WEBVTT - Tony Evans - Oct 13 - 7:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>What is missing today in the church is failure to

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<v Speaker 1>recognize the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Dr.

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<v Speaker 3>Tony Evans says the evidence of that recognition is when

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<v Speaker 3>we decide to go public with our commitment.

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<v Speaker 4>You get righteousness by your faith in Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>But you only get delivered by your confession of Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>This is The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans. author, speaker,

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<v Speaker 3>senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas,

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<v Speaker 3>and president of the Urban Alternative. Sometimes there's a difference

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<v Speaker 3>between what we believe and what we admit to believing.

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<v Speaker 4>Dr.

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<v Speaker 3>Evans says that can be a dangerous distinction, both during

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<v Speaker 3>our life and after it. You'll want to turn to

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<v Speaker 3>Romans chapter 10 as he begins today's lesson.

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<v Speaker 1>Today I want to look at the name Lord. When

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<v Speaker 1>the fullest expression of Jesus is given, it is given

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<v Speaker 1>in this phrase, the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is his

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<v Speaker 1>human name. Christ is his office. Lord is his title.

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<v Speaker 1>This passage has led to a great deal of misunderstanding

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<v Speaker 1>and confusion. But the implications are nothing short of staggering.

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<v Speaker 1>We're told that if you confess with your mouth, verse 9,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God

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<v Speaker 1>has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>something about that ought to catch your attention, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is that that verse says that there are two things

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<v Speaker 1>you need to get saved. It says you must confess

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<v Speaker 1>with your mouth, And you must believe in your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you do those two things, you will be saved. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>what ought to capture your attention about that is that

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<v Speaker 1>there is a dual requirement for salvation, which goes against

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<v Speaker 1>so many other scriptures that do not give you a

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<v Speaker 1>dual requirement of salvation. For God so loved the world

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<v Speaker 1>that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth

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<v Speaker 1>in him should not perish but have eternal life. Believe

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<v Speaker 1>on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.

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<v Speaker 1>He that believeth shall be converted. Over and over again,

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<v Speaker 1>we're only told that to be saved, you must place

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<v Speaker 1>faith alone in Christ alone for the forgiveness of sins

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<v Speaker 1>and the gift of eternal life. But in this passage,

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<v Speaker 1>we're told you've got to do two things. You've got

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<v Speaker 1>to not only believe, but you must also confess if

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to be saved.

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<v Speaker 4>Which is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Must I do one thing or is there a dual requirement?

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<v Speaker 1>What happens if I believed on Christ, have a heart

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<v Speaker 1>attack and never confess?

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<v Speaker 4>Am I saved or am I not? Part of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Confusion wraps around the word saved. We've addressed that before,

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<v Speaker 1>but let me repeat it again. The word saved has

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<v Speaker 1>three tenses to it. There's salvation in the past from

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<v Speaker 1>the penalty of sin. There is salvation in the future

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<v Speaker 1>from the very presence of sin. And then there is

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<v Speaker 1>salvation in the present from the power of sin. But

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<v Speaker 1>the word saved is used of all three. So when

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<v Speaker 1>you see the word saved, you've got to ask, which

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<v Speaker 1>tense is he referring to? Is he referring to salvation

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday when you accept Jesus as your personal substitute? Is

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<v Speaker 1>he talking about salvation tomorrow when sin will no longer

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<v Speaker 1>be an issue or a question? Or is he talking

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<v Speaker 1>about salvation in the present when I'm overwhelmed with the world,

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<v Speaker 1>the flesh, and the devil, and the effects.

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<v Speaker 4>Of the three in my life?

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<v Speaker 1>It is an understanding what saved he's referring to that

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<v Speaker 1>will help you to make sense of the verse.

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<v Speaker 4>In fact, he helps us a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>In verse 10 when he says in verse 10, with

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<v Speaker 1>the heart a person believes resulting in righteousness. So you're

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<v Speaker 1>made righteous simply by the.

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<v Speaker 4>Belief.

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<v Speaker 1>But he says you're not saved until you confess. So

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<v Speaker 1>I would like to submit to you that he is

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<v Speaker 1>not talking here about going to heaven. He's talking about

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<v Speaker 1>bringing heaven to you. He's not talking about salvation past

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<v Speaker 1>from the penalty of sin or salvation future from the

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<v Speaker 1>presence of sin. He's talking about salvation present from the

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<v Speaker 1>power of sin and its agents, the world, the flesh,

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<v Speaker 1>and the devil, and the circumstances that are the result

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<v Speaker 1>of all three. He's speaking present tense because he's speaking

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<v Speaker 1>to believers, not non-believers. Now, by way of introduction, this

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<v Speaker 1>becomes a staggering concept because he says to be saved

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<v Speaker 1>in the present, not talking about going to heaven, but

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<v Speaker 1>having heaven come to you, to be saved in history.

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<v Speaker 1>To be delivered in history, to find victory in history,

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<v Speaker 1>to be an overcomer in history demands more than your

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<v Speaker 1>faith in Christ. It demands your confession of Jesus as Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>So that brings up his name, Lord. The word Lord

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<v Speaker 1>from the Greek word kurios is used in the Septuagint,

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<v Speaker 1>the Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Old Testament,

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<v Speaker 1>as the word for Yahweh, and Yahweh is the Old

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<v Speaker 1>Testament word for God. So when the word is attached

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<v Speaker 1>to Jesus, it is a reference to his deity, the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he is God. This got Jesus in great

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<v Speaker 1>trouble in Matthew chapter 22, because in Matthew chapter 22,

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<v Speaker 1>the Pharisees are struggling with the fact that they believe

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<v Speaker 1>Messiah was to be a man, but that was all

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<v Speaker 1>they understood. So Jesus comes to him and says, well,

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<v Speaker 1>if Messiah is only a man, then why would David

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<v Speaker 1>say his son was also his Lord? Psalm 110 verse 1.

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<v Speaker 1>Why would David said that the son who would come

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<v Speaker 1>from him would also be the master over him? It

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<v Speaker 1>says they didn't know how to answer him. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>what got him killed in Matthew chapter 26 verses 41

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<v Speaker 1>to 43 and verses 63 to 65. It says this

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<v Speaker 1>man makes himself to be the son of God.

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<v Speaker 4>Crucify him.

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<v Speaker 1>What crucified Jesus was his claim to be Lord, Yahweh

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<v Speaker 1>of the Old Testament.

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<v Speaker 4>So when the Bible says that his name is.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord Jesus Christ, it is bringing his deity, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>alongside of his humanity, Jesus, fulfilling the office of Christ.

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<v Speaker 4>So God, Lord, Jesus, man, Christ, office. anointed one, prophet, priest,

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<v Speaker 4>and king. He says.

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<v Speaker 1>That Jesus Christ must be confessed as Lord, supreme.

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<v Speaker 4>Ruler, absolute sovereign.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you must believe him to be the Lord, to

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<v Speaker 1>be saved, but you must confess him.

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<v Speaker 4>As the Lord for your salvation to work.

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<v Speaker 1>He says that it is in the confession of Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>as Lord that you are saved.

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<v Speaker 4>You get righteousness by your faith in Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Verse 10 says, but you only get delivered by your

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<v Speaker 1>confession of Christ. What is missing today in the church

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<v Speaker 1>and among Christians is failure to recognize and place themselves

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<v Speaker 1>underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ. To recognize his comprehensive

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<v Speaker 1>supremacy over.

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<v Speaker 4>All of life.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no part of life that sits outside of

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<v Speaker 1>the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Colossians chapter three, verse 17.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether it's in word or deed, it must all be

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<v Speaker 1>done to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 4>Referring to Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>And not only must you believe that, you must confess that.

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<v Speaker 1>The failure to confess, to publicly acknowledge your association with

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ blocks you being delivered in history we live

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<v Speaker 1>in a day where there is no shame and people

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<v Speaker 1>will confess illegitimate allegiances They want to be recognized in

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<v Speaker 1>illegitimate relationships.

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<v Speaker 4>They want you.

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<v Speaker 1>To accept that which is outside of what is acceptable

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<v Speaker 1>to a holy God, and they will let you know.

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<v Speaker 4>This is who I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not hiding. This is who I am. Get used

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<v Speaker 1>to it, because this is me. Well, now, if they

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<v Speaker 1>can confess that, in public with no shame, then you

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<v Speaker 1>and I ought to make it clear, appropriately clear, kindly clear,

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<v Speaker 1>but absolutely clear, I am a follower of the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. And the failure to do that means he

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<v Speaker 1>will not save. That is deliverance in history. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about eternity. He's talking to believers. It has to

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<v Speaker 1>do with his intervention with his people in time and space.

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<v Speaker 3>Dr. Evans will come back in a moment to tell

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<v Speaker 3>us more about the importance of confession. First, though, don't

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<v Speaker 3>The Power of Jesus' Names. To most of us, a

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<v Speaker 3>name is just a label. But in the Bible, and

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<v Speaker 3>especially when referring to Jesus, it's much more. How much more?

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<v Speaker 3>You'll find out as Tony translates in-depth Scripture research into clear,

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<v Speaker 3>relevant insights into what it means to be the Lamb

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<v Speaker 3>of God, the Great High Priest, and more. Right now,

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<v Speaker 4>Well, Dr.

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<v Speaker 3>Evans will come back with more of today's message right

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<v Speaker 1>I love Revelation 12 verse 11. Revelation 12 verse 11 says,

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<v Speaker 1>And they overcame him by the word of their testimony.

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<v Speaker 1>They had to speak the word of their testimony. They

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<v Speaker 1>had to testify about their association and identification. And those

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<v Speaker 1>who call on the name of the Lord because they've

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<v Speaker 1>confessed the name of the Lord will find deliverance in history.

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<v Speaker 1>You cannot be ashamed of him out there, but then

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<v Speaker 1>call on him out there to turn this around, to

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<v Speaker 1>overcome this in your life, to beat back the satanic attack.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are ashamed of public association, that is a

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<v Speaker 1>denial of the relationship, even though you legally may have it.

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<v Speaker 4>It is time for Christians to come out the closet.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time for Christians to proclaim their allegiance to

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. And then he says, the benefit then is

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<v Speaker 1>you can call. You can dial 911 and there will

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<v Speaker 1>be somebody who picks up the phone at the other

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<v Speaker 1>end when you need to be delivered. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons we have so little deliverance is that we have

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<v Speaker 1>so little confession. That is public association with Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 1>and submission to his authority. The Bible says Jesus sits

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<v Speaker 1>on the right-hand side of the Father. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>my right-hand side. So Jesus is sitting here. The Father

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<v Speaker 1>is sitting here.

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<v Speaker 4>I call on the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Lord, this is Tony Evans. Tony Evans needs deliverance. I

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<v Speaker 1>got this situation in my life. I'm defeated. I need

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<v Speaker 1>to overcome it. Please, Father in heaven, please, I'm calling

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<v Speaker 1>on you to deliver me from this.

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<v Speaker 4>The Father, who's.

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<v Speaker 1>Sitting here, then turns to the Son. What do you think, Son?

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<v Speaker 4>Father? Father?

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<v Speaker 1>He rarely brings me up. He doesn't ever want to witness.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody knows he's a Christian but him. Other than when

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<v Speaker 1>he in church, that's the only time he gets his

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<v Speaker 1>praise on. Son, since he denied you, and since you

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<v Speaker 1>are the love of my life, since you are my

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<v Speaker 1>only begotten, I can't help somebody who's going to use

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<v Speaker 1>my blessing to deny you further. And since I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to insult my relationship with you, I can't do

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<v Speaker 1>much for him. Father, I understand you denying Tony Evans

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<v Speaker 1>because if he denies me, then he's denied you because

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<v Speaker 1>of the relationship I have with you.

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<v Speaker 4>So I understand right now we can't save him.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't deliver him because he doesn't understand the nature

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<v Speaker 1>of this relationship.

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<v Speaker 4>You must confess in order to be free to call.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>But he that calls on the name of the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>because they have confessed the name of the Lord, the

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<v Speaker 1>promise is he will not be disappointed. He says God

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<v Speaker 1>will break in. But let me explain this. This is

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<v Speaker 1>not a buffet. See, when you go through a buffet line,

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<v Speaker 1>you pick and choose what you want. I want a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of this and a little bit of that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't want any of that.

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<v Speaker 4>Skip the salad, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Ephesians 1, 22 and 23 says Christ is over all.

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<v Speaker 1>So there is no area of your life to which

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<v Speaker 1>he cannot speak into. There's no area of your life,

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<v Speaker 1>your work, your finances, your relationship, your attitude. There is

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<v Speaker 1>no area he can't speak into and overrule. And until

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<v Speaker 1>the lordship question is settled, heaven will stay a long

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<v Speaker 1>way away. And his divine presence, intervention, transformation, deliverance, healing

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<v Speaker 1>that you could have and should have will be denied you.

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<v Speaker 1>He will say no because he doesn't want to help

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<v Speaker 1>you to deny his son further. So let me read

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<v Speaker 1>you chapter one, just a few verses of Colossians, where

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<v Speaker 1>Paul writes these words about Jesus.

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<v Speaker 4>He says in verse 15, for.

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<v Speaker 1>He, Jesus, is the image of the invisible God, the

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<v Speaker 1>firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created,

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<v Speaker 1>both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible,

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<v Speaker 1>whether thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities. All things have been

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<v Speaker 1>created through him and for him. Let me say that again.

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<v Speaker 1>All things have been created through him and for him.

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<v Speaker 1>He is before all things. and in him all things

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<v Speaker 1>hold together. He is also the head of the body,

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<v Speaker 1>the church, and he is the beginning, the firstborn from

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<v Speaker 1>the dead, so that he himself will come to have

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<v Speaker 1>first place in everything. There is nothing that is to

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<v Speaker 1>sit outside of him. There is no subject matter, no education,

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<v Speaker 1>No accomplishment, no business that belongs in the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>a Christian to which he is to be excluded. Because

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<v Speaker 1>when that business goes left, you're going to call on him.

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<v Speaker 1>When that relationship goes left, you're going to call on him.

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<v Speaker 1>When that health goes left, you're going to call on him.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's going to want to know when you called

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<v Speaker 1>on him, did you confess him? Because everything is to

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<v Speaker 1>be attached to him. And when you come under the

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<v Speaker 1>lordship of of Jesus Christ. And I understand we do

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<v Speaker 1>not do it perfectly in our humanity, but you have

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<v Speaker 1>got to accept to do it progressively, to grow in

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<v Speaker 1>your knowledge of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. And that

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<v Speaker 1>leads to the concluding verse in Philippians chapter two, where

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<v Speaker 1>he says in verse nine, for this reason, God has

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<v Speaker 1>highly exalted him. and bestowed on him the name, which

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<v Speaker 1>is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>every knee will bow of those who are in heaven,

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<v Speaker 1>of those who are on earth, of those who are

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<v Speaker 1>underneath the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>is is Lord God just doesn't want you to confess

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus he just doesn't want you to confess Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 1>he wants you to confess that Jesus is Lord why

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<v Speaker 1>to the glory of the Father which means God gets

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<v Speaker 1>excited when he sees you recognize the lordship of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>He gets discouraged when he sees us as believers deny

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<v Speaker 1>the lordship, the rulership, and fail to confess the ownership

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<v Speaker 1>of Jesus Christ. But when we do that, we begin

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<v Speaker 1>to honor and glorify the Father, which gives him our

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<v Speaker 1>undivided attention.

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<v Speaker 4>Dr.

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<v Speaker 3>Evans will come back in a moment with a final

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<v Speaker 3>story about the law of the jungle and why it

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<v Speaker 3>might be the perfect model for true Christ followers. But first,

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<v Speaker 3>don't forget to take advantage of that special offer I

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<v Speaker 4>That's 1-800-800-3222.

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<v Speaker 3>It can be dangerous walking around in the dark, because

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<v Speaker 3>of all the hazards that wouldn't be hazards if you

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<v Speaker 3>could only see where you were going.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, Dr.

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<v Speaker 3>Evans says the same is true spiritually. And tomorrow, he'll

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<v Speaker 3>tell us how to shine some heavenly light on the subject.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, though, he's back with a final story for us.

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<v Speaker 1>In closing, there was a boy who was about to

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<v Speaker 1>be mauled by a lion. Find the lion and had

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<v Speaker 1>leaped at him and got his paws on him. But

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<v Speaker 1>there was a missionary who was a hunter. And he

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<v Speaker 1>saw the event and he picked up his rifle and

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<v Speaker 1>he shot the lion, killed the lion.

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<v Speaker 4>The boy had been.

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<v Speaker 1>Injured and so he picked the boy up and took

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<v Speaker 1>him back to his tribe in Africa and they healed him.

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<v Speaker 4>The missionary went back to his house.

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<v Speaker 1>A few weeks later, he hears noise coming toward his house.

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<v Speaker 4>The missionary does.

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<v Speaker 1>And the noise is the boy with a whole line

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<v Speaker 1>of people behind him carrying things. The boy walks up

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<v Speaker 1>on the porch of the missionary. The people following the

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<v Speaker 1>boy bring their baskets and put it on the porch

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<v Speaker 1>of the missionary. The missionary said, well, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>The boy said, I'm coming to live with you. The

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<v Speaker 1>missionary said, you're what? I'm coming to live with you.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you mean you're coming to live with me?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't understand.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he says, it's the law of the jungle. He says,

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<v Speaker 1>the law of the jungle is when somebody saves your life,

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<v Speaker 1>they own you. When they saved your life, they own you.

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<v Speaker 4>You delivered me. I would have been dead if it

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<v Speaker 4>weren't for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And because the only reason I'm alive is because of

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<v Speaker 1>what you did, I'm going to spend the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>my life saying thank you for your deliverance. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>here to serve you. But the missionary said, but you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to do that. Oh, I know I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to do it, but it's the law of the jungle.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the law of the jungle, you got to

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<v Speaker 1>be grateful for somebody who delivered you from certain death.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're here today and God has saved you, if

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<v Speaker 1>you've been forgiven for all of your sins and you

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<v Speaker 1>have eternity waiting for you, God has delivered you from

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<v Speaker 1>certain death.

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<v Speaker 4>So it ought not be that hard.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the law of the kingdom for you to bring

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<v Speaker 1>your life, your dreams, your hopes, your desires, your relationships,

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<v Speaker 1>and lay them at the cross and say, I'm here

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<v Speaker 1>to serve you. And I'm not going to apologize for

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<v Speaker 1>to my peeps. I'm not going to apologize to my homeboys, homegirls,

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<v Speaker 1>co-workers that I belong to you because they didn't save

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<v Speaker 1>my life.

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<v Speaker 4>They didn't deliver me. They didn't forgive me. They didn't

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<v Speaker 4>give me heaven.

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<v Speaker 1>You did that and so you own me.

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