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Jesus changes lives. In this Gospel preaching you will hear of an encounter that Jesus had with a blind man, Bartimaeus when he was passing by Jericho. The Lord Jesus showing love and grace touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes had sight restored to them. 

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Matthew 20:29-34 “29 And as they went out from Jericho a great crowd followed him.30 And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

31 But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.32 And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.34 And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes had sight restored to them, and they followed him.”

Mark 10:46-52 “46 And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind [man], sat by the wayside begging.47 And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.48 And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.50 And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.51 And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.52 And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.”

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The wonderful gift God has given is His beloved son, Jesus Christ who came into this world as a Saviour for sinners. Have you come to the Saviour? The Lord Jesus is willing and able to save you. On the cross the Lord Jesus laid down His life for sinners that we might have peace with God.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Luke 23:40-43 “40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost *thou* too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?41 and *we* indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this [man] has done nothing amiss.

42 And he said to Jesus, Remember me, [Lord,] when thou comest in thy kingdom.43 And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”

Luke 15:17-24 “17 And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.18 I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

19 I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.20 And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

22 But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:24 for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found.”

Luke 2:16 “16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger;”

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Jesus can set you free. God has provided a wonderful deliverer in the Lord Jesus Christ. On the cross the Lord Jesus took on himself your sins and He shed his precious blood. By this great sacrifice God is able to cleanse.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Ezekiel 33:11 “11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath. from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?”

Isaiah 1:18-20 “Come now, let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.19 If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.”

1 Thessalonians 1:10 “ and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.”

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Many people today are searching for peace and in the Gospel God offers peace for the sinner. God sent His son, Jesus Christ into the world to save sinners and bring peace for those who trust in Him. The Lord Jesus went to Calvary’s cross where he suffered and died that peace might be made by the blood of His cross.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Isaiah 57:20-21 “20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and whose waters cast up mire and dirt.21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.”

Isaiah 53:5 “5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.”

Romans 4:24-25 “to whom, believing on him who has raised from among [the] dead Jesus our Lord,25 who has been delivered for our offences and has been raised for our justification, it will be reckoned.”

Romans 5:1-2 “5 Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;2 by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.”

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Jesus is appealing to you in the Gospel and he is saying, “Come, follow me”.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Luke 18:9-34 “9 And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.

11 The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.12 I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain.13 And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.14 I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

15 And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.16 But Jesus calling them to [him] said, Suffer little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.17 Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.18 And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

19 But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.20 Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.21 And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.22 And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.23 But when he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

24 But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;25 for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.26 And those who heard it said, And who can be saved?

27 But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.28 And Peter said, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee.29 And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,30 who shall not receive manifold more at this time, and in the coming age life eternal.

31 And he took the twelve to [him] and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written of the Son of man by the prophets shall be accomplished;32 for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon.33 And when they have scourged [him] they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise again.34 And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.”

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Jesus is standing at the door of your heart and he is knocking. He is awaiting a response. God has provided a wonderful Saviour and through the Lord Jesus there is salvation for all who trust in Him and repent of their sins. Have you opened the door of your heart to Jesus?

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Revelation 3:14-20 “14 And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.16 Thus because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that *thou* art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.19 I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent.20 Behold, I stand at the door and am knocking; if any one hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and sup with him, and he with me.”

1 Samuel 20:5 “5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.”

1 Samuel 20:20-27 “24 And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.25 And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.26 And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.27 And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second [day of the month], as David’s place was empty, that Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse come to table, neither yesterday nor to-day?”

2 Samuel 9:1-8 “9 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba; and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant!

3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame on [his] feet.4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.5 And king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he said, Behold thy servant!

7 And David said to him, Fear not; for I will certainly shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?”

2 Samuel 9:13 “13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king’s table. And he was lame on both his feet.”

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The Lord Jesus stands out throughout history as the greatest preacher. In the scriptures we read eyewitness accounts of people who said “And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth”. The Lord Jesus came into this world to save sinners and He journeyed to Calvary’s cross where he laid down His life for you.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation

Matthew 12:1-6 “12 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.2 But the Pharisees, seeing [it], said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.3 But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

4 How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?5 Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? 6 But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.”

Matthew 12:38-42 “38 Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee.39 But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

40 For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.41 Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas [is] here.42 A queen of [the] south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon [is] here.”

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God has provided a redeemer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Over 2000 years ago, Jesus came into the world to save sinners and provide salvation for sinners. The glorious news of the Gospel is that the redeemer that God provided liveth and has defeated the power of sin and death.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Job 19:25 “And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;”

Psalm 49:7-8 “ None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,8 (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,”

Isaiah 43:1 “But now thus saith Jehovah, that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called [thee] by thy name; thou art mine.”

 1 Peter 1:18-20 “18 knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,19 but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, [the blood] of Christ,20 foreknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,21 who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among [the] dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God.”

Romans 3:23-26 “23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

25 whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;26 for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.”

 

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The Prophet Amos sends out a warning to the people of God, “prepare to meet thy God”. Are you prepared to meet God?

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Amos 4:2 “prepare to meet thy God”

Luke 12:16-21 “16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.17 And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.

18 And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.20 But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?21 Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 15:11-15 “11 And he said, A certain man had two sons;12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

13 And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.14 But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.”

Luke 15:17-24 “17 And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.18 I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;19 I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20 And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.22 But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry: 24 for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.”

John 14:1-3 “Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe on God, believe also on me.2 In my Father’s house there are many abodes; were it not so, I had told you: for I go to prepare you a place;3 and if I go and shall prepare you a place, I am coming again and shall receive you to myself, that where I am ye also may be.”

Revelation 19:6-7 “6 And I heard as a voice of a great crowd, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah, for [the] Lord our God the Almighty has taken to himself kingly power.7 Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.”

Revelation 22:16 “16 *I* Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. *I* am the root and offspring of David, the bright [and] morning star.17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take [the] water of life freely.”

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The Gospel is a simple message about God’s love and what He has done to save us from your sins.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Romans 3:10 “according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;”

Mark 1:14-15 “14 But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,15 and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.”

2 Timothy 1:9-10 “9 who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to [his] own purpose and grace, which [was] given to us in Christ Jesus before [the] ages of time, 10 but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;”

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