[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.60,0:00:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How dear and precious is the Lord! Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.66,0:00:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't He so wonderful? Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.74,0:00:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I tell you, to think... Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.29,0:00:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right now, I could be in hell. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.97,0:00:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God would not have to apologize to me. Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.63,0:00:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could be there. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.64,0:00:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could be cut off from mercy. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.27,0:00:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could be lost forever. Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.76,0:00:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could be ready to be resurrected Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.50,0:00:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stand before the Great White Throne Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.47,0:00:41.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to be cast into the eternal lake of fire. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.51,0:00:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to think that God had mercy upon me Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.38,0:00:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and saved me and brought me into a Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.23,0:00:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relationship with His Son, Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.94,0:00:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Lord Jesus Christ, Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.18,0:00:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has introduced me to peace Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.20,0:00:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I never had in the world, Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.38,0:00:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never could find, Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.66,0:00:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a joy that is truly at times Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.13,0:00:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inexpressible. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.46,0:00:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And life through the Scripture, Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.74,0:01:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understanding, Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.17,0:01:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God telling me and teaching me Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.83,0:01:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and showing me the riches and Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.24,0:01:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the treasures of what my life is about Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.73,0:01:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what the life of others is about Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.58,0:01:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where things are going. Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.41,0:01:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To have these things to be given to you Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.31,0:01:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to know that you haven't paid for them, Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.82,0:01:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you haven't earned them, Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.50,0:01:20.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you haven't worked for them, Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.87,0:01:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they've just been given to you. Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.32,0:01:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All because He paid the price Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.36,0:01:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for this gift to be given to you. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.19,0:01:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll tell you again, how can we not be Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.99,0:01:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passionate about this? Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.27,0:01:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can we not be giving ourselves Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.27,0:01:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,completely to Him? Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.61,0:01:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can we not be just Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.00,0:01:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caught up every day in the glories of this. Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.08,0:01:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's walk with God. Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.46,0:01:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us strive unto death fighting against sin, Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.44,0:01:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turning our backs upon the world. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.90,0:01:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what else is there? Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.66,0:01:56.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For us who are called? Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.87,0:01:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else could we do? Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.57,0:02:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us follow on the know the Lord. Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.72,0:02:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is the wonderful thing... Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.09,0:02:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm thankful for the promises in the Scripture Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.35,0:02:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Lord is not going to finish Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.04,0:02:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until we one day rise Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.46,0:02:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the complete likeness of Jesus Christ. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.75,0:02:14.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't imagine what this will be. Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.45,0:02:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really hard to think about it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.83,0:02:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one day, all the attributes - Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.90,0:02:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not talking about the deity attributes, Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.80,0:02:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm talking about holy attributes Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.88,0:02:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.55,0:02:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one day in body, soul and spirit Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.94,0:02:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's going to be duplicated in us Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.16,0:02:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're going to rise one day Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.31,0:02:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're not even going to be Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.82,0:02:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,able to think a bad thought. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.66,0:02:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be no temptation, Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.07,0:02:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if there was temptation, Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.77,0:02:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it'd be like a tick on the back 40, Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.74,0:02:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it wouldn't matter to us. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.60,0:02:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm saying is, thank God for Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.10,0:02:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the inexpressible and glorious joys Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.79,0:02:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are in the present life Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.01,0:02:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of knowing Jesus, Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.63,0:02:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the treasures and the wealth Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.13,0:02:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the riches and the glory that is to be yet Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.19,0:02:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealed to us who are children of God. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.84,0:03:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beloved, I tell you again, Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.30,0:03:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how wonderful God is! Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.10,0:03:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How loving He is! Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.40,0:03:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let us spend our days from now on Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.73,0:03:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,praising Him, honoring Him, thanking Him, Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.43,0:03:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,serving Him, living for Him, Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.40,0:03:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing all we can for His glory. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.07,0:03:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeking Him. Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.97,0:03:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the wonderful thing is Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.16,0:03:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the provisions are there on our side. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.86,0:03:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not going to be short-changed when Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.80,0:03:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it comes to having the grace, the Spirit, Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.06,0:03:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Word, the help that we'll need Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.02,0:03:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make it to the end. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.96,0:03:40.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.81,0:03:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let us press on, beloved. Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.19,0:03:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom and dad, Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.33,0:03:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my grandfather was a Baptist pastor, Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.63,0:03:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my dad was a deacon in a Baptist church. Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.51,0:04:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was raised to know the Gospel. Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.74,0:04:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from an early age, Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.15,0:04:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can remember when I first began Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.01,0:04:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to realize I was lost. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.92,0:04:14.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was six years old. Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.45,0:04:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came under conviction. Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.24,0:04:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother had given me strict orders. Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.15,0:04:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a new BB gun. Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.19,0:04:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she said, "You can shoot the sparrows out there, Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.70,0:04:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but don't shoot any red bird." Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.93,0:04:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I was out in the backyard, Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.70,0:04:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I can remember so clearly Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.20,0:04:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a red bird lit in a cedar tree behind our house. Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.91,0:04:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I raised my BB gun. Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.41,0:04:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mama told me not to shoot this bird. Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.03,0:04:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was too big a target and too tempting. Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.19,0:04:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I shot that bird. Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.20,0:04:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, well, I can't hit him anyway. Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.79,0:04:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But anyway, I shot the bird dead. Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.16,0:04:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He fell out of the tree. Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.01,0:04:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when that bird fell out of the tree, Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.59,0:05:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt like God in heaven was looking down upon me, Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.27,0:05:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I felt right then immediately Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.33,0:05:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sense of sin and lostness. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.79,0:05:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had done wrong. Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.55,0:05:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had sinned. Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.23,0:05:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Disobeyed my parents. Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.94,0:05:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that not obeying Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.62,0:05:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mother and father was a sin. Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.39,0:05:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from that point on, I labored Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.06,0:05:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under conviction. Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.48,0:05:23.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really strong conviction. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.61,0:05:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again, being taken to church... Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.11,0:05:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a somewhat complicated testimony. Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.49,0:05:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my first entrance into the life of faith Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.41,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was when I was 11 years old. Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.96,0:05:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In what Southern Baptists used to call Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.99,0:05:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vacation Bible School, Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.43,0:05:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said I had been under conviction, Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.44,0:05:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even in that week, the Lord Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.02,0:05:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had been dealing with me. Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.10,0:06:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The pastor had been preaching some very simple Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.78,0:06:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and very strong sermons to young people Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.20,0:06:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about salvation. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.69,0:06:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember, the night before I was saved, Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.15,0:06:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember I got in bed Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.77,0:06:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was thinking somehow this little prayer I'd heard, Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.92,0:06:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Now I lay me down to sleep, Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.23,0:06:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pray the Lord my soul to keep, Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.19,0:06:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if I die before I wake..." Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.50,0:06:23.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I got to thinking about Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.06,0:06:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"if I die before I wake" Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.71,0:06:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll go to hell. Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.99,0:06:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm lost. Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.62,0:06:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember knowing I was lost, Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.83,0:06:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just feeling under condemnation. Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.42,0:06:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I went back to church the next day Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.05,0:06:37.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to Bible school and this was back in Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.06,0:06:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an Arminian church where they gave an invitation. Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.30,0:06:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Lord was dealing with me, Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.86,0:06:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the pastor said any one of you children Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.96,0:06:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would like to receive Christ as your Savior? Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.39,0:06:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would anyone like to turn to the Lord today? Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.42,0:06:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I can remember this, Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.72,0:06:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I turned to a friend of mine beside me, Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.58,0:06:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told him, I said, Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.15,0:07:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If you'll go, I'll go." Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.25,0:07:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, (shook his head no) Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.66,0:07:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said I'm going to go Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.05,0:07:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether you go or not. Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.04,0:07:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But anyway, I can remember this. Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.68,0:07:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to come to the Lord. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.16,0:07:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved toward Christ. Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.00,0:07:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a simple repentance and a simple faith. Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.08,0:07:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was opening my life to the Lord. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.62,0:07:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can remember this. Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.96,0:07:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was somewhere between the Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.10,0:07:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first and second step, Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.56,0:07:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Lord gave me peace Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.80,0:07:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that my sins were forgiven. Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.32,0:07:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a Southern Baptist church, Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.30,0:07:38.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was not discipled very well. Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.39,0:07:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm not blaming the church, Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.80,0:07:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't grow much. Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.54,0:07:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept is you get saved, Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.06,0:07:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now what else is there? Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.44,0:07:52.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I came to learn that salvation Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.71,0:07:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not just a one-time step. Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.09,0:07:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not just a one-time decision. Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.93,0:07:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a daily decision. Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.59,0:08:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's a lifelong commitment, Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.58,0:08:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a daily commitment to lay down our lives Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.69,0:08:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to seek the Lord Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.59,0:08:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yield to Him. Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.59,0:08:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like I said, during my teenage years Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.68,0:08:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I drifted... the Lord never would let me go. Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.52,0:08:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I can give you testimony Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.92,0:08:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how the Lord chastened me. Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.62,0:08:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got some good spankings. Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.18,0:08:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Heavy spankings from the Lord Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.16,0:08:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was away, out of fellowship. Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.90,0:08:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let me tell you Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.13,0:08:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth. Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.36,0:08:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And scourges every son whom He receives. Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.36,0:08:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're not obedient as a Christian, Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.20,0:08:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not doing what you ought to be doing, Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.00,0:08:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's rod will be upon you some way. Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.57,0:08:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And His spankings hurt. Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.10,0:08:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they're effective. Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.34,0:08:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Lord spanked me back into line. Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.21,0:08:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Praise the Lord! Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.93,0:08:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amen.