April 19, 2024 - Friday 1:10PM Auditorium Speaker

Speaker: Kason Eubanks

Sanctify Them Through Your Truth

There were twin brothers: Truth and Lie. They stood next to a river outside of town. Lie challenged Truth to a race claiming he could swim faster than truth. Lie laid out the rules that they would both remove all of their clothes, he would count to three then they would dive into the freezing cold water and swim to the other side of the river and back. Lie counted to three. But when Truth jumped in, Lie did not. He put on Truth's clothes and walked back into town. He made a big show as he walked around town pretending to be Truth. When Truth made it back to shore he could only find Lie's clothes. He didn't want to put on Lie's clothes so Truth walked back to town naked. People stared and glared as Truth walked through town. He tried to explain what happened and that he really was Truth. The people made fun of him and wouldn't go near him. They wouldn't believe he was really Truth. The people in town chose to believe Lie because he was dressed appropriately and easier to look at. From that day on people have chosen to believe a Lie rather than a naked Truth.

Using this old tale Kason, illustrates how we typically ignore the truth of Jesus and falls for the lies presented by society, because it is better looking or more in sync with man's ideas.

Psalms 24:4-5 - He who has clean hands and a pure heart,

John 3:21 -  But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

John 8:37-38 -  I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

John 8:28 - So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.

John 14:6 - Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 17:17 - Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

John 16:7-11 - Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Ephesians 4:21-25 - 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self,[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5on7bC6sDts

Duration 6:06