Young Man's Salvation | Stephen Martin | Gospel Message: täielik transkriptsioon

help to direct you in the way of salvation. 00:05:04.378 --> 00:05:11.099 I was born and brought up in circumstances very similar to I would say many here. 00:05:11.429 --> 00:05:17.743 I was brought along to gospel meetings and Sunday school from my earliest. 00:05:18.202 --> 00:05:22.744 And I always knew, I always knew I was a sinner in the sight of God. 00:05:23.601 --> 00:05:26.845 And I would have never questioned it. If you would have asked me, 00:05:27.523 --> 00:05:30.832 I would have never questioned it. My parents were very faithful. 00:05:31.302 --> 00:05:36.844 They made sure that if there were meetings in the area, within driving distance, 00:05:36.844 --> 00:05:41.074 I would have been along at meetings similar to this one, and series of gospel meetings. 00:05:41.643 --> 00:05:49.736 And, you know, even from primary school days, it was a labor to me to go along to gospel meetings. 00:05:50.538 --> 00:05:53.823 My friends would have been out doing different things And going different places 00:05:54.235 --> 00:05:58.554 And I would have been going along Sometimes during the week If there was special 00:05:58.554 --> 00:06:02.771 series of meetings on I would have been going along to gospel meetings Well, 00:06:03.352 --> 00:06:06.964 I don't know if there's anyone here That thinks like that Maybe you think there's 00:06:06.964 --> 00:06:08.965 things You could be better doing with your time, 00:06:09.584 --> 00:06:12.986 I thought like that But you know I'm glad That my parents, 00:06:13.582 --> 00:06:17.474 brought me along from my earliest To hear the message of the gospel The most 00:06:17.474 --> 00:06:22.608 important message that you could ever hear that tells us, it tells us very clearly, 00:06:23.142 --> 00:06:25.702 of our guilt and our need in the sight of God. 00:06:26.500 --> 00:06:30.859 You know, I would say most here in our gospel meeting this evening would know, 00:06:31.306 --> 00:06:34.998 that sin entered into the world by our first parents in the Garden of Eden. 00:06:35.577 --> 00:06:40.772 The Bible tells us as by one man, sin entered into the world and death by sin. 00:06:41.362 --> 00:06:46.215 And that means that death has passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. 00:06:46.714 --> 00:06:49.831 You and I are not to blame for the sins of Adam and Eve. 00:06:50.377 --> 00:06:54.812 You and I are to blame for our own sin. We have that sinful nature within, 00:06:55.479 --> 00:07:00.094 and because of that sinful nature, we go against God. We go directly in the 00:07:00.094 --> 00:07:04.495 opposite direction that God would have us to go, and in God's sight. 00:07:06.445 --> 00:07:10.815 In God's holy sight, God is sinless and perfect, and He's just and true. 00:07:11.382 --> 00:07:15.352 And in His sight, sin cannot be in His presence. 00:07:15.758 --> 00:07:19.755 And you and I as guilty sinners cannot be in His presence. But you know there's 00:07:19.755 --> 00:07:25.032 a glad side to the gospel. That's

what the word gospel means. It means good news. 00:07:25.686 --> 00:07:29.529 There's good news for you this evening. There's good news for us all this evening. 00:07:30.028 --> 00:07:33.760 For God would desire that you would be reunited to Him. 00:07:34.328 --> 00:07:37.885 You know that great divide came in In the garden of Eden Sin entered in And 00:07:37.885 --> 00:07:42.615 that great divide between God and man You know man fell away God didn't fall 00:07:42.615 --> 00:07:47.732 away Man fell away from God Because of his sin But you know God's desire is, 00:07:48.250 --> 00:07:50.549 That you and I would be brought back to him, 00:07:51.071 --> 00:07:52.905 And God's desire That that, 00:07:53.905 --> 00:07:57.271 would be so is so strong That he made a provision. 00:07:58.425 --> 00:08:03.686 He made a way That you and I could be brought back I you know at times I marvel 00:08:04.127 --> 00:08:05.688 that God ever looked upon us. 00:08:06.364 --> 00:08:11.453 Ever, we say, and I trust respectfully speaking, that he ever bothered with us. 00:08:11.859 --> 00:08:15.565 Why would he ever bother with us? Guilty sinners who had turned their backs 00:08:15.565 --> 00:08:17.496 on him and went their own way. 00:08:18.030 --> 00:08:24.255 And yet God, he not only bothered with us, he provided the very best that he could provide. 00:08:24.255 --> 00:08:29.468 He gave his only begotten son. We have read in John chapter 3 and verse 16, 00:08:30.204 --> 00:08:34.517 For God so loved the world, as the world of sinners, you and I, 00:08:34.912 --> 00:08:39.905 that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not 00:08:39.905 --> 00:08:43.036 perish, but have everlasting life. 00:08:43.826 --> 00:08:49.175 Amen. That's the message that I heard week in, week out from my earliest. 00:08:49.963 --> 00:08:55.295 But you know, that message got in, and I remember learning verses of Scripture 00:08:55.295 --> 00:09:01.823 in Sunday school, and those things never left me. they were in my mind and I remember. 00:09:02.739 --> 00:09:07.516 As I say, I remember feeling restricted, but I also remember knowing that I 00:09:07.516 --> 00:09:11.527 was a sinner and that if I was going to be in heaven, I would have to do something about it. 00:09:12.180 --> 00:09:18.256 You know, my upbringing was sheltered from many things, but there was quite 00:09:18.256 --> 00:09:20.597 a number of times, I would say, 00:09:21.238 --> 00:09:26.136 before I was the age of 12 or 13, there was quite a number of times that God 00:09:26.136 --> 00:09:28.969 spoke loudly to me I remember, 00:09:29.846 --> 00:09:35.436 in very particularly I remember there was one time that I was probably about 00:09:35.436 --> 00:09:40.646 10 years of age and the fire had been lit and it had got down low. 00:09:41.606 --> 00:09:46.156 In the front room and I put a newspaper over it I'm sure you're not supposed 00:09:46.156 --> 00:09:50.316 to do that to try and get the fire going

again and the newspaper caught fire, 00:09:50.933 --> 00:09:55.343 and it burnt my arm from the end of my finger up to my elbow And, 00:09:56.266 --> 00:10:02.546 you know There was a commotion And my arm was fine Over a number of weeks It 00:10:02.546 --> 00:10:08.106 was fine But I remember for those few weeks The pain in my arm, 00:10:08.925 --> 00:10:13.784 Just this part of my arm The pain I couldn't sit in a room Because it was stinging, 00:10:14.346 --> 00:10:18.676 With the heat that had got into my arm And I remember thinking If that's just 00:10:18.676 --> 00:10:23.722 If it a few seconds is like Of fire What's eternity going to be like for me? 00:10:24.252 --> 00:10:27.549 To be under the wrath and judgment of God forever. 00:10:28.156 --> 00:10:30.397 You know that spoke to me loudly. 00:10:31.033 --> 00:10:32.519 And really that never left me. 00:10:33.506 --> 00:10:39.650 I remember as well in the year 2003. My grandfather was taken ill. 00:10:40.965 --> 00:10:48.273 And well we heard bad news that he wasn't going to make it. And I was only about 13. 00:10:48.494 --> 00:10:50.502 12 or 13 at the time. 00:10:51.207 --> 00:10:56.156 And I remember going in to see him. And he said to me, it was only maybe two 00:10:56.156 --> 00:10:57.937 or three days before he passed away. 00:10:58.401 --> 00:11:02.116 He was saved and on his way to heaven. And I remember he was weak. 00:11:02.964 --> 00:11:06.265 But he said to me, I would like to see you in heaven someday. 00:11:06.828 --> 00:11:12.494 And that spoke very loudly to me. I realized that there was something final, 00:11:13.056 --> 00:11:16.691 about death and how important it was to be prepared. 00:11:17.452 --> 00:11:22.342 For if death was to come, you know, my grandfather had maybe a few weeks that 00:11:22.342 --> 00:11:23.876 he knew he wasn't going to last. 00:11:24.485 --> 00:11:28.652 But, you know, if death was to come suddenly for you or I, there's no time to 00:11:28.652 --> 00:11:31.913 prepare. And, you know, he was in no fit state to prepare either. 00:11:32.302 --> 00:11:36.232 It's good that he had prepared when he was young I would urge of everyone this 00:11:36.232 --> 00:11:42.402 evening Prepare to meet God Prepare Behold now is the acceptance time Behold 00:11:42.402 --> 00:11:44.637 now is the day of salvation, 00:11:45.314 --> 00:11:50.442 That spoke loudly to me And I remember the funeral came And passed And I went 00:11:50.442 --> 00:11:53.689 back to school And things returned just back to normal. 00:11:55.144 --> 00:11:59.792 But you know another time I remember shortly after that There was gospel meetings 00:11:59.792 --> 00:12:05.402 came to Martry and the speakers were her brother Samuel Nelson and her late 00:12:05.402 --> 00:12:06.821 brother Alec Wilson from OMA, 00:12:07.585 --> 00:12:11.792 and I didn't really have much concern so soon, maybe six months after that didn't 00:12:11.792 --> 00:12:14.759 have so much concern for my soul and I remember, 00:12:16.078 --> 00:12:20.852 about I think it was just coming into possibly the sixth week of those meetings 00:12:20.852 --> 00:12:25.505 that my father just one night he asked me would you not have any concern about your soul? 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:29.532 I thought you would have been saved at these meetings And you know it just hit 00:12:29.532 --> 00:12:34.062 me that time was passing And opportunity was passing And I had had many many 00:12:34.062 --> 00:12:37.814 opportunities And would at some point God take. 00:12:39.155 --> 00:12:45.199 My answer is final. You know, those thoughts passed and I was concerned at the time. 00:12:45.732 --> 00:12:53.356 But I remember then in 2000, I think it was 2006, there was meetings came near 00:12:53.356 --> 00:12:56.139 us, probably about 20, 25 minutes away from us. 00:12:56.667 --> 00:12:59.872 And we'd have been there most nights. It was our late brother, 00:12:59.988 --> 00:13:05.225 Mr. Norman Calder and Mr. Stephen Gilfillan that spoke at those meetings. 00:13:05.417 --> 00:13:07.733 And we would have been there almost every night. 00:13:08.459 --> 00:13:13.456 And I went along And at this stage This was a few years after my grandfather 00:13:13.456 --> 00:13:14.809 had passed And at this stage, 00:13:15.448 --> 00:13:20.296 I really didn't want to be there I had no interest in being there I say that 00:13:20.296 --> 00:13:24.306 with a measure of shame now But at the time I just wanted to be doing other 00:13:24.306 --> 00:13:28.752 things And would have tried to make excuses That I had homework or something that I needed to do, 00:13:29.412 --> 00:13:32.953 But we were taken along Myself and my brother Nonetheless. 00:13:33.986 --> 00:13:38.145 I remember going to those meetings It was the Thursday night of the last week. 00:13:38.784 --> 00:13:42.447 I went into that meeting unconcerned about my soul. 00:13:42.772 --> 00:13:47.851 Maybe there's someone here and you've come in unconcerned about your soul, disinterested. 00:13:48.488 --> 00:13:53.196 Well, I went into that meeting just like that. Her brother Norman Coulter spoke 00:13:53.196 --> 00:13:56.986 and I don't remember anything said. And then Stephen Gilfillan got up and he 00:13:56.986 --> 00:14:00.525 read the passage in Revelation 20 that I have read to you the night. 00:14:01.162 --> 00:14:05.136 And the verse that spoke to me loudly was Whosoever was not found written in 00:14:05.136 --> 00:14:10.566 the book of life was cast into the lake of fire You know I have told you that 00:14:10.566 --> 00:14:11.890 I always knew I was a sinner, 00:14:12.910 --> 00:14:14.086 But there was something about it 00:14:14.086 --> 00:14:19.231 that hit me that night As never before I realized I'm going to be in hell, 00:14:20.340 --> 00:14:25.440 And there's nothing I can do about it. And God would be right in sending me there. 00:14:26.755 --> 00:14:31.167 There's no merit in me. There's nothing that I can offer to God as a peace offering.

00:14:31.272 --> 00:14:33.031 There's nothing that I can do or bring. 00:14:33.795 --> 00:14:38.334 And you know, I was awakened loudly. That voice spoke loudly. 00:14:38.560 --> 00:14:41.799 I think Stephen said something like, Young man, if you're not soon saved, 00:14:42.217 --> 00:14:43.117 you're going to be in hell. 00:14:43.644 --> 00:14:48.144 Well, I went home and did something I had never done before. 00:14:48.451 --> 00:14:52.416 I tried to read my Bible in the streetlights in the towns as we went through 00:14:52.765 --> 00:14:54.611 the towns on the way home. 00:14:55.934 --> 00:14:59.562 And I got home, went straight to my room, took my Bible with me for the first time ever. 00:15:00.158 --> 00:15:02.540 There was times I would have went to learn my verse for Sunday school, 00:15:02.540 --> 00:15:06.960 but this was the first time I had taken my Bible to search the scriptures to 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:10.606 find an answer. I thought I had much knowledge of the Bible. 00:15:11.235 --> 00:15:15.757 I knew how to be saved and I would just believe a verse and that would be it. 00:15:16.291 --> 00:15:23.590 But you know, I read John 3 and 16 Isaiah 53 and 5 But he was wounded for our 00:15:23.590 --> 00:15:27.780 transgressions He was bruised for our iniquities The chastisement of our peace 00:15:27.780 --> 00:15:30.499 was upon him And with his stripes we are healed, 00:15:31.147 --> 00:15:35.849 And I read John 3 and 16 And I went back and forward between these two verses, 00:15:36.342 --> 00:15:40.940 And I thought I'll read these and I'll see something in them Something will just click, 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:47.697 And I'll get saved well I read these verses for I would say well over an hour 00:15:47.946 --> 00:15:51.445 I couldn't see anything the more I read them the less I understood, 00:15:52.099 --> 00:15:56.740 and I had to accept with all my apparent knowledge and all the teaching I had 00:15:56.740 --> 00:16:01.453 had in the message of the gospel and of the scriptures I was as dark as night. 00:16:02.687 --> 00:16:07.583 I couldn't see how I could be saved. And you know, in desperation, 00:16:08.199 --> 00:16:18.877 I looked up from the Bible, and I realized that I was completely helpless to do anything for myself. 00:16:18.877 --> 00:16:23.291 I had tried all I could, and I couldn't get it. And I realized that... 00:16:24.193 --> 00:16:28.723 There's no salvation for you, you're going to be in hell. And just as that thought 00:16:28.723 --> 00:16:33.452 came to me, you know, I was taken in my thoughts to the place called Calvary. 00:16:33.990 --> 00:16:39.983 And there I seen the Lord Jesus Christ uplifted and nailed by the hands and 00:16:39.983 --> 00:16:42.288 by the feet to Calvary's cross. 00:16:42.834 --> 00:16:49.393 And, you know, I thought to myself, why was he there? Why did he offer himself there? 00:16:50.012 --> 00:16:54.313 And, you know, for the first time, I realized that he offered himself there 00:16:54.313 --> 00:16:57.982 for me. And just like that, I was saved. 00:16:58.563 --> 00:17:04.745 I rested upon him. I rested upon the finished work that he accomplished at Calvary's Cross. 00:17:05.378 --> 00:17:07.799 And I was saved just in a moment of time. 00:17:08.435 --> 00:17:11.860 You know, salvation's simple, but there's a reality about it. 00:17:12.353 --> 00:17:14.988 That was a very real experience for me that night. 00:17:15.791 --> 00:17:21.603 Just to realize that I'm helpless and hopeless, And even my trying and my believing 00:17:21.603 --> 00:17:26.505 My attempted believing Or any works or anything that I could do Was of no merit, 00:17:27.325 --> 00:17:31.573 But just realizing that the Lord Jesus Christ Has done the work He has finished 00:17:31.573 --> 00:17:33.893 it There was someone in the prayer meeting mentioned. 00:17:34.899 --> 00:17:38.873 The words that he cried It is finished And he bowed his head and dismissed his 00:17:38.873 --> 00:17:42.499 spirit The work's done The work's done And resting upon him, 00:17:43.171 --> 00:17:46.759 I knew the assurance of salvation You know, 00:17:47.375 --> 00:17:52.163 There was great joy after that that flooded into my soul to think for the first 00:17:52.163 --> 00:17:58.649 time in my life I could say that I would never be under the judgment of God but I would be in heaven, 00:17:59.354 --> 00:18:04.323 throughout the ages of eternity come what may whatever might befall me all was 00:18:04.323 --> 00:18:08.230 well for eternity I would like to stop at the moment, 00:18:09.061 --> 00:18:14.776 and ask you, how do you stand in light of eternity? Are you prepared? 00:18:15.490 --> 00:18:20.831 The Bible says, prepare to meet thy God. It also says, in such an hour as ye 00:18:20.831 --> 00:18:23.191 think not, the Son of Man cometh. 00:18:23.191 --> 00:18:27.101 You know, the Lord Jesus Christ is going to return, and he's going to take the 00:18:27.101 --> 00:18:32.025 Christians away, and opportunity for any that are unsaved, just in a moment, 00:18:32.490 --> 00:18:37.030 and opportunity for any that are unsaved will be gone, and gone forever. 00:18:37.568 --> 00:18:42.601 You know that's why it's so important To prepare now I've said already the Bible 00:18:42.601 --> 00:18:50.828 says Behold now is the accepted time Behold now is the day of salvation But I want to look. 00:18:51.903 --> 00:18:59.664 Just briefly That was I should say That was in the year 2006 20th of April 2006 That I was saved, 00:19:00.323 --> 00:19:08.097 And I was received into the assembly In Martry in December 2010 hen or a remain to this day. 00:19:08.502 --> 00:19:14.543 You know, salvation should bring a change and should bring a change in interest 00:19:14.909 --> 00:19:18.741 and a change in direction and many changes in a person's life. 00:19:19.188 --> 00:19:22.491 There's the indwelling Holy Spirit received at the moment of salvation. 00:19:22.491 --> 00:19:28.911 None of these things will

bring salvation about for you, but after salvation 00:19:28.911 --> 00:19:31.118 has been received, there's a change. 00:19:31.467 --> 00:19:34.328 And I would ask, has there been a change in your life? 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:38.676 Has there been a change in my life? And I'll leave that with you. 00:19:39.366 --> 00:19:45.181 In Hebrews chapter 11, we have read, and I just want to speak briefly on this 00:19:45.181 --> 00:19:50.522 chapter, we have read about faith and examples of faith. 00:19:51.238 --> 00:19:54.460 You know, that's something that confused me greatly before I was saved. 00:19:55.266 --> 00:20:00.571 We would have been told about faith or believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:20:00.571 --> 00:20:03.331 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. 00:20:04.218 --> 00:20:08.769 And to me, I could not really easily understand what this meant. 00:20:09.019 --> 00:20:12.989 You know, I was just asking myself the question, what is faith? 00:20:14.198 --> 00:20:20.751 And what can faith do for you? You know, faith is your confidence placed in a person. 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:27.693 It can be a person or a thing, but in light of the gospel, faith is confidence placed in a person. 00:20:28.270 --> 00:20:32.177 Now, I don't know about you, but if I'm to place confidence in any person, 00:20:32.786 --> 00:20:36.638 I would like some evidence for that confidence You know. 00:20:38.078 --> 00:20:43.638 If you were to place faith The person that you're going to marry That you're 00:20:43.638 --> 00:20:47.928 going to spend your life with Before you would marry that person You would like 00:20:47.928 --> 00:20:50.168 to have a measure of faith That they're going to be reliable, 00:20:50.826 --> 00:20:54.693 And there's many other things We judge, even when you came in this evening, 00:20:55.408 --> 00:20:59.278 And it's a very simple illustration But you had faith You looked at the seat 00:20:59.278 --> 00:21:01.812 And you had faith that it would be able to support your weight. 00:21:02.773 --> 00:21:08.988 You know, that confidence, that reliability I would like to reinforce with you 00:21:08.988 --> 00:21:16.716 this evening That God, when it comes to the matter of your eternal destiny God is 100% reliable, 00:21:17.278 --> 00:21:22.958 We have examples here of men and women That placed their faith in God And they 00:21:22.958 --> 00:21:28.458 were not disappointed in the slightest I can tell you, I have placed my faith 00:21:28.778 --> 00:21:30.318 on the Lord Jesus Christ Thank you. 00:21:31.261 --> 00:21:37.151 You know, there's no merit in my faith. You know, I would like to be respectful, 00:21:37.151 --> 00:21:39.393 but there's people who talk about their great faith. 00:21:40.045 --> 00:21:44.074 I couldn't talk about my great faith. I can talk about my great Savior. 00:21:44.585 --> 00:21:49.363 It's Him and Him alone that's able to save. Your faith must be placed in Him. 00:21:49.658 --> 00:21:53.997 But don't get all concerned with your faith and have you enough faith. 00:21:54.450 --> 00:21:59.394 Get concerned with the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, the one who died to save you. 00:21:59.777 --> 00:22:08.240 You know, this topic of faith, we have men here, we have this man Abel, and it says. 00:22:10.421 --> 00:22:13.673 Abel was the son of their first parents, Adam and Eve. 00:22:14.268 --> 00:22:19.319 And it says, by faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than his brother Cain. 00:22:20.008 --> 00:22:25.901 You know, why was Abel's sacrifice more acceptable to God? Well, 00:22:25.901 --> 00:22:27.904 there was one reason, one alone. 00:22:29.241 --> 00:22:32.856 Abel offered a lamb And his blood was shed, 00:22:33.367 --> 00:22:38.711 Cain offered of the labors of the land And of fruits Abel offered a lamb And 00:22:38.711 --> 00:22:44.333 his blood must be shed You know I would say Abel learnt that from his parents, 00:22:45.085 --> 00:22:49.601 I would say all in our meeting tonight Know that sin entered in Adam and Eve 00:22:49.601 --> 00:22:51.970 disobeyed God And sin entered in 00:22:52.324 --> 00:22:56.121 And what did Adam and Eve do They took off the trees And they sowed the fig 00:22:56.121 --> 00:23:00.990 leaves together and they made themselves aprons to cover themselves because they were ashamed, 00:23:01.719 --> 00:23:03.652 but that was not acceptable to God at all. 00:23:04.911 --> 00:23:10.862 The Bible says, unto Adam and Eve did God make coats of skins and clothed them. 00:23:11.511 --> 00:23:17.895 The skin that clothed Adam and Eve, an animal had to die and blood had to be shed. 00:23:18.168 --> 00:23:23.085 That's a very important lesson to learn. If you and I are to be blessed eternally 00:23:23.445 --> 00:23:26.034 by God, blood must be shed. 00:23:26.543 --> 00:23:31.692 You know, it's not the blood of just a lamb as Abel shed the blood of that lamb. 00:23:32.259 --> 00:23:36.393 But it's the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ The Bible tells us, 00:23:36.932 --> 00:23:41.361 That you're not redeemed with corruptible things As silver and gold But with 00:23:41.361 --> 00:23:48.264 the precious blood of Christ As of a lamb Without blemish and without spot He was like no other lamb, 00:23:48.753 --> 00:23:54.421 He was perfect and spotless and pure And he was well pleasing to God And he 00:23:54.421 --> 00:23:55.868 was able to shed his blood, 00:23:56.501 --> 00:23:59.340 To make full atonement For the great problem of sin, 00:23:59.999 --> 00:24:04.781 and because of the sacrifice that he made at the place called Calvary salvation 00:24:04.781 --> 00:24:11.226 goes out is offered to everyone in our gospel meeting this evening without money and without price. 00:24:12.243 --> 00:24:18.291 But you know we have not only Abel but we have Noah I'm sure most here probably 00:24:18.291 --> 00:24:21.797 know the story of Noah and how that he was warned, 00:24:22.778 --> 00:24:27.771 you know it tells us he was warned I

want to think of Noah the first thing he 00:24:27.771 --> 00:24:34.391 heard Noah heard Noah heard the warning of God I would like to stop and ask 00:24:34.391 --> 00:24:36.680 you Have you heard the warning of God for you? 00:24:37.554 --> 00:24:41.212 You know, the message for Noah back in those days was a different message. 00:24:41.665 --> 00:24:48.494 But you know what was vital is that Noah listened to the message of God and 00:24:48.494 --> 00:24:50.617 he gave heed to it and he obeyed it. 00:24:51.226 --> 00:24:54.785 And you know, that's the same for you and I. 00:24:55.344 --> 00:25:01.470 If you and I are to be blessed and to be in heaven when life is over, 00:25:02.050 --> 00:25:06.914 it's absolutely critical that you hear the message and you give heed to the message. 00:25:06.914 --> 00:25:13.100 You know, it was a message. What kind of a message was it? By faith, Noah had been warned. 00:25:13.872 --> 00:25:18.706 It was a message of warning. Can I make sure that I issue a message of warning, 00:25:19.182 --> 00:25:22.158 to each one in our gospel meeting this evening? 00:25:22.854 --> 00:25:26.105 There's judgment ahead on account of your sin and mine. 00:25:26.872 --> 00:25:31.892 God is holy and just and pure, and sin must be punished. 00:25:32.409 --> 00:25:35.608 There's judgment ahead. There's a great message of warning. 00:25:36.139 --> 00:25:40.714 God desires that you would not be judged for your sin He has made provision 00:25:40.714 --> 00:25:44.107 that you would not be judged But you know I have to warn you this evening, 00:25:44.680 --> 00:25:50.160 If you continue on As many in Noah's day did The vast majority continued on 00:25:50.595 --> 00:25:54.664 Didn't give heed to Noah The message of God And the warning that there was going 00:25:54.664 --> 00:25:58.798 to be a great flood And they were going to be washed away Unless they entered the ark. 00:25:59.661 --> 00:26:04.604 That great message of warning You know the Bible tells us Because there is wrath 00:26:04.604 --> 00:26:10.734 beware Lest he take thee away with a stroke Then a great ransom cannot deliver 00:26:10.734 --> 00:26:12.537 thee You know there's wrath, 00:26:13.251 --> 00:26:18.278 and judgment on account of sin And once you cross that boundary line into eternity, 00:26:18.725 --> 00:26:21.268 There's no coming back There's no change in your mind, 00:26:22.234 --> 00:26:28.960 It's sealed and not for all eternity You know Noah being warned of God Of things not seen as yet. 00:26:29.938 --> 00:26:33.668 It seems like there was never, I don't think there was ever a flood or possibly 00:26:33.668 --> 00:26:35.277 never rain in Noah's day. 00:26:35.741 --> 00:26:39.984 And you know, no doubt, those who seen Noah build this ark on dry land, 00:26:40.436 --> 00:26:42.480 they mocked and they scorned. 00:26:43.236 --> 00:26:49.678 Well, isn't that just like our day? You know, we have not seen God coming. 00:26:52.258 --> 00:26:56.108 There's those who would mock and scorn at the thought that God will return. 00:26:56.828 --> 00:27:00.816 But you know, those that mocked and scorned As soon as the rain started to fall, 00:27:01.646 --> 00:27:06.078 They desired to be in the ark Of that I have no doubt But you know, 00:27:06.398 --> 00:27:11.658 the door was shut And the time of opportunity was past I would beseech of you 00:27:11.658 --> 00:27:14.408 this evening Don't leave it until it's too late, 00:27:15.149 --> 00:27:20.356 Don't leave it until the Lord returns Don't even leave it until a better day 00:27:20.716 --> 00:27:25.408 Don't leave it until maybe you're laid aside in ill health Maybe you don't even 00:27:25.408 --> 00:27:27.072 have a period of ill health 00:27:27.484 --> 00:27:30.619 Don't put off the matter Of getting right with God. 00:27:31.549 --> 00:27:35.953 You know, these people, they else put it off or they just mocked and didn't enter in. 00:27:36.591 --> 00:27:40.889 But you know, Noah and his household, Noah preached the gospel. 00:27:40.889 --> 00:27:44.794 Noah preached the message of God for over a hundred years. 00:27:45.575 --> 00:27:48.878 And there was just eight souls that entered in and they were saved. 00:27:49.180 --> 00:27:52.732 They entered in and they were saved from that great flood, the ark. 00:27:53.063 --> 00:27:57.391 The ark bore the judgment and the water and the storm. 00:27:58.038 --> 00:28:02.689 And it weathered the storm. And they were safe inside the ark And you know it 00:28:02.689 --> 00:28:07.309 tells us Way back if we read it in Genesis It tells us that the ark was covered 00:28:07.309 --> 00:28:12.568 Within and without with pitch It was waterproof There was no water that could get anywhere near, 00:28:13.073 --> 00:28:15.691 Noah and his wife and his family. 00:28:16.373 --> 00:28:22.309 They were entirely safe You know That's a lovely picture for me Of the person 00:28:22.309 --> 00:28:27.509 of the Lord Jesus Christ Who bore the judgment of God On Calvary's cross on 00:28:27.509 --> 00:28:29.739 account of the great problem of sin. 00:28:29.739 --> 00:28:34.098 And you know, I'm sheltered beneath his blood this evening. 00:28:34.214 --> 00:28:38.582 And there's many here could say the same as well. I wonder are you? 00:28:39.202 --> 00:28:43.272 I wonder are you sheltered beneath the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ? You can be. 00:28:43.800 --> 00:28:48.389 And it's God's desire that you would be. God, our Savior, will have all men 00:28:48.389 --> 00:28:51.279 to be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth. 00:28:51.279 --> 00:28:58.169 The Lord Jesus Christ bore fully and entirely the punishment of God on account 00:28:58.169 --> 00:29:03.639 of the great problem of sin but you know finally we have this man Abraham, 00:29:04.299 --> 00:29:09.109 and it says he went out, he was called to go out to a place which he should 00:29:09.109 --> 00:29:11.927 after receive for an inheritance he went out, 00:29:12.385 --> 00:29:16.745

and he knew not whether he went, you know I have no doubt that Noah, 00:29:16.995 --> 00:29:22.279 sorry that Abraham would have been mocked by those he was brought from he left 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:25.218 the land of idolatry the Ur of the Chaldees, 00:29:25.792 --> 00:29:30.790 And travelled away something like Maybe 500 or 600 miles Travelled away to Horan, 00:29:31.793 --> 00:29:36.200 And he didn't know where he was going. God had spoken to him. 00:29:36.838 --> 00:29:41.128 And Abraham obeyed God. The Bible tells us, and I think it's verse number 6. 00:29:43.362 --> 00:29:47.426 I'm not sure, it's not verse number 6. But it's in the passage here somewhere. 00:29:48.003 --> 00:29:52.897 That Abraham believed God. And it was counted unto him for righteousness. 00:29:53.546 --> 00:29:57.741 You know, Abraham in himself. He was like you and I. 00:29:59.113 --> 00:30:03.533 He was a sinner. But you know he was counted righteous Because he believed the 00:30:03.533 --> 00:30:09.213 message That God had for him You know you and I are guilty sinners In the sight 00:30:09.213 --> 00:30:12.824 of God I'm no different than you All guilty in the sight of God, 00:30:13.456 --> 00:30:18.723 But if you're willing to come in repentance Of your sin To listen to the message 00:30:18.723 --> 00:30:23.359 that God has for you The message that tells you That you're guilty in God's sight, 00:30:24.188 --> 00:30:31.007 And without hope But that same message that tells you That the Lord Jesus Christ has died for you. 00:30:31.228 --> 00:30:36.293 If you're willing to accept that, if you're willing to repent of your sin and 00:30:36.293 --> 00:30:43.051 accept the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, you could be saved even tonight. Abraham, he journeyed. 00:30:44.393 --> 00:30:50.901 He obeyed God. You know, God didn't force Abraham. He didn't force Abraham to leave all that he had. 00:30:51.430 --> 00:30:55.543 You know, if you're going to be saved, there might be things that you'll have 00:30:55.543 --> 00:31:00.233 to leave behind there might be hobbies that you might have to leave behind there 00:31:00.233 --> 00:31:05.738 might be people that you might have to leave behind it might not be so easy to do those things, 00:31:06.659 --> 00:31:10.689 Salvation is freely offered, but you know, you'll have to be done with your 00:31:10.689 --> 00:31:13.849 sin and the things of the world if you're going to get saved. 00:31:14.300 --> 00:31:20.802 You know, Abraham, he obeyed. He wasn't forced, and God will not force any man, 00:31:21.659 --> 00:31:27.885 or woman into salvation. The offer is made freely, without money and without price. 00:31:28.463 --> 00:31:34.698 And the question that can be asked of you is, what shall you do with Jesus, which is called Christ? 00:31:35.895 --> 00:31:42.499 You know, all of these people that we have mentioned They all benefited from, 00:31:43.186 --> 00:31:46.989 listening to the message that God had for them But you know, 00:31:46.989

--> 00:31:49.275 I want to think very briefly of a woman, 00:31:49.936 --> 00:31:54.059 The Bible tells us, I just want to issue a word of warning as I close The Bible 00:31:54.059 --> 00:32:00.710 tells us, remember Lot's wife That was a woman, and there was a message An angel came. 00:32:01.959 --> 00:32:07.649 To her and Lot And said get thee out And Sodom and Gomorrah was going to be 00:32:07.649 --> 00:32:11.609 destroyed with fire And you know they didn't get out as quickly as they should 00:32:11.609 --> 00:32:15.586 They should have went immediately And it says the angel came and took them out, 00:32:16.332 --> 00:32:20.459 The angel came and took them out God's desire was that they would not perish 00:32:20.459 --> 00:32:25.480 in the judgment But you know as they were making their way away from those cities, 00:32:26.163 --> 00:32:30.859 The Bible tells us that Lot's wife she looked behind She looked behind her Looked 00:32:30.859 --> 00:32:33.808 back at the city It was a look of longing she wanted to be back. 00:32:34.818 --> 00:32:38.098 And the Bible tells us she became a pillar of salt. You know, 00:32:38.098 --> 00:32:39.682 God took her decision as final. 00:32:40.307 --> 00:32:44.301 I wonder what decision will you make this evening when it comes to the matter 00:32:44.655 --> 00:32:47.470 of your soul's salvation. God has done all that he could. 00:32:47.993 --> 00:32:50.547 God desires, longs for your blessing. 00:32:51.152 --> 00:32:55.772 He has provided salvation through the death of his son at the place called Calvary. 00:32:56.393 --> 00:33:00.863 But remember, God leaves the responsibility entirely with each individual. 00:33:01.407 --> 00:33:06.218 God will not force you into salvation, but it is very much his desire that you 00:33:06.218 --> 00:33:10.734 would be saved I leave the little message with you I trust it might be to blessing, 00:33:11.222 --> 00:33:13.294 for some in our gospel meeting this evening, 00:33:13.959 --> 00:33:18.638 and that you might get to Christ while yet it is the day of grace we know not 00:33:18.638 --> 00:33:19.834 what will be in the morrow, 00:33:20.455 --> 00:33:24.748 boast not thyself of tomorrow thou knowest not what a day may bring forth I 00:33:24.748 --> 00:33:28.878 would urge if there is anyone here as yet unsaved that you would seek the Lord 00:33:28.878 --> 00:33:32.866 this very night don't delay seek the Lord while he may be found, 00:33:33.429 --> 00:33:37.643 and call upon him while he is near now will flows in prayer. 00:33:39.558 --> 00:33:45.918 Our Father we bow in thy holy presence in the precious name of our Lord Jesus 00:33:45.918 --> 00:33:51.492 Christ and we give thee thanks for the Lamb of thy providing we think of that, 00:33:52.478 --> 00:33:57.238 Old Testament story your Lamb shall be without blemish and without spot a male 00:33:57.238 --> 00:34:00.710 of the first year and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel 00:34:01.070 --> 00:34:05.198 shall kill it in the evening We give thee thanks for the person of our Lord 00:34:05.198 --> 00:34:07.832 Jesus Christ, of whom this spoke of, 00:34:08.391 --> 00:34:12.578 that one who went to the place called Calvary and willingly laid down his life. 00:34:12.578 --> 00:34:17.858 He gave himself a ransom for all. We pray for the need of those gathered under 00:34:17.858 --> 00:34:19.418 the sound of thy word this evening. 00:34:19.418 --> 00:34:23.358 We pray for their salvation, for any that are as yet unseared. 00:34:23.358 --> 00:34:27.288 We pray for their salvation and ask now that thou would grant us thy parting 00:34:27.288 --> 00:34:32.278 blessing in the worthy and precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.