"The Lord's Predestinated Work"

Q: What does the Bible say about predestination?

The Bible teaches that God predestines individuals to salvation as part of His divine plan, as seen in verses like Ephesians 1:4-5. Predestination is a central theme in Scripture that highlights God's sovereignty in the process of salvation. Ephesians 1:4-5 states that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, predestining us for adoption as His children. This concept emphasizes that our salvation is not based on our own works or merit, but solely on God's grace and perfect will. Furthermore, Romans 8:29-30 elucidates this further by describing those whom He foreknew as also being predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, demonstrating that predestination is integral to the redemptive work of Christ.

Q: How do we know that Jesus' blood atones for sin?

We know that Jesus' blood atones for sin through passages like Hebrews 9:22, which states that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. The atonement made through Jesus' blood is foundational to understanding the Christian faith and its implications for salvation. According to Hebrews 9:22, 'without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.' This principle comes from the sacrificial system established in the Old Testament, which pointed towards the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. Jesus, identified as the Lamb of God, offered Himself as a perfect and once-for-all sacrifice, fulfilling the requirements of the law and making atonement for the sins of His people (1 Peter 1:18-19). Thus, we recognize that His blood is not only a means of forgiveness but an essential aspect of God's redemptive purpose throughout history.

Q: Why is the resurrection of Jesus important for Christians?

The resurrection of Jesus is crucial for Christians as it affirms His victory over sin and death, providing hope for our own resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is a cornerstone of Christian faith and theology, underscoring His triumph over sin and death. In 1 Corinthians 15:20-22, Paul writes that Christ has been raised from the dead, and as a result, all who are in Christ will also be made alive. This victory means that death is not the end, but the beginning of eternal life for believers. Furthermore, the resurrection serves as a guarantee that God's promises are fulfilled, providing believers with hope amidst trials and the assurance of eternal life. The resurrection confirms the effectiveness of Christ's sacrifice and signals that He is indeed the Lord of all, leading the way for all who trust in Him.

Q: What is the significance of Jesus praying for His disciples?

Jesus praying for His disciples signifies His role as intercessor and shows God's enduring commitment to safeguard His elect. In John 17, we find Jesus praying specifically for His disciples, revealing His deep commitment to their spiritual welfare. This intercession serves as an illustration of Christ's role as our Advocate before the Father (1 John 2:1). In His prayer, Jesus emphasizes that He is not praying for the world but for those whom the Father has given Him. This distinction highlights the doctrine of election, indicating that God's love and protection are particularly directed towards His chosen people. Jesus' prayer reassures believers of their security in Him, ensuring that none whom the Father has given Him will be lost (John 6:39). Thus, Christ's intercessory prayer stands as a testament to His ongoing support and care for us.

Q: How does Jesus fulfill the law according to the Bible?

Jesus fulfills the law by living a sinless life and offering Himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sins, as stated in Matthew 5:17. Jesus' fulfillment of the law is foundational to the Gospel message. In Matthew 5:17, Jesus explicitly states that He did not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets but to fulfill them. This fulfillment occurs through His perfect obedience to the law's demands and His sacrificial death, which satisfies its requirements. Jesus embodies the righteousness that the law demands, serving as the ultimate example of holiness. Moreover, by fulfilling the law, He enables believers to stand before God justified, as His righteousness is credited to us (2 Corinthians 5:21). This understanding of Christ's fulfillment is essential for recognizing that our hope for salvation is solely rooted in His work and not in our own efforts to adhere to the law.

232. 232. Christ our Redeemer died on the cross, died for the sinner, paid all his due. Cover your soul with the blood of the Lamb, and I will pass, will pass, so do you. When I see the blood, When I see the blood, When I see the blood, I will pass, I will pass over you, Chiefest of sinners, Jesus will say all he has promised that he will do. Wash in the fountain, open for sin, and I will pass, I will pass over you. When I see the blood, when I see the blood, When I see the blood, I will pass, I will pass, so will you.

Judgment is coming, all will be there. Each one receiving justly his due. Sink waves in blood And I will pass, will pass over you When I see the blood When I see the blood When I see the blood ♪ I will pass, I will pass over you ♪ ♪ Oh, great compassion, oh, boundless love ♪ ♪ Oh, love and kindness made for the true ♪ ♪ Find peace and shelter under the flood ♪ ♪ And I will pass, will pass over you ♪ Be seated we'll sing hymn number 210. Number 210.

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One Now ransomed from sin and a new work begun Sing praise to the Father and praise to the Son Saved by the blood of the Crucified One Save, save, my sins are all pardoned, my guilt is all gone. Save, save, I'm saved by the blood of the Crucified One.

Saved by the blood of the Crucified One. The angels rejoicing because it is done, A child of the Father, joy to bear with the Son, Saved by the blood of the Crucified One. Save, save, My sins are all pardoned, my guilt is all gone. Saved, saved, I'm saved by the blood of the crucified one. Saved by the blood of the Crucified One The Father, He spent and His will it was done Great price of my heart and His own precious Son Saved by the blood of the Crucified One Saved, Saved My sins are all pardoned, my guilt is all gone. Saved, saved, oh, saved by the blood of the crucified one. Saved by the blood of the crucified one. All hail to the Father, all hail to the Son, All hail to the Spirit, the Great Three in One, Saved by the blood of the Crucified One, Saved, Saved, All right, let's open again to John chapter 17. Told you I'd make two messages out of this. Last week, we dealt with one. There we are. Gotta get where I'm going. All right, let me read Down through verse 12, these words spake Jesus and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour has come.

Glorify thy son, that thy son also may glorify thee, as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal. that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

I have glorified thee on the earth. I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world.

Thine they were. and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me, and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

I pray for them, I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me, for they are thine. All mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world. And I come to thee, Holy Father, keep to thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Those that thou gavest me I have kept. and none of them is lost but the son of perdition that the scripture might be fulfilled." I appreciate seeing Doc and Janie come in here tonight. What a surprise. What a surprise. What a blessing. All right.

Our Father, our great glorious Father, in the blessed, blessed name of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, what a blessing, what a privilege it is to be able to come and gather with the people of God this side of eternity, to be numbered among the living, to be with the redeemed. You said, let the redeemed of the Lord say so. So we say, Lord, we've been redeemed by the blood. Lord, that precious blood that cleansed us from all of our sin, took away our guilt, took away our shame, took away all the things that was against us, you put it all away by your own precious blood, your death, your resurrection, your ascension. And our Father, we thank you for your word. Please give me wisdom tonight. Give me the understanding that is necessary to deal with your word. I don't have enough wisdom. I don't have enough understanding.

So Lord, I cast myself on you. and ask that you'd please be merciful to us and enable me to be a blessing to those that's gathered out. And Lord Jesus, we pray again for our families, sons and daughters, children, grandchildren, husbands, wives. Lord, you know everyone that's lost. You know the heart. You know the heart. So Lord, please have mercy on them. And Lord, our people that'll be traveling Please give them traveling mercies. And thank you for meeting with us tonight. Give us your glory. Give us your power. Give us your grace. And bless our communion tonight as we partake of our Lord's table. In his blessed name we pray. Amen. M number 212. to twelve uh... What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

That makes me white as snow. No other mount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus. This I see, nothing but the blood of Jesus. For my cleansing, this my plea, nothing but the blood of Jesus. O precious is the flow, That makes me white as snow No other found I know Nothing but the blood of Jesus Nothing can force it at all Nothing but the blood of Jesus All of good that I have done Nothing but the blood of Jesus Oh, precious is the flow that makes me white as snow. No other cloud I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus. He is all my hope and peace. Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Faith is all my righteousness, Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O precious is the flow that makes me white as snow. No other fount I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Last week we dealt with the glory that Christ had with his father before the world was. He said there in verse five, oh father, and now, oh father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had before thee, before you ever created this world, before the world ever existed.

He said, I want to go back. When I come back, I want that same glory that I had with you before I ever gave, I said, let there be light. Before God ever said, let there be a day, let there be a sun, let there be, before the world, wherever it was, He said, I want to go back and have that glory with you. Back when it was just me and you and the Holy Spirit. That's what I want to do.

And the astounding thing is, is that I'll say this again. that when our Lord goes back to be glorified with the glory that He had, He'll go back as God and man. He won't go back just as God. He'll go back as man, too. There's a man sitting at the right hand of God. That man is the Lord Jesus Christ, God and man in one person.

And that's why it says He can be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, because He come down here and partook of the likenesses of this sinful flesh. bless his name. I'm so grateful that he came. I'm so grateful that he came. He gonna go back where he came from. But now, I wanna talk about his predestinated work. Look what it says in verse four. It's predestinated work. I have glorified thee on the earth. I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. He hadn't went to the cross yet, but yet as far as he was concerned and God was concerned, the work was finished.

You know what the scripture says about our Lord Jesus Christ? That he was the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. So he came into this world because before the foundation of the world, God said, there's only one way, only one way I can be a just God and save sinners. and be just and do it in a holy and just way and justify the ungodliness.

That's for my son to go into this world and take on a work. Take on a work. Take on a work from the day he's born till the day he dies and ascends back up to glory. He gave a work. He said, you go do that work. And our Lord Jesus Christ talked about his work.

We weren't redeemed with such corruptible things as silver and gold. Silver and gold ain't never done anything for anybody but made them greedy. And our Lord Jesus Christ, it says about him, we were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ as a lamb slain, slain from the foundation of the world. Now, so what did our Lord come to do?

Well, our father talked about his son. He said, behold mine elect, my servant, and whom I delight. I uphold him. I called him up, and our Lord Jesus Christ, here's the first thing he came to do. He came to reveal God. That's the first thing. Look over here with me in John chapter 1, in verse 1, 18. He came here to reveal God.

Job asked the question, can God be found by searching? If you went searching for God, if anybody went searching for God, where would they find Him? If they were searching for God Almighty, whom the heaven of heavens can't contain, measures the waters in the hollow of His hand, tell me this, if you went to looking for Him, where would you find Him? Could you find Him? There's only one place you can find Him. Only one place in Christ. Look what our Lord said in John 1 18. No man has seen God at any time. He dwells in a light that no man can approach unto.

The only begotten Son, now listen to this, which is in the bosom of the Father, look what He said, He hath declared Him. He come and declared Him. Philip said, Lord show us the Father and that'll be sufficient. We won't bother you again, that'll be enough for us. He said, Philip, have I been with you such a long time and you've not seen the Father? He that has seen the Father, he that has seen me, has seen the Father. You can't see me and not see the Father.

So our Lord Jesus Christ, I mean, look in Hebrews chapter one. Look in Hebrews one with me. You know what? We cannot magnify and honor our Lord Jesus Christ enough. And his work was a predestinated work. He didn't come in here and decide, well, you know, Adam done the best he could, Abraham done the best he could, Noah done the best he could. Now I tell you what I'll do. I've got a plan B. That plan B is I believe I'll just, I'll give it to my best shot. I'll send my son, see if anybody have anything to do with him. And to hear the average preacher say, you know, he won't do anything for you unless you let him. So, you know, he has no power. He has no authority. His blood has no power. But I look what he says now. The only way we can know God is through the Lord Jesus Christ.

Look what he said in Hebrews 1 in chapter 1 verse 1 and 2. God who has sundry times and diverse manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets. But hath in these last days and the last days started when Christ came. spoken unto us by his son. That's how God speaks to us now. If you want to hear from God, you got to hear from Christ.

And oh, look what he says now. By whom he appointed air of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. Oh, my. Oh, he come to reveal God. Now back over in our text, you know, to manifest the name of God. You know, to reveal God, manifest the name of God. He says there, I think it is in verse 6. Look what he says.

I have manifested thy name unto the man which you gave me out of the world. I manifested your name. You know, my, when you, you know, when our Lord Jesus come, he said, I did not come seeking my own honor. I didn't come seeking my own glory. I came seeking to honor my father. And oh my, he said, I come to manifest the name. Your name. Your name. Moses said, Lord, I want to see your glory. And the first thing God said, I will declare the name of the Lord. That's the first thing he told Moses. I declare the name of the Lord. I won't beg people to know my name. I'll declare my name.

And he told Abraham, when they appeared to Abraham, he said, I'm the great I am, Abraham, and I'm the one, I'm the only one that can do anything for you. And he said, I'll be your exceeding great reward. And oh, not only did he come to manifest his name, look down verse 26 of John 17. Now here we go, a declaration again. I have declared unto them thy name. Look what it says, and I'm going to continue to declare it. What are you going to declare? That, oh, you love them just like you loved me. You love me, and you love them, and oh, my. And I'll tell you something else he did in his predestinated work.

He had the words, the words that the father gave him. Our Lord Jesus Christ himself said, the words that I speak, they're not mine, but they're his who gave them to me. He said, I and my father are one. And look what he says down in verse eight. I love this right here.

I have given unto them the words that you gave me. I give them the words that you gave me. All I do is just tell them what you told me. I'm just saying what you said. That's all I'm doing. And here's the kicker to that, and they received him. They received him. Oh, my. And then here's another work that he had to do. Back up in verse 2 and 3, verse 3, he said, me, verse three, yes.

And this is life eternal. You want to know what eternal life is, life eternal? That they might know you, the only true God, God the Father, and Jesus Christ the Son, whom thou hast sent. That's what he's talking about. Eternal life is knowing God, And the only way you can know God, and we know it without a shadow of a doubt, is God was in Christ. And I'll tell you something else he did to finish the work that he did. He come to fulfill the law. Look with me. Keep John 17. Look in Matthew chapter 5. Matthew chapter 5. Look what our Master said over here. Chapter 5 and verse 17. You know, He come to fulfill the law. John 5, 17, Matthew 5, 17.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. And he said, until the heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law. till it's all fulfilled. Now when he's talking about two laws here, first of all, there's the Ten Commandments that God gave in Sinai. There's a lot of people, why he says, I didn't come to destroy it, but to fulfill it. There's a lot of people who think that they have a righteousness of their own, that they think that the law, you know, God said, I'll have no gods before me. None. And he said, and I'll tell you something else, don't make no image of me. There's not a picture of me. There's nothing in heaven or earth that's like me. Don't make no images to me.

And he says, remember the Sabbath and keep it holy and get on and on and on. Don't lie, don't steal. And there's people that honestly think that they have kept the law good enough that they can face God with. I've met too many of them in my life that believes that. They honestly think that they live good enough that God himself will look at them and say, well, you've done all right. You did pretty good. You did pretty good. But pretty good's not good enough. That's why he said, I came to fulfill it.

I'll tell you what, if I had to, if it was left up to me to love God with all my heart and all my soul, in all my being, I'd be lost. If it says, thou shalt not lie, I'd be lost. If it said, have no gods before me, I'd be lost. I'd be lost. Why would I be lost? Because I cannot keep those. I can't even keep the Sermon on the Mount.

So that's what our Lord Jesus Christ said, I come to fulfill that. He said, I come to do for you what you could not do. I love God enough for all mine elect. I obeyed God for all mine elect. I had a perfect life and a perfect, everything about me was perfect and God accepted everything that I did. And he did it for those that thou has given me. Oh, my. And I tell you, I've said this so many times, people put up the Ten Commandments, and they make such a big deal about having the Ten Commandments. There's not a soul on topside of God's earth that's ever kept the commandments.

If they could keep the commandments, and be saved by keeping commandments, if righteousness come by doing, then Christ is dead in vain. What was the purpose of the death of Christ if a man could have a righteousness of his own? If a man could work his way to heaven, what's the death of Christ accomplish then? What did the blood of Christ, what did it do if it didn't wash away sin?

And that's why it's so important. for everybody to know that the only hope we have is that the Lord fulfilled it for us. When God comes looking for me and comes examining me, he cannot find one spot, one blemish, not one sin in my life. You know why? Because Christ took care of everything. Huh? He took care of it all. Not just one or two. But all of them, all of them, huh? That's a good work. That's a good work. That's a wonderful work. And he was predestinated to do that. I did not come to destroy it. I've come to fulfill it.

And every little jot and tittle that's in that law, he said, heaven and earth won't pass away until it's all fulfilled. Every jot and every tittle. And then the second law we're talking about here is the whole Word of God. The whole Word of God's called the law and the prophets. The whole Word of God is. And I tell you, and the prophets.

And our Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled both of them. He honored God. He glorified His Father. And why? Because of the perfection of His person. The perfection of His perfect. you know, of his son. And I tell you, because he was perfect, then his work was perfect. If he had a perfection and he had all the merit and all the worth and all the power, then everything he did had to be perfect. Ain't that right? And Leviticus 22 says it shall be perfect to be accepted. Well, we got it. Where we got it at? We are complete in Christ. And that word complete's also the same word for perfect. You are complete in him. Oh, my. And in keeping the law, God's law, and fulfilling the scriptures that was against us, he did more in honoring God's law than we have done by dishonoring it. Huh? Oh, my.

There is therefore now, now, and I love every time you read that and it always says now. I've been saying now for 40-something years. And it's still now. No condemnation. Oh, John 17, look over with me in Isaiah 42. Look in Isaiah 42 with me. Oh my, this fills me with such joy. These things do. Look what it says about our Savior over here. Oh, the law can come and inspect us. Cannot find any reason to condemn us. Look what it says about our Savior. Now this, you got to understand what he's talking about here when he says this. Isaiah 42, 19. who is blind but my servant. Now what's he talking about?

He was blind, he made himself of no reputation. He is blind to everything but the glory of God. He was blind to everything. He is blind to everything but God, to glorify God. Blind to man's accusations and hatred, blind to it. And then death is my messenger that I sent. All the things that they heard, and all the things that they said about him, and all the things that we... Only people he paid attention to was when his people called on him.

Lord, would you have mercy on my daughter? Yes. Would you? Lepers come and say, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean. I will. He didn't hear all that hatred and all that stuff against him. No, no. He had an ear, I'm going to listen to my father. I'm going to do for my glory my father. And I'm going to finish the work he gave me to do. And look what else he said.

Seeing, and blind as the Lord's servant, seeing many things, but thou observest not. Now he turns around and he opens ears. But he don't hear what all the things that people say about him. And listen to this, the Lord is well pleased for Christ's righteousness sake.

He magnifies the law and made it honorable. Oh, my. And let me give you another one here, the work that he came to do, predestinated to do. Look back down here at verse 19. He come to fulfill the law, Ten Commandments, and also all the Word of God. To Him, all the prophets give witness. And He says down in verse 19, and this means He makes an atonement for sin. And for their sakes, for their sakes, I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through truth. Now when our Lord, when He talks about being sanctified, When we talk about, people talk about being sanctified, they talk about being holy.

But I'll tell you, sanctification just means that you set apart. Set yourself apart. And Christ does not need to be more holy than he is. He could be no more righteous than he is. So what does it mean I sanctify myself? I'm gonna set myself apart. I'm gonna set myself apart. To what? To men's hatred? To men's beating? To men's ridicule?

I'm gonna set myself apart till I all go to the cross and shed my blood. I'm gonna set myself apart until atonement's made. I'm gonna set myself apart for, listen to what it says, for their sakes. I'm gonna separate myself to the cross for their sakes. It's not for my sake, it's for their sakes. It's not for me, it's for their sake.

And then you know what? When I sanctify myself and I go to the cross and I shed my blood and I do the suffering, you know what he says? He says, you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to sanctify them through the truth. I'm going to set them apart through the truth. That's why he said, oh, we're bound to thank God for you because he has from the beginning chosen you through sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth, the truth.

And oh my, he made atonement for sin by bearing sin in his own body on the tree, by being made a curse for us, by shedding his blood unto death. And this was the last sacrifice that was ever offered, and the only sacrifice that actually put sin away. There's only one person that actually put sin away, and that was the Lord Jesus Christ, when he died on that cross. Put it away, once and for all.

And oh my. And I'll tell you something else, when he made atonement, he made atonement for all the sins of all his people for all time. All, all, all. All that the Father gives me. For all sin, for all his people, for all time. And oh my. And then let me give you this. Here's a work he, God gave him to do to save his elect. them eternally. Look what He said here in verse 2 and 3, As thou hast given him power over all flesh. What in the world does that mean? It means He's given power over all flesh, given all authority over them, all might over them.

And here's the thing, not only that, but that He, He the one that has to do it should give, not let people earn it, Try to get it or hope to get it, but that he should give eternal life Listen to this to as many as thou's given him That's election We gave him to him he said well listen, I'm gonna give eternal life to every one of you gave me And then he's going to keep them, look what he says, and preserve them down in verse 12.

He's going to keep them and preserve them. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. You gave them to me, and I've kept them. And not one of them's lost and never will be lost, but Judas, the son of perdition. And oh, look what he says down here in verse 15. I pray not that thou should take them out of the world, but this is what I want you to do. You keep them. You keep them from evil. Keep them from evil one. Oh, my.

You know, look over in John 6 with me just a minute here. John chapter 6 and verse 37. John 6, 37. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me. And him that cometh to me, I will never in any way, shape, form, or fashion cast them out. I will not do it. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will, which has sent me, of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day."

Oh, my. The work is finished. And now he looks for his proper place in glory. Father, glorify thou me with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. Because I finished the work. It's done. It's done. And oh my, he goes to sit at the right hand of the majesty on high. Oh, aren't you thankful that he did the work? Yeah. I'm grateful he did the work. He did the work.

Now we're going to take the Lord's table here in a minute. Steve's gonna take care of the wine James gonna take care of the bread But let me while y'all come let me I'll make a couple of Comments about come on James. Let me make a couple of comments about it now This does not do anything for us as far as salvation or anything but what it is it's a He said, as often as you do this, do this in remembrance of me. And if you don't remember what he did for you, you don't need to take the Lord's table.

This is for believers. This is for people that know something about Christ and the death of Christ and the body of Christ and can discern it. And so if you are a believer and You know something about the broken body and blood of Christ for you, and you've trusted Him.

You partake of this tonight. Our Father, in the blessed name of our Lord Jesus Christ, bless these men as they go, and bless those who partake of this tonight. Bring glory to yourself through us all, for Christ's sake. Amen. It's the fountain filled with blood, from Calv'ry's manual son.

And sinners flushed beneath that blood, lose all their guilty state. Lose all their guilty stains. Lose all their guilty stains. And in that flood, beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. But dyingly rejoiced to see That fountain in his name. And there may I go now, as he Wash'd o'er us in the way. Wash all my sins away. Wash all my sins away. And there they are, though now I see. Wash all my sins away. dying lamb, thy precious blood shall never lose its power.

Till all the ransomed church of God be set to sin no more. ♪ Be safe to sin no more ♪ ♪ Be safe to sin no more ♪ ♪ For the ransomed church of God ♪ ♪ Be safe to sin no more ♪ Thank you that you give us a place where we can come and hear the truth, hear the truth about our God, hear the truth about ourselves.

We pray, Lord, that you would be with us through this supper, Lord, we pray that you would remember, Lord, that you hung on that tree unto death. Pray that I remember that you hung on that tree for me unto death. Thank you, Lord, for your mercy and grace. Father, if you'd call us to be closer to our Savior, in his precious name we pray. Amen. I want to thank all of you, Father, for coming back home. I'd like to give thanks to my son.

There is only blood that he shed on the cross. He gave his life so we might live. We could die a thousand times and not forget him. One sin. He died once. And he carried that blood on the vehicle when he was riding through the dirt. And you expect the public, when he sits at the top of that anvil, interceding for us now. So we praise him and thank him. And all things are good, we hope, O Lord. Amen. There sits my faith, I saw the train, I thought it would survive. Redeeming love has been my claim, and shall be till I die. And shall be till I die. And shall be till I die. And your gleaming heart has been my gleam. and shall be till I die. When this poor, listening, staring tongue lies silent in the grave, And in a nobler sweener's home, I'll sing thy power to save. I'll sing thy power to save. I'll sing thy power to save. And in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save.

Well, we're really grateful for what the Lord lets us do. Now, I won't be here Sunday morning. I'll be in Rock Valley, Iowa, preaching at Grace Community Church, where Joe Terrell was. And Luke Coffey will be here Sunday morning for you all. And Lord willing, I'll see you again next Wednesday night. Good night, and God bless you.

"The Lord's Predestinated Work"

What does the Bible say about predestination?

How do we know that Jesus' blood atones for sin?

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How does Jesus fulfill the law according to the Bible?

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"The Lord's Predestinated Work"

What does the Bible say about predestination?

How do we know that Jesus' blood atones for sin?

Why is the resurrection of Jesus important for Christians?

What is the significance of Jesus praying for His disciples?

How does Jesus fulfill the law according to the Bible?

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