00:18:13.959
 is for your life,

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 it'll be good

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 and acceptable

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 and perfect.

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 God's will

00:18:20.500 --> 00:18:21.859
 is perfect.

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 And so,

00:18:23.279 --> 00:18:24.399
 number one this morning

00:18:24.399 --> 00:18:25.739
 is God's

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 perfect way.

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 Number two this morning

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 is God's proven word.

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 Notice again in the text,

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 as for God,

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 his way is perfect.

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 The word of the Lord

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 is tried.

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 The word of the Lord

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 is tried.

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 That means it's been tested.

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 It's been proven

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 over the years.

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 It's been attacked

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 endlessly.

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 But the Bible

00:18:49.099 --> 00:18:49.819
 just stands.

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 Old Swedish

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 immigrant to America

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 over 100 years ago

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 penned the song

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 The Bible Stands,

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 by the way,

00:18:55.900 --> 00:18:56.480
 Heldor Lillin,

00:18:56.500 --> 00:18:57.119
 this was his name,

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 The Bible Stands

00:18:58.420 --> 00:18:59.559
 Like a Rock Undaunted

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 Through the Raging

00:19:00.299 --> 00:19:01.339
 Storms of Time.

00:19:01.339 --> 00:19:03.139
 Its pages burn

00:19:03.139 --> 00:19:04.159
 with a truth eternal

00:19:04.159 --> 00:19:04.899
 and they glow

00:19:04.899 --> 00:19:06.000
 with a light sublime.

00:19:06.319 --> 00:19:06.639
 Folks,

00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:07.819
 the Bible stands

00:19:07.819 --> 00:19:09.039
 to this day.

00:19:09.519 --> 00:19:10.559
 It's been attacked

00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:11.179
 endlessly.

00:19:11.740 --> 00:19:12.939
 The Romans burned it.

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 The Popes banned it.

00:19:15.679 --> 00:19:16.619
 William Tyndale

00:19:16.619 --> 00:19:19.199
 committed the crime

00:19:19.199 --> 00:19:20.899
 of putting the Bible

00:19:20.899 --> 00:19:21.519
 into print

00:19:21.519 --> 00:19:22.659
 in the English language

00:19:22.659 --> 00:19:23.759
 and he was burned

00:19:23.759 --> 00:19:24.399
 at the stake

00:19:24.399 --> 00:19:25.039
 for the crime

00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:26.519
 of printing the Bible

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 in English.

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 There's a book back there,

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 I'll tell you about it

00:19:28.240 --> 00:19:29.379
 later on.

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 A picture of William Tyndale

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 being burned at the stake.

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 The devil has attacked

00:19:34.920 --> 00:19:35.580
 the word of God

00:19:35.580 --> 00:19:36.560
 across the ages.

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 The communists

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 outlawed it.

00:19:39.860 --> 00:19:41.260
 Back in the era

00:19:41.260 --> 00:19:42.380
 of the Soviet Union,

00:19:43.700 --> 00:19:44.760
 there was

00:19:44.760 --> 00:19:45.800
 what they called

00:19:45.800 --> 00:19:46.780
 the underground church.

00:19:46.860 --> 00:19:47.100
 Of course,

00:19:47.180 --> 00:19:48.020
 the Soviet Union

00:19:48.020 --> 00:19:49.380
 was a completely

00:19:49.380 --> 00:19:50.500
 communistic state,

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 an atheistic state.

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 Christianity

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 was outlawed.

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 The Bible

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 was outlawed.

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 Outlawed.

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 And of course,

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 producing the Bible

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 was above all things

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 outlawed

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 in the Soviet Union.

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 Nevertheless,

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 in the underground church,

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 there would be folks

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 sitting way up

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 in an attic

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 or in a basement

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 and pecking away

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 on a typewriter.

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 You couldn't say,

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 what's a typewriter?

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 But pecking away

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 on a typewriter

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 to make

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 mimeograph stencils,

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 to run off pages

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 of the Bible.

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 Now,

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 you old-timers

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 here know

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 about mimeograph machines.

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 Fifty years ago,

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 probably even

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 not that long ago,

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 but fifty years ago,

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 all church literature

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 was done

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 on mimeograph machines.

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 And you'd put

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 this filmy stencil

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 in a typewriter

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 and you'd type

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 whatever you wanted

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 to type.

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 We used to employ

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 a church secretary

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 which you'd spend

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 all day Thursday morning

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 typing up

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 the church bulletin.

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 And it was

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 tedious work.

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 It was crude printing

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 in the mimeograph machine.

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 There was paste ink.

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 It was literally

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 like axle grease.

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 And you put

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 this coarse paper

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 in the machine

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 and you turn the crank.

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 Ka-chunk,

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 ka-chunk,

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 ka-chunk.

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 And if you really

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 had a high-tech church,

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 you had an electric machine

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 and it goes

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 ka-chunk,

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 ka-chunk,

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 ka-chunk.

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 But here were brethren

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 sitting up in an attic

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 or in a basement,

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 whatever,

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 typing away

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 on an ancient

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 old typewriter

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 to mimeograph off

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 several pages

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 of the Word of God.

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 And in due season,

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 the KGB caught up

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 with them

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 and they were sent

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 to gulags

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 in Siberia

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 for the rest

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 of their life

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 for the crime

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 of printing the Bible

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 a page or two

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 in the Soviet Union.

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 And yet the Bible

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 stands.

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 It just continues.

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 Down through the ages.

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 It just continues.

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 The liberals

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 have questioned

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 and denied it.

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 The Supreme Court

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 kicked it out

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 of the public schools.

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 I am old enough

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 to remember

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 when that happened,

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 by the way.

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 Charles Darwin

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 denied it.

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 The French philosopher

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 Voltaire

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 said that the day

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 was coming

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 when the only place

00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:54.659
 you'll find a Bible

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 is in a museum.

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 Well, today,

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 Voltaire's house

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 is in the Bible Society

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 and the Prince

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 of Bibles there.

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 The Bible stands.

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 Lenin laughed at it.

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 But they're all gone.

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 The Bible stands.

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 I'm going to say

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 that means tested.

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 Tested.

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 And found true.

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 Every archaeological find

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 in the Middle East

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 has verified

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 the history

00:22:23.679 --> 00:22:24.359
 and the details

00:22:24.359 --> 00:22:24.899
 of the Bible.

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 The Dead Sea Scrolls

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 have verified

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 the Old Testament text.

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 And incidentally,

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 there are more copies

00:22:33.299 --> 00:22:33.839
 of the Bible.

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 I'll take that

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 a step further.

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 There are more copies

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 of the King James Bible

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 that have been printed

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 than any other book

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 in history.

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 In fact,

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 there are more copies

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 of the King James Bible

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 that have been printed

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 over the last 400

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 and some years

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 than all the other

00:22:49.020 --> 00:22:49.860
 Bible translations

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 put together.

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 We'll get into that

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 particularly on Wednesday night.

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 God's hand of blessing

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 on the King James Bible.

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 In Psalm 12, 6,

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 we read,

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 the words of the Lord

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 are pure words

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 as silver tried

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 in a furnace of earth

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 seven times.

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 Now,

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 I am told

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 that the ancients

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 would,

00:23:13.579 --> 00:23:15.539
 in smelting silver,

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 would take the silver ore,

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 put it into a crucible,

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 apply intense heat

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 underneath it,

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 which would melt the ore

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 into a liquid state,

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 and then the refiner

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 would take a tool

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 and draw off the slag,

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 the impurities.

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 And then it would be

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 allowed to cool down

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 to a solid state.

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 And then it would be

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 reheated once again

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 to a molten state,

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 to a liquid state,

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 and more impurities

00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:41.900
 would float to the surface.

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 And the refiner

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 would draw them off,

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 draw the slag off,

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 allow it to cool down again,

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 and it'd go through

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 that process seven times.

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 And after seven times,

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 it was considered

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 pure silver

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 or pure gold.

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 And you read in the Bible

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 about fine silver

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 or fine gold.

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 It means refined,

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 highly refined.

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 It was a symbol

00:24:03.979 --> 00:24:04.779
 of purity.

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 And the words of the Lord

00:24:06.619 --> 00:24:07.579
 are pure words,

00:24:07.939 --> 00:24:08.959
 as silver tried

00:24:08.959 --> 00:24:09.839
 in a furnace of earth,

00:24:10.199 --> 00:24:12.199
 purified seven times.

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 God's word is truth

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 to this day.

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 And it changes lives

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 to this day.

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 Let me tell you

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 a little story.

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 Ten years ago,

00:24:26.819 --> 00:24:27.500
 or thereabout,

00:24:28.180 --> 00:24:28.980
 a young woman

00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:29.799
 wandered into

00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:30.700
 the evening service

00:24:30.700 --> 00:24:31.460
 there at North Star

00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:32.600
 Baptist Church in Duluth.

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 My wife was in the nursery

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 that night.

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 And she had two little kids

00:24:36.740 --> 00:24:37.680
 tagging along with her

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 that she was going

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 to put in the nursery.

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 And she was rough.

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 She had tattoos.

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 And my wife said to her,

00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:47.860
 what brought you here

00:24:47.860 --> 00:24:48.980
 to North Star Baptist Church?

00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:49.259
 She said,

00:24:49.299 --> 00:24:50.220
 I'm just looking for a church

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 that would accept me.

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 Well, this young lady,

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:55.159
 her name was Samantha,

00:24:57.179 --> 00:24:58.000
 had grown up

00:24:58.000 --> 00:24:58.759
 in a Christian home,

00:24:58.859 --> 00:24:59.979
 but utterly

00:24:59.979 --> 00:25:02.839
 and went off

00:25:02.839 --> 00:25:04.019
 about as deep into sin

00:25:04.019 --> 00:25:05.099
 as a young woman can go.

00:25:06.439 --> 00:25:07.399
 Her boyfriend

00:25:07.399 --> 00:25:09.859
 was in prison.

00:25:10.399 --> 00:25:10.759
 He was,

00:25:11.119 --> 00:25:12.039
 his name was Tyrone.

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 He was the number two

00:25:12.899 --> 00:25:13.519
 gang leader

00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:15.819
 in the street gangs

00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:17.099
 of the city of Minneapolis

00:25:17.099 --> 00:25:17.859
 and St. Paul.

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 A bad dude.

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 And he went to prison,

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 so she went to Chicago

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 and was walking

00:25:24.339 --> 00:25:25.359
 the streets of Chicago.

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 Wandered into a homeless mission,

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 fell on her knees,

00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:33.279
 and cried out to God

00:25:33.279 --> 00:25:33.940
 to save her.

00:25:35.339 --> 00:25:37.259
 And when Samantha got saved,

00:25:37.339 --> 00:25:37.539
 folks,

00:25:37.599 --> 00:25:38.539
 she got saved.

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 She went back to Minnesota.

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 Her boyfriend in prison

00:25:42.659 --> 00:25:43.759
 had telephone privileges.

00:25:44.379 --> 00:25:45.259
 She got on the telephone

00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:46.639
 and led Tyrone to Christ.

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 And then for the next ensuing,

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:50.840
 however many days,

00:25:50.940 --> 00:25:51.100
 months,

00:25:51.160 --> 00:25:52.240
 I don't know the exact time,

00:25:52.500 --> 00:25:53.820
 they did Bible study together

00:25:53.820 --> 00:25:54.700
 by telephone

00:25:54.700 --> 00:25:55.880
 every day.

00:25:57.700 --> 00:25:59.240
 And Tyrone got out of prison

00:25:59.240 --> 00:25:59.780
 one day

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 and she had moved to Duluth

00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:02.580
 to get out of the gang world

00:26:02.580 --> 00:26:03.660
 in the Twin Cities

00:26:03.660 --> 00:26:05.640
 and brought him to church

00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:06.460
 that Wednesday night.

00:26:06.540 --> 00:26:07.140
 That first Wednesday

00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:07.820
 he was out of prison.

00:26:08.180 --> 00:26:08.780
 He walked in

00:26:08.780 --> 00:26:09.620
 and he later looked around

00:26:09.620 --> 00:26:10.120
 and said to me,

00:26:10.240 --> 00:26:10.740
 what am I doing

00:26:10.740 --> 00:26:11.200
 in this church

00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:12.020
 of all these white people?

00:26:13.100 --> 00:26:13.840
 He's a black man.

00:26:13.839 --> 00:26:16.159
 She's an American Indian,

00:26:16.240 --> 00:26:16.740
 by the way.

00:26:18.019 --> 00:26:18.740
 But I want to tell you

00:26:18.740 --> 00:26:19.319
 something, folks.

00:26:19.819 --> 00:26:20.319
 And by the way,

00:26:20.379 --> 00:26:21.379
 they got married in prison

00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:22.059
 of all places.

00:26:23.099 --> 00:26:24.279
 But I want to tell you something.

00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:26.379
 When Tyrone and Samantha Walker

00:26:26.379 --> 00:26:27.139
 got saved,

00:26:27.220 --> 00:26:28.119
 they got saved.

00:26:28.839 --> 00:26:29.799
 And today,

00:26:30.179 --> 00:26:31.519
 he's a preacher of the gospel.

00:26:32.059 --> 00:26:33.379
 A powerful preacher

00:26:33.379 --> 00:26:33.899
 of the gospel.

00:26:34.619 --> 00:26:35.579
 He's starting a church

00:26:35.579 --> 00:26:36.539
 as I speak

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:37.720
 in Trenton, New Jersey

00:26:37.720 --> 00:26:39.699
 out on the East Coast today.

00:26:41.439 --> 00:26:42.599
 And he's a good preacher.

00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:44.219
 He's probably one

00:26:44.219 --> 00:26:44.919
 of the most aggressive

00:26:44.919 --> 00:26:46.299
 soul winners I've ever met.

00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:48.919
 The word of God

00:26:48.919 --> 00:26:49.859
 changes lives.

00:26:50.879 --> 00:26:51.480
 The gospel

00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:52.980
 is the power of God

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.759
 unto salvation.

00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:55.500
 The word of the Lord

00:26:55.500 --> 00:26:56.139
 is tried.

00:26:56.639 --> 00:26:57.339
 The word of the Lord

00:26:57.339 --> 00:26:57.879
 is proven.

00:26:58.659 --> 00:27:00.019
 It changes lives.

00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:02.299
 And I could tell you

00:27:02.299 --> 00:27:03.500
 numerous stories

00:27:03.500 --> 00:27:06.000
 along those lines.

00:27:06.059 --> 00:27:06.639
 I'll tell you one more

00:27:06.639 --> 00:27:07.459
 in just a second here.

00:27:07.459 --> 00:27:07.539
 Here.

00:27:12.599 --> 00:27:15.879
 Back last spring,

00:27:16.199 --> 00:27:17.339
 the Walkers just went

00:27:17.339 --> 00:27:18.019
 to New Jersey

00:27:18.019 --> 00:27:19.339
 in the 1st of July.

00:27:21.059 --> 00:27:21.619
 And they already,

00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:22.659
 I think they had 37

00:27:22.659 --> 00:27:23.799
 people in church

00:27:23.799 --> 00:27:24.439
 here this week

00:27:24.439 --> 00:27:25.099
 in their new church

00:27:25.099 --> 00:27:25.539
 that started.

00:27:26.339 --> 00:27:28.259
 But before they left Duluth,

00:27:28.339 --> 00:27:29.039
 back in April,

00:27:30.839 --> 00:27:31.719
 Tyrone was witnessing

00:27:31.719 --> 00:27:32.219
 to people

00:27:32.219 --> 00:27:34.019
 and he came across

00:27:34.019 --> 00:27:34.379
 a fellow

00:27:34.379 --> 00:27:35.439
 who was an American Indian

00:27:35.439 --> 00:27:38.039
 of the Ojibwe tribe

00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:39.719
 there in northeastern Minnesota.

00:27:39.720 --> 00:27:42.539
 The guy's name

00:27:42.539 --> 00:27:43.660
 is Vince Merrill.

00:27:45.440 --> 00:27:47.680
 And I know this story

00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:48.339
 because he got up

00:27:48.339 --> 00:27:49.180
 later in church

00:27:49.180 --> 00:27:50.240
 and gave his testimony.

00:27:50.900 --> 00:27:51.240
 He said,

00:27:51.360 --> 00:27:53.539
 I was a confirmed Satanist.

00:27:54.940 --> 00:27:55.480
 He has,

00:27:56.220 --> 00:27:56.799
 to this day,

00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:58.259
 666 tattooed

00:27:58.259 --> 00:27:58.960
 on his face.

00:28:01.600 --> 00:28:02.860
 But Tyrone led Vince

00:28:02.860 --> 00:28:03.700
 to Christ.

00:28:05.380 --> 00:28:06.160
 And today,

00:28:06.319 --> 00:28:07.120
 he never misses

00:28:07.120 --> 00:28:07.759
 a service.

00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:09.180
 I mean,

00:28:09.259 --> 00:28:09.779
 Sunday morning,

00:28:09.900 --> 00:28:10.339
 Sunday night,

00:28:10.440 --> 00:28:10.960
 Wednesday night,

00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:11.700
 he's there

00:28:11.700 --> 00:28:12.700
 every time the door

00:28:12.700 --> 00:28:13.140
 is open,

00:28:14.420 --> 00:28:15.759
 wearing a suit and tie.

00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:18.500
 American Indian,

00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:19.660
 Satanist,

00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:20.400
 the folks,

00:28:20.640 --> 00:28:21.700
 when he got saved,

00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:22.400
 he got saved

00:28:22.400 --> 00:28:23.039
 by the power

00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:23.740
 of the Word of God.

00:28:24.819 --> 00:28:25.859
 The Word of the Lord

00:28:25.859 --> 00:28:26.720
 is tried.

00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:29.099
 It remains to this day.

00:28:30.859 --> 00:28:31.940
 Hitler's Mein Kampf

00:28:31.940 --> 00:28:32.960
 has come and gone.

00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:35.299
 Marx das Kapital

00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:36.220
 has come and gone.

00:28:36.220 --> 00:28:38.539
 Mao's little red book

00:28:38.539 --> 00:28:39.720
 has come and gone.

00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:40.920
 Back in 1964,

00:28:41.539 --> 00:28:42.779
 Chairman Mao Tse-Tung

00:28:42.779 --> 00:28:43.380
 of the Communist

00:28:43.380 --> 00:28:44.200
 Chinese Party

00:28:44.200 --> 00:28:45.799
 printed up a little book

00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:46.700
 called The Sayings

00:28:46.700 --> 00:28:47.480
 of Chairman Mao.

00:28:48.160 --> 00:28:49.160
 It wasn't a big book,

00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:50.059
 just a little red book.

00:28:50.140 --> 00:28:51.220
 It had a red cover on it.

00:28:52.600 --> 00:28:53.900
 The Chinese communists

00:28:53.900 --> 00:28:55.680
 printed one billion copies.

00:28:57.140 --> 00:28:58.339
 And they proclaimed

00:28:58.339 --> 00:28:59.380
 it was the most published

00:28:59.380 --> 00:29:00.160
 book in history,

00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:00.880
 which is not true

00:29:00.880 --> 00:29:02.299
 because the King James Bible is.

00:29:02.299 --> 00:29:04.639
 But the point I'm making

00:29:04.639 --> 00:29:05.579
 is how many here today

00:29:05.579 --> 00:29:05.980
 have ever heard

00:29:05.980 --> 00:29:07.099
 of Mao's little red book?

00:29:09.519 --> 00:29:11.059
 One, two, all right?

00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:12.139
 Maybe three.

00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:13.539
 Not many people

00:29:13.539 --> 00:29:14.220
 have even heard of it.

00:29:14.539 --> 00:29:15.619
 A billion copies

00:29:15.619 --> 00:29:16.099
 were printed.

00:29:17.460 --> 00:29:18.279
 And that was only

00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:19.740
 60 years ago.

00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:21.759
 But folks,

00:29:21.839 --> 00:29:22.480
 the Word of God

00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:24.159
 just remains to this day.

00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:25.899
 It just continues.

00:29:26.079 --> 00:29:26.599
 It's tried.

00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:27.119
 It's proven.

00:29:27.119 --> 00:29:32.419
 And in the English language,

00:29:32.619 --> 00:29:34.439
 the English manifestation

00:29:34.439 --> 00:29:36.119
 of the Word of God

00:29:36.119 --> 00:29:37.099
 of the King James Bible.

00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:37.899
 We're going to be getting

00:29:37.899 --> 00:29:38.719
 into this in the next

00:29:38.719 --> 00:29:39.399
 several sessions,

00:29:39.579 --> 00:29:40.299
 and so make sure

00:29:40.299 --> 00:29:41.039
 you don't miss that.

00:29:41.679 --> 00:29:42.579
 But the Bible

00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:43.859
 is absolute truth.

00:29:44.439 --> 00:29:45.179
 Jesus said,

00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:48.339
 Thy Word is truth.

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:49.579
 Folks,

00:29:49.619 --> 00:29:50.399
 you hold in your hand

00:29:50.399 --> 00:29:51.419
 absolute truth.

00:29:51.479 --> 00:29:52.279
 You're not going to get truth

00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:53.239
 on the evening news

00:29:53.239 --> 00:29:53.739
 tomorrow night,

00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:54.339
 I'll tell you that.

00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:56.259
 You're not going to find

00:29:56.259 --> 00:29:57.659
 much truth out on the internet.

00:29:58.500 --> 00:29:58.799
 But folks,

00:29:58.919 --> 00:29:59.679
 in your hand today

00:29:59.679 --> 00:30:00.839
 is God's Word.

00:30:00.959 --> 00:30:01.319
 It's true.

00:30:02.099 --> 00:30:03.439
 It's absolute truth.

00:30:03.859 --> 00:30:06.119
 Thy Word is truth.

00:30:06.720 --> 00:30:07.159
 And so,

00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:08.339
 number one this morning,

00:30:08.759 --> 00:30:10.279
 God's perfect way.

00:30:10.980 --> 00:30:12.000
 Number two this morning,

00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:13.500
 God's proven Word.

00:30:13.559 --> 00:30:14.679
 But number three this morning,

00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:16.299
 God's protective work.

00:30:16.359 --> 00:30:17.319
 Notice in the text here again,

00:30:17.399 --> 00:30:18.199
 let's read the verse again.

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:19.099
 Psalm 1830.

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:22.779
 As for God,

00:30:22.879 --> 00:30:23.699
 His way is perfect.

00:30:24.339 --> 00:30:25.259
 The Word of the Lord

00:30:25.259 --> 00:30:25.859
 is tried.

00:30:26.559 --> 00:30:28.240
 He is a buckler

00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:30.379
 to all those

00:30:30.379 --> 00:30:31.379
 that trust in Him.

00:30:31.939 --> 00:30:32.259
 You say,

00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:32.619
 Preacher,

00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:33.579
 what in the world

00:30:33.579 --> 00:30:34.619
 is a buckler?

00:30:34.740 --> 00:30:34.919
 Well,

00:30:35.259 --> 00:30:36.099
 I will confess,

00:30:36.259 --> 00:30:37.619
 it's older technology.

00:30:39.079 --> 00:30:39.619
 In fact,

00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:41.259
 it's really old technology.

00:30:41.679 --> 00:30:42.359
 But frankly,

00:30:42.439 --> 00:30:43.379
 it was just a type of shield.

00:30:44.500 --> 00:30:45.399
 A buckler

00:30:45.399 --> 00:30:46.759
 was a smaller type of shield

00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:47.819
 that literally buckled

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.599
 on the forearm.

00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:49.299
 It was round.

00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:50.599
 Sometimes they called it

00:30:50.599 --> 00:30:51.019
 a target.

00:30:51.019 --> 00:30:54.379
 And wherever the forearm

00:30:54.379 --> 00:30:55.200
 of the soldier went,

00:30:55.279 --> 00:30:56.079
 that shield went.

00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:57.819
 And so a soldier in battle

00:30:57.819 --> 00:30:58.579
 might out of the corner

00:30:58.579 --> 00:30:59.000
 of his eye,

00:30:59.059 --> 00:31:00.119
 seeing an arrow incoming

00:31:00.119 --> 00:31:00.839
 up with his arm,

00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:02.119
 and the shield deflected it.

00:31:03.079 --> 00:31:04.559
 Or might see the enemy

00:31:04.559 --> 00:31:05.359
 bringing the blow

00:31:05.359 --> 00:31:06.039
 of his sword down

00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:06.740
 up with his arm,

00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:08.259
 and the shield protected him.

00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:10.039
 But notice it says,

00:31:10.279 --> 00:31:11.400
 He is a buckler.

00:31:11.660 --> 00:31:12.680
 He is a shield

00:31:12.680 --> 00:31:14.519
 to all those

00:31:14.519 --> 00:31:16.379
 that trust in Him.

00:31:16.380 --> 00:31:18.900
 You recall that God

00:31:18.900 --> 00:31:19.500
 said to Abraham

00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:21.380
 back there in Genesis 15,

00:31:23.040 --> 00:31:24.660
 I am thy shield

00:31:24.660 --> 00:31:26.020
 and thy exceeding

00:31:26.020 --> 00:31:26.380
 great reward.

00:31:27.580 --> 00:31:27.900
 Folks,

00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:28.500
 He's our shield

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.180
 to this day.

00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:30.460
 Particularly

00:31:30.460 --> 00:31:31.980
 as we are in the center

00:31:31.980 --> 00:31:32.640
 of His will.

00:31:33.360 --> 00:31:34.180
 You recall there

00:31:34.180 --> 00:31:35.120
 in Ephesians 6

00:31:35.120 --> 00:31:36.100
 and verse 16

00:31:36.100 --> 00:31:37.000
 where the apostle said,

00:31:37.480 --> 00:31:38.380
 take the shield

00:31:38.380 --> 00:31:38.860
 of faith.

00:31:38.940 --> 00:31:39.020
 Well,

00:31:39.040 --> 00:31:39.840
 faith is trust.

00:31:40.220 --> 00:31:40.920
 Trust is faith.

00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:43.020
 He is a buckler

00:31:43.020 --> 00:31:44.800
 to all those

00:31:44.800 --> 00:31:46.220
 that trust in Him.

00:31:46.660 --> 00:31:47.360
 Now that begins

00:31:47.360 --> 00:31:48.500
 first with our salvation.

00:31:48.980 --> 00:31:50.000
 When we turn to Christ

00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:51.000
 and trust in Him,

00:31:51.520 --> 00:31:52.320
 He becomes

00:31:52.320 --> 00:31:53.980
 our salvation.

00:31:56.300 --> 00:31:56.900
 Protecting us

00:31:56.900 --> 00:31:57.520
 from the judgment

00:31:57.520 --> 00:31:58.080
 of God

00:31:58.080 --> 00:31:59.600
 and the wrath of God.

00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:00.000
 But folks,

00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:01.460
 as we begin

00:32:01.460 --> 00:32:01.880
 to go down

00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:02.380
 the pathway

00:32:02.380 --> 00:32:03.400
 of the Christian life,

00:32:03.860 --> 00:32:04.700
 there are problems,

00:32:04.800 --> 00:32:05.400
 as you know.

00:32:05.840 --> 00:32:06.380
 Somebody penned

00:32:06.380 --> 00:32:07.160
 the song years ago,

00:32:07.220 --> 00:32:08.240
 It's not an easy road.

00:32:08.320 --> 00:32:09.140
 We're traveling to heaven.

00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:09.700
 That's true.

00:32:10.900 --> 00:32:11.920
 And if you've been saved

00:32:11.920 --> 00:32:12.740
 for any length of time,

00:32:12.800 --> 00:32:13.640
 you know there are troubles.

00:32:13.640 --> 00:32:16.220
 And the devil

00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:16.980
 will see to that

00:32:16.980 --> 00:32:18.259
 and sin sees to that.

00:32:19.560 --> 00:32:20.880
 But we can trust Him

00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:22.440
 for His protective work,

00:32:22.540 --> 00:32:23.660
 for His protective care.

00:32:25.140 --> 00:32:26.500
 Trust Him for guidance.

00:32:27.980 --> 00:32:29.820
 Making decisions in life.

00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:30.860
 Go to Him

00:32:30.860 --> 00:32:31.759
 and seek His face.

00:32:33.180 --> 00:32:34.580
 In all thy ways,

00:32:34.660 --> 00:32:35.320
 acknowledge Him

00:32:35.320 --> 00:32:36.780
 and He shall direct thy paths.

00:32:36.780 --> 00:32:37.440
 The idea there

00:32:37.440 --> 00:32:38.040
 in acknowledges

00:32:38.040 --> 00:32:39.320
 seeking His face,

00:32:39.420 --> 00:32:39.920
 look to Him.

00:32:39.920 --> 00:32:41.240
 In all thy ways,

00:32:41.320 --> 00:32:42.000
 acknowledge Him

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:44.200
 and He shall direct thy paths.

00:32:45.019 --> 00:32:46.460
 Trust Him for strength.

00:32:47.380 --> 00:32:49.100
 The Lord is the strength

00:32:49.100 --> 00:32:49.640
 of my life.

00:32:49.720 --> 00:32:50.920
 They that wait upon the Lord

00:32:50.920 --> 00:32:52.920
 shall renew their strength.

00:32:53.440 --> 00:32:55.560
 Trust Him for crises

00:32:55.560 --> 00:32:56.779
 that come in life.

00:32:57.420 --> 00:32:58.680
 And crises do come.

00:33:00.120 --> 00:33:01.500
 It may be medical crises.

00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:03.500
 It may be financial crises.

00:33:04.320 --> 00:33:06.120
 It may be family problems,

00:33:06.400 --> 00:33:07.240
 employment troubles.

00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:08.960
 There are problems in life.

00:33:08.960 --> 00:33:09.340
 But folks,

00:33:09.380 --> 00:33:10.059
 we can go to Him

00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:11.279
 and seek His help

00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:12.299
 for His protective care

00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:13.519
 all through the Christian life.

00:33:16.140 --> 00:33:16.840
 Four and a half,

00:33:16.900 --> 00:33:17.140
 I guess,

00:33:17.200 --> 00:33:17.720
 it's getting closer

00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:18.880
 to five years ago now.

00:33:20.440 --> 00:33:21.519
 I went to the doctor.

00:33:22.559 --> 00:33:23.299
 He had a lump

00:33:23.299 --> 00:33:25.440
 on my neck.

00:33:26.539 --> 00:33:27.299
 And he says,

00:33:27.380 --> 00:33:28.400
 I'm sending you

00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:29.519
 to an oncologist.

00:33:31.360 --> 00:33:32.640
 I went to the oncologist

00:33:32.640 --> 00:33:34.160
 and they ran a series of tests

00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:35.160
 and PET scans

00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:36.440
 and he said,

00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:37.160
 you have cancer.

00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:39.519
 In fact,

00:33:39.579 --> 00:33:40.340
 after the PET scan,

00:33:40.420 --> 00:33:40.660
 he said,

00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:42.019
 you have stage four cancer.

00:33:43.600 --> 00:33:44.660
 And my wife saw

00:33:44.660 --> 00:33:46.059
 the scans.

00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:46.700
 We saw them.

00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:46.940
 I mean,

00:33:46.940 --> 00:33:47.720
 I was full of cancer.

00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:50.960
 And without going

00:33:50.960 --> 00:33:52.340
 into a long story here today,

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:54.319
 I believe in James chapter five,

00:33:54.380 --> 00:33:55.880
 verses 14, 15, and 16.

00:33:56.980 --> 00:33:57.539
 Is any sick,

00:33:57.620 --> 00:33:57.960
 let them call

00:33:57.960 --> 00:33:58.799
 for the elders of the church

00:33:58.799 --> 00:33:59.400
 and let them anoint them

00:33:59.400 --> 00:33:59.700
 with oil.

00:33:59.759 --> 00:34:00.360
 And the prayer of faith

00:34:00.360 --> 00:34:01.220
 shall save the sick.

00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:03.360
 And I asked the pastor

00:34:03.360 --> 00:34:04.440
 and the deacons

00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:04.880
 of the church

00:34:04.880 --> 00:34:06.759
 to pray over me publicly

00:34:06.759 --> 00:34:08.199
 and ask God's healing.

00:34:08.300 --> 00:34:08.740
 I went back

00:34:08.740 --> 00:34:09.840
 to the oncologist here

00:34:09.840 --> 00:34:10.659
 a couple weeks later

00:34:10.659 --> 00:34:11.699
 and they did another PET scan

00:34:11.699 --> 00:34:12.860
 and the doctor said,

00:34:12.980 --> 00:34:13.659
 it's gone.

00:34:16.500 --> 00:34:17.059
 I said,

00:34:17.099 --> 00:34:17.159
 well,

00:34:17.159 --> 00:34:17.740
 I know what happened,

00:34:17.840 --> 00:34:18.000
 doc.

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.240
 I said,

00:34:18.260 --> 00:34:19.699
 the church has prayed for me

00:34:19.699 --> 00:34:21.800
 according to James chapter five.

00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:22.880
 He said,

00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:23.539
 whatever you're doing,

00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:24.360
 keep on doing it.

00:34:24.360 --> 00:34:26.660
 Now,

00:34:27.559 --> 00:34:28.640
 I understand

00:34:28.640 --> 00:34:29.620
 that it may not be

00:34:29.620 --> 00:34:30.539
 God's will to heal

00:34:30.539 --> 00:34:31.460
 every single person

00:34:31.460 --> 00:34:32.140
 who has cancer.

00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:33.320
 I understand that.

00:34:33.380 --> 00:34:34.340
 And I know some very wonderful

00:34:34.340 --> 00:34:34.980
 godly people

00:34:34.980 --> 00:34:35.840
 have died of cancer.

00:34:37.160 --> 00:34:38.820
 But my point simply is

00:34:38.820 --> 00:34:39.920
 that we can go to him

00:34:39.920 --> 00:34:41.019
 for help in trouble

00:34:41.019 --> 00:34:43.720
 and seek his protective care

00:34:43.720 --> 00:34:45.360
 when the crises of life come.

00:34:46.680 --> 00:34:46.860
 In

00:34:46.860 --> 00:34:51.320
 Psalm chapter 91

00:34:51.320 --> 00:34:52.700
 and verse one,

00:34:53.160 --> 00:34:54.000
 there we read,

00:34:54.000 --> 00:34:54.780
 he that dwelleth

00:34:54.780 --> 00:34:55.619
 in the secret place

00:34:55.619 --> 00:34:56.260
 of the Most High

00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:56.860
 shall abide

00:34:56.860 --> 00:34:58.000
 under the shadow

00:34:58.000 --> 00:34:58.679
 of the Almighty.

00:34:59.099 --> 00:35:00.039
 I have a whole sermon

00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:01.460
 on those several verses.

00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:02.599
 But the essence of it is

00:35:02.599 --> 00:35:04.239
 that when we are

00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:05.500
 in the center of God's will,

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:06.500
 we're under the shadow

00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:07.599
 of his protective care.

00:35:09.239 --> 00:35:10.400
 The story there

00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:12.280
 is of the tabernacle

00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:14.679
 and the Holy of Holies

00:35:14.679 --> 00:35:16.460
 and the pillar of smoke

00:35:16.460 --> 00:35:17.599
 came up by day,

00:35:17.659 --> 00:35:18.679
 it cast a shadow.

00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:19.539
 And the only time

00:35:19.539 --> 00:35:20.500
 you were near that shadow

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:20.960
 is when you were

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:21.860
 near the tabernacle.

00:35:21.860 --> 00:35:25.059
 near the presence of God.

00:35:25.640 --> 00:35:26.920
 And the point simply is

00:35:26.920 --> 00:35:28.180
 that the closer we are

00:35:28.180 --> 00:35:28.620
 to God

00:35:28.620 --> 00:35:30.160
 and our lives

00:35:30.160 --> 00:35:30.760
 and our walk

00:35:30.760 --> 00:35:32.880
 and his will, folks,

00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:34.400
 he is there to protect us.

00:35:35.400 --> 00:35:35.620
 In

00:35:35.620 --> 00:35:38.900
 Psalm 84 and verse 13,

00:35:39.000 --> 00:35:39.680
 O Lord of hosts,

00:35:39.860 --> 00:35:40.960
 blessed is the man that,

00:35:41.640 --> 00:35:42.500
 what's the next word?

00:35:43.640 --> 00:35:44.400
 Trusteth

00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:45.780
 in thee.

00:35:45.780 --> 00:35:48.100
 God protects

00:35:48.100 --> 00:35:48.720
 and blesses

00:35:48.720 --> 00:35:49.920
 those who trust him.

00:35:50.740 --> 00:35:51.640
 Psalm 91, 11,

00:35:51.940 --> 00:35:52.600
 For he shall give

00:35:52.600 --> 00:35:53.560
 his angels charge

00:35:53.560 --> 00:35:53.900
 over thee

00:35:53.900 --> 00:35:54.380
 to keep thee

00:35:54.380 --> 00:35:55.140
 in all thy ways,

00:35:55.260 --> 00:35:56.900
 lest thou cast

00:35:56.900 --> 00:35:58.880
 thy foot against a stone.

00:36:01.120 --> 00:36:02.380
 We have a guardian angel.

00:36:03.740 --> 00:36:05.100
 And I'm looking forward

00:36:05.100 --> 00:36:05.720
 someday to meeting

00:36:05.720 --> 00:36:06.540
 my guardian angel

00:36:06.540 --> 00:36:07.180
 when I get to heaven.

00:36:07.240 --> 00:36:07.960
 I think I've given him

00:36:07.960 --> 00:36:08.660
 a run for the money

00:36:08.660 --> 00:36:10.760
 over the years.

00:36:10.760 --> 00:36:12.600
 But

00:36:12.600 --> 00:36:14.500
 God takes care

00:36:14.500 --> 00:36:15.100
 of his people.

00:36:16.140 --> 00:36:17.480
 He is a buckler,

00:36:18.400 --> 00:36:19.160
 a shield

00:36:19.160 --> 00:36:21.140
 to all those

00:36:21.140 --> 00:36:22.540
 that trust

00:36:22.540 --> 00:36:23.900
 in him.

00:36:24.900 --> 00:36:26.040
 And so here today,

00:36:26.560 --> 00:36:27.680
 David looked back

00:36:27.680 --> 00:36:28.520
 over his life,

00:36:29.120 --> 00:36:30.100
 70 years.

00:36:31.060 --> 00:36:32.600
 His life was long

00:36:32.600 --> 00:36:33.100
 and rich

00:36:33.100 --> 00:36:34.100
 with battles

00:36:34.100 --> 00:36:34.740
 and victories,

00:36:35.200 --> 00:36:35.840
 with adventures

00:36:35.840 --> 00:36:36.780
 and

00:36:36.780 --> 00:36:38.800
 conquests.

00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:40.539
 But he came

00:36:40.539 --> 00:36:41.180
 to the conclusion

00:36:41.180 --> 00:36:41.640
 that

00:36:41.640 --> 00:36:43.700
 God's

00:36:43.700 --> 00:36:44.820
 way is perfect,

00:36:45.700 --> 00:36:46.539
 God's word

00:36:46.539 --> 00:36:47.240
 is proven,

00:36:47.840 --> 00:36:48.500
 and God

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:49.480
 takes care

00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:50.019
 that is

00:36:50.019 --> 00:36:50.960
 protects his people.

00:36:52.019 --> 00:36:52.400
 And folks,

00:36:52.519 --> 00:36:52.980
 that was true

00:36:52.980 --> 00:36:54.100
 3,000 years ago.

00:36:54.360 --> 00:36:55.560
 It's still true today.

00:36:57.080 --> 00:36:57.740
 God's way

00:36:57.740 --> 00:36:58.200
 is perfect.

00:36:58.320 --> 00:36:59.140
 His way of salvation

00:36:59.140 --> 00:36:59.640
 is perfect.

00:37:00.500 --> 00:37:01.340
 His way of living

00:37:01.340 --> 00:37:01.840
 is perfect.

00:37:02.240 --> 00:37:03.260
 His will is perfect.

00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:04.880
 And his word

00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:05.660
 has been proven,

00:37:05.780 --> 00:37:06.539
 it's been tried

00:37:06.539 --> 00:37:07.220
 and tested

00:37:07.220 --> 00:37:08.180
 down through

00:37:08.179 --> 00:37:09.179
 the course of time

00:37:09.179 --> 00:37:10.799
 and it still stands.

00:37:12.440 --> 00:37:13.339
 And he protects

00:37:13.339 --> 00:37:13.879
 his people.

00:37:14.699 --> 00:37:14.839
 Well,

00:37:14.879 --> 00:37:15.339
 praise God

00:37:15.339 --> 00:37:15.859
 for that.

00:37:17.699 --> 00:37:18.379
 His way

00:37:18.379 --> 00:37:18.859
 is perfect.

00:37:19.899 --> 00:37:20.559
 Let's stand,

00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:20.940
 please.

00:37:21.019 --> 00:37:21.839
 Our heads are bowed,

00:37:21.879 --> 00:37:22.639
 our eyes are closed,

00:37:22.719 --> 00:37:23.659
 no one is looking about.

00:37:26.539 --> 00:37:26.799
 Now,

00:37:26.899 --> 00:37:27.500
 I'm a guest preacher

00:37:27.500 --> 00:37:27.879
 here today.

00:37:27.919 --> 00:37:28.379
 I've only met

00:37:28.379 --> 00:37:29.159
 a few of you.

00:37:31.659 --> 00:37:32.359
 Maybe you're

00:37:32.359 --> 00:37:32.739
 a visitor

00:37:32.739 --> 00:37:33.399
 here today.

00:37:34.259 --> 00:37:35.000
 Maybe you're

00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:36.019
 listening online

00:37:36.019 --> 00:37:36.480
 today.

00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:39.019
 and you're

00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:39.760
 not sure

00:37:39.760 --> 00:37:41.760
 where you stand

00:37:41.760 --> 00:37:42.500
 before God.

00:37:44.579 --> 00:37:45.659
 I was a preacher's

00:37:45.659 --> 00:37:45.780
 kid.

00:37:45.840 --> 00:37:46.380
 I went to church

00:37:46.380 --> 00:37:47.000
 for 20 years

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:47.679
 of my life

00:37:47.679 --> 00:37:50.039
 in a fundamental

00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:50.719
 Baptist church

00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:51.619
 and I wasn't saved.

00:37:53.539 --> 00:37:54.320
 And that's a long

00:37:54.320 --> 00:37:54.900
 story I won't get

00:37:54.900 --> 00:37:55.360
 into here.

00:37:55.500 --> 00:37:56.000
 But one day

00:37:56.000 --> 00:37:56.840
 I turned to Christ

00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:58.000
 and trusted him

00:37:58.000 --> 00:38:00.159
 and made sure

00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:00.480
 of it.

00:38:00.679 --> 00:38:01.179
 And maybe you're

00:38:01.179 --> 00:38:01.480
 here today,

00:38:01.559 --> 00:38:02.199
 you're not sure

00:38:02.199 --> 00:38:03.559
 if you're saved.

00:38:03.639 --> 00:38:04.240
 You're not sure

00:38:04.240 --> 00:38:04.719
 if you're on your

00:38:04.719 --> 00:38:05.199
 way to heaven.

00:38:06.779 --> 00:38:07.699
 You can pray

00:38:07.699 --> 00:38:08.419
 right now

00:38:08.419 --> 00:38:09.159
 something like

00:38:09.159 --> 00:38:09.419
 this,

00:38:09.480 --> 00:38:09.939
 silently,

00:38:10.559 --> 00:38:11.779
 but sincerely

00:38:11.779 --> 00:38:12.699
 pray something

00:38:12.699 --> 00:38:13.379
 like this.

00:38:13.459 --> 00:38:14.299
 Dear Lord Jesus,

00:38:14.799 --> 00:38:15.839
 I know

00:38:15.839 --> 00:38:16.339
 that I'm a

00:38:16.339 --> 00:38:16.559
 sinner.

00:38:18.759 --> 00:38:19.279
 Please

00:38:19.279 --> 00:38:20.299
 save me.

00:38:22.779 --> 00:38:23.299
 Now,

00:38:23.679 --> 00:38:24.739
 the Bible

00:38:24.739 --> 00:38:25.159
 says,

00:38:25.259 --> 00:38:25.980
 for whosoever

00:38:25.980 --> 00:38:26.819
 shall call upon

00:38:26.819 --> 00:38:27.219
 the name of

00:38:27.219 --> 00:38:27.599
 the Lord

00:38:27.599 --> 00:38:29.139
 shall be saved.

00:38:29.139 --> 00:38:31.159
 the Bible

00:38:31.159 --> 00:38:31.420
 says,

00:38:31.539 --> 00:38:31.819
 him that

00:38:31.819 --> 00:38:32.239
 cometh to me

00:38:32.239 --> 00:38:32.719
 I will in

00:38:32.719 --> 00:38:33.139
 no wise

00:38:33.139 --> 00:38:33.739
 cast out.

00:38:33.839 --> 00:38:34.759
 Just repeating

00:38:34.759 --> 00:38:35.619
 words after the

00:38:35.619 --> 00:38:36.159
 preacher doesn't

00:38:36.159 --> 00:38:36.679
 mean anything.

00:38:36.779 --> 00:38:37.139
 But folks,

00:38:37.179 --> 00:38:37.599
 if it comes

00:38:37.599 --> 00:38:37.920
 from your

00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:39.119
 heart and

00:38:39.119 --> 00:38:39.940
 you sincerely

00:38:39.940 --> 00:38:40.859
 cry out to

00:38:40.859 --> 00:38:41.199
 God,

00:38:41.599 --> 00:38:41.980
 the Bible

00:38:41.980 --> 00:38:42.400
 says thou

00:38:42.400 --> 00:38:42.879
 shall be

00:38:42.879 --> 00:38:43.339
 saved.

00:38:44.619 --> 00:38:45.059
 And so let

00:38:45.059 --> 00:38:45.500
 me repeat

00:38:45.500 --> 00:38:45.900
 that little

00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:46.339
 prayer one

00:38:46.339 --> 00:38:46.819
 more time.

00:38:46.879 --> 00:38:47.159
 If that's

00:38:47.159 --> 00:38:47.420
 what's in

00:38:47.420 --> 00:38:47.859
 your heart,

00:38:49.219 --> 00:38:49.819
 you pray it

00:38:49.819 --> 00:38:50.299
 sincerely,

00:38:50.460 --> 00:38:51.059
 though silently

00:38:51.059 --> 00:38:51.799
 in this

00:38:51.799 --> 00:38:52.159
 room.

00:38:52.940 --> 00:38:53.440
 Dear Lord

00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:53.819
 Jesus,

00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:55.619
 I know

00:38:55.619 --> 00:38:55.980
 that I'm

00:38:55.980 --> 00:38:56.339
 a sinner.

00:38:56.340 --> 00:38:59.460
 please save

00:38:59.460 --> 00:38:59.760
 me.

00:39:01.300 --> 00:39:01.900
 I now

00:39:01.900 --> 00:39:02.519
 trust you.

00:39:02.900 --> 00:39:03.200
 With heads

00:39:03.200 --> 00:39:03.500
 bowed,

00:39:03.539 --> 00:39:04.000
 eyes closed,

00:39:04.100 --> 00:39:04.320
 no one

00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:04.900
 looking about,

00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:05.800
 is there

00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:06.180
 someone in

00:39:06.180 --> 00:39:06.539
 this room

00:39:06.539 --> 00:39:07.039
 who just a

00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:07.440
 moment ago

00:39:07.440 --> 00:39:07.880
 to the best

00:39:07.880 --> 00:39:08.160
 of your

00:39:08.160 --> 00:39:08.400
 ability,

00:39:08.700 --> 00:39:09.160
 silently,

00:39:09.720 --> 00:39:10.200
 but very

00:39:10.200 --> 00:39:10.800
 sincerely

00:39:10.800 --> 00:39:11.340
 prayed and

00:39:11.340 --> 00:39:11.760
 asked Christ

00:39:11.760 --> 00:39:12.180
 to save

00:39:12.180 --> 00:39:12.360
 you?

00:39:12.640 --> 00:39:12.940
 Would you

00:39:12.940 --> 00:39:13.260
 slip your

00:39:13.260 --> 00:39:13.720
 hand up high

00:39:13.720 --> 00:39:14.019
 enough that

00:39:14.019 --> 00:39:14.480
 I can see

00:39:14.480 --> 00:39:14.660
 it?

00:39:15.100 --> 00:39:15.660
 I will not

00:39:15.660 --> 00:39:16.059
 point you

00:39:16.059 --> 00:39:16.300
 out.

00:39:16.400 --> 00:39:16.740
 I will not

00:39:16.740 --> 00:39:17.380
 embarrass you.

00:39:18.160 --> 00:39:18.640
 I'll pray

00:39:18.640 --> 00:39:19.079
 for you.

00:39:20.680 --> 00:39:21.039
 But then

00:39:21.039 --> 00:39:21.640
 Christian here

00:39:21.640 --> 00:39:22.039
 today,

00:39:23.039 --> 00:39:24.680
 are you

00:39:24.680 --> 00:39:25.360
 living God's

00:39:25.360 --> 00:39:26.140
 perfect way

00:39:26.139 --> 00:39:26.759
 of living

00:39:26.759 --> 00:39:28.940
 soberly,

00:39:29.159 --> 00:39:29.599
 righteously,

00:39:29.759 --> 00:39:30.219
 and godly

00:39:30.219 --> 00:39:30.500
 in this

00:39:30.500 --> 00:39:31.099
 present world?

00:39:32.920 --> 00:39:33.259
 Are you

00:39:33.259 --> 00:39:33.639
 in his

00:39:33.639 --> 00:39:34.199
 word on

00:39:34.199 --> 00:39:34.539
 a regular

00:39:34.539 --> 00:39:34.940
 basis?

00:39:36.719 --> 00:39:37.239
 Are you

00:39:37.239 --> 00:39:37.900
 trusting him

00:39:37.900 --> 00:39:38.199
 for his

00:39:38.199 --> 00:39:38.460
 help?