That's good. Amen. We'll figure out about two seconds after we die or the Lord comes back how trivial this whole life was. I think when we see the nail prints in his hand finally we'll figure it out that everything we've done here is just reasonable service. Every dime given to missions, every track handed out, Everything we've ever done for the Lord, just reasonable service. We think about sacrifice. Boy, I sacrificed to come to church. Listen, if you and I could see on the other side of eternity, realize what God saved us from, nothing we've done would even seem like a sacrifice. Thank you, Miss Jan. I told her I said, don't mess that up, and she didn't, man. She hit a home run right there, didn't she? Brother Barker, we appreciate you, and of course he's been a friend to our church for a long time, and been a friend to me and Brother Fry, and we're excited to hear him preach. Good to have the Russells back. We saw Brother Adam this morning. Good to see Miss Sarah back there, and the kids, and I told Braden I think he's grown about six inches in a month. I didn't even realize. I saw him yesterday. And he had a bow and arrow, and I thought, oh, I don't know if that's good or not. But he seemed like he's that tall. So we're glad to have them back for a little while. And good to have again all of our missionary friends. Brother Barker, if you'd come, you just preach whatever God lays on your heart. Thank you. Love you, brother. All right, if you have your Bible, turn anywhere you want to. It's all good. John chapter 3, I want you to look that with me this morning. Gospel of John chapter 3. While you're turning I do want to say it's a real joy to be here this morning. Good to be in the house of God. I've already enjoyed church today. Amen. I mean that with all my heart. Good Sunday school time. I have never taught what I taught on this morning during Sunday school. And I liked it so good I'm going to do it again. And hey, how to strengthen your mission program. And I appreciate God using those very simple, down the earth, very simple stuff. But that's what we need. And I appreciate God speaking to our hearts this morning. And man, the good singing today. I'm telling you, this choir just gets... up in the mountain, they say, Gooder and Gooder. Amen. I'm telling you, it's great. I enjoyed a good singing this morning. Then my favorite singer, I always enjoy her, and she's always a blessing. I praise the Lord for that. We've been married 54 years, and shortly after we got married, I taught her how to sing. And if you believe that, I have some ocean front land in Montana I want to say. Amen. But anyhow, I appreciate the good singing this morning. And it's so good to be back at Currytown Baptist Church today. I am humbled and honored by being here this morning. I mean that with all my heart. And I do not feel worthy to stand behind this pulpit after this man of God. You know this. I don't have to tell you this. You already know it. You have a great preacher. Amen. And you don't only have a great pastor, you've got a great preacher. Amen? I enjoy hearing him preach. I sure do. And I wasn't there, but he preached at my home church just a few weeks ago. And man, I'm telling you, they loved him. I'm telling you, it was wonderful. And how can you but love him when you hear him preach? I mean that. I appreciate you're a man of God, and I'm humbled and honored by being here these days. I hope we can be a blessing and be a help to you today. Also, I want to say this real quick. Who all was responsible? I know Miss Ella was, I know that lady right there probably was. That's the wrong lady I'm pointing at, I can't see. Where's that guy with that long beard? Oh, this lady right here. I probably wouldn't have picked her out, but you can't help pick him out, amen. Anyhow, I'm telling you, it was great. I enjoyed that last night. I told my wife going home, I said, man, it's good to go somewhere where they've got everything organized. That was wonderful. I enjoyed that last night. I enjoyed being with the missionaries. I'm going to enjoy being with them this week. It's so good to be in the service today. I want to just say this real quick. If we can get our brother over here to give us a watermelon, We may cut a watermelon and not you miss. So don't miss one night. We're gonna have a good time. And don't miss service tonight. Service starts tonight at five o'clock. Tomorrow night it starts at seven o'clock. So be sure and be here. And I'm gonna go back this week. Lord, don't change my mind. I got some stuff I preached many, many, many years ago that I haven't preached on in a long time. I'll guarantee to stir your heart for missions. And you don't only need to be here. You're gonna need to see what I'm gonna preach. So this guy back here reminded me of one of those sermons that he heard me preach 20 some years ago. And so I told him, I said, man, I can't believe you're saying that, because Lord willing, I'm going to preach that one night this week, if the Lord doesn't change our mind. But anyhow, don't miss the service. We're going to have a good time. How good to be in the house of God. John chapter 20, let's stand together. I'm not preaching out John 20. You know how to know when you're getting old? I don't know. John chapter number 3. I thought long and hard about the service this morning. Prayed much about what to preach on. Can't get away from this thought. I pray God we use it to speak to our hearts today. The Bible said in John chapter 3 verse 14, And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. Now, I want you to help me as I read this. When I stop, you speak. Y'all understand that? Watch this next verse. believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved that he gave his only begotten Son that believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into thee to condemn but thee. Through him might be saved. Rainey's interested in the world. And notice the next verse. He that believeth on him is not condemned. But he that believeth not is condemned already. Because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation that light has come into the world. I skipped it. Let's do it again. This is the condemnation that light has come into the world. And that men love darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. Our Heavenly Father, I pray you'll help us this morning. I have a real desire to be a help and be a blessing today. I realize I will not be that if you don't help me this morning. Lord, I pray you'll touch us with the power of God. May you anoint us, Lord, to preach the word of God this morning. I pray you'll give us unction, give us power. I pray, God, that lives will be changed through the preaching of the word of God today. Help us this morning out of the word of God. Most of all, again, I pray that when they hear this loss today, I pray they'll see their need of Christ and move in a mighty way today. And we'll thank you in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for sending him to be seated this morning. Bible also said in John 13 and verse number 1, Bible says in verse number 1, He loved them until the end. I want to talk to you many times in these verses here today. He talks about the world. And the Bible says in verse 16 again, I want to talk to you a little while this morning on a love that touches the world. And love that touches the world. I want to say this morning, when you look at this text today, and think about love today, our love is limited to just a few. But God's love this morning is not limited to anybody. He so loved the world, thank God. And I said in the Bible this week, and here's what I found out, the word world is found more than 200 times in the word of God. And to my surprise, He's found more than 80 times in the Gospel of John. And in my text this morning with John 13.1, seven times here, he makes mention here of the world today. Thank God he loves the world today. I like this here. Joy to the world. Joy to the world. How the Lord has come to whosoever will. Amen. And He certainly has today. I want to say to you this morning when I think about this verse today, I think it's one of the greatest mission verses in all the Word of God. When I think about the love of God, it's one of the greatest mission verses here in all the Word of God today. Somebody said John 3.16 is a gospel in a nutshell. That's so true. It's a gospel in a nutshell. Somebody else said this this morning. John 3.16 is God's love letter to the world. Yes, sir. God says to the world, I love you. And I will say to you this morning, what a tremendous thought. Somebody else said this about John 3, 16. It's a treasure that is inexhaustible. It's a treasure that is inexhaustible. I want to say, thank God he loves the world today. When I look at this verse here today, it's got 25 words in it. In those 25 words today, I'm telling you there's volumes said by each word today. It's the gem of all the Bible this morning. God so loves you and God so loves I this morning. I thought about this, that little word. For God, man, how do you get to the bottom of that? How do you mine out all of the meaning of that this morning? That God so loved the world. I want to tell you something this morning. I've been studying the Bible a long time. And that little word so turns my head around every time I read it. God so loves the world this morning. I thank God for that today. And let me say this today. Human love and God's love is different love today. God so loved the world. God so loved the world. My mother-in-law used to write my wife notes. And also, and she'd write me those. And she'd put in there, I love you so, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, so much. Are you hearing me today? That's what God is saying to you now today. A world that's here today, thank God. He loves the world today. I thought about what Paul said. Paul said that we might comprehend how with all the saints was the breadth, and the length, and the depth, and the height, How do you get to the bottom of that? How the length, the breadth, the depth, the height, how the love of God. And then it says in verse 19, and to know how the love of Christ, how which passeth all knowledge. I thank God he loves you today. Hallelujah for John 3, 16. God so loves you and I, I remember 54 years ago and I'm watching the clock. You know, I got a thing about that. I like these clocks. So here, everybody look at me, we're going by, this we're not here today. Right now it's five after nine, so here we go. If you're in Montana, it's 5 after 9, but listen to this. But I thought about this today. God, 54 years ago I got saved. And I never will forget the night I got saved. Man, I'd been to church that night, and I'm going to give the whole testimony with my girlfriend. And the only way I could go see her on a Thursday night was to go to church. And since I wanted to see her, I went to church with her on Thursday night. But before I went to church, several months prior to that, I'd already been on conviction. And I got saved that night. After the service, I told her, I said, man, I gotta have somebody pray with me. So I went and got my daddy out of bed, and a guy to pray with me. He didn't read me Romans 10. He didn't read me Romans 10, 13. He didn't read me Romans 10, verse 9, that thou shalt confess. He didn't read any of that. He looked up and here's what he said. He said, son, the Bible said that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. That's all he read. And by the way, can I say this today? There's enough gospel in that verse to save the world. I don't care who you are. I don't care where you're at. I don't care what nationality you are. I thank God there's enough gospel in that verse today. Thank God I just saved the world. For God so loved the world. God so loved the world this morning. And I want to tell you this morning, thank God for the love of God. I want to give you two or three things and I'll be done. I want to say first of all in verse 16, I see the perimeter, the perimeter of the love of God. Notice what it says, for God so loved. the perimeter, it reaches the world. I said it reaches the world. I taught Sunday school, we're not the church of Jerusalem, we're the church of Antioch. If you know the book of Acts, you know what I'm talking about. And I'll tell you, they reached out to the world. The church of Jerusalem, they was just right there and that was it. But I'll say to you this morning, hey, the perimeter of the love of God, it touches the world. I say it touches the world. I thought about this cross. It reaches high. It reaches low, then it reaches the four corners of the earth. And may I say to you this morning, how the perimeter of the love of God, hey, I'll tell you, it's world today. It's not just my neighbor and just a few. But thank God it's the whole world today. Those that are lost without Christ, it doesn't matter what color the skin is, it doesn't matter what nationality. God so loves the world today. Oh my, listen to me. Eight billion. Think about what I just said. 8 billion people on planet earth, they tell me now. And God loves every one of them. He knows where every one of them is. And by the way, every one of them need the gospel. And we got a limited time to get it to an unlimited number. Believe I'll preach on that, that sounds pretty good. How we gotta leave it in time. Hey, we gotta redeem the time, friend. Hey, these days are closing. Hear me this one, it's just about over. I know you don't believe that, but I'm telling you this one, it's just about over. And if we're ever gonna do anything for God, if you're ever gonna surrender to missions, if you're ever gonna go for God, if you're ever gonna give to missions, it's time to do it now, are you listening? The perimeter, the perimeter of the love of God. You know, human love is selfish. Human love is based on what we get in return. But God's love is pure. It's holy. It's outreaching. God's love this morning is always seeking the best for His object. It gives freely without any return. God so loved this morning. Hey, listen to me this morning. You can't do anything to get Him to love you anymore. And you can't do anything to get Him to love you any less. That's love, are y'all hearing me? That's love this morning. This fella called his girlfriend and said, hey, you're the greatest thing in the world. I'd cross the burning desert just to be with you. I'd go through a jungle of lines. I love you so much just to be with you. I'd brave anything. I love you so much just to be with you. Then he said, and by the way, if it's not raining, I'll see you tonight. Are you listening? That's not the way the love of God is this morning. Thank God, God so loved the perimeter of the love of God. It's reaching out. That's what missions is about. That's why these folk here this morning, it's going to the mission field. Thank God it's for the world this morning. Not just me, but the world. Are you listening? God so loved. And by the way, I want to say this, and I'm probably not going to finish this message. Give me one reason why God don't love any of us. Give me one reason God ought to have a second look at you and I. You and I the sinners lost without God, but God so loved you and I this morning. And the perimeter of the love of God, it touches the world. I say thank God, it touches the world. I'm going to say secondly out of this text this morning, not only, but number two, the perimeter of the love of God. But then in verse number 16, I see the proof. of the love of God, for God so loved the world. What a primitive! And what a proof that He gave! that he gave. Are y'all hearing me this morning? That he gave, that's the proof of the love of God today. God doesn't have to prove anything to you and I. He's already proved it. How about giving heaven's best, dear friend? I'm telling you, in the eons of eternity past, as a meeting went on in heaven by God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Ghost, they knew what was gonna happen. And I'm telling you, it was preordained that Jesus Christ would come and go to the cross of Calvary and die for the sins of the world. Hey, the proof of the love of God. It's a great gift. You say, why? Because of what it is. Because of what it does. Because, man, are you hearing me this morning? What a change has been wrought in my heart. I see Jesus come into my life. Hey, I one time was a sinner going to hell, but thank God I'm saved this morning. It's wonderful today. The proof of the love of God that God gave today. I thought about this verse this week when I was studying. Romans 5 verse 6. For when we were without strength, and you were, and when we were without strength, In due time or the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. You say, I'm not ungodly. If you're not saved, you're ungodly. And I want to tell you, I did my uncle's funeral Friday. The only uncle I had left, 96 years old, my daddy's brother. Only one of that family that was left, that generation's gone. And I did my uncle's funeral, I promised him a long time ago, I said, Uncle Limbal, I don't care where I'm at in the world. He asked me if I'd do his funeral, I said, I promise you, I don't care where I'm at in the world, when you cross the river, tell the girls to call me, I'm coming home, I'll do your funeral. And I fulfilled that promise right, and here's what I started to say, there's a house full of people there. And I'm afraid I had a lot of cousins sitting there. And boy, they're relying on their good works and what they can do. Listen to me, he didn't die for the good people, he died for the ungodly. And I'll say this morning, if you're in this service and you know what I'll say today, you're ungodly. You'll say, Brother Barker, I resent that. Well, I can't help it. It's just the way it is today. And either you're saved or not saved. Hey, listen to the proof of his love for scarcely. For righteous men will one die, yet pre-adventure for good men, some would even dare to die. But God, don't you like that conjunction? But God, commendeth his love toward you. Hey, hear me this morning, the proof of his love, he gave, thank God, he gave this morning. You say, preacher, how can I prove my love to him? I'm so glad you asked that question. All right, listen, don't want to be giving yourself. And you know what would be good at Currytown this week? Here's what really would be good. Some young couple, some middle-aged couple, some old couple like Brother Money and his wife, old people. You know what would really be good this week? Some couple come down this old-fashioned altar, lay themselves on the altar and say, God, I surrender all. I surrender all. There's a world out there that's going to hell, and you so love the world, and if you can use me anywhere in any part of the world, I'm willing to go. I give myself. I remember when that happened to me. 1971, I didn't get saved in 71, I got saved in 70. But it was 71 before I really got right with God. And I remember that night, that little church way up there on the mountain of Trap Hill, North Carolina. I bowed myself on an old-fashioned altar with that little lady right there. And I said, Lord, I surrender all. I give you my mouth. I give you my tongue. I give you everything. Whatever you do, here it is. Here it is. And boy, I look back 50 years later. Oh, my soul. Are you listening to me? It seemed like a dream. Man, it's been wonderful. And I'll say to you this morning, the proof of the love of God. I'll tell you how you prove your love to Him this morning. By giving yourself. By giving yourself. Here I am, Lord, here I am. And you know what I found out? If you'll give yourself, finances will not be a problem. Those churches of Macedonia first gave their self to the Lord and then under Paul. Now I'll say to you that the proof of the love of God is proof He loves me. My proof to Him, I show Him. by giving back to Him the proof of the love of God this morning. And then I want to say this quickly, you don't only see the perimeter of that love, you see the proof of that love. But then in this text this morning, I see the plan for that love. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. What proof and what a plan, whosoever. That's a good word. You know what we are? We're a bunch of whosoevers. You know what's going to be in heaven? It's going to be a bunch of whosoevers. Yes, I said a bunch of whosoevers. I took a class this morning and I heard a guy preaching yesterday. I don't know where he went to school. I don't think he ever went to school. And he's talking about how there's going to be three different groups in heaven. That's about as dumb as a sack of doorknobs. Are y'all hearing me? I tell you what's going to be in heaven. It's not going to be Jew and it's not going to be Gentile. I want to tell you we all baptized into one body when we got saved. And you know what's going to be in heaven? I tell you what's going to be there. It's going to be a bunch of whosoever wills and got saved by the grace of God. That's who's going to be there. Are you hearing me this morning? You see the plan of the love of God. The plan is who? Whosoever will. Whosoever will. If that's in South America, whosoever will. If that's in Asia, whosoever will. If that's in Europe, whosoever will. If that's in the Bahamas, whosoever will. Thank God, hallelujah, hear me this morning. I'm glad I'm a whosoever will. Hear me this morning, all the prayer is whosoever will. What kind of God, can I step off the platform a minute? I don't step off platform much, I have to go back. But what kind of God would be this kind of God? You can go to heaven, she's not going. You can go to heaven, you're not going. You can't go. Your beard's three inches too long, you can't go. She can go to heaven. I ain't sure about you, but how about, yeah, you can go to heaven. But that's about as crazy as anything I've ever heard in my life. How do you get, listen to me, whosoever will. Define that to me this morning. How do you determine this one's elected and this one's not elected? I'm gonna tell you who's elected. Everybody's born again. Did y'all get what I said? You believe in the doctrine of election? Oh yes, I love it, I believe in it. You say, how about the doctrine of election? It's to everybody the same. You're elected to be prestiginated to conform to the image of His child. I will tell you, God never elected nobody to die and go to hell. He saved everybody so come, it's whosoever will, thank God. Oh, the plan, the plan is whosoever will. I'm glad after preaching 50 years I still enjoy preaching on John 3, 16. You say we ought to leave that to the novice. Well, I am a novice. Are you listening? You see the proof of the love of God. I've got to move. In this text you see the perimeter, how big it is. You see the proof, how God proved by giving. You see the plan, it's whosoever. Come now. Let us reason together, saith the Lord. I'm in the book of Isaiah. What a book. That's the longest book in the Bible. Every chapter in Isaiah has got 141 verses. And each verse has got 50 words in each verse. No, I'm just kidding. It is a long book. I've been reading it all week. I'm reading it, but here's what I'm getting ready to say. Listen to this verse. Isaiah, chapter 55, verse number 1. Oh, every one. How do you get different ones out of that? Everyone. You say, why are you hammering that? I'm hammering that because that doctrine is sweeping this country. Calvinism ain't a thing in the world but a stump to hide behind for doing nothing for God. It's whosoever the plan today. Hear me, hear me well. Those, everybody, everybody, everybody be saved. They want to come to Christ. In this text you see the perimeter of the love of God. You see the proof. You see the plan. Then I like the protection. For God so loved the world, this love that touches the world, the perimeter of it, the proof of it, the plan of it, but then there's the protection of it. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth, anybody can do that, believeth. I preached Friday on ABC's The Salvation, that funeral. You say you didn't say that in the funeral? I sure did. Acknowledge, believe, call, and here's what I started to say. The protection of the love of God, who shall but believeth in him, and the protection is this, shall not perish. Look up here, and pardon my English. I know better than saying it. I shouldn't say it, but I'm going to say it anyhow. I ain't going to hell. I'm not going to hell. The protection shall not perish. Lord, that makes a mountain boy want to run. Are y'all hearing me this morning? I'm never going to hell. I've even had people tell me I was going there and I said, I ain't going. Are you listening? Hey, I'm telling you this morning, the protection shall not perish. Listen to me, if you're saved, you're going to heaven. I said, if you're saved, you're going to heaven. You say, I'm not even sure I want to go. If you're saved, you ain't got a choice in the matter now, because you're going, thank God. I'm telling you this for all the love of God. What a text this morning from missions today. Shall not perish. Are you listening? Numbers and numbers and thousands and millions around the world that's in poverty, that's starving, that doesn't have anything. Many of them don't have enough money to pay attention. But when they get saved, shall not perish. Are you listening? If you're saved, you're living in the worst world you'll ever live in. Boy, I could preach right there about 30 minutes. Are you hearing me? You're having it the worst you'll ever have it right now. But you know what? My wife and I are having the best we've ever had it. Are you listening? Yes, I thought you said this good living is the worst way you are. But I'm enjoying the trial. I don't have no sad stories to tell. I'm telling you I'm happy this morning. I'm happy now and ain't even trying to be. Hey man, heaven down with a hammer down. Hear me this morning. The protection shall not perish this morning. Let me ask you a question. I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish. Neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father which gave them me is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. As one of my Pentecostal friends tell me, he said, I believe that. I said, well, you don't believe me, turn on the security then. He said, I know nobody can pluck you out of the Father's hand, but you can pluck yourself out. I said, are you a man? Of course, we ain't sure this day and time. Are you a man? Is that what the Bible says? And by the way, the black preacher said, nobody in the plucking business, but him, he ain't gonna pluck us out. Hey, the protection. And I'll tell you, that's a good story today. We can take that story to the mission field today. And church, hundreds, some missionaries, this church supports every month. Hey, that's a good story they're going out there with. They're telling me, shall my parents thank God? By the way, you know what these missionaries are doing? They're going to the mission field and duplicating Currytown Baptist Church. That's exactly what they're doing. I never will forget when I was North America Mission Director of Macedonia, preachers asked me all the time, what do you preach out west? I said, what do you preach here? What do you preach in Germany? There have been many times. I said, what do you preach here? I've been in South America. He said, what do you preach in South America? I said, what do you preach here? Well, he preached in the Bahamas. I preach the same thing that I preach right here. It works! Are you listening? Oh, listen this morning. The protection of the love of God. Then I've got to close. I'm not done, but I've got to close. Listen to this. In this text this morning, we see the perimeter of the love of God. It's the world. We see the proof. He proved by giving. And by the way, you prove your love for Him by giving. Amen. You see the plan? It's whosoever. You see the protection? But in closing this morning, I see here in this text here this morning, I see the provisions. is forever and for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but is everlasting. And I'll tell you this real quick this morning. If you don't know Him, you're missing the greatest thing in the world. The provisions and that love that God gives you and I. And also in those provisions, I don't have time to tell you about them. There's about 14 sub points you can tie in right there. And I want to tell you the provisions are wonderful this morning. Isn't it good to be saved? I mean, listen to me, isn't it really wonderful to be saved? You know, I preach to some folk, it's not at Carytown, but I preach to some folk, and I want to go back and take them by the hand and say, sir, if I had what you've got, I would trade it. I mean, bless God, they look just alike. You'd tell the best joke you got, you'd preach the best sermon you got, you can jump, you can turn and flip, do anything you want to do. They sit there, act just like their mother lost the house on the front porch. Don't smile. Let me tell you something this morning. If I had that, I'd trade it. I'm telling you, God gave me such joy in my heart when I got saved. What a joy of the provisions that come with this this morning. It's everlasting. It's everlasting. I want to say to you today, that's the message today. But here's the thing, it grieves my heart and I'm done. Now this number, this large, there's no doubt in my mind. There's somebody in this room this morning. If you died right where you sat, you'd die and go to hell. You know what's worse than going to hell out of Africa? Going to hell out of Arcadia. Did I get that right? Is it Archdale? Arcadia. You know why? Because you can quote John 3.16. You've heard it. You hear the radios every day. It's on TV everywhere. I want to tell you something, friend. I'd hate to die and go to hell out of this part of the country. And even more than that, I'd hate to die and go to hell off the pew of Currytown Baptist Church this morning. What a tremendous verse. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. for you, for scarcity with a man, give a good man. And can I just say this real quick? I have two sons. One of them is in heaven. The other one's my pastor. There was a time when my pastor was not my pastor. There was a time when my boy was something else, and that's as far as I'm going. When he's a teenager, he knew more than me, God, and everybody else. Now, you don't have teenagers at Currytown that way. Cocky attitude, smart, eloquent, knew more than everybody else. There's a minute a day I want to change the color of his spit. Are you listening? Here's my thought, and I'm done. When my boy was at his lowest point, sorriest, he didn't get out in the world, didn't smoke juju weed as far as I know. I've never asked him. I'm afraid to, but anyhow, I don't think he did. But when my boy was at his lowest point, There's not a one of you in this room. God gave him for you. Do you know what God done one day? God looked down through the telescope of time and saw a bunch of sinners that's gonna be coming to the world that's lost. God gave his son for you. What an escape, you don't have to die and go to hell today. You say, I can't believe you preach on John 3, 16. in a mission conference. Well, give me a better text and I'll preach it. Will you come to the piano so I'll quit preaching? Listen to me, I'm closing. If you're in this room and you're not saved, I prayed for you before daylight this morning. There were some hours I fasted and prayed for you this week. Are you hearing me? I'm not bragging, I'm just telling you facts. Don't die and go to hell. Man, that's the worst thing that ever happened in your life. And by the way, you're gambling with two things. Number one, you could be in eternity by this afternoon. And number two, Jesus could come back today. We're redeeming the time because it's so limited what time we've got. You need to get saved today. If you're here this morning and your life's not right with God and you're not walking with God like you ought to be walking with Him, then you ought to get in this morning. Mission Revival is a time of dedicating yourself and getting in for God. Would you bow your heads and stand together? Let's stand together with our heads bowed, Father. As we stand to our feet this morning, I pray the Spirit of God, We'll take this simple thought out of the book of John chapter 3, which is simple but yet so true, so deep, so wide, so big, we'll never reach the bottom of it. I pray God you'll take the truth of your word and I pray you'll speak to our hearts today. Lord, as the musicians begin to play, I pray the Holy Ghost, God will speak to that man, that woman, that boy, that girl about their loss and their condition. Oh, God, speak to hearts this morning. Lord, I pray today, Lord, for that one here that's not where they ought to be with God. I pray you'll speak to them. Our heads are bowed and nobody looking around. There's somebody on the altar praying. Oh, that's his question. How many in this room just want to say preacher? There's not one doubt in my mind. Pastor, there's not a thing of doubt in my mind. Pastor McDaniel, there's not a doubt in my mind. If I died to the right name, I'm 100% sure I'd go to heaven. So based on the grace of God and what God's done in my life, I know I'm saved. Would you raise your hand? Hold them real high. Hold them real high. That's a beautiful sight, beautiful sight. You can put them down. Now can I ask this question, and I'll tell you this, I'm not gonna embarrass you, I'm not gonna come to you, I'm gonna pray for you. Wouldn't it be one, say preacher, maybe more than one, just say preacher, I'm either not saved, I'm not a harm fixer, I go to heaven. I'd like to know that. I'd like to know today, if I died today, I'm going to heaven. I'd like to know that. By the way, the very coffin you're gonna be buried in could be the funeral home right now. You just don't know about that. So if you're not saved right now, while nobody's looking at you, just lift up your hand. And by that, say, preacher, would you pray for me that I'll get saved before it's too late? I am interested. I believe what you say. I need prayer. Would you pray for me? Would you raise it right now? I'm not gonna come to you. I'm not gonna point you out. I'm gonna pray for you. I'm just not sure would you pray for me. Anybody in the world? I believe God's speaking to hearts. Hold it high so I can see it. Let me raise your hand and say, preacher, I am saved. I doubt I'd go to heaven, but my life's not counted for God like it ought to. Preach, I'm not injured like I need to be. I'm not living the life I ought to live. I'm saved, but I need prayer this morning. Man, God so loves you so much, he gave his son for you. Don't you think I ought to live for him? Let me raise your hand and say, Preach, I'm saved, but I'm not willing to be with God when you pray for me. Would you raise your hand? I see that hand. I see that hand. I see that hand. God bless you. I see that hand back there. I saw that hand right there. While our heads are bowed, folks, Still praying around the altar, listen to me. You that raised your hands, won't you come to the altar right now? Let's have prayer right now. And say, dear Lord, help me to dedicate my life, help me to be wild, to be for God. You that raised your hands, come on right now, that's it, come on. Others this morning, others this morning, come on, right now, come on. And if you never raised your hand, God spoke to your heart, come in here. Come on, all these folk are coming, others. Others this morning? Do business with God today. Hey, sir, do business with God. Now, do business with God. Let God help you. Mission revival, great time to get right with God. How about it? Will you come? Will you come? Will you come? Father, meet every need this morning. Those that's already come to the altar and went back, I pray you'll help them. If these is in the altar, I pray you'll help them. Those that raise their hands, it's not good. I pray you'll do a work in their heart, do a work in their heart. Most of all, those that's not saved, there's a number of people could not raise their hand, that they knew if they died, they'd go to heaven. There's a lot of them that couldn't raise their hand. If you weren't by that, it's a testimony that's probably not saved. Don't let them leave this building that way. Oh God, help them. Get in today for the glory of God. We'll thank you for all you do in Jesus' name. Preacher's coming. Just a minute, I'm gonna be over here. I'll be sitting right here with my wife. If you're here and you're not saved, if you don't come over, I'd be no lie to take my Bible myself. As an individual, I'll lead you to Christ. Don't leave lost today. God bless you, preacher.