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Greg Laurie - SoCal Harvest 2018: Forgiven and Free

February 20, 2026 | 27:29

Greg Laurie - SoCal Harvest 2018: Forgiven and Free
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Harvest with Pastor Greg Laurie | Greg Laurie - SoCal Harvest 2018: Forgiven and Free | February 20, 2026
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  • Greg laurie: god can change you on the inside, because
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  • You've tried to be a better person, you've tried to break
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  • Free from the power of alcohol, you've tried to turn away from
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  • That lifestyle of drugs, you've tried to live that sexually pure
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  • Life, but none of it has really worked, has it?
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  • Well that's because the problem is within.
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  • ♪ this is the day ♪
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  • ♪ the day when life begins. ♪
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  • ♪ this is the day ♪
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  • ♪ the day when life begins. ♪♪
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  • Greg laurie: the title of my message tonight is, "forgiven
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  • And free " and it's based on john chapter 8, i'll be reading
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  • From the bible in a few moments.
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  • You know, years ago my oldest son christopher,
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  • Came home with a rat.
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  • No plan, no cage, just a rat.
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  • He thought it would be a good idea to buy a rat.
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  • So he is got a rat on his shoulder.
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  • Like, "what prompted you to do that?"
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  • He said, "i thought the rat was cool, so i bought it."
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  • "so, all right, well we better get a cage."
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  • So we went and we got a cage and put the rat in there.
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  • I said, "what do you wanna name him?"
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  • He named him nicodemus.
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  • That's a guy from the bible, nicodemus the rat.
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  • And so christopher always an artistic guy, built a very cool
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  • Little house for the rat.
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  • Little house for him.
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  • I think it was out of some kind of wood, maybe balsa wood, but
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  • So he even put the name of the rat over the top of the door of
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  • The little house.
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  • And so we went to bed that night thinking it was so cool that
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  • Nicodemus the rat had his own little house there.
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  • We came back the next morning and the house was gone, because
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  • Nicodemus the rat ate the house.
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  • And that's because a rat is a rat.
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  • And if you're really old, it reminds you that a horse is
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  • A horse of course, of course.
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  • If you don't know what i'm talking about, you're not old.
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  • That was an old show called, "mr. rat."
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  • But you see that's the whole point.
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  • Sometimes we'd like to treat our animals as
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  • Though they are people.
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  • A lot of people treat their dogs as their own children.
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  • You know, they dress them up in humiliating outfits, they buy
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  • Food for their dogs that looks like people food, because they
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  • Think the dog will actually appreciate that, and worst of
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  • All, they push dogs around in strollers.
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  • People, this has to stop.
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  • How many of you push your dog in a stroller?
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  • You push it please get out now go.
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  • Seriously, go.
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  • No, i don't want you here, no i'm kidding.
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  • The only thing i can think of worse on that is pushing a cat
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  • In a stroller.
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  • I think even a cat would probably have more dignity
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  • Saying, "i'm not getting in that thing?"
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  • Dogs are thinking, "this is the good life, right?"
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  • But we treat dogs like people, but the reality is, a dog,
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  • He would rather just do what dogs do.
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  • He'd rather be eating roadkill, and drinking toilet water,
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  • And chasing a cat.
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  • Because a dog is a dog, just like a rat is a rat.
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  • You can't change the nature of an animal.
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  • The bible even says, "can a leopard change its spots."
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  • So then we ask the question, can people change?
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  • Are we just the victim of fate?
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  • No matter what happen in life, we have to deal with the hand
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  • That we've been dealt and therefore i have nothing
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  • To say about who i will be.
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  • No, i don't think that's true, people can change.
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  • But we can't change ourselves anymore than a drowning man
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  • Can save himself.
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  • We need someone else to save us, someone else to change us.
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  • Sometimes they think, well, if i just changed the outside, i'll
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  • Be different on the inside but of course that doesn't work.
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  • I think some people think that they lived in a new place.
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  • They would be a better person or their life would be better.
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  • You know, people from all around the nation and even the world,
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  • Come right here to california and specifically to southern
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  • California, why?
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  • Well, they've heard all these songs about california
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  • Over the years.
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  • I mean, california has more songs written about it than any
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  • Other state in the union.
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  • "california dreaming," "california girls,"
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  • "california sun."
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  • You heard about surf city because there's two girls
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  • For every guy, right?
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  • So you come to california and it doesn't quite measure up.
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  • Other people think, well, if i just got some new friends,
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  • I would be a better person.
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  • If i'm single or if i could just get married, i know i'd be happy
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  • If i'm married, then you get married and you say,
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  • "oh man, if i was just single again i'd be happy."
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  • Right?
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  • Then other people think, "well, i'll change my appearance,
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  • I'll go get some cosmetic surgery."
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  • Americans spend 16 billion dollars on plastic surgery.
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  • 16 billion dollars and that's newport beach alone folks.
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  • No, i'm kidding, but you know, you're gonna change
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  • The way you look.
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  • Botox is very popular now.
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  • You know, some people get so much botox, it's like their face
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  • Doesn't work anymore.
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  • They have to tell you how they're feeling.
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  • Are you mad or happy because you have the same basic expression.
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  • See, that's not gonna change who you are on the inside.
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  • God can change you on the inside, because you've tried to
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  • Be a better person, you've tried to break free
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  • From the power of alcohol.
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  • You've tried to turn away from that lifestyle of drugs, you've
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  • Tried to live that sexually pure life, but none of it has really
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  • Worked, has it?
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  • Well that's because the problem is within.
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  • Some will say, "the answer is within."
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  • No, the problem is within.
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  • The heart of the problem is the problem of the heart.
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  • And the bible tells us the heart who we are on the inside is
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  • Desperately wicked, who can really know it?
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  • God can change our heart.
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  • And i wanna tell you a story about a girl
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  • That messed up big time.
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  • She got caught having sex with some guy,
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  • And everything just blew up.
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  • And that's happening to so many men and women today with sex
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  • Hookup apps like tinder and pure, all you gotta do is swipe
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  • Right and get yourself into all kinds of trouble.
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  • And then a girl finds herself pregnant, and the first thing
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  • She might even consider or someone else might encourage her
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  • To do is, "go get an abortion."
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  • Abortion is never the right choice, because you're taking
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  • The life of an unborn child made in the image of god.
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  • This is personal to me, because i was conceived out of wedlock.
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  • My mom had a fling with some guy in between husband, she was
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  • Married and divorced seven times and voila, i was conceived.
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  • I'm so glad my mom didn't go and get an abortion.
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  • I read a quote recently from steve jobs, of course the
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  • Founder of apple, probably made the phone
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  • You have in your pocket.
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  • He was put up for adoption because his mother got pregnant
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  • And didn't want to raise him, so she put him up for adoption
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  • And a family took him in and raised him.
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  • And jobs said quote, "i wanted to meet my biological mother to
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  • Thank her, because i'm glad i didn't end up as an abortion."
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  • Yeah that's, that's true.
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  • You know, it's important to know.
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  • You say, "well, no greg, you're wrong about this, actually life
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  • Begins at birth."
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  • No it doesn't, life begins at conception.
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  • In fact the bible tells us in psalm 139, "i'm like an open
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  • Book, you watch me grow from conception to birth, all the
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  • Stages of my life were spread up before you.
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  • The days of my life are all prepared."
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  • But listen, girls get into trouble morally.
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  • But this is a story of a woman who made the wrong choice and
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  • She ended up being caught by a bunch of religious people and
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  • Brought and thrown at the feet of jesus.
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  • You know, i don't know girls, some of you may think that
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  • Some guys gonna come and meet your deepest needs.
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  • You're putting all your hope in a relationship with a man.
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  • Some of you guys think a girls is gonna
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  • Meet your deepest needs.
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  • Look, there's a place for relationships.
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  • I'm so thankful to be married to a wonderful woman
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  • Like cathy all these years
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  • But there's a hole deep inside of you, that a man can't
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  • Fill and a woman can't fill, only god can fill it and
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  • It's a relationship with him through jesus christ.
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  • How many of you have heard of marilyn monroe?
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  • You know, she died a long time ago, but she's become an
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  • American icon.
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  • She was called in her day, the blonde bombshell and she lived
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  • Such a tragic life.
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  • Marilyn monroe, according to a new book that has just come out
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  • Called the private life of a public icon, said that marilyn
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  • Was conceived out of wedlock.
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  • She spent the rest of her life searching for a father.
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  • She was involved with a succession of men and in the
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  • End, all those men let her down.
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  • And she ultimately died of a drug overdose in 1962.
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  • The author of this book concludes quote, "she put all
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  • Her hopes in the men she was with.
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  • It's what she was looking for, she was looking for a father,
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  • She was looking for a savior.
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  • And he says she was a lady born at a turmoil and she spent the
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  • Rest of her life looking to be saved."
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  • End quote.
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  • Well, she never was tragically that we know of, but the story
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  • Before us in the bible is a story of a woman who made bad
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  • Moral choices, but she was saved by jesus christ.
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  • And you can be saved by him tonight and forgiven by him,
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  • Regardless of what sins you've committed,
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  • If you're a man or a woman.
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  • It's right here in john chapter 8.
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  • Let me read to you from the bible, if you brought a bible,
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  • You can read along.
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  • I'm in verse 3.
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  • "teacher, they said to jesus, this woman was caught in the
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  • Very active adultery, and the law of moses says to stone her,
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  • What do you say?
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  • They were trying to trap him into saying something they could
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  • Use against him."
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  • I love this part.
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  • "jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.
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  • They kept demanding an answer and he stood up and said, 'all
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  • Right, stone her.
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  • Let the first one among you, who has never sinned throw the first
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  • Stone.' then he stooped down again and he wrote in the dust.
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  • And when the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by
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  • One beginning with the oldest, until only jesus was left in the
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  • Middle of the crowd with the woman."
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  • Now this is an amazing story.
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  • Jesus, saw all of these men that wanted to condemn this woman.
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  • He said, "alright, let the first one among you, who is sinless
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  • Throw the first stone."
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  • God among us.
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  • God with skin on.
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  • God had a face, and it was jesus.
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  • He knew everything about every one of these guys, and he wrote
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  • Something in the sand that made them leave from the oldest
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  • To the youngest.
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  • I wonder what he wrote.
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  • Maybe he wrote the ten commandments of the law.
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  • "you shall not steal."
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  • And he looked up at one of those guys caleb, that's you.
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  • "you shall not lie."
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  • Looked up at another guy.
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  • "you shall not commit adultery."
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  • Looked at a few of them and they all had guilty consciences,
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  • And they left from the oldest to the youngest.
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  • It could have been the ten commitments that he wrote.
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  • Maybe he wrote their secret sins down.
  • 00:11:50.775 --> 00:11:53.678
  • You know, some of us live double lives.
  • 00:11:53.678 --> 00:11:56.715
  • We think we have everything covered up, nobody knows.
  • 00:11:56.715 --> 00:11:58.983
  • God sees everything.
  • 00:11:58.983 --> 00:12:01.486
  • God knows about everything that you say and do.
  • 00:12:01.486 --> 00:12:03.588
  • There are no secrets with god i can tell you that right now.
  • 00:12:03.588 --> 00:12:07.726
  • You know, you can fool all of the people, some of the time.
  • 00:12:07.726 --> 00:12:10.528
  • You can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't
  • 00:12:10.528 --> 00:12:13.698
  • Fool god any of the time.
  • 00:12:13.698 --> 00:12:20.772
  • Maybe you have a secret sin right now,
  • 00:12:20.772 --> 00:12:22.507
  • God knows all about it.
  • 00:12:22.507 --> 00:12:24.109
  • Maybe he wrote their secret sin, but whatever it was, they left.
  • 00:12:24.109 --> 00:12:28.747
  • They all left, and now this woman is alone with jesus and
  • 00:12:28.747 --> 00:12:32.083
  • She's probably thinking, "i am so dead right now."
  • 00:12:32.083 --> 00:12:36.821
  • Oh but no, that's not what was gonna happen at all.
  • 00:12:36.821 --> 00:12:39.390
  • In fact, she was with the perfect person.
  • 00:12:39.390 --> 00:12:42.660
  • See these religious men were sent away and jesus had
  • 00:12:42.660 --> 00:12:46.698
  • Condemned her condemners, and that is what he'll do for us.
  • 00:12:46.698 --> 00:12:51.569
  • He'll drive away the devil.
  • 00:12:51.569 --> 00:12:53.972
  • Listen, when you're not a christian, you can be
  • 00:12:53.972 --> 00:12:58.710
  • Manipulated by, controlled by, even possessed by the devil.
  • 00:12:58.710 --> 00:13:03.515
  • Demon possession is still real today.
  • 00:13:03.515 --> 00:13:06.551
  • There's nothing you can do to keep the devil away.
  • 00:13:06.551 --> 00:13:08.753
  • You say, "well, i'll wear a crucifix."
  • 00:13:08.753 --> 00:13:10.822
  • Satan's not scared of crucifixes.
  • 00:13:10.822 --> 00:13:13.825
  • You say, "well, i'll wear garlic around my neck."
  • 00:13:13.825 --> 00:13:16.728
  • That may keep your friends away, but it won't keep
  • 00:13:16.728 --> 00:13:18.863
  • The devil away.
  • 00:13:18.863 --> 00:13:21.366
  • The only power the devil fears is the power of jesus christ,
  • 00:13:21.366 --> 00:13:25.937
  • You see?
  • 00:13:25.937 --> 00:13:28.606
  • Greg: greg laurie here.
  • 00:13:32.143 --> 00:13:33.478
  • You know, at harvest ministries we're committing to reaching
  • 00:13:33.478 --> 00:13:36.181
  • Unexpected people in unexpected places with an
  • 00:13:36.181 --> 00:13:39.684
  • Unexpected message.
  • 00:13:39.684 --> 00:13:41.119
  • And thanks to your financial support, we've been able to
  • 00:13:41.119 --> 00:13:45.423
  • Touch people all over the world with the hope of jesus christ.
  • 00:13:45.423 --> 00:13:50.161
  • Your gifts today not only help reach millions across the
  • 00:13:50.161 --> 00:13:53.965
  • Country through this television program,
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  • They also help us to bring hope to people in their biggest need.
  • 00:13:56.401 --> 00:14:00.905
  • Whether through our evangelistic events or our relief efforts,
  • 00:14:00.905 --> 00:14:04.642
  • Together we've been able to minister to so many people
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  • Devastated by the fires in lahaina on the island of maui.
  • 00:14:07.679 --> 00:14:11.816
  • And also, your support has helped us partner to bring
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  • Medical help in the ongoing conflict in israel.
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  • So i'm asking you today to continue to support this
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  • Ministry so we can do everything possible to fulfill the
  • 00:14:21.759 --> 00:14:25.830
  • Great commission.
  • 00:14:25.830 --> 00:14:27.165
  • Let's do this together, and let me say in advance,
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  • Thank you and god bless you.
  • 00:14:30.535 --> 00:14:32.303
  • Greg: but the devil condemned this woman because she was
  • 00:14:34.372 --> 00:14:36.975
  • A sinner, and we're all sinners and the devil condemns us
  • 00:14:36.975 --> 00:14:39.477
  • As well.
  • 00:14:39.477 --> 00:14:41.512
  • But when we put our faith in christ and we're forgiven of our
  • 00:14:41.512 --> 00:14:44.682
  • Sin, the bible says "there is no condemnation to those who are
  • 00:14:44.682 --> 00:14:48.987
  • In christ jesus."
  • 00:14:48.987 --> 00:14:50.355
  • It's like you're in a courtroom and god the father is the judge
  • 00:14:50.355 --> 00:14:55.593
  • And the devil is the prosecuting attorney, and your defense
  • 00:14:55.593 --> 00:14:59.931
  • Attorney is jesus.
  • 00:14:59.931 --> 00:15:02.000
  • So the devil gets up and makes his case.
  • 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:03.935
  • He says, "all right your honor, we have here, greg laurie.
  • 00:15:03.935 --> 00:15:08.473
  • You know, some people think he's a wonderful guy, but i know
  • 00:15:08.473 --> 00:15:10.742
  • A few things about him and i'm gonna tell you everything that
  • 00:15:10.742 --> 00:15:14.412
  • Greg has ever done wrong."
  • 00:15:14.412 --> 00:15:15.980
  • And he starts reading off a list and he's reading all these
  • 00:15:15.980 --> 00:15:19.217
  • Charges, two months later, he's still reading and reading.
  • 00:15:19.217 --> 00:15:24.489
  • I'm thinking "i'm so dead, i'm not getting outta here alive."
  • 00:15:24.489 --> 00:15:28.359
  • And i look over at my defense attorney jesus, he's just like
  • 00:15:28.359 --> 00:15:31.763
  • Doodling on a tablet.
  • 00:15:31.763 --> 00:15:33.498
  • Like "what are you gonna say, what are you gonna say
  • 00:15:33.498 --> 00:15:35.533
  • To defend me?"
  • 00:15:35.533 --> 00:15:37.201
  • He doesn't seem worried.
  • 00:15:37.201 --> 00:15:38.703
  • I'm thinking "i'm the one on trial, why isn't he helping me?"
  • 00:15:38.703 --> 00:15:41.539
  • He doesn't object, he just listens.
  • 00:15:41.539 --> 00:15:44.042
  • Finally, the devil is all done, he says, "so this man, greg
  • 00:15:44.042 --> 00:15:46.577
  • Laurie has broken your commandments, your honor.
  • 00:15:46.577 --> 00:15:49.580
  • He's sinned against you and your own word says,
  • 00:15:49.580 --> 00:15:52.150
  • 'the soul that sin shall surely die.'
  • 00:15:52.150 --> 00:15:54.652
  • So i think he should be condemned to death.
  • 00:15:54.652 --> 00:15:57.055
  • I rest my case."
  • 00:15:57.055 --> 00:15:58.523
  • And he sits down smug look in his face.
  • 00:15:58.523 --> 00:16:02.160
  • I said, "jesus, what are you gonna do?"
  • 00:16:02.160 --> 00:16:03.962
  • He says, "don't worry greg."
  • 00:16:03.962 --> 00:16:05.730
  • He says, "your honor, permission to approach the bench."
  • 00:16:05.730 --> 00:16:09.767
  • The judge says, "permission granted."
  • 00:16:09.767 --> 00:16:11.869
  • Jesus walks right up to the front, leans in and says to the
  • 00:16:11.869 --> 00:16:14.772
  • Judge, "hey dad,
  • 00:16:14.772 --> 00:16:20.278
  • We both know greg is guilty as charged,
  • 00:16:24.115 --> 00:16:28.219
  • But we also know i already paid the price for all of his sins."
  • 00:16:28.219 --> 00:16:32.724
  • And the judge says, "that's right."
  • 00:16:32.724 --> 00:16:37.528
  • And he pounds down that gavel and he says "case dismissed.
  • 00:16:37.528 --> 00:16:41.599
  • This man is forgiven."
  • 00:16:41.599 --> 00:16:43.401
  • Only jesus christ can do that for you and forgive you of all
  • 00:16:43.401 --> 00:16:47.271
  • Of your sin.
  • 00:16:47.271 --> 00:16:52.610
  • So jesus says to the woman, "woman,
  • 00:16:52.610 --> 00:16:55.780
  • Where are your accusers?"
  • 00:16:55.780 --> 00:16:57.315
  • You know, it's truly interesting, he said, "woman."
  • 00:16:57.315 --> 00:16:59.984
  • You could miss this very easily in the original language,
  • 00:16:59.984 --> 00:17:02.487
  • The greek.
  • 00:17:02.487 --> 00:17:04.155
  • This is a term of respect, it'd be like saying ma'am or lady.
  • 00:17:04.155 --> 00:17:08.860
  • Now this girl had been called a lot of things and i guarantee
  • 00:17:08.860 --> 00:17:12.130
  • She was never called this before.
  • 00:17:12.130 --> 00:17:14.999
  • Woman, lady, ma'am, with respect.
  • 00:17:14.999 --> 00:17:17.602
  • By the way, it's the same term that jesus used of his mother,
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  • When he hung on the cross when he said "woman,
  • 00:17:21.005 --> 00:17:25.109
  • Behold, your son."
  • 00:17:25.109 --> 00:17:27.445
  • A term of great respect, "woman, lady, ma'am,
  • 00:17:27.445 --> 00:17:31.149
  • Where are your accusers?"
  • 00:17:31.149 --> 00:17:34.018
  • She says, "well lord, there are none."
  • 00:17:34.018 --> 00:17:35.720
  • He says, "neither do i condemn you, go and sin no more."
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  • Forgiven and free.
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  • You say, "but wait greg, she got caught in the act of adultery.
  • 00:17:48.466 --> 00:17:51.736
  • How could he forgive her?
  • 00:17:51.736 --> 00:17:53.638
  • She hadn't even turned from her sin."
  • 00:17:53.638 --> 00:17:55.473
  • Well, actually he knew that in just a short time, he was gonna
  • 00:17:55.473 --> 00:17:58.676
  • Go on the cross and die for every sin this woman
  • 00:17:58.676 --> 00:18:02.313
  • Had ever committed.
  • 00:18:02.313 --> 00:18:03.681
  • But here's what happened, when she watched jesus forgive her
  • 00:18:03.681 --> 00:18:06.951
  • When the religious leaders condemned her, she believed
  • 00:18:06.951 --> 00:18:09.821
  • Right there on the spot.
  • 00:18:09.821 --> 00:18:11.656
  • Again, he says, "ma'am, lady, where are your accusers?"
  • 00:18:11.656 --> 00:18:16.027
  • She says, "i have none lord."
  • 00:18:16.027 --> 00:18:19.297
  • That's when she believed.
  • 00:18:19.297 --> 00:18:21.265
  • How long does it take to become a christian?
  • 00:18:21.265 --> 00:18:23.634
  • Does it take years?
  • 00:18:23.634 --> 00:18:25.837
  • Does it take months?
  • 00:18:25.837 --> 00:18:27.572
  • Does it take days?
  • 00:18:27.572 --> 00:18:29.440
  • Does it take hours?
  • 00:18:29.440 --> 00:18:30.775
  • Listen, it can happen in an instant.
  • 00:18:30.775 --> 00:18:33.077
  • You can come in here as a nonbeliever and you can leave
  • 00:18:33.077 --> 00:18:35.813
  • Here as a believer.
  • 00:18:35.813 --> 00:18:37.615
  • You can come in here on your way to hell, and leave here on your
  • 00:18:37.615 --> 00:18:40.818
  • Way to heaven, if you'll believe in jesus christ tonight.
  • 00:18:40.818 --> 00:18:50.061
  • Remember the story of the thief on the cross?
  • 00:18:50.061 --> 00:18:53.431
  • And by the way, he was probably a lot worse than a thief.
  • 00:18:53.431 --> 00:18:56.567
  • The word that is used here for him would speak of someone
  • 00:18:56.567 --> 00:18:59.203
  • Guilty of a capital crime.
  • 00:18:59.203 --> 00:19:01.239
  • He was probably a murderer, an insurrectionist.
  • 00:19:01.239 --> 00:19:06.911
  • So he was hanging there next to jesus,
  • 00:19:06.911 --> 00:19:08.846
  • All three of them crucified.
  • 00:19:08.846 --> 00:19:11.516
  • And initially both of those criminals join the crowd in
  • 00:19:11.516 --> 00:19:16.420
  • Saying, if you're really the son of god save yourself and then
  • 00:19:16.420 --> 00:19:20.191
  • Jesus says the first of seven statements to the father.
  • 00:19:20.191 --> 00:19:23.728
  • And the first statement was "father, forgive them for they
  • 00:19:23.728 --> 00:19:26.197
  • Don't know what they're doing."
  • 00:19:26.197 --> 00:19:28.132
  • And right there the thief believed.
  • 00:19:28.132 --> 00:19:32.036
  • And he turned to jesus and he said, "lord, remember me when
  • 00:19:32.036 --> 00:19:35.439
  • You come into your kingdom."
  • 00:19:35.439 --> 00:19:37.208
  • And jesus said, "today, i say to you, you will be with me
  • 00:19:37.208 --> 00:19:40.578
  • In paradise."
  • 00:19:40.578 --> 00:19:42.780
  • Talk about being at the right place at the right time,
  • 00:19:42.780 --> 00:19:46.250
  • Right next to jesus.
  • 00:19:46.250 --> 00:19:48.920
  • See that thief believed on the spot and he was forgiven
  • 00:19:48.920 --> 00:19:52.557
  • Of his sins.
  • 00:19:52.557 --> 00:19:54.058
  • And that's what jesus said for this woman.
  • 00:19:54.058 --> 00:19:55.927
  • He forgave her of her sins.
  • 00:19:55.927 --> 00:19:57.895
  • Four things happen now.
  • 00:19:57.895 --> 00:19:59.564
  • He promises four things to her and what he promises to her,
  • 00:19:59.564 --> 00:20:03.067
  • He promises to us as well.
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  • Number one; her sins could be forgiven.
  • 00:20:05.002 --> 00:20:09.073
  • I want you to know no matter what you've done, let's say
  • 00:20:09.073 --> 00:20:11.242
  • You've had an abortion, let's say you've murdered somebody,
  • 00:20:11.242 --> 00:20:15.279
  • Let's say you've committed adultery or done whatever
  • 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:18.983
  • You've done.
  • 00:20:18.983 --> 00:20:20.484
  • Whatever sin you've committed, jesus died for you on the cross,
  • 00:20:20.484 --> 00:20:24.222
  • And bore the judgment of god in your place, and you can be
  • 00:20:24.222 --> 00:20:27.525
  • Forgiven of that sin right here right now.
  • 00:20:27.525 --> 00:20:32.463
  • God promises you that.
  • 00:20:32.463 --> 00:20:36.734
  • The bible says "if we will confess our sins, he's faithful
  • 00:20:36.734 --> 00:20:39.470
  • And just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us
  • 00:20:39.470 --> 00:20:42.306
  • From all unrighteousness."
  • 00:20:42.306 --> 00:20:44.709
  • To confess our sin simply means that we acknowledge they exist
  • 00:20:44.709 --> 00:20:48.145
  • And we're sorry for them.
  • 00:20:48.145 --> 00:20:50.248
  • A lot of times, we don't wanna do that.
  • 00:20:50.248 --> 00:20:52.350
  • We wanna blame our sins on someone else.
  • 00:20:52.350 --> 00:20:54.151
  • "it's not my fault, it's their fault."
  • 00:20:54.151 --> 00:20:56.787
  • That's what adam said after he got busted eating
  • 00:20:56.787 --> 00:21:00.758
  • Of the forbidden fruit.
  • 00:21:00.758 --> 00:21:03.294
  • The lord said, "hey adam, did you eat of the fruit
  • 00:21:03.294 --> 00:21:04.962
  • I told you not to eat?"
  • 00:21:04.962 --> 00:21:06.330
  • He said, "it's the woman you gave me.
  • 00:21:06.330 --> 00:21:09.400
  • Everything was fine until she came along.
  • 00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:12.503
  • I lay down, i take a nap, i wake up a rib is missing
  • 00:21:12.503 --> 00:21:15.239
  • And she's here.
  • 00:21:15.239 --> 00:21:17.375
  • It's her fault."
  • 00:21:17.375 --> 00:21:18.809
  • No, no, you have to take responsibility.
  • 00:21:18.809 --> 00:21:20.678
  • If your life is in a bad place right now, it's because
  • 00:21:20.678 --> 00:21:24.081
  • You've made bad decisions, but god can forgive you.
  • 00:21:24.081 --> 00:21:27.151
  • Her sins can be forgiven, your sins can be forgiven tonight.
  • 00:21:27.151 --> 00:21:30.288
  • Number two; her sins could be forgotten.
  • 00:21:30.288 --> 00:21:33.624
  • Jesus did not mention her past.
  • 00:21:33.624 --> 00:21:36.661
  • See, the bible tells us god speaking, "their sins and
  • 00:21:36.661 --> 00:21:39.864
  • Inequities will i remember no more."
  • 00:21:39.864 --> 00:21:42.733
  • Listen, god will take your sins, he'll throw them into the sea
  • 00:21:42.733 --> 00:21:46.170
  • Of forgetfulness, and he'll post a sign that says
  • 00:21:46.170 --> 00:21:48.973
  • "no fishing allowed."
  • 00:21:48.973 --> 00:21:51.475
  • You can put your sin behind you, forgiven and forgotten tonight.
  • 00:21:51.475 --> 00:21:56.480
  • Yes, you can have a brand new start with jesus christ.
  • 00:21:56.480 --> 00:22:02.420
  • Number three; she did not have to fear the judgment day.
  • 00:22:02.420 --> 00:22:07.725
  • She did not have to fear the judgment day.
  • 00:22:07.725 --> 00:22:09.894
  • He says, "neither do i condemn you, go and sin no more."
  • 00:22:09.894 --> 00:22:13.597
  • Listen, there is coming a judgment day people.
  • 00:22:13.597 --> 00:22:16.667
  • One day we'll stand before god almighty, and in that day it
  • 00:22:16.667 --> 00:22:20.638
  • Will not be about how good of a life you lived, how many moral
  • 00:22:20.638 --> 00:22:24.108
  • Things did you do.
  • 00:22:24.108 --> 00:22:25.776
  • It'll really come down to this, what did you do
  • 00:22:25.776 --> 00:22:28.112
  • With jesus christ?
  • 00:22:28.112 --> 00:22:30.147
  • See if you believed in him as you can tonight,
  • 00:22:30.147 --> 00:22:34.118
  • And you're forgiven, then you know you'll be in heaven.
  • 00:22:34.118 --> 00:22:36.587
  • But if you did not believe in him, you're in big trouble.
  • 00:22:36.587 --> 00:22:40.591
  • And once you die and face the judgment of god, there's no
  • 00:22:40.591 --> 00:22:43.694
  • Second chances or third chances, there are no chances after
  • 00:22:43.694 --> 00:22:47.431
  • Death, but there are thousands before.
  • 00:22:47.431 --> 00:22:50.968
  • But the bible says "it's appointed unto a man once to die
  • 00:22:50.968 --> 00:22:54.438
  • And then comes the judgment."
  • 00:22:54.438 --> 00:22:56.073
  • But you see, she did not have to be afraid of the judgment
  • 00:22:56.073 --> 00:22:59.276
  • Because jesus said, "neither do i condemn you," then he said,
  • 00:22:59.276 --> 00:23:03.314
  • "go and sin no more."
  • 00:23:03.314 --> 00:23:06.650
  • New power to live a new life.
  • 00:23:06.650 --> 00:23:09.854
  • Back to that earlier question, can a man, can a woman,
  • 00:23:09.854 --> 00:23:12.857
  • Really change?
  • 00:23:12.857 --> 00:23:14.525
  • Answer, not on their own, but jesus can change them, you have
  • 00:23:14.525 --> 00:23:19.597
  • To call out to him.
  • 00:23:19.597 --> 00:23:21.565
  • Years ago, i was at the beach with my younger son jonathan,
  • 00:23:21.565 --> 00:23:25.569
  • And he was just a little guy.
  • 00:23:25.569 --> 00:23:28.038
  • And i was helping him catch waves, and i lost my footing.
  • 00:23:28.038 --> 00:23:32.643
  • And suddenly i found myself caught in a riptide.
  • 00:23:32.643 --> 00:23:35.513
  • Now the irony of this, is i wasn't that far from the shore,
  • 00:23:35.513 --> 00:23:39.950
  • But it was out deep enough where i couldn't get my feet on the
  • 00:23:39.950 --> 00:23:42.520
  • Ground, so i'm holding jonathan up above the water and there's a
  • 00:23:42.520 --> 00:23:45.756
  • Lifeguard watching me.
  • 00:23:45.756 --> 00:23:47.391
  • And she realizes that i'm in a riptide, so she starts
  • 00:23:47.391 --> 00:23:50.561
  • Swimming towards me.
  • 00:23:50.561 --> 00:23:51.962
  • I'm like, "i can't get saved 12 feet from the shore,
  • 00:23:51.962 --> 00:23:56.267
  • This is so lame."
  • 00:23:56.267 --> 00:23:58.602
  • She's swimming toward me with her you know, flotation device,
  • 00:23:58.602 --> 00:24:02.773
  • And finally i got my feet on the ground, i said,
  • 00:24:02.773 --> 00:24:04.875
  • "i'm okay, i'm okay."
  • 00:24:04.875 --> 00:24:06.811
  • I think i would've rather drowned than have to be saved
  • 00:24:06.811 --> 00:24:09.013
  • That close to shore.
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  • But see here that's us.
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  • "well, i don't wanna call out to god.
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  • I can do it myself, i can get myself out of this."
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  • No, you can't.
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  • You can't change yourself, you can't break free from those
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  • Addictions on your own.
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  • You can't change your eternal destiny, only god can do that.
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  • And the bible says, "whoever will call upon the name of the
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  • Lord will be saved."
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  • You've got to call out to him and he'll forgive you and save
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  • You tonight.
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  • Maybe you've been caught in the act of your own sin.
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  • Well listen, you can be changed if you come to jesus.
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  • Just like this woman did, you can be forgiven and free.
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  • Greg: maybe god has spoken to your heart and you have seen
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  • Your need for jesus christ.
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  • Jesus christ is the son of god, who came from heaven
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  • To this earth.
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  • He was born in a manger, he died on a cross, he rose again
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  • From the dead, why?
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  • Because he loves you and he wants a relationship with you.
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  • Listen, i'm not talking about religion, i don't wanna be
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  • A religious person, i don't think you wanna be one either.
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  • I'm talking about relationship with god.
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  • Jesus who died and rose again, stands at the door of your life
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  • And he knocks, and he says, if you'll hear his voice and open
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  • The door, he will come in.
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  • Question, have you asked jesus christ to come
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  • And live inside of you?
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  • You might say, "well, i think so, i'm not sure."
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  • Hey, if someone moved into your house in the middle
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  • Of the night, do you think you would be aware of it?
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  • I'm sure you would.
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  • And in the same way, if christ has come to live inside of you,
  • 00:25:53.050 --> 00:25:56.186
  • You will know, and if you don't know,
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  • Maybe he has not come in yet.
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  • He's just a prayer away.
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  • All you need to do is say, "jesus, i want
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  • This relationship with you.
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  • I want you to forgive me of my sin.
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  • I wanna go to heaven when i die."
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  • Would you like to do that?
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  • Would you like christ to come into your life?
  • 00:26:12.603 --> 00:26:15.172
  • If so, why don't you just pray this simple prayer with me.
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  • You can pray it out loud or you can pray it in
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  • The quietness of your heart.
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  • But this is a prayer where you're asking jesus christ,
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  • To be your savior and lord.
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  • Pray this with me now, "lord jesus, i know that i'm a sinner
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  • But i know that you're the savior, who died on the cross
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  • For my sin and rose again from the dead.
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  • Now come into my life.
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  • I choose to follow you from this moment forward.
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  • Thank you for hearing this prayer,
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  • And answering this prayer.
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  • In jesus's name, amen."
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  • Did you just pray that prayer with me?
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  • If so, i want you to know in the authority of scripture that
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  • Christ himself has come to live inside of you, and i would love
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  • To send to you at no charge, something called
  • 00:27:01.185 --> 00:27:04.421
  • The 'new believers' bible.'
  • 00:27:04.421 --> 00:27:06.857
  • It's a very friendly translation of the new testament
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  • You'll find very understandable, and it's filled
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  • With hundreds of notes that i wrote that will encourage you in
  • 00:27:12.329 --> 00:27:15.899
  • This commitment you've just made to follow jesus.
  • 00:27:15.899 --> 00:27:18.869
  • Let me send that to you at no charge
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  • And let me be the first to say
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  • To you, "congratulations,
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  • And welcome to the family of god."
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