If you have a copy of God's Word with you this evening, could you turn with me, please, to the Acts of the Apostles? To the Acts of the Apostles and the chapter 26, please, for our scripture reading this evening. The Acts of the Apostles and the chapter 26. Just while we're turning to the place, can I just thank Alan for leading the service for me tonight and for solid ground for their ministry. And the Lord will bless the words that they have sung to our hearts, I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever. The Book of Acts, in the chapter 26, a very familiar portion of Scripture, one that no doubt you have read and heard preached on many times. But I trust the Lord will use this message to speak to those in our meeting that know not Christ as Saviour. Acts chapter 26, and for the sake of time, we're going to break into the chapter at the verse 12, but just some background. The Apostle Paul has been arrested, and for a period of time he's been held in arrest. He's been brought before Festus, he's been brought before Felix, and now the apostle Paul is being brought before another individual of whom he has to give an account. And he starts his account in the early verses of chapter 26, and he's starting to give his testimony to this man, Agrippa, and we read the words in verse 12. We're on to, "'As I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. When we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. But rise and stand upon thy feet, for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness-boost of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee, delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes. and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Whereupon, O King and Rabbi, was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision, but showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coast of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple and went about to kill me. Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue on to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come, that Christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles. And as he thus spake for himself, Festus, with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself much learning, doth make thee mad. But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. For the king knoweth of these things before whom I also speak freely, for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him, for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God that thou not only, but all that hear me this day were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. And when he had thus spoken, The king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them." The Lord will bless the reading of his word to our hearts for his name's sake. Before we consider the passage before us, let us seek the Lord in prayer, please. Our gracious Father, we come humbly and reverently before thy throne of grace this evening hour. We thank thee, our Father, for everything that has taken place in our service to date, for the hymns that have been sung, for the ministry by solid ground. We ask, our Father, you'll bless those words to the hearts of those that are gathered. Lord, now as we come to this most solemn part of the service, the preaching forth of thy word, we ask, our Father, you'll be mouth, matter, and wisdom to the speaker. Take the stammering and the stuttering words of man, apply them by thy spirit to those that are gathered in our meeting. Lord, if there are any here without Christ, our Father, our cry and our prayer is that you'll speak to them. Convict them of their sin where they sit. Bring them to a saving knowledge of thee. We're looking to thee for help. Answer our prayer, not for much asking, but rather for thy honor and for thy glory. We ask all these things in our Savior's name. Amen. The night of December the 29th, 1876, marked one of the most tragic wrecks in the history of American railroading. On that bitter cold night, a westbound express train crashed through a trestle over a swollen stream near a town in Ohio and caught fire, carrying almost 100 passengers to a burning death. On board that ill-fated train bound for Chicago was a man by the name of Philip Bliss, the famous songwriter and composer. At 32 years of age, Philip Bliss was the director of the music of Chicago's first congregational church. He was the editor of hymnals for root and caddy, and he composed words for both music and songs in the gospel. Bliss was ever alert for themes, and as he heard messages, he would often listen for ways that he could turn those into songs that could be used in ministry. One Sunday evening, while waiting for a train in Ohio, he slipped into a church service and took a rear seat. The minister, Mr. Brundage, was reading from the Acts of the Apostles. In fact, he was reading from the passage of Scripture we've read together this evening, Acts chapter 26, and he read the verse, Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. During his sermon, Mr. Brundage said this. He said, To be almost saved. is to be entirely lost. To be almost saved is to be entirely lost. Philip Bliss, after hearing that message, penned the words of the hymn we've sang so often, Almost Persuaded. After spending Christmas with his mother in Pennsylvania, his wife and him were returning from Chicago on the train that we've mentioned. It had plunged down into this ravine, and Bliss tore himself from the burning wreckage, and he ran to find his wife, but unable to save her, he died at her side. His trunk was salvaged, and in it was found an unfinished hymn, and it began with these words, I know not what awaits me. God kindly veils my eyes." The pen that wrote that hymn, almost persuaded, reflects for us tonight the words of a man that we want to consider in the gospel for a few moments this evening. King Agrippa, that man who had the greatest privilege of all of hearing the gospel being preached by the apostle Paul. Yet as we're going to see in the message tonight, he was a man that rejected it. A man that was almost saved, but yet entirely lost. And for the time that remains, I want to consider three very simple thoughts with you in relation to this passage. I want you to do this first of all with me. The man that confronted him. The man that confronted Agrippa. The passage of Scripture that we've read together this evening comes at the end of a dramatic day in court for the Apostle Paul. As we noted earlier, some time earlier he had been arrested, and during one of the trials he had been brought before festus, the Roman governor. We read of that in Acts 25. And during this particular trial, he had made it clear that as a Roman citizen, he wanted his case to be heard by Caesar. So the Wales were sent in motion that he could make his way and his appeal to the highest court in the land. But before that meeting ever took place, we find that King Agrippa and Bernice in chapter 25 and the verse 23, they make a visit to see Festus. And in their ensuing conversation, it's agreed that King Agrippa and Bernice would also meet this man who is called Paul and listen to his case. So we find in the very next day, amidst great pomp and ceremony, Agrippa and Bernice are brought into the courtroom in Caesarea, where they could listen to the message that would be brought by Paul. The court was an open session, and everyone in authority was present. Those who held any position in government or in the military were invited, and when King Agrippa sat on the throne, then Paul the prisoner was brought into their midst. There couldn't have been a greater contrast. For all around was opulence and money and wealth, and then brought in was this man in chains and in rags, slowly trundling along to the center of the court. Most prisoners in Paul's position would have been intimidated, if not by the surroundings, then certainly by the dignitaries that were in attendance. And most people, had they been in Paul's position, would have used this opportunity to defend their own position, to argue their case for freedom and to be released from the chains in which they were held. But not the Apostle Paul. Instead of addressing his own predicament, we find instead that he uses this opportunity to tell a personal word of testimony considering how, or concerning how, he met the Savior. He turned that courtroom into a platform for preaching the gospel. You see, the apostle was Paul's only desire. His primary focus was winning souls for Christ. He took every opportunity that presented itself to him to tell men and women of their need of Christ as Savior. In fact, when he spoke to the Corinthians in the letter that he wrote to them, he exclaimed, And as we're going to see tonight, Paul was aiming to persuade Agrippa to come to Christ. He realized that this was the only opportunity that he would have of telling this man of his need of Christ as Savior, and the Apostle Paul was not going to be found wanting. I didn't realize this before until I started studying this, but the word persuade is used an awful lot during Paul's ministry. His objective was to persuade sinners. to convince them to flee to Christ for salvation. The word to persuade means to apply persuasion. It means to prevail upon it. It means to win over, to bring a change of mind by bringing forward clear and concise arguments. And so this word, persuade, that the apostle Paul used so often was a hallmark of his ministry because his ministry was preeminently one of persuasion. And every time he preached the gospel, he preached as if everything depended on him. So as he comes before the king on this occasion, he is determined as ever to persuade not only Agrippa, But Bernice infests us and every single person in that courtroom of their need of Christ as Savior. And as Paul comes to persuade Agrippa to come to Christ, you'll notice that he uses three methods. Notice with me that he uses the persuasion of the Scriptures. If you notice verse 26, when Paul is speaking to Festus, he says these words, What were these things that Paul was talking about? Well, if you cast your eye up to the verse 22, you'll discover that there Paul is telling Agrippa, having therefore obtained help of God, I continue on to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying what? saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come." In other words, as Paul was preaching to Agrippa, as Paul was testifying to him, he was using the Scriptures to persuade him to come to Christ. And isn't that one of the purposes of God's Word that we hold before us? It is to bring a person to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Isn't that what Paul said when he spoke to Timothy in 2 Timothy 3 and 15? This Bible This Bible that you and I hold in our hands brings a person face to face with their sin. It brings them face to face with the loveliness of our Lord Jesus Christ and their true need of salvation. Think for a moment of the tremendous impact that the Bible has on people. It cuts like a sword, it crushes like a hammer, it consumes like a fire. As we read through God's Word, are we not reminded time and time again about the need of coming to Christ for salvation? As we read through the pages of Holy Scripture, surely it shows us our sin. How many verses could we not repeat tonight that prove that for us? Our righteousnesses or our good works are as filthy rags in His sight. The wages of sin is death. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." God's Word makes it plainly and shows us our sin, but also it shows us the need for a Savior. He that hath the Son hath life, he that hath not the Son hath not life. You remember the words of Luke 19 and 10, "'For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me.'" The story is told of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. He was having the Metropolitan Tabernacle remodeled, the place where he preached to some 5,000 people. While work was ongoing, Charles Haddon Spurgeon decided to visit the tabernacle on a particular morning. As far as he was aware, there was nobody present, and so he made his way up to the pulpit, where he would stand and preach. And to test the acoustics in the building, he simply stood and he repeated the phrase, Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. He left the building and headed to other duties. He didn't realize that there was a carpenter working in the balcony of one of those areas of that building, and he had heard every word that Spurgeon had said. And those words that Spurgeon had echoed from that pulpit in the Metropolitan Tabernacle were there in his mind right through the remainder of that day. He could not get away from them. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. As he went home that night, as he ate his tea, he still couldn't get away from the words, Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. As he went to bed that night, those words were still echoing in his heart and in his mind, and those words went from his ears down to his heart. And it was a testimony of that carpenter to Spurgeon later on. that the hearing of that one verse of Scripture brought him to conviction and to salvation in Christ. The persuasion of the Scriptures, but notice also the persuasion of the sole winner. Here we have the apostle Paul, and he's confidently stating in verse 26, for I am, and here's that word again, for I am persuaded. I am fully won over. that none of these things are hidden from Agrippa. And he said in 2 Timothy, For the witch cause I also suffer these things, nevertheless I am not ashamed. Why? For I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. You see, my friend, in the meeting tonight it was no accident that Paul was standing before King Agrippa. It was no accident that he was confronting this man with his sin and with his need of a Savior. When you remember, Paul was met on the Damascus Road, or Saul as he was then. The Lord came to Ananias, and the Lord spoke to Ananias that he was to take Paul with him. And the words that he spoke to Ananias were these, Go thy way, for he is a chosen vessel unto me to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings. and the children of Israel. So God had ordained Agrippa that he should receive a personal witness from a personal soul winner named Paul. And what a wonderful conversion that Paul had. We look at the opening verses of chapter 9, we're introduced to this man with these terrifying words, that he breathed out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. At this point in his life, he had absolutely no interest in Christ, he had no interest in the gospel. Here was a man who was actively seeking to destroy any and all mention of Christians in the land. Here was a man who was a Jewish rabbi on his way to Damascus to persecute those who named the name of Christ. And yet in a supernatural, miraculous way, he met the Lord, and his life was totally and utterly changed. He was never the same again, and he became a sole winner for Christ. writing to the church in Corinth in 2 Corinthians, he made this statement, knowing the terror of the Lord, I persuade man. You see, my friend, in the meeting tonight, the apostle Paul knew what awaited man and woman that did not accept Christ as their own and their personal Savior. And in the gospel message tonight, I repeat the phrase of the Apostle Paul, knowing the terror of the Lord, it is my aim tonight in the gospel to persuade you to come to Christ. For I know what awful things await those who die without the Savior, that eternity in hell for all of eternity, that pain and that torture and that separation from God. That's what awaits every man, woman, and child who rejects the Savior. Can you imagine how difficult it would have been for Agrippa to dismiss this powerful testimony of Paul? You see, no one could have denied the change that took place in his life. You see, it's only Christ that can change the life of a person. He's the only one that can take that drunkard who's been drinking from the fountains of this world and put a new fountain of living water in his heart. He's the only one that can take the person that up to now has had only but a profession and put a new song in their heart, giving them the real thing. This man that was confronting Agrippa, he was using the persuasion of the Scriptures, the persuasion of the soul winner, but notice also he was using the persuasion of the Savior, because in Acts 26, in the verse 26, notice the phrase, for this thing was not done in the corner. And of course, Paul was referring to the fact that Christ had died on the cross and rose again. I don't know if everything has been recorded that Paul said to Agrippa, but I can't believe that when he brings the gospel to this king, he forgot to mention the story of the cross. I'm sure he penned the words to Agrippa and spoke to him in detail of how the Savior whipped the Savior with a cat of nine tails, how they gambled for his garments, how they stood around the cross mocking the Savior. I'm sure he told them of those two thieves on either side, the one that rejected the Savior, the one that came to the Savior. How those nails were driven into the hands and to the feet of Jesus of Nazareth. How he hung on the cross and before he died, he uttered those words, it is finished. And how on the third day, our blessed Savior rose again from the dead and now lives in the end of a powerless life. And I believe as Paul was telling Agrippa this story about Jesus, Agrippa was left in no doubt that here was one that loved him so much that he had died on the cross for him. And as the message was presented to Agrippa, the decision was left with him. The man that confronted him noticed secondly and quickly with me the message that convicted him. This message that Paul was preaching to Agrippa stretches from verses 2 through to 27, but I believe the key message in all that Paul was preaching to King Agrippa can be found in the words of verse 18. Because here we find Paul coming to Agrippa and simply giving to him the mission statement that had been given to him by the Lord himself. Paul's mission was to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Paul's aim and Paul's goal was to point sinners to the Savior. And I'm sure as Paul was preaching to Agrippa the message of the gospel, he realized that he wasn't a Christian, but now as he hears the words of verse 18, it was stamped on him once again, he was not a Christian in the true sense of the word. You see, the full force of the verse 18 was telling us this. that no man in his natural state, in other words, the state in which he was born, is a Christian. You see, if you carefully read the words in verse 18, they are actually a summary of the state of that natural man, a man in his fallen and his sinful condition. The word Christian is used a lot in today's society. In the newspapers and the television and the internet, there are so many different people that are classed as Christian. Different denominations will use the term to band themselves together and to distinguish themselves from other religious groups. And yet that term Christian is so misunderstood, a word that is used so loosely. And yet there are people in our land tonight, and perhaps even in this service, And they have the misguided view that because we are in what is termed a Christian country, that somehow that makes them a Christian. And there are some in our land tonight that have the misguided view that because their mother and father, because their grandparents, because their brother, their sister are a Christian, that somehow they are a Christian too, and they're on their way to heaven, on their way to home. Maybe that's the view you've had up until now. Well, I have to tell you with a love in my heart, that is absolutely not the case. Because you see, friend, in the meeting tonight, no person is a Christian by nature. Because by nature we are what is defined in verse 18. We're blind, we're in darkness, We're under this power of Satan, we're condemned, we're unjust, we're on the road to hell. And Paul preaching here to Agrippa is painting a picture of someone who's still in their sin. And as he comes to verse 18, he's reminding them and therefore reminding us of the state of those, the state that they are in if they know not Christ. They're in a state of deception. Did you notice the opening words of verse 18? Open their eyes. For their eyes to be open, does it not make sense that at this point in time your eyes must be closed? And here the apostle Paul was telling Agrippa that the eyes of his heart were closed because of this state of deception. He was being deceived by the devil. Aren't we reminded in 2 Corinthians that the God of this world hath what? He has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." Do you notice that word blinded? That word blinded has the inference of burning and of smoke. If you were standing beside an old smoky fire, and the billows of smoke were coming all around you, whilst you remained in that one position, you will be blinded. The smoke will completely obscure your view. You will not be able to see anything. And that's the thought behind it. Here the devil has succeeded in blinding men and women's hearts of their danger. Sin, if you're in the meeting tonight, the devil up to this point in time has succeeded in blinding you, because you see, my friend, he doesn't want you for one moment to see the horrors of your sin. He doesn't for one moment want you to think of the consequences of your sin, and ultimately he doesn't want you for one moment to think of where your sin will take you. Furthermore, he doesn't want you to see the beauty of the Savior. He doesn't want you to contemplate that Christ died on the cross for your sin. State of deception, but notice something else. There's a state of darkness here because they're talking about from darkness to light. A man in his natural state is a life without God, engaging in the pleasures of sin for a season, and this is the condemnation John tells us, that light has come into the world, and men love darkness more than light because their deeds are evil. You see, in the meeting tonight, the devil doesn't want you to see the light of the world. He doesn't want you to see Christ in his glory and in his fullness. And yet Christ reminded us, I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. It's a state of darkness, state of domination, from the power of Satan onto God. You see, as a sinner, this is where you are tonight. Much in all, as you won't want to hear it, the devil is in control of your life. He owns you tonight. Sin has a control over your life. For there are only two people that can control your life. It's either God or the devil. And to this point in time in your life, you've rejected God, you've rejected the gospel, you've wanted nothing to do with the Savior. Therefore, logically, it stands tonight that if you've rejected God, the only other person that is in control of your life is the devil. And sin has taken control, and perhaps for some for such a long period of time. Notice also it was a state of danger because Paul was talking about the need for forgiveness of sin. And see, men and women that are without Christ have never had their sins forgiven. They have never been washed in the precious blood. You see, to have your sins forgiven in the meeting tonight, to have your sins forgiven means that you're accepted by God. The past is gone and forgotten about. It's cast into the sea of His forgetfulness. But sinner friend in the meeting tonight, that is not your state, because you have never come to Christ. Therefore, you are in danger of the consequences of your sin, which is the wrath of God. but also there's a state of despair, because Paul talks about the inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith. See, my friend, in the meeting tonight, without Christ, you're in a state of despair. For those of us who are saved and knew Christ, our inheritance is heaven. Without Christ, sinner, in the meeting tonight, what hope do you have? It's eternal despair, it's everlasting hell. Isn't that the opposite of what the Christian is promised and is inherent? During the meeting tonight, sinner, do you realize that in your current condition your eyes are closed? You're in darkness. You're dominated by the devil, by the world, and by sin. You haven't the forgiveness of your sins. You're in terrible danger. You're under the wrath of God. You're condemned right now. You're facing eternal despair, for you don't have heaven awaiting for you. Remember earlier I said the word Christian is misunderstood. Here's what the word Christian means. Christ one. One who belongs to Christ. One whose life has been transformed by the amazing grace of God in their lives. For Agrippa, and perhaps for you, that is not the case. The gospel was preached to Agrippa. The message had been presented to him. The decision was then his, and Paul comes with a question to Agrippa. In verse 27, King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know thou believest. And what a revealing answer comes from Agrippa to Paul in verse 28, almost. Paul, almost. You have persuaded me to be a Christian." I think that shows evidence that the Spirit of God was convicting him. Surely his response is evidence of the struggle that was going on in his heart and his mind as the gospel message was being proclaimed, and yet he was declaring to Paul, Paul, almost but not altogether. Could I suggest in closing a number of reasons why Agrippa didn't come to that point where he could be saved? You see, there was his love of sin. There was his love of sin. Sitting to the right of Agrippa was a woman named Bernice. And I'm not going into the details tonight of the sin that the commentators would suggest that he was involved in, but suffice to say, It was a most vile sin. It was one that angered the very God of heaven. Agrippa and Bernice were living in sin, and Agrippa stopped short of coming to know Christ as his own and his personal Savior because he realized, if I come to Christ, I'm going to have to turn away from that sin that I love. you see for Agrippa that was a price he was not willing to pay. Anything else I'll give up. I might give up my money, I might give up my position, but not this sin that I have in my heart. It's too precious to me. I can never give it up. It's not something that I'm willing to treat. And yet God reminds us in Luke's gospel, except ye repent, what? Ye shall all likewise perish. And because Agrippa was not prepared to repent of the sin in his life, then he was going to perish in a Christless hell. And sinner, in the meeting tonight, maybe that's what stopped you from coming to Christ. And maybe, like Agrippa, you're in the position where you could say, almost preacher. For weeks, for months, as I've listened to the gospel being preached, I could say, almost. But tonight, it's the sin of my heart, preacher, and I don't think I could give that up. It's a price I'm not willing to pay. The love of sin. Notice quickly, there's also the fear of man. You see, sitting on the other side of a gribble was Fastus. Well, Fastus had heard the message. As clear as a gripper had, he knew his need of Christ the Saviour too, but he sought to speak to Paul in a derisory tone. He says, Paul, you're beside yourself, you're mad. Such learning does make you mad. And Agrippa realized, well, if I come to Christ now, I'm going to lose my position as king, which he held illegally anyway. I'm going to lose my possessions. I'm going to face the derision of the courtroom and those backing authority. And for Agrippa, that simply was a price too high, something he was not willing to pay. Harry Arnside was just a young boy. He was not a Christian, and his mother used to talk to him about becoming one. He'd always tell his mother, Mother, I would love to be saved, I would love to be a Christian, but I'm afraid that my friends would laugh at me. And his mother would always say to him, remember Harry, your friends may laugh you into hell, but they can never, ever laugh you out of it. The fear of man. Maybe that's what's been holding you back tonight, sinner. The thought, if you come to Christ, how you could tell your friends, your spouse, your brother, your sister, your work colleagues, and it's the fear of man that's holding you back. And tonight you're saying, preacher, almost. But it's a price I'm not willing to pay. Then finally there was the cost to himself. If he has a grip of Jude Paul standing before him, he'd have realized what it meant to be a Christian. He'd have seen the scars on the back of the apostle Paul. He'd have seen the chains on his hands and his feet. He'd have realized that if he became a Christian, that's what could have waited for him. And ultimately, Paul was going to be executed, and Agrippa was saying, you know what? That is just too high a price for me to pay. I'm not willing to pay the cost. And because he wasn't willing to pay the cost, tonight he's in a Christless hell. And I fear for someone in our meeting tonight, that you don't know Christ as your Savior, and you're almost persuaded, but it's the fear of man, it's the personal cost, it's the fear of rejection by those that you love, it's the love of sin, it's just something that's holding you back. And yet aren't we reminded in God's Word, what shall it profit a man if he should gain the whole world, but lose his own soul? How sad it would be tonight for someone in our service to have heard the gospel message proclaimed, to know their need of Christ, to be almost persuaded but to die in the state that you're in. Our time is gone. We haven't the time to look at the third point. I'll just mention it as we close. It was the moment that condemned him. Because you'll see in the verse 30 that after Paul has spoken to Agrippa, we find that the king rises up, the governor, and Bernice, and they sat with him, and that was that. Agrippa had made his decision. I'm not accepting Christ. And it was the last time that we ever hear of Agrippa being presented with the gospel. Almost, but not altogether. To be almost saved is to be entirely lost. My prayer is tonight that that will not be the case for any in our service. if I can be of any help to you, a solid ground can be any help to you, they'll be more than happy to sit with you and speak to you and point you to our wonderful Savior, that tonight you will be altogether persuaded and be sure of a home in heaven. May God bless his word to our hearts this