God does the choosing
May 12, 2023
God's men are always chosen. You remember He said in the Gospel of John, "You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you." I was a teller in a bank when the Lord called me. I didn’t have any idea of ever being a preacher. I always actually looked down on preachers. I never thought much of them. And He called me. And I’ve always felt good about it because if He called me, He’s responsible. I didn’t call Him; He called me. That’s wonderful. He says, “You have not chosen Me, I have chosen you.” I love that. They tell me election is something fearful. It’s a great comfort if you understand what it really means.
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Why did the Lord Jesus call publicans and sinners and eat with them? He came to minister to them. The gospel is really for those who recognize their need. There are some people today that are too good to be saved. Did you know that? That is, they think they are. I want to speak very frankly. If you recognize that you have a need, then the gospel’s for you. Christ can save you, and He will save you. And if you’re self-sufficient, you recognize no need, may I say to you just go on your self-chosen pathway. It’ll lead you to destruction; the message is not for you. I’m very sorry. I wish I had a message for you, but I don’t have a message for folks like that.
May 11, 2023
Then we have the story here of the paralytic in Capernaum that was healed. And this is when they let this man down through the roof. A lot of people today, friends, are not going to get the message unless—you’re just going to have to get at the corner of a stretcher, because these people are paralyzed today. Paralyzed by sin, paralyzed by so many other things that this world holds for them. Some of them are paralyzed by prejudice, and some are paralyzed by indifference. And they’re never going to hear Jesus say to them, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee” unless you get at the corner of a stretcher and bring them.
May 10, 2023
We have here the healing of the leper. But you notice how He did it? He put forth His hand and touched him. Nobody had touched that poor fellow for years. Can you imagine what it meant to have the touch of this hand upon him? May I say to you, and I say it very literally, has the Lord Jesus touched your life? There are so many lives today that need to be touched. And maybe it will have to be your hand, by the way. It’ll have to be something you do. And I’m confident all of you can reach somebody. We need to reach out our hand and touch some soul that only you could touch. No one else could touch them.
May 9, 2023
Did you know Satan is a fisherman? Satan’s a fisherman, also. He’s got his hook out there in the water today. And God’s fishing for your soul, and Satan’s fishing for your soul. And Satan has his hook baited; he has the things of the world on it. And God has His hook out, too, and that hook is a cross. And on it, the Son of God died for you. That’s the message He has for you. By the way, who caught you? Whose hook are you on today? You’re on one or the other. Either the devil has you or God has you. There’s no third fisherman out there, by the way.
May 8, 2023
Why was Jesus tested? To demonstrate that I have a sinless Savior, that He’s impeccable, that He’s able to save, and that all power is given to Him. And there’s a Man in the glory today, friends, who is there for you and me. And He sympathizes with us, and He understands us today. And it’s wonderful to have a Savior like that. “My little children, these things write unto you, that ye sin not. But if any man sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.” It’s wonderful to have a Savior up there today who is a Savior, friends, and one you can depend upon. How wonderful He is.
May 5, 2023
Perhaps someone’s listening today, you’ve heard the love of God and you haven’t been moved by it. And you’ve wondered why. May I say to you, you need to hear the voice crying in the wilderness, “Repent.” Repentance is in saving faith. We preach the grace of God. But I want to say this to you. If you have been the recipient of the grace of God and if you turn to God, you’re going to have to turn from your sin. And if you don’t turn from your sin, you haven’t turned to God. Repentance is there, my friends, but the message is “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved.”
May 4, 2023
"For with God nothing shall be impossible." Now I want to emphasize that, because there are a group of people who’ve taken that today, twisted it, and distorted it out of all proportion in the way in which it is given. There’s nothing impossible with God when He says He’s going to do it. But it’s not necessarily so when you and I say it. A man said to me the other day, “The Lord told me to do this.” I think a lot of people use that cliché today to cover up the fact they want their own selfish desire. Nothing’s impossible with God, but there sure is a whole lot that’s impossible with you and with me.
May 3, 2023
Now, there are several things I’d like to say. One is that the tendency among us Protestants is to play down the role of Mary. But remember she was “highly favored.” But also, with the same breath, let me say that she was “blessed art thou” not above women, but “among women.” She is not lifted up above women; she lifted womanhood up. That is the role that she played, because, you see, it’s so easy to say that a woman brought sin into the world, but also—let’s also say that a man did not bring the Savior into the world, but a woman did.
May 2, 2023
Do you know today that you’re a child of God through faith in Christ? Do you know this is the Word of God? I feel sorry for the Christian today that has to wobble back and forth and say, “Well, I do not know. I’m not sure. I don’t guess I have enough faith.” No, that’s not your problem. Your problem is you don’t know enough. I hate to say that, but that’s our problem—if we knew enough. You see, “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” If you really knew the Word of God, you'd believe it. The problem is with those who are ignorant of the Word of God. Oh, if we only knew the book and only knew the Lord, we’d believe Him.
May 1, 2023
“Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.” Now when He comes again, He’s coming in judgment, and there’s nothing wrong with this. The whole tenor of Scripture, including the New Testament, is that He’s coming in judgment. And we have no more vivid and dramatic picture than you have in the nineteenth chapter of the book of Revelation when John said he saw a door open in heaven and One on a white horse coming forth. He’s coming forth conquering and to conquer, my friend. Now that is the picture that the Word of God presents. Maybe you don’t like it, but it’s in the Word of God.
April 28, 2023
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Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.