Gospel—Wally Dear
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To the Gospel meeting tonight.
The Gospel.
Is glad tidings are good news.
In fact, I was looking in the J&D translation.
And every time.
I would see the word gospel in the King James person.
I see glad tidings in the J and DI, just thought that was interesting.
Because it's wonderful to be able to stand up here tonight.
And present the good news of the gospel of the grace of God.
It's refreshing, it gives relief.
Because when you read the news in the paper.
Around the Internet.
Oh, you hear it.
From the radio.
Or from the TV.
It's depressing now and then there might be something that's.
Uplifting something that shear the heart.
But for the most part, it's depressing. But tonight we've got wonderful news and it's a message of love that's come down from above.
As for you and As for me.
And.
We wanna focus.
I'm one person here tonight.
His name is Jesus.
Jesus. Jesus, Exactly.
Suits us sinners.
Jesus eternally saves.
Uh, sinners. And you know, Jesus not only saves, he satisfies.
Jesus eternally satisfies.
US Saints.
So we have a wonderful person.
To sing about.
And we're gonna talk about him.
We're gonna read about him.
And.
Not only are we going to talk about him, we're going to talk with him.
Here tonight.
Now there's one word.
That I've been thinking about in connection with the name of Jesus.
It's a four letter word.
It's the word.
Only.
ONLY.
What does only mean?
Only means.
Nobody else.
And nothing more.
And that is all.
Only and I looked at this hymn sheet.
And I must say, I didn't read every word, but there were three songs or three hymns on the hymn sheet that has the word only. So I'd like to sing these tonight.
Let's sing #9.
We'll start tonight by singing #9.
Every soul I sin oppressed, there's mercy with the Lord. He will surely give you rest by trusting in His Word only.
Only trusted.
Only trust in that why he will save you.
He will save. He will save you now. You mean I can be saved by only trusting Jesus?
That's what the Bible says. Do you believe the Bible is true?
You know, saying Jesus loves me. This I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
The Bible tells me so. Let's keep that in mind.
The Lord Jesus sit.
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Verily, verily, truly, truly I say unto you, I say unto thee, he that believeth on me.
Has everlasting life.
The Bible tells me so.
So that's why this him is based on the body.
Only trusted. It sounds simplistic.
In making the way of salvation so very simple for you and for me, that you can be saved here tonight, right where you're at, sitting on your seat.
You don't have to do anything. You don't have to go anywhere.
You can be saved now if you will put your trust in Jesus.
And you can trust him while you're singing. Is him tonight. And you will be saved. Now I'm gonna talk more about this listing #9.
Let's stand up as we sing, please.
No president birthday. We're all born.
I may Wil joy.
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Whosoever hearers shout, shout the sound. Now this has the word only #16.
Now the door is open. Enter while you may.
Jesus is the truth, the only living way.
Now there's one more swung. It's on the back.
Page.
So #43 one door and only one.
One door and only one.
Everybody got a index finger.
You got one of these? OK, this stands for one. Only one.
1.
And only 1.
Million, but I don't wish I hearted you.
One door.
And only one.
This.
We we had opportunity.
With the visit a life-size replica.
Of Noah's Ark.
And it was impressive.
I didn't realize the size.
Of this art until I stood there.
And it towered above me and stretched down over 500 feet. I believe they had it and I noticed.
One door inside of the yard there was a big door, but there was only one one door.
And you know.
He went inside.
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Went to the door.
And it was a nice beautiful Plaid right by the door.
And there was a verse on that plaque. You know what it said?
Jesus said I am the door.
By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved.
And there was a presentation of the glad tidings. It was beautiful.
And so.
We stood there.
By that door.
We thought about nor.
And his wife. And their three sons.
Their wives 8 souls inside.
The door.
And I thought to myself.
What was Noah thinking as he stood inside by that door?
And the flood came.
Don't you think Noah was happy?
I think he'd be rejoicing.
As he contemplated what was taking place outside the door.
And so.
While we were standing there, man walked up.
You had a big bag around his waist.
And he had a big microphone.
With a big furry covering on it, you know, he said. I'm from France.
And I'm a journalist, and I'm over here to write a story about this boat, this ark.
And he was asking us if we like what we saw. And I said, you know, this art is truly.
A marvelous creation.
And it is from a technological standpoint to see the way this arc has been constructed.
In this particular artist model, I believe the thought was conceived back in 2003 or 4 and construction took place and it's still a work in progress, but it was opened on.
July.
7.
2016.
'Cause they wanted to open it.
On 7/7.
Because if you'll notice in Genesis Chapter 7 and verse seven, it says something there. Very interesting.
So perhaps we could just read exactly what it says. Genesis Chapter 7.
And verse 7.
It says and Noah went in and his sons.
And his wife and his sons wives with him into the ark because of the waters of the flood.
Noah is safe inside the ark.
And this reporter, he says this.
Seems to have kind of a spiritual.
Objective to it this art because there's many references to God into the scripture, to the word of God.
And he had some questions and, you know, it was wonderful opportunity to give the gospel.
And the fact that Noah found refuge in this big boat, this ark.
Because of the judgment, the flood that covered the earth.
The waters went up.
I believe 22 feet or more above the highest mountain.
There was no place of refuge on the face of this planet Earth accepting the ark.
Noah and his family went through the door.
And they were safe.
Inside Alright, it tells us here in verse 16 that the Lord shut him in along with all the animals.
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You know, and we were able to tell this reporter today, we know that judgment is ahead for this world. God has appointed a day in which he will judge this world in righteousness.
By that man whom he has ordained, wherein he has given assurance unto all men, and that he has raised them from the dead.
Who's that man?
His name is Jesus, and Jesus is going to judge this world in righteousness. It's coming, but at the present time, the Lord Jesus.
He offers to you and to me a full and free party.
For our scene.
And he says I am the door.
Not a door.
Not a better door. Not the best door. Why? Because there's only one door.
We sang it in the songs here tonight.
#16 now the door is open.
Enter while you may.
Now Jesus is the truth, the only living way. One door and only one. You know when we sing that song?
I was able to sing I'm on the inside.
And not everybody was putting up their hand.
So I really couldn't see.
Exactly what was going on in your heart?
Did anybody point out here?
When we sang this.
You know, sometimes.
We do things because our neighbors do it.
And I wonder if somebody may have been pointing here, that really is not safe. You're still in your sins. You're outside of Christ.
You need to be saved because time is short.
And the door will be shut.
And when the door is shut, it will be shut forever.
Well before we departed.
The reporter said. I'd like to give you.
N.
And I had this, uh, track by John Kaiser.
Beautiful track.
I said to him, do you recognize this?
Oh yeah, Titanic. Oh yeah.
I said Titanic.
It had an experienced.
Captain, just like John likes to tell us.
He was a professional in his field, the captain, Captain Smith.
And the very finest of building materials for a ship.
And cutting edge technology of the day built into this ship.
And it was a monstrosity.
And it was impressive.
And it was.
The pride of the White Star line.
But you know, I said to Jim, his name is Jib. Jib.
This ship.
Is at the bottom of the ocean today.
It's 2 miles down under the water. Oh yeah.
And then I said this arc.
It didn't go down.
It floated and then he proceeds to.
Translate or speak a mile a minute French.
Into this microphone.
And I think he was getting the point because when he ended up going.
Titanic.
Well, it was a really good interview.
Except the way it ended up was kind of interesting, he said. No.
What do you think about Donald Trump?
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How will he affect?
The future of America.
And the future of the world, you know this man, Donald Trump, he seems to be on so many minds today.
Well, you know.
I think Donald Trump.
Would be ready to admit.
That he is not the solution.
To the world's problems. I'm sure he's going to try to deal with some of the problems, but he can't.
Set this world right.
As much as people would like to see that happen.
Oh, that's good to hear. Thank you very much.
That was beautiful.
Some time ago I went to the dump there and.
Vanceboro. And when I arrived, here was a man. He had this huge black bag.
And he was struggling with this black bag. He wanted to throw it up over into the bin. You know, we got a big bin now and the bears can't get it done. Garbage.
So he comes over, he said.
You think you could help me?
With this bag, throw it in, I thought, well, yeah, I think so.
It didn't look like any big deal.
Until I started lifting on it.
Don't ask me what was in that bag, I think it was a pile of concrete or dirt or something, it was so heavy.
But anyway, we got into the dump, but the bin.
And then he said to me.
Do you know God?
That's a good question. Do you know God?
Have you ever had anybody ask you that question?
You know, I said. I do.
I know him and he was looking me up and down and I think he wondered how is it that I could respond in such a positive way? Well, I said to the man.
I said I've come to know God through his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Because the Son of God came into this world.
And he walked in this world as a man. The Son of God became the Son of man.
And Jesus was here in this world, and I come to know him, trust him. Well, you know, he said I really.
Haven't.
Thought of him in that way.
He said. I think Geo stands for.
Good, orderly direction. That's God. Good orderly direction. That's all I know.
I don't think that's knowing God or knowing Jesus, but isn't it wonderful to know God, and I mean in a personal way and to be able to speak with him just as we did at the outset of this meeting? We talked with the Lord Jesus. We talked with God the Father. We were on the 12Th floor of this building.
About 45 minutes ago.
And there was a whole room of brothers.
Down on your knees.
Talking with the Lord.
About you.
Any in this hall still in their sin. You don't know God, you don't know Jesus.
You're in big trouble.
You're gonna perish.
You need to be saved. You need to be saved now.
Because one of these days, and let me tell you this, it could be before the meeting is over, the door will be shut.
And if that would happen tonight, that Jesus would come.
You would still be here, sitting on your seat.
I know when I was growing up I thought about that and I must say it filled my soul with terror to think I would be left behind when Jesus comes.
Well, thankfully.
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The time came when I I put my faith and trust in the Lord Jesus and I asked him to save me and he saved my soul.
And I've been saved ever since.
I believe once saved, always saved.
Because to suggest anything else.
Is an insult.
To God and to his Son.
And so we have to add.
Something of our own to what God has done.
As for God, His way is perfect.
And when he makes a salvation, it's perfect.
We can't add to it.
Well, why is it that Noah went into the ark? It was because of the flood. Why was the flood?
It was because of the wickedness in the world, and we've been talking about this little word only. I think the first reference in this translation to the word only is in chapter 6, Genesis chapter 6.
And verse.
5.
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great.
In the Earth.
And that every imagination of the thoughts.
Of his heart.
Was only evil.
Continually.
The margin in my Bible says the whole imagination.
The whole imaginations.
Says the Hebrew word signifies not only the imagination but also the purposes and desires.
It says here.
His heart was only evil continually.
What a commentary on the state of man. Only evil.
And as we read on in this chapter, verse 11, it says the earth also was corrupt before God and the earth was filled with violence.
And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupted, for all flesh had corrupted his way.
Upon the earth.
All flash.
You realize that when the flood came?
It wasn't a regional flood.
It wasn't a local flood.
That was imposed on certain people because they were so bad.
But it was a flood that covered the face of the planet.
Why? Because all flesh.
Had corrupted.
His way.
And such is the state of man away from God.
It's plain, the Bible tells us.
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
And when the waters came, they covered the whole earth.
You know, some had the idea that.
Maybe their race is better or their nationality is better.
Or the country they live in is better than another country?
That's not the case, you know, it tells us the Lord, He looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God.
And what did he observe?
They are.
All gone aside.
They are all together, become filthy. There is none that doeth good.
No, not one.
Altogether become filthy.
Now, you know, men don't like to hear that commentary on their state.
And this is a big problem.
I do believe.
In the total depravity of man, fallen man, there's no good in fallen man.
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Somebody says, well, you're going to an extreme.
No, that's what the Bible says.
At the other extreme, we have God.
Holy God.
And so we have on this extreme.
God only good.
Only wholly.
Over on this side, at this extreme, we have.
Man only dead, only sinful.
That's a big space in between.
You know what men try to do?
They tried to tell us that God is not as good as he says he is, He's not as holy as he says he is, and so he seeks to bring God down to his level and also.
He says.
Man, it's not so bad. There's some good in him and so he seeks to bring man up.
And bring God down. And somehow we have.
A middle of the road approach which I must say is a big mess.
It's not according to the Word of God. Now here tonight, I want to tell you something.
When I say.
That man by nature, in practice, is a Sinner in all bad There's a remedy, and that's the precious blood of Jesus.
Jesus at the cross of Calvary shed his blood.
In order to save your soul and mind.
And.
Cleans us from all sin.
How we get this cleansing?
By going to church? By being baptized?
By saying prayers.
By reading the Bible.
How is it that we can get cleansed?
Only trust him.
That's it. Only trust him.
Now that brings to mind another only.
John, 316.
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.
His only son, One son.
His delight.
Because we often sing by the one chief treasure His bosom freely gave his own pure love we measure his willing mind to save.
I believe the heart of God was pulled out.
In the unspeakable gift.
Of his dear son.
And now all God asks you to do is to trust Him. Put your faith in Him.
Believe on him.
Brother John here, he told me a little poem. I think I got it right, but I maybe don't have it quite right.
It went like this.
John, 316.
OK, 25 words.
In John 316.
12 About God.
And 12 about me.
Sun in the middle.
Who died?
Upon the tree.
Right at the center of John 316 is the SOA.
Just like the SUN is at the center of this solar system, SON is at the center of John 316. Because you know what I believe?
Jesus, the Son of God, is at the center of God the Father's thinking.
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He loves his son.
And he has committed all things into his hand.
And he loves him so very much.
John three, 36. It tells us, he that believeth on the Son has everlasting life. He that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
I believe that God thinks so much of his.
Beloved Son, because of what He did here on Earth.
Doing always those things that please the Father.
That to reject the sun is the worst crime that could ever be committed.
The worst thing is to reject God's Son.
And God feels that rejection.
And that's why it says the wrath of God.
Is there anybody here tonight? You're still in your sins. You've heard about Jesus, but you have not come to Jesus.
What is it that?
Keeps you from coming to the Savior. You have no good excuse.
You know, people have such flimsy excuses for rejecting.
God's goodness.
His offer of salvation. We read about excuses over in, I think it's Luke 14. One man, you know, he wouldn't come to the supper, that the man is prepared.
Because he bought oxen, he had to go to Proven. He bought land. He has to go check out the land.
See if it's good or not.
One man, he said, well, I married a wife, so I I can't come.
You know, there's no good excuse for not coming to Jesus. One time we were, uh.
On an island off the coast of Maine.
And we're looking for a lighthouse.
Well, we couldn't find a lighthouse, so we saw two hikers, a man and his wife, and they had this humongous backpacks. I mean, these things were seemed like they were almost as tall as they were and they were on their backs. Well, we started to go toward these ones and they put down these huge backpacks.
And we asked as to where this lighthouse is on this island. So we sit up, I'll show you, pulls out a map, and he showed us exactly where to go.
So before we separated ways.
I said Sir.
You gave us a good steer tonight or this afternoon.
So I'd like to leave you on here too, offering the gospel paper. You know what his wife said? He said no.
We can't carry any more weight.
That's what he said. She said that. I stood there. I could hardly believe my ears.
You know what she had a problem with her heart. Heart problem.
And I think that.
You probably felt the weight of those backpacks.
But if they would only feel the weight of their sings.
They would have grabbed this track.
And find out.
How their burden can be lifted?
Through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. But such is the case with.
Millions in the world tonight.
They go their own way, they have their own thoughts.
In my heart.
Goes after these ones. You don't realize they're peril.
Because one of these days the door is going to be shut and Grace no more will say yet there is room. You're gonna be outside the door or you're gonna be safe inside. Because if you're on the outside, there's no way you're gonna get back in. You're not coming in. It's gonna be too late now. 01's tonight. This is very serious business.
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It wasn't that long ago.
There was, uh.
A plane that flew from Barcelona, Spain.
Headed to Dusseldorf, Germany.
He had 144 passengers on board.
6 crew members.
Well, part way through the flight.
The pilot exited the cockpit.
In order to use the restroom.
And when he went?
To return to the cockpit.
The door.
Shut up.
And so the pilot.
He knocked on the door.
It was all quiet.
You thought it gets on the intercom to talk with the cockpit?
There's no response.
How would you feel if you were the pilot?
Wanting to get in.
In order to navigate this plane to a safe landing, he couldn't get in.
He said well, I.
I can disable her.
I got a quote. It punches in the code to get in.
Didn't work.
The code reader on the inside been disabled.
Now he's getting frantic.
Something's wrong.
And he literally started.
To bang on the door.
And when he realized.
That that door was shut.
Deliberately shut.
You started, I think, with some kind of tools or whatever.
You want to get back in that cockpit.
But sad to see.
On the other side of that door was a deranged copilot.
And I understand after that copilot.
Lock the door.
He began a program.
Whereby that plane begin to descend into the French Alps.
We know the end of the story.
You know, it just makes me cringe to think about a pilot trying to get into his cockpit knowing that this plane is probably going down.
And all they could hear on the recorder was.
The copilot was breathing.
Consistent breathing.
They could hear somebody trying to break down the door of the cockpit.
And then they heard the shrieks.
And the screams.
As that plane crashed into the mountain.
Well, I spent a long time in that story, but what I want to say this?
Boys and girls.
If you're not safe, you're on the outside and judgment is ahead and you need Jesus and the doors open, he says. I am the door.
By me if any.
Man, woman, boy or girl, enter in. He shall be saved.
Wouldn't you like to know for sure you're safe inside?
You know there's many more scriptures we could turn to.
Uh, over in some no notice. Uh, some.
62.
I think 6 times we have the word only in this song. Psalm 62.
And we don't have time to read through the whole song, but it starts off and it's a Psalm of David. And he says truly.
My soul waited upon God and if you notice in the margin, at least in my Bible, I think Mr. Darby for the Word truly only my soul waits upon God only verse two. He only is my rock and my salvation. He is my defense. I shall not be greatly moved.
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Notice verse five, My soul waved out only.
Upon God. See how often that word only shows up here? My expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation. He is my defense. I shall not be moved.
No.
There's two.
Places where we don't have the word, Well, I should say one place. Uh, I skipped over verse four. They only consult to cast him down. Now this only refers to those.
That are sinners.
And there's never only that refer to sinners in verse 9. Surely men of low degree are vanity.
I think the word surely, perhaps is only.
And men of high degree are a lie to be laid in the balance. They are altogether lighter than vanity, only vanity.
You know David, he liked to speak of the Lord as the rock of his salvation.
And if we turn over to the New Testament, we find the Lord Jesus refers to himself as the rock.
Because I do believe that Jehovah in the Old Testament is Jesus in the New.
And Peter said about the Lord Jesus, thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
That was a good description because that's what Jesus is, the Christ, the Son of the living God and the Lord Jesus said on this rock I will build my church. He's referring to himself. He is the rock of our salvation.
There's uh.
A flight in Chacoamy.
Back in 1996 and I visited there shortly after and the brother was taking us around.
And he'd see that house there.
And there was a house standing all by itself out there.
He said there was a horrific flood. In fact, I think it was.
Four weeks of water going over the Niagara Falls accumulated during two days.
And it flowed through that area, carried away 488 houses, just swept away. But that house remained. And it's just a little house. It's called the Little White House. It become a museum. And I was reading about it because it's interesting. You know what, back in 1950, the man that built this house.
He made a good foundation. He went right down to the rock.
And this picture shows the rock right here. The rock.
The house remains till this day.
It was built on a rock. You know what the Lord Jesus said, The wise man, he builds on the rock.
So when the floods come, the storm beats against the house.
Stands firm.
But the foolish man, he builds on the sand.
And when the flood comes and the storm beats on the House?
It swept away.
And the Lord Jesus said those that hear his word and do it.
Are like those who.
Build on the Rock.
And they're safe for time and for eternity. But those who hear the Word and don't do it, the Lord said you're like a foolish person building on sand.
And you're gonna perish. You're gonna perish, you say. Well, I thought you said you don't have to do anything to be saved.
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You know what the disciples wanted to know?
What could they do to do the works of God? What can they do? And the Lord Jesus said this is the work of God.
That you believe on him who he has sent.
No.
There's something that you can do with your mouth. See this mouth?
Romans 10 and 9. The mouth and the heart.
If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart.
That God has raised him from the dead. Thou shalt be saved. Have you done that? Have you told somebody that Jesus is your Lord? Do you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead? You can't be saved unless you believe that Jesus lives.
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.
He was buried.
He rose again the third day, according to the scriptures.
And Jesus lives, and he's returning.
And He wants you to trust Him and be saved. There's other scriptures we could turn to, but our time is up. There's just one other perhaps I'll mention, and that's in Mark chapter 5. Psoriasis. He comes to the Lord.
But on behalf of his daughter, his daughter's dying. She's sick.
Lord says, well, I'll go to your house.
But while the Lord is going to drive his house.
A servant came and said, don't trouble the master anymore 'cause your daughter is dead.
It's no use him coming to the house.
As soon as the servant said that.
Jesus said.
N.
I'd like to leave you with these 5 words.
Be not afraid, only believe.
Perhaps you could sing in closing.
#14.
Let's sing the 1St.
And the last verse of #14 Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
On the cross for me, on the cross for me, dying there in agony. Jesus paid the price, Himself, the sacrifice on the cross.
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For me.
Can you say that?
He died for me. He died. That's history. He died for me, His salvation. And Jesus paid the price that salvation could be offered at no cost to you.
Only trusting.
Only.
Trust him.