WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.640 real life presents the Jack Kibs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim 2 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:16.680 truth equip the saints and impact our culture here's a big test you ever want 3 00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:20.680 to try this do it at home don't do it here if you don't think you belong to God 4 00:00:20.680 --> 00:00:24.960 if you'd think God doesn't want you try denouncing him take your Bible when 5 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:29.120 you go home today go get a trash can and try to burn it just burn it just throw 6 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:32.420 your Bible across the street you say I never pick it up again I did that 7 00:00:32.420 --> 00:00:41.440 you can get the outlines of this podcast by going to jackkibs.com slash podcast 8 00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:46.880 today if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled 9 00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:51.720 life in Christ then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings to us 10 00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:57.320 that's like saying amen or yes then that rating will encourage others to listen 11 00:00:57.880 --> 00:01:04.720 now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you here is Jack Kibs yes 12 00:01:04.720 --> 00:01:08.200 because you believe in Jesus Christ you're gonna be going to heaven because 13 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:15.160 listen he's begun to work in you oh for those of you listen that maybe think 14 00:01:15.160 --> 00:01:21.360 that you've gone too far maybe God has given up on you and you're thinking 15 00:01:21.360 --> 00:01:26.840 thoughts of condemnation you need to remember again Romans chapter 8 verse one 16 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:31.040 that there's now therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus 17 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:36.040 you remember that you're gonna go to heaven friend because listen did God not 18 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:40.600 create a work in you didn't he begin to work in you can you look back and 19 00:01:40.600 --> 00:01:44.480 maybe you're listening right now and you just think it's all over for you and 20 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:48.760 just out of curiosity you stepped in here today or you've tuned in today and 21 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:54.000 you think it's all over for me I want to ask you this question did God ever 22 00:01:54.000 --> 00:02:01.600 begin to work in your life I do believe that if this question is answered there 23 00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:06.280 will not be enough churches in America to house the prodigal sons and daughters 24 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.440 that can make their way back home today you think the church is big in 25 00:02:10.440 --> 00:02:15.520 America you think this church is big this is a ridiculous I believe there are 26 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:19.320 more condemned brothers and sisters who are walking around with a scarlet 27 00:02:19.320 --> 00:02:23.120 letter as they were on their forehead thinking that they could never go back to 28 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:27.280 church because Satan has lied to them they're not happy in the world listen 29 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:32.120 is this you you're not happy in the world because you know better but you feel 30 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:39.880 as though Jesus doesn't want you back and you're a no man's land that is 31 00:02:39.880 --> 00:02:47.360 Satan's language can you ask yourself if God has done a work in you and 32 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:52.400 second Timothy chapter two verse 19 the Bible tells us never the less the 33 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:59.360 solid foundation of God stands having this seal this is also the Lord knows 34 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:05.560 those who are his the word in Greek is ganosco it's a great word I love this 35 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:11.840 word because the word listen the Lord experiences those who are his that's what 36 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:18.280 the word ganosco means it means it means you see this watch watch listen Bible 37 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:24.840 turn the pages and I'm doing I'm ganoscoing this Bible I'm familiar with it I 38 00:03:24.840 --> 00:03:32.800 feel it I am in direct connection with it God's word says I know those that are 39 00:03:32.800 --> 00:03:39.120 mine I'm in direct connection with them I feel them I can touch them I know 40 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:44.800 them I cannot be any more intimate with them than what I am with my own do you 41 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:50.200 believe in Lord Jesus Christ that's your reality you need to spiritually stop 42 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:55.920 tiptoeing around and be confident in Christ here's a big test you want to try 43 00:03:55.920 --> 00:04:00.840 this do it at home don't do it here if you don't think you belong to God if you 44 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:04.520 think God doesn't want you try denouncing him take your Bible when you go home 45 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:09.200 today go get a trash can and try to burn it just burn it just throw your Bible 46 00:04:09.200 --> 00:04:17.360 across the street you say I never pick it up again I did that once you're 47 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:21.360 looking at a guy that struggled for three years with such condemnation because I 48 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:26.920 couldn't get over my past I remember being so angry because I couldn't fathom 49 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:33.600 the love of God for me how could he what was funny is that I could see God's love 50 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:38.080 for all of you and the friends around me at that time but I couldn't see it for 51 00:04:38.080 --> 00:04:42.480 me and it's powerful because that's a date it's powerful because it's dangerous 52 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:48.840 because Jesus is a personal savior he's not a group savior you need to hear 53 00:04:48.840 --> 00:04:57.280 this if I were to ask you do you believe in Jesus yes I do and I asked you the 54 00:04:57.280 --> 00:05:01.320 diagnostic questions you believe he died for you in the cross yes but do you 55 00:05:01.320 --> 00:05:05.200 leave but then you believe you're going to heaven right I don't know I'm just 56 00:05:05.200 --> 00:05:13.560 such I don't know I keep remembering about my past and it's just I don't know listen 57 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:21.760 you understand something he died for you personally that's why it had to be 58 00:05:21.760 --> 00:05:25.680 God that did it no man could have done it for us personally do you understand that 59 00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:31.720 yes so hey I found a really great guy he's down the street as far as I can tell 60 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:38.080 he could almost walk on water maybe he'll die for me hey even if you found 61 00:05:38.080 --> 00:05:47.940 such a person I'm gonna work God had to die for us and when you come to 62 00:05:47.940 --> 00:05:54.080 realize that that if Adam and Eve had a baby somebody give me your name 63 00:05:54.080 --> 00:05:58.800 just give me a name Jennifer if Adam and Eve had a baby and Jennifer was the 64 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:05.680 only one born and then Eve trips over an apple over there it had to be an 65 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:14.700 apple the way apple computer apple it had to be an apple if Adam and Eve 66 00:06:14.700 --> 00:06:21.240 would have sent and plunged the three of them by their action into condemnation 67 00:06:21.240 --> 00:06:25.300 Jesus Christ still would have died if Jennifer would have been the only kid 68 00:06:25.300 --> 00:06:30.300 born into this entire world did you know that that's not a very big 69 00:06:30.300 --> 00:06:35.580 salvation purchase for all that suffering you're looking at it religiously 70 00:06:35.580 --> 00:06:42.420 God looked at it purely based on his nature of who he is God didn't convince 71 00:06:42.420 --> 00:06:52.420 himself that he's the redeemer because he is redeemer it's not that it was one 72 00:06:52.420 --> 00:06:59.180 or 100 billion people over the course of human history it's irrelevant to him 73 00:06:59.180 --> 00:07:09.020 he doesn't love based on numbers he loves one at a time and that love he has 74 00:07:09.020 --> 00:07:20.100 for you is blind to your sins and faults because you believe in Jesus Christ 75 00:07:20.940 --> 00:07:26.260 you know why that you know why you see red when you see something red because 76 00:07:26.260 --> 00:07:33.740 your brain your eye is processing every color except one color you know why the 77 00:07:33.740 --> 00:07:42.240 sky is blue because it's not blue you know why you see red because that 78 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:49.600 thing's not red John you have a red sweatshirt on I think it's red okay you 79 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:55.800 forgot that he was shocked I do I do so here's it's wild my eyes in the in the 80 00:07:55.800 --> 00:08:00.520 spectrum of light my eyes are processing all of the color colors here but you 81 00:08:00.520 --> 00:08:05.960 know it's what's being rejected his what he's wearing the reason why it's that 82 00:08:05.960 --> 00:08:10.920 color to me is because every color of the spectrum is being absorbed except one 83 00:08:10.920 --> 00:08:18.560 color what color is it red red is bouncing back and hitting my eye thus I say 84 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:27.600 it's red it may not be red the sky is not blue the sky absorbs every color 85 00:08:27.600 --> 00:08:32.760 except blue it spits blue back at you because it's not absorbing blue are you 86 00:08:32.760 --> 00:08:37.120 hearing me when God looks at the Christian the Bible says we've been washed in 87 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:47.360 the blood of the God sees everything he would have you see as a as a 88 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:53.520 non-Christian God sees all of my sin but the moment I'm washed in the blood of 89 00:08:53.520 --> 00:08:59.320 the lamb imagine you being because of belief you're dipped in a tub of blood 90 00:08:59.320 --> 00:09:04.600 you see patch that so gross it should be gross it costs God his life and you 91 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:14.880 stand up I see listen if I were God and I'm looking at you I only see red that's 92 00:09:14.880 --> 00:09:20.160 why the Bible says he will not he'll never remember your sins and as far as the 93 00:09:20.160 --> 00:09:23.360 east is from the west he will remove your sins from you why cuz he only sees 94 00:09:23.360 --> 00:09:31.320 red who made that up God did stop trying to convince him of other things just 95 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:37.680 zip it we are thank him for it when you trust Christ God sees you red washed in 96 00:09:37.680 --> 00:09:43.720 the blood of the lamb that's his deal listen he did that enter into that you 97 00:09:43.720 --> 00:09:49.520 have nothing to do with it but to believe him so get into it stop overthinking it 98 00:09:49.520 --> 00:09:56.520 did you do wrong did you sin against God was that evil yes then run to him run to 99 00:09:56.520 --> 00:10:03.480 him and get red plunge as the old him goes and under the fountain of the 100 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:12.320 manuals veins remarkable here's the reality Ephesians 1 verse 3 listen bless it 101 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:18.160 be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every 102 00:10:18.160 --> 00:10:24.360 spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ just as he chose us in him 103 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:29.880 that's Jesus before the foundation of the world that means God knew you before 104 00:10:29.880 --> 00:10:35.920 you were ever hatched he knew who you were that we should be holy and without 105 00:10:35.920 --> 00:10:42.200 blame before him in love having predestined us he did that based on his four 106 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:49.240 knowledge this should encourage you believer who's going to heaven to adoption as 107 00:10:49.240 --> 00:10:53.760 sons by Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will to 108 00:10:53.760 --> 00:10:59.360 the praise and of the glory of his grace by which he made us accepted in notice 109 00:10:59.360 --> 00:11:05.160 capital B the beloved that's Jesus verse 7 in him we have redemption through 110 00:11:05.160 --> 00:11:10.400 his blood the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace which he 111 00:11:10.400 --> 00:11:15.800 made to abound toward us in all wisdom prudence having made known to us here 112 00:11:15.800 --> 00:11:20.600 comes the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure which he 113 00:11:20.600 --> 00:11:26.960 purposed in himself here all these this legal talk it's as though God is making 114 00:11:26.960 --> 00:11:33.720 a declaration an executive order from God that in the dispensation of the fullness 115 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:41.920 of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ both which are in 116 00:11:41.920 --> 00:11:46.960 heaven which are on earth in him verse 11 says in him also we have obtained an 117 00:11:46.960 --> 00:11:51.600 inheritance being predestined according to the purpose of him who works all 118 00:11:51.600 --> 00:11:57.280 things according to the council of his will is this genius or what verse 12 that 119 00:11:57.280 --> 00:12:04.480 we should first that we who first there it is trusted in Christ should be to the 120 00:12:04.480 --> 00:12:10.800 praise of his glory wow you meditate on that's deep that's beyond deep that's 121 00:12:10.800 --> 00:12:15.640 letting you into to the secret or the mystery of salvation that was in the 122 00:12:15.640 --> 00:12:21.040 heart and mind of God before time ever was Philippians 1 verse 6 Philippians 1 123 00:12:21.040 --> 00:12:29.640 6 tells us B technically the Greek is B being we say being confident of this 124 00:12:29.640 --> 00:12:37.720 very thing the word in the Greek means B being confident all way never never 125 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:44.680 never do you not have to be confident it's a it's a command B being confident of 126 00:12:44.680 --> 00:12:51.400 this very thing that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it 127 00:12:51.400 --> 00:12:57.240 until the day of Jesus Christ somebody say man that means God does his work are 128 00:12:57.240 --> 00:13:01.520 you going to heaven mom mature that you believe Jesus Christ that in the 129 00:13:01.520 --> 00:13:08.600 cross for you sins yes I just don't feel safe stop it and believe go back to 130 00:13:08.600 --> 00:13:13.040 what you know what got you originally to raise your hand or to get up or 131 00:13:13.040 --> 00:13:17.480 come forward or to fall on your face or to say Jesus come into my life and save 132 00:13:17.480 --> 00:13:22.740 me from myself wash me clean of my sins and cause me to walk with you and if 133 00:13:22.740 --> 00:13:27.920 you prayed that 10 20 30 years ago and you've been like a pinball machine 134 00:13:27.920 --> 00:13:33.120 ever since by God's grace and mercy you're hearing this message today and you 135 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:43.880 can stop being like that game that toy and receive this message from the Lord 136 00:13:43.880 --> 00:13:52.200 today that he wants you and he will make up for all the time that has been wasted 137 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:56.440 and then finally this is the final poich is going to take me a few minutes to 138 00:13:56.440 --> 00:14:00.000 give you this final thing but yes you're gonna go to heaven because he has 139 00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:05.740 spoken life to you this is the absolute come on let's be honest man this is 140 00:14:05.740 --> 00:14:12.480 Lizzy why we love God he speaks to us the things that we need to hear when a 141 00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:16.360 wife wants to hear her husband say I love you more than anything in the whole 142 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:21.840 world that's she wants to hear that if she says honey do you love me and he says 143 00:14:21.840 --> 00:14:35.520 I paid the bills don't I that's that that's sad that's sad that's that amazing 144 00:14:35.520 --> 00:14:44.000 they were God has done God did it all and then we ask him do you love me and he says 145 00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:48.920 yes and whenever you doubt it Jack just look back at what I've done for you in 146 00:14:48.920 --> 00:14:53.520 the past go back to the cross you know what if you doubt it read the 147 00:14:53.520 --> 00:15:00.520 gospels again and and you'll see what I did because I'm crazy about you Jack you 148 00:15:00.520 --> 00:15:05.000 should just get handle the love of God well listen he's begun a good working 149 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:11.960 you know you little stubborn I get it just start here then God likes you that's 150 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:16.760 a good place to start I can't handle the love of God well then you know what he 151 00:15:16.760 --> 00:15:20.480 likes you start there she what does that mean that means he wants to hang out 152 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:32.120 with you today that's good news most people don't he does right think of it 153 00:15:34.640 --> 00:15:42.920 I'm glad he loves me second Corinthians chapter four verse three says but 154 00:15:42.920 --> 00:15:49.880 even if our gospel is veiled it is veiled to those who are perishing who's the 155 00:15:49.880 --> 00:15:55.040 minds the God of this age Satan is blinded who do not believe see that 156 00:15:55.040 --> 00:15:59.160 lest the light of the gospel the glory of Christ who is the image of God should 157 00:15:59.160 --> 00:16:07.040 shine upon them last verse it's a wopper it's a Matthew chapter 13 beginning at 158 00:16:07.040 --> 00:16:11.120 verse one in the same day that Jesus went out of the house and set by the sea a 159 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:15.800 great multitude or multitudes were gathered together to him so that he got 160 00:16:15.800 --> 00:16:22.240 into a boat and sat in the whole multitude stood in the shore and then he 161 00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:29.400 spoke many things to them in parables parables parabalos para alongside parabalos 162 00:16:29.400 --> 00:16:38.720 to cast truth alongside every head every heart of every listener he just 163 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:43.640 threw out the truth and it landed like a like a bobber on a fishing line right 164 00:16:43.640 --> 00:16:50.920 alongside each person's head parabalos to cast truth alongside their head 165 00:16:50.920 --> 00:16:55.480 notice he didn't force it into their heart he didn't shove it down their throat 166 00:16:55.480 --> 00:17:04.080 he casted alongside them he's casted alongside us this is what he said be 167 00:17:04.080 --> 00:17:09.680 hold a sore one up to so and as he sewed some seed fell by the wayside and the 168 00:17:09.680 --> 00:17:16.120 birds came and devoured them some fell on stony places where they did not have 169 00:17:16.120 --> 00:17:22.560 much earth and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth but 170 00:17:22.560 --> 00:17:28.560 when the sun was up they were scorched and because they had no root they 171 00:17:28.560 --> 00:17:34.920 were there to weigh and some that is seed some fell among thorns and the 172 00:17:34.920 --> 00:17:40.520 thorns spring up and choke them but others fell on good ground and yielded a 173 00:17:40.520 --> 00:17:47.020 crop some a hundredfold some sixty some thirty he who has ears to hear let 174 00:17:47.020 --> 00:17:51.240 him hear and the disciples came to him and said to him they're going to be 175 00:17:51.240 --> 00:17:58.160 asking in this why do you speak to the people them in parables and he answered 176 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:02.060 instead of them because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the 177 00:18:02.060 --> 00:18:06.500 kingdom of heaven but to them it has not been given stop right there 178 00:18:06.500 --> 00:18:12.600 verse 12 listen he's not withholding the truth from them Satan blinds the 179 00:18:12.600 --> 00:18:17.920 eyes of those who do not believe Jesus throws out in preaching he throws out 180 00:18:17.920 --> 00:18:23.600 the truth to all but not all except that's how you know who is in the family 181 00:18:23.600 --> 00:18:28.620 and who's not oh I wish pastors across America would get this down they don't 182 00:18:28.620 --> 00:18:32.520 need to apologize for the Bible and avoid portions of the Bible if they're 183 00:18:32.520 --> 00:18:38.360 really pastors they're supposed to give the Bible and let Jesus do his work you 184 00:18:38.360 --> 00:18:42.520 don't make you don't make a church happen you just you're supposed to do one 185 00:18:42.520 --> 00:18:46.320 thing pastor you're supposed to give them the truth faithfully and God does the 186 00:18:46.320 --> 00:18:51.240 rest if you try to build a church you'll never build a church you'll build a 187 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:56.560 clubhouse but you won't build a church let him build it and he uses his word to 188 00:18:56.560 --> 00:19:01.440 do it you just give the word and he takes care of the rest 189 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:09.280 this Jack Hibbs podcast as well as all the 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