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This same Jesus who was crucified -

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He has risen from the dead

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and it is God's public declaration

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that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God

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and that His death on that tree

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satisfied justice once and for all.

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And this Jesus has ascended up

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and sat down at the right hand of God.

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And He is King of kings

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and He is Lord of lords.

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All the empires of this world

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come and go like the wind.

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Their palaces crumble like the dust.

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Their kings are nothing more 
than little boys playing royalty.

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There is one Lord and it is not Caesar.

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It is Jesus Christ.

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And He is coming back

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and He will judge the living and the dead

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and the great books will be opened

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and if you have not run to Christ,

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then you will be justly 
given everything you deserve

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according to everything 
you have ever thought,

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everything you have ever spoken,

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and everything you have done.

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Does that make you afraid? It should.

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But yet the Bible says a 
fountain has been opened up

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in the house of David -

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a fountain for cleansing.

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The Bible says:

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Are you thirsty? Come and drink.

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Are you hungry? Come and eat.

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Are you filthy? Come and be cleansed.

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Whosoever will may be saved.

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Whoever comes to Christ, 
they will not be cast out.

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The most religious person in the world

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needs to know that his 
religion cannot save him

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and his good works are 
nothing but filthy rags.

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He must be warned of his pride.

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He must run to Jesus.

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And yet the most filthy 
prostitute on the street;

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the most hardened 
drug addict and criminal;

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even the most vile murderer

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needs to lift up their head and know this:

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their sin is no greater -

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is not greater than the 
grace of God in Jesus Christ.

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Are you a sinner? Are you filthy?

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Are you dirty?

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Have you done things unspeakable?

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So have we, but we were cleansed.

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We were washed by the blood of the Lamb.

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It was poured out for us on that tree.

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You can be saved!

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And not only saved, you can be changed.

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If any man be in Christ, 
he's a new creature.

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Old things pass away.

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All things are new.

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He can change your life.

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One of the saddest things about preaching

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is you can never say it 
as it ought to be said.

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Sermons are always a failure

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because Jesus is too 
beautiful to describe.

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No words can explain 
the greatness of His love.

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His sacrifice on the tree goes beyond

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the power of men or angels to tell.

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If you do not know Christ,

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and you say, "Well, I'm religious;"

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or you say, "I go to church;"

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or "I'm orthodox;"

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or "I'm Baptist," or "I'm Methodist;"

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but listen to me.

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If your life has not been 
changed, you're nothing.

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Has your life been changed?

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Do you love Jesus?

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I'm not talking about a ticket to Heaven.

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I'm not talking about you prayed 
a prayer one time in your life

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and therefore you're okay.

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Is there evidence of faith?

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Has your life been changed?

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Does it continue to change?

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Instead of walking with sin now

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do you struggle against it?

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Do you want to love more?

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Do you want to be more devoted to Christ?

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These are the signs of a true Christian.

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If you're not a Christian,

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I beg you, repent!

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That means change your mind.

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You loved sin.

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Change your mind.

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Recognize how horrible it is

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and desire righteousness.

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You have ignored God all your life.

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Change your mind.

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Turn to God.

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Realize how much worth He is.

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Turn from your sin. Recognize it.

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And fall upon Christ.

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Trust Him. Trust Him.

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Stop trusting in your own righteousness.

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Stop trusting in your own good works.

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Realize there's only one way to be saved:

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faith in Jesus Christ.

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If I died right now, I would go to Heaven.

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Not because I'm a pastor or a teacher.

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Not because our ministry helps the poor

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and teaches kids to read.

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If I died right now, I would go to Heaven

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for one reason:

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Jesus Christ died for sinners.

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That is our only hope.

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And the more sinful you are,

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the more powerful He is to save.

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I don't care what you've done.

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I don't care what you've become.

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He can and will save you.

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He desires all men to be saved

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and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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He is holding out His hand all day,

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even when people don't listen.

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"Come unto Me," He says.

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He's the way, the truth, and the life.

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There is no other name under Heaven

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given to men whereby we can be saved.

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There is one God

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and one Mediator between God and man,

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the man Christ Jesus.

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And everyone who believes 
in Him will be saved.

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And no one who ever believed 
in Him was disappointed.

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Young person, listen to me.

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Life is a vapor.

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You're young one day

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and you're old the next.

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All the things of this 
world cannot fill you.

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Run to Christ and know the fullness

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of the love of God.

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Maybe you've done horrible things,

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unspeakable things,

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shameful things.

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You feel dirty, marred, and soiled.

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He can cleanse you and make you new.

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New!

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He doesn't just forgive your sins.

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He forgets them.

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He puts them as far from you and Him

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as the east is from the west.

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And what's so amazing is 
this promise is for all of us!

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If you go to hell, 
it's because you chose to.

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It was your doing.

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He stands here and is mighty to save.

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I can testify that Jesus can 
save the worst of sinners

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because I was the foremost of all.

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How many other people here tonight

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can testify that Jesus saves sinners?

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If you're not a Christian, 
look around at all these people.

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They're all saying they were sinners.

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They're all saying they 
could not save themselves.

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And they're all saying that Jesus Christ

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saved them and cleansed them.

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Now Christians, I have a question.

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How many of you have ever 
been disappointed in Jesus?

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How many of you have 
ever been failed by Jesus?

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It looks to me like Jesus 
has a pretty good record.