Most Christians believe that God can do anything, and many believe that He has made promises to heal, deliver, bless, and prosper His children. But these same believers may find themselves unable to reconcile the Word with what they experience. They live in frustration or disillusionment, wondering why God’s promises don’t seem to be working for them. But God is no respecter of persons (Rom. 2:11). What He has done for one, He’s done for all.

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>> WELCOME TO GOSPEL TRUTH

WITH ANDREW WOMMACK,

A TEACHING MINISTRY
THAT FOCUSES

ON GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL

>> LOVE AND GRACE.

> YOU HAVE THAT RAISING

FROM THE DEAD POWER,

THE GREATEST DISPLAY

OF GOD’S POWER

THAT HAS EVER EXISTED

IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD,

> THAT SAME POWER IS IN YOU.

>> THAT IS THE GOSPEL

IN ONE SENTENCE RIGHT THERE,

>> YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT.

> AND NOW, HERE’S ANDREW.

WELCOME TO OUR TUESDAY’S

BROADCAST OF THE GOSPEL TRUTH.

TODAY I’M INTO MY SECOND WEEK

OF TEACHING ON A SUBJECT

THAT I’VE ENTITLED:

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT.

AND I TELL YOU,

THIS IS POWERFUL.

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST

APPLICATIONS OF WHAT I’VE TAUGHT

UNDER THE SERIES THAT I CALL

SPIRIT, SOUL & BODY.

IT’S TALKING ABOUT WHO YOU ARE

IN CHRIST,

AND ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND

THAT IN THE SPIRIT

YOU ARE ALREADY COMPLETE,

THAT YOUR SPIRIT

IS AS COMPLETELY SAVED

AS IT WILL EVER BE,

IT IS IDENTICAL TO JESUS,

1 JOHN, CHAPTER 4, VERSE 17,

AND ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,

THEN YOU UNDERSTAND

THAT YOU AREN’T TRYING

TO GET MORE OF GOD,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT

THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD.

THE REST OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

IS A RELEASING;

IT’S A RENEWING OF THE MIND

TO WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE

AND THEN LEARNING

HOW TO RELEASE

WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.

THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN

TALKING ABOUT,

AND WE’VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS

NOW FOR…THIS IS MY SEVENTH

PROGRAM.

I STARTED THIS SERIES A WEEK AGO

YESTERDAY,

SO I WA…I’VE BASICALLY COVERED

EPHESIANS, CHAPTER 1.

IF YOU’VE MISSED ANY OF

THIS TEACHING,

PLEASE GO BACK AND GET IT.

YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEB SITE,

WE HAVE ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS

LOCATED ON THERE

AND YOU CAN WATCH

MONDAY’S BROADCAST,

YOU CAN GO BACK

THROUGH THE ENTIRE

PREVIOUS WEEK,

AND YOU NEED TO
HAVE THE CONTEXT

OF ALL OF THIS,

BUT IN CHAPTER 1,

IT WAS ALL WRITTEN,

NOT ABOUT WHAT GOD MIGHT DO,

COULD DO, WOULD DO,

IN THE FUTURE,

BUT IT’S ALL ABOUT

WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

YOU’RE ALREADY BLESSED

WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS,

YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN

IN HIM,

YOU ARE ALREADY ACCEPTED

IN THE BELOVED,

YOU ALREADY HAVE WISDOM,

YOU ALREADY HAVE BEEN SEALED,

AND ON AND ON IT GOES,

AND THEN HE PRAYS A PRAYER

IN VERSES 15,

THROUGH THE END
OF THE CHAPTER,

VERSE 23;

THIS IS EPHESIANS, CHAPTER 1,

AND HE PRAYS THAT YOUR EYES

WOULD JUST BE OPENED

TO WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE,

THE GREATNESS OF THE POWER

THAT HAS BEEN DIRECTED

TOWARDS YOU,

THE SAME POWER THAT WAS USED

TO RAISE JESUS FROM THE DEAD.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS

WE’VE ALREADY COVERED.

MAN, IF YOU’VE MISSED

ANY OF THAT,

PLEASE, PLEASE GET IT.

IT WOULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

SO, LET’S CONTINUE

INTO CHAPTER 2,

AND REMEMBER THAT THE BIBLE

WAS NOT WRITTEN IN CHAPTER

AND VERSES.

THESE WERE ADDED LATER

TO HELP US IDENTIFY THINGS

AND THEY’RE VERY USEFUL,

I’M NOT CRITICIZING IT,

BUT I’M SAYING THAT CHAPTER 2,

IS NOT A NEW THOUGHT.

IT’S NOT LIKE IT’S A NEW CHAPTER

AND IT, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER,

IS NOT UNRE…IT’S NOT RELATED.

THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION

OF THE EXACT SAME THINGS

THAT WE’VE BEEN STUDYING

ALL THE WAY THROUGH CHAPTER 1.

SO IN CHAPTER 2, IT SAYS,

YOU HATH HE QUICKENED,

WHO WERE DEAD IN TRESPASSES

AND SINS.

NOTICE, IT DIDN’T SAY,

YOU CAN HE QUICKEN,

IF YOU WILL PRAY,

HE WILL QUICKEN IN THE FUTURE,

THIS IS OBTAINABLE,

IT’S POSSIBLE.

NO, HE’S SAYING,

YOU HAVE ALREADY
BEEN QUICKENED.

THE WORD QUICKENED MEANS,

MADE ALIVE.

WHEN YOU GOT BORN AGAIN,

YOU WERE RAISED FROM THE DEAD,

AND SOME PEOPLE
THINK, WELL MAN,

IT’S STILL THE SAME BODY

THAT I’VE GOT.

NO, BUT THE SPIRIT MAN WAS DEAD

IN TRESPASSES AND SINS

AND YOU’VE BEEN RAISED

FROM THE DEAD,

YOU’VE BEEN QUICKENED,

YOU’VE BEEN MADE ALIVE,

AND IN THE SPIRIT,

YOU ARE A BRAND NEW PERSON,

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17,

A NEW SPECIES THAT
NEVER EXISTED

BEFORE.

YOUR SPIRIT IS PERFECT

AND THAT’S WHAT

IT’S TALKING ABOUT.

NOTICE, IT’S ALL

IN THE PAST TENSE,

THAT WHEN YOU GET BORN AGAIN,

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING

THAT YOU ARE MOVING TOWARDS

THAT WILL BE FINALIZED

AND COMPLETE

WHEN YOU GO TO HEAVEN.

NO, YOUR SPIRIT IS AS SAVED

RIGHT THIS MOMENT

AS IT WILL EVER BE.

IT’S NOT GOING TO BE CLEANED,

DUSTED OFF,

INFUSED WITH MORE POWER.

YOU HAVE THE SAME SPIRIT

ON THE INSIDE OF YOU

RIGHT THIS MOMENT

THAT YOU WILL HAVE

THROUGHOUT ALL ETERNITY.

MAN, THAT IS POWERFUL.

I’VE ALREADY TAUGHT ON THAT.

IN VERSE 2, IT SAYS,

WHEREIN IN TIME PAST

YOU WALKED ACCORDING TO

THE COURSE OF THIS WORLD,

ACCORDING TO THE PRINCE

OF THE POWER OF THE AIR,

THE SPIRIT THAT NOW WORKETH

IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE:

AMONG WHOM ALSO WE ALL

HAD OUR CONVERSATION

IN TIME PAST

IN THE LUSTS OF OUR FLESH,

FULFILLING THE DESIRES

OF THE FLESH AND OF THE MIND;

AND WERE BY NATURE

THE CHILDREN OF WRATH,

EVEN AS OTHERS.

AGAIN, THIS SAME TERMINOLOGY.

NOW IT’S TALKING ABOUT

WHO YOU WERE BEFORE

YOU GOT BORN AGAIN

AND ALL OF THAT

IS IN THE PAST TENSE;

YOU WERE BY NATURE

THE CHILDREN OF WRATH,

BUT YOU ARE NOT BY NATURE

A CHILD OF THE DEVIL ANYMORE.

AGAIN, THERE’S CONFUSION

IN THE BODY OF CHRIST OVER THIS.

THE AVERAGE CHRISTIAN…

I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY

OF CHRISTIANS BELIEVE

THAT YOU HAVE A NEW NATURE

AND A SIN NATURE.

THAT’S NOT WHAT THE BIBLE

TEACHES.

I’M NOT GOING TO TEACH ON THIS

RIGHT NOW,

BUT YOUR SIN NATURE IS GONE

AND ALL YOU HAVE IS A NEW NATURE

AND IT’S NOT IN A BABY FORM,

IT IS ABSOLUTELY COMPLETE; FULL.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS

THAT WE DON’T KNOW

WHAT WE HAVE.

WE’VE GOT TO RENEW OUR MIND.

THE GROWTH IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

IS NOT YOUR SPIRIT GROWING,

IT’S YOUR MIND GROWING

IN UNDERSTANDING

IN HOW TO RELEASE IT,

AND THEN YOUR ACTIONS GROWING

IN OBEDIENCE TO WHAT

GOD IS SHOWING YOU.

BUT IN THE SAME WAY

THAT WE ARE ALREADY

ALL OF THESE THINGS IN CHRIST,

YOU ARE NOW NO LONGER

ALL OF THESE THINGS.

YOU WERE CHILDREN OF WRATH,

EVEN AS OTHERS.

IN VERSE 4, IT SAYS,

BUT GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY,

FOR HIS GREAT LOVE WHEREWITH

HE LOVED US.

BOY, THAT IS A POWERFUL VERSE.

YOU CAN READ THIS

IN SOME TRANSLATIONS

THAT I’M DOING IT BY MEMORY NOW,

BUT IT SAYS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO

THAT GOD, FOR HIS GREAT LOVE,

AND IN ORDER TO SATISFY

HIS GREAT LOVE,

COMMENDED HIS LOVE TOWARD US.

IN OTHER WORDS,

GOD DIDN’T LOVE US,

BECAUSE WE WERE LOVELY.

HE LOVES US BECAUSE HE IS LOVE,

1 JOHN, CHAPTER 4, VERSE 8.

IN VERSE 5,

EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN SINS,

HATH QUICKENED US TOGETHER.

AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT’S ALREADY A REALITY.

IT’S NOT SOMETHING

THAT WE ARE IN SINS

AND IF WE WILL PRAISE GOD,

THAT SOMEDAY HE WILL QUICKEN US.

NO, WE WERE IN SINS

BEFORE WE GOT BORN AGAIN

AND NOW, WE HAVE ALREADY

BEEN QUICKENED,

MADE ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST,

FOR (BY GRACE YE ARE SAVED;)

AND HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER,

NOTICE THE TERMINOLOGY,

HE HATH DONE;

IT’S ALREADY HAPPENED.

SOME OF YOU DON’T FEEL

RAISED FROM THE DEAD.

THAT’S BECAUSE YOU LIVE

IN YOUR PHYSICAL BODY

AND IN YOUR EMOTIONS

MORE THAN YOU LIVE

IN WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST.

BUT IF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND

AND RECEIVE THIS

AND CHANGE YOUR IDENTITY TO,

THIS IS NOT WHO I AM.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE IN PRISON

RIGHT NOW,

MAYBE YOU’VE DONE

SOMETHING WRONG

AND YOU ARE EVERY DAY

BEING CONFRONTED WITH YOUR SIN

AND YOU’RE BEING INCARCERATED

AND SEPARATED FROM THE WORLD

BECAUSE OF THE
DANGER YOU WERE

TO PEOPLE,

YOU’RE BEING PUNISHED,

SOME OF YOU, IT WOULD BE EASY

FOR YOU JUST TO THINK,

BUT I AM A CON, I AM A CROOK,

I HAVE MURDERED,

OR WHATEVER IT IS,

BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET

BORN AGAIN,

YOU BECOME A NEW PERSON

IN CHRIST, 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17.

AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY STILL

HAVE PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES,

YOU MAY STILL BE IN THAT

JAIL CELL,

YOU ARE NOT THAT SAME PERSON

ANYMORE.

YOU HAVE BEEN QUICKENED

TOGETHER WITH CHRIST.

YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED

FROM THE DEAD.

THE SPIRIT MAN ON THE INSIDE

OF YOU IS CLEAN AND PURE

AND DOESN’T HAVE ANY IMPURITY

IN IT AT ALL,

AND IF YOU COULD SEE THAT

AND TOTALLY EMBRACE IT

AND START LIVING

OUT OF YOUR SPIRIT,

YOU COULD BE FREE EVEN THOUGH

YOU’RE BEHIND BARS.

EVEN IF YOU AREN’T IN PRISON,

YOU COULD BE FREE FROM THE PAIN

IN YOUR BODY

EVEN THOUGH YOU STILL HAVE

THAT PAIN THERE,

BUT YOU COULD HAVE IT

IN YOUR HEART.

YOU COULD KNOW IT’S DONE

AND IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME

UNTIL THE BODY GETS IN LINE.

YOUR WHOLE LIFE FLOWS FROM

YOUR SPIRIT.

THIS IS WHY WHEN PEOPLE

AREN’T BORN AGAIN,

THAT THEIR LIFE…YOU CAN DO

ALL OF THE SELF-HELP THINGS

THAT YOU WANT TO,

YOU CAN GO THROUGH

ALL THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

COURSES THAT YOU CAN GO TO,

AND YOU CAN CHANGE

YOUR EXISTENCE TO A DEGREE,

BUT YOUR SPIRIT IS DEAD

AND SEPARATED FROM GOD,

AND AS IT SAYS RIGHT HERE

IN THIS VERSE 3,

THAT YOU ARE BY NATURE

A CHILD OF THE DEVIL,

EVEN AS OTHERS,

AND IF YOU DON’T GET THAT SPIRIT

CHANGED,

YOU CAN CHANGE THE OUTSIDE

ALL YOU WANT TO,

GO GET PLASTIC SURGERY,

GO GET ALL THIS

RECONSTRUCTION DONE.

YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK GOOD

ON THE OUTSIDE,

BUT INSIDE YOU’RE STILL GOING TO

BE DEAD.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,

WHEN YOU MAKE JESUS YOUR LORD,

YOU GET BORN AGAIN,

AND EVEN THOUGH
YOU COULD STILL

BE IN A JAIL CELL,

EVEN THOUGH YOU
COULD STILL HAVE

PHYSICAL PROBLEMS,

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS,

IN YOUR SPIRIT,

YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED

FROM THE DEAD

AND YOU CAN LEARN TO START

LETTING THE SPIRIT MAN

CONTROL YOUR LIFE

AND IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME

UNTIL WHAT’S IN YOUR SPIRIT

WILL FLOW OUT.

YOUR WHOLE LIFE FLOWS

FROM YOUR SPIRIT

AND IT WILL FLOW OUT

THROUGH YOU

AND IT WILL PRODUCE DELIVERANCE

IN YOUR EMOTIONS

FROM DEPRESSION,
DISCOURAGEMENT,

DEFEAT, ANGER, BITTERNESS, HURT,

UNFORGIVENESS.

IT WILL PRODUCE PHYSICAL HEALING

IN YOUR BODY,

BUT YOU’VE GOT TO WALK

IN THE SPIRIT,

AND YOU CAN’T DO THAT

IF YOU DON’T KNOW

WHAT’S HAPPENED TO YOU

ON THE INSIDE.

YOU’VE GOT TO BELIEVE

THAT IT’S ALREADY DONE.

YOU DON’T NEED GOD TO RAISE YOU

FROM THE DEAD,

YOU ARE RAISED FROM THE DEAD

IS WHAT THIS IS SAYING,

HE HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER,

AND MADE US SIT TOGETHER

IN HEAVENLY PLACES

IN CHRIST JESUS:

THAT IN THE AGES TO COME

HE MIGHT SHEW THE EXCEEDING

RICHES OF HIS GRACE

IN HIS KINDNESS TOWARDS US

THROUGH CHRIST JESUS.

AND THEN IN VERSE 8, IT SAYS,

FOR BY GRACE YE ARE SAVED.

YOU AREN’T GOING TO BE SAVED.

NOW THERE IS A TRUTH

THAT YOUR PHYSICAL BODY

IS GOING TO BE CHANGED,

YOUR MIND IS GOING TO

BE RENEWED WHEN WE GET

TO HEAVEN,

BUT IN THE SPIRIT REALM

YOU ARE ALREADY CHANGED,

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17,

IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST,

HE IS A NEW CREATURE:

OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY

ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW.

IN YOUR SPIRIT,

YOU ARE ALREADY CHANGED,

SO IT’S NOT SOMETHING

THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT’LL BE COMPLETED

SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY

WHEN WE GO TO HEAVEN,

BUT RIGHT NOW IN THIS LIFE

IF YOU ARE BORN AGAIN,

YOUR SPIRIT IS AS CHANGED

AS IT WILL EVER BE.

1 JOHN, CHAPTER 4, VERSE 17,

SAYS, HEREIN IS OUR LOVE

MADE PERFECT,

THAT WE MAY HAVE BOLDNESS

IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT:

BECAUSE AS HE IS,

SPEAKING OF JESUS,

SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD.

NOT IN THE WORLD TO COME,

BUT IN THIS WORLD.

THAT’S NOT TRUE

OF YOUR PHYSICAL BODY,

IT’S NOT TRUE OF YOUR MIND,

BUT IN YOUR SPIRIT,

YOU ARE IDENTICAL TO JESUS

RIGHT NOW

IF YOU’VE BEEN BORN AGAIN,

IF YOU’VE MADE JESUS YOUR LORD.

MAN, THAT IS RADICAL.

AND NOW IN EPHESIANS,

CHAPTER 2, VERSE 8,

HOW DID ALL OF THIS HAPPEN?

FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED

THROUGH FAITH;

AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES:

IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD:

NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN

SHOULD BOAST.

THIS IS SAYING YOU’RE SAVED

BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH.

YOU AREN’T SAVED BY GRACE

OR YOU AREN’T SAVED BY FAITH.

YOU ARE SAVED BY
THE COMBINATION

OF THE TWO.

NOW LET ME JUST GO BACK UP

TO EPHESIANS, CHAPTER 2,

VERSE 5.

IN A PARENTHETICAL PHRASE

IT SAYS HERE,

IN THE END OF THE VERSE,

BY GRACE YE ARE SAVED.

SO I DON’T THINK IT’S TOTALLY

WRONG TO SAY YOU’RE SAVED

BY GRACE.

I DON’T THINK IT’S TOTALLY WRONG

TO SAY YOU’RE SAVED BY FAITH.

LIKE FOR INSTANCE,

IF A PERSON WAS TELLING ME,

HEY, GOD HAS TO SAVE ME,

BECAUSE I’M SUCH A GOOD PERSON,

I MEAN, I’M BETTER THAN

THIS PERSON OVER HERE,

I LIVE SO HOLY

I BELIEVE GOD OWES IT TO ME,

THEN I WOULD SAY, NO,

YOU’RE SAVED BY GRACE,

NOT BY WHAT YOU DO.

THAT WOULD BE A TRUE STATEMENT,

BUT IT’S NOT FULL,

IT’S NOT COMPLETE,

BECAUSE YOU AREN’T SAVED

BY GRACE ALONE.

YOU WERE SAVED BY GRACE

THROUGH FAITH,

AND LET ME JUST BREAK THIS DOWN

AND SHARE THIS WITH YOU IN A WAY

THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS,

BUT GRACE IS WHAT GOD DOES

FOR YOU INDEPENDENT OF YOU,

ACTUALLY BEFORE YOU EVER

EXISTED.

IT SAYS, IN JOHN, CHAPTER 1,

THAT WE BEHELD HIS GLORY,

THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY

BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,

FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH.

JESUS WAS GRACE.

HE WAS GOD’S GRACE MANIFEST

TO THIS WORLD.

IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE GRACE

AND TRUTH CAME BY JESUS CHRIST.

SO GRACE IS SOMETHING

THAT CAME THROUGH JESUS

2,000 YEARS AGO.

IT WAS INDEPENDENT OF YOU.

IT WAS BEFORE YOU EXISTED,

IT’S BEFORE I EXISTED.

IT DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH US.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DEFINE GRACE

IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS,

BUT MOST PEOPLE WOULD ACCEPT

THAT THE…THE SIMPLEST

DEFINITION IS THAT GRACE

IS UNEARNED, UNMERITED,

UNDESERVED FAVOR;

THE FAVOR OF GOD.

GRACE IS NOT BASED ON

YOUR PERFORMANCE.

IF YOUR PERFORMANCE

HAS TO ENTER INTO IT,

WELL THEN IT’S NOT GRACE

BECAUSE IT’S GOT TO BE UNEARNED,

UNDESERVED, UNMERITED FAVOR.

SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH YOU.

GRACE IS GOD’S PART

AND IT IS INDEPENDENT

OF YOU AND ME.

SO BY GRACE YOU’RE SAVED.

GOD DID THINGS 2,000 YEARS AGO

THROUGH JESUS.

ROMANS, CHAPTER 5, VERSE 8,

BUT GOD COMMENDED HIS LOVE

TOWARD US, IN THAT,

WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS,

CHRIST DIED FOR US.

JOHN 3:16, SAYS,

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD,

THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY

BEGOTTEN SON,

THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM

SHOULD NOT PERISH,

BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.

THAT’S GRACE.

JESUS DIDN’T COME TO GIVE US

WHAT WE DESERVE.

WE DESERVE DEATH.

THE BIBLE SAYS, IN ROMANS 3:23,

THAT ALL HAVE SINNED,

AND COME SHORT

OF THE GLORY OF GOD;

ALL OF US.

PEOPLE WILL
SOMETIMES GRADE SINS

AND SAY, OH THAT’S A SINNER

OVER THERE, WHEREAS I’M NOT.

NO. THE BIBLE SAYS, ALL OF US

HAVE SINNED;

THERE’S JUST VARYING DEGREES

OF BEING LOST,

VARYING DEGREES OF SINNER,

BUT ALL HAVE SINNED,

AND WHAT IS THE PAYMENT FOR SIN?

WELL, IT’S NOT THAT THOSE

WHO JUST DO A LITTLE BIT OF SIN

ONLY GET A LITTLE BIT

OF PUNISHMENT.

NO. IT SAYS, IN ROMANS,

CHAPTER 6, VERSE 23,

THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH;

BUT THE GIFT OF GOD

IS ETERNAL LIFE…

ETERNAL LIFE IS A GIFT.

IT IS NOT A WAGE.

YOU DON’T EARN ETERNAL LIFE.

NONE OF US DESERVE TO BE SAVED;

NOBODY.

YOU KNOW, RELATIVE TO

OTHER PEOPLE,

I’VE LIVED A REALLY HOLY LIFE.

I’M OVER 70 YEARS OLD NOW,

I’VE NEVER SAID A WORD

OF PROFANITY,

I’VE NEVER USED A CUSS WORD,

I’VE NEVER TAKEN A DRINK

OF LIQUOR,

I’VE NEVER SMOKED A CIGARETTE,

I MEAN, I’VE NEVER EVEN

TASTED COFFEE,

AND PEOPLE…

PEOPLE WILL HEAR THAT

AND THEY’LL SAY, ARE YOU SAYING

THAT COFFEE IS SIN?

NO, YOU’VE GOT SCRIPTURE

THAT SAYS,

YOU CAN DRINK ANY DEADLY THING

AND IT SHALL NOT HARM YOU.

I’M JUST SAYING THAT I’VE LIVED

A HOLY LIFE

RELATIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE,

BUT WHO WANTS TO

BE THE BEST SINNER

THAT EVER WENT TO HELL.

I’VE SINNED; I’VE COME SHORT

OF THE GLORY OF GOD

AND THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH.

THERE ISN’T DEATH NUMBER TWO,

AND DEATH NUMBER THREE.

IF YOU FALL SHORT OF HEAVEN

BY AN INCH

YOU MISS IT BY A MILE.

I NEEDED A SAVIOR AND JESUS CAME

AND DIED FOR ME,

BUT HE DID IT 2,000 YEARS AGO.

GOD’S GRACE WAS EXTENDED

2,000 YEARS AGO BEFORE I LIVED,

BEFORE I HAD SINNED.

BEFORE MY NEED OF SALVATION

EVEN EXISTED,

GOD HAD ALREADY PAID

FOR MY SINS.

HE HAD ALREADY
FORGIVEN MY SINS.

NOW THAT DOESN’T MEAN

THAT I’M AUTOMATICALLY SAVED

BECAUSE IT SAYS HERE,

THAT YOU’RE SAVED BY GRACE

THROUGH FAITH.

GRACE IS GOD’S PART.

GOD DID IT FOR US

INDEPENDENT OF US,

PRIOR TO OUR NEED,

BEFORE WE EVEN EXISTED;

THAT’S GRACE.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY’S SAVED

BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESPOND

TO GOD’S GRACE;

THAT’S WHAT FAITH IS.

FAITH IS JUST A POSITIVE

RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE.

MAN, WHAT I’M SAYING HERE

IS POWERFUL.

THIS TOOK ME,

PROBABLY 20 OR 30 YEARS,

TO SAY THE SA…THE THINGS

THAT I’M SAYING TO YOU RIGHT NOW

AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU THINK,

WELL BOY, YOU…YOU’RE

A SLOW LEARNER.

WELL, THAT MAY BE, BUT I ALSO

I THINK THAT MANY OF YOU

DON’T FULLY UNDERSTAND

THE PROFOUNDNESS

OF WHAT I’M SAYING

THAT GRACE IS GOD’S PART

AND THAT IS DONE INDEPENDENT

OF US, PRIOR TO OUR NEED.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US,

AND THEREFORE,

YOU CAN’T CLAIM THAT,

SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER,

YOU DESERVE SALVATION.

NO, IT’S BY GRACE,

BUT THAT GRACE HAS TO

BE ACCESSED.

MATTER OF FACT, IT SAYS,

IN ROMANS, CHAPTER 5, VERSE 2,

IT SAYS, LET ME JUST TURN OVER

AND READ THIS.

IN ROMANS, CHAPTER 5,

AND IN VERSE 2,

IT SAYS, BY WHOM ALSO

WE HAVE ACCESS BY FAITH

INTO THIS GRACE

WHEREIN WE STAND,

AND REJOICE IN
HOPE OF THE GLORY

OF GOD.

YOU HAVE TO ACCESS FAI…GRACE.

GRACE IS DONE FOR YOU

INDEPENDENT OF YOU

BEFORE YOU EVER HAD DONE

ANYTHING GOOD OR BAD;

THAT’S GRACE.

BUT YOU HAVE TO ACCESS IT,

AND THIS WORD ACCESS

IS THE EXACT WORD

THAT WE GET ADMISSION FROM,

THE ENGLISH WORD ADMISSION.

IN OTHER WORDS,

IF YOU GO TO A MOVIE,

YOU HAVE TO BUY A TICKET

TO GAIN ADMISSION TO THAT.

WELL YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET,

IN A SENSE, TO GET THE GRACE

OF GOD TO WORK FOR YOU.

WHAT IS THAT TICKET?

IT’S FAITH.

AND LET ME SAY SOME THINGS

RIGHT HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, LET ME DEFINE

WHAT FAITH IS NOT.

I WOULD SAY THAT MOST CHRISTIANS

HAVE HEARD THIS PHRASE ABOUT,

FAITH MOVES GOD,

FAITH IS WHAT MOVES GOD;

FAITH IS SOMETHING YOU DO

IN ORDER TO GET GOD TO MOVE

IN RESPONSE TO YOU,

THAT GOD IS RESPONDING

TO YOUR FAITH.

YOU MAY NOT PUT IT

IN THOSE EXACT WORDS,

BUT THAT’S THE CONCEPT.

THAT’S NOT WHAT THE BIBLE

TEACHES.

FAITH IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO

IN ORDER TO GAIN A RESPONSE

FROM GOD.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT,

THAT’S THE REASON

THAT YOU’RE FRUSTRATED,

THAT’S THE REASON
YOU GET WEARY

AND TIRED AND GIVE UP AND SAY,

GOD, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO,

BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT

YOU’VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING

TO MAKE GOD RESPOND

TO YOU IN GRACE.

NO, GRACE IS INDEPENDENT OF YOU.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

YOU DON’T GET GOD TO RESPOND

TO YOU IN GRACE.

FAITH IS YOUR RESPONSE

TO GOD’S GRACE.

FAITH IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO

TO MOVE GOD,

BUT HERE’S WHAT FAITH IS.

FAITH IS JUST YOUR POSITIVE

RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE,

TO WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY DONE.

NOW IF GOD HAS ALREADY DONE IT,

THEN THAT TAKES ALL OF THE WORK

OUT OF IT.

FAITH ISN’T A WORK.

FAITH ISN’T SOMETHING

THAT’S HARD AND THAT YOU HAVE TO

JUST, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLE

TO OPERATE IN FAITH.

FAITH IS JUST TRUST;

IT’S JUST RELYING UPON GOD.

IT IS BEING SUPERNATURALLY

AT REST IN THE FACT THAT,

GOD, I BELIEVE BY GRACE

YOU’VE ALREADY DONE THAT.

SO FAITH IS JUST YOUR POSITIVE

RESPONSE TO GOD,

OR HERE’S ANOTHER DEFINITION

AND THIS HAS REALLY IMPACTED ME

AND HELPED ME,

FAITH IS JUST YOUR APPROPRIATION

OF WHAT GOD HAS
ALREADY PROVIDED

BY GRACE.

IF GOD HASN’T ALREADY

PROVIDED IT BY GRACE,

THEN YOU CAN’T MAKE IT HAPPEN

BY FAITH.

THAT’S HUGE WHAT I JUST SAID.

AND AGAIN, I DON’T THINK

THAT MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.

FAITH ONLY APPROPRIATES

WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY PROVIDED

BY GRACE.

IF GOD’S GRACE HASN’T

PROVIDED IT,

YOUR FAITH CAN’T MAKE HIM DO IT.

GOD DOESN’T RESPOND

TO YOUR FAITH.

YOUR FAITH IS YOUR RESPONSE

TO HIM.

BY GRACE GOD HAS ALREADY

ANTICIPATED EVERY NEED

THAT YOU AND I WILL EVER HAVE,

WHETHER IT’S PHYSICAL HEALING,

WHETHER IT’S FINANCES,

WHETHER IT’S EMOTIONAL,

WHETHER IT’S RELATIONAL,

WHETHER IT’S WISDOM;

WHATEVER IT IS.

ANYTHING THAT YOU

WILL EVER NEED;

GOD, BY GRACE,

HAS ALREADY ANTICIPATED

YOUR EVERY NEED.

HE HAS PUT ON THE INSIDE

OF EVERY BORN AGAIN BELIEVER

EVERYTHING THAT YOU WILL

EVER NEED THROUGHOUT THIS LIFE

AND EVEN INTO ETERNITY.

THERE IS NO LACK WITH GOD.

BY GRACE IT’S ALREADY THERE,

BUT IT DOESN’T AUTOMATICALLY

COME TO PASS,

BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY

RESPONDS POSITIVELY

TO WHAT GOD HAS DONE,

THAT’S FAITH.

NOT EVERYBODY APPROPRIATES

WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY PROVIDED

BY GRACE;

THAT’S FAITH.

NOT EVERYBODY IS IN FAITH,

AND SO FAITH DOESN’T

MAKE GOD RESPOND TO US,

FAITH IS OUR POSITIVE RESPONSE

TO HIM.

I TELL YOU,

IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,

THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.

THAT TAKES ALL OF THE WORK

AND THE STRUGGLE OUT OF IT.

MATTER OF FACT,

I’LL BE DEALING WITH…

BUT HEBREWS, CHAPTER 4,

TALKS ABOUT FAITH AS ACTUALLY

BEING A REST,

WHERE YOU’RE RESTING.

YOU AREN’T LABORING ANYMORE.

THAT NEEDS MORE EXPLANATION

AND I WILL GET TO IT.

MAN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET

THIS TEACHING,

YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT.

THIS IS A GAME CHANGER.

THIS WOULD TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE.

I’VE NOT ONLY GOT THIS

IN ENGLISH,

BUT I’VE GOT IT IN SPANISH.

WE’VE GOT A STUDY GUIDE

THAT IS THE SAME MATERIAL

REFORMATTED SO YOU CAN TEACH

OTHER PEOPLE.

I’VE GOT THAT IN ENGLISH

AND SPANISH,

AND THEN I ALSO HAVE

CDs AND DVDs

THAT WERE TAKEN FROM

OUR TELEVISION PROGRAM.

LISTEN TO OUR ANNOUNCER

AS HE GIVES YOU

THIS INFORMATION,

AND PLEASE CALL OR WRITE TODAY.

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>> WELCOME TO THE AWM MINUTE,

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ON HOW THE FRIENDS
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>> RECOMMENDED.

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>> THE DEMAND FOR LEADERS

TODAY AND THE NEED

FOR LEADERS TODAY

IS GREATER THAN IT HAS BEEN

>> IN ANYTIME IN MY LIFE.

>> EVERYTHING RISES

AND FALLS ON LEADERSHIP.

>> EVERYTHING.

♪ MUSIC ♪

>> YOU GOT TO FAIL FORWARD.

YOU GOT TO BE WILLING

TO GET OUT THERE AND SWIM

>> IN THE DEEP WATER.

♪ MUSIC ♪

>> ANDREW’S COMPLETE TEACHING

TITLED: YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT

IS AVAILABLE

IN A CD OR DVD ALBUM MADE FROM

OUR DAILY TELEVISION BROADCAST.

IT’S ALSO AVAILABLE IN A BOOK

AND STUDY GUIDE

IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH.

EACH OF THESE PRODUCTS

IS AVAILABLE

FOR A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT.

OR YOU CAN GET THEM

IN THE YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT

PACKAGE.

THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES THE BOOK,

THE STUDY GUIDE,

AND YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER

THE CD OR DVD ALBUM.

THIS PACKAGE HAS
A CATALOG VALUE

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WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GIVE

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BUT IF YOU’RE SIMPLY

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ANDREW AND HIS PARTNERS

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WE WANT TO SAY

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IF YOU’RE NOT ALREADY

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OUR HELPLINE IS OPEN

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WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY

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♪ MUSIC ♪

>> ANDREW’S BIBLE COLLEGE,

CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE,

HAS OVER 60 EXTENSION SCHOOLS

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GO TO CHARISBIBLECOLLEGE.ORG

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TRANSFORMING LIVES.

TRAINING LEADERS.

CHANGING THE WORLD.

>> CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE.

♪ MUSIC ♪

♪ MUSIC ♪

>> YOU’VE GOT TO BE LEADERS

IN THIS TOWN, YOU GUYS.

AND SO YOUR WIFE,

YOUR CHILDREN
NEED THE PROVISION

THAT YOU CAN GIVE THEM

>> OF LEADERSHIP.

>> WE’VE GOT TO LEAD,

WE’VE GOT TO TAKE A BOLD STAND,

WE’VE GOT TO TELL PEOPLE

WHERE WE STAND
AND WHY WE STAND

>> ON THESE PRINCIPLES.

>> MEN, THE CULTURE SAYS

YOU’RE IRRELEVANT

OR YOU’RE A PART OF THE PROBLEM.

GOD SAYS YOU ARE THE SOLUTION

AND HE’S CALLING YOU

TO STAND COURAGEOUS

>> IN THIS HOUR.

I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW

THAT WE HAVE NOW STARTED

A CHARIS DAILY LIVE BIBLE STUDY.

WE’VE BEEN DOING A BIBLE STUDY

EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT

LIVE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS,

BUT NOW WE HAVE

FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

WE’VE VARIED THE TIMES

SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE

ANYBODY’S SCHEDULE.

AND IT’S GOING TO

REALLY BE GOOD.

WE’RE GOING TO USE

OUR INSTRUCTORS

FROM THE SCHOOL,

AND IT’LL BE A BLESSING,

SO REMEMBER, WE NOW HAVE

A CHARIS DAILY LIVE BIBLE STUDY

FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

♪ MUSIC ♪

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