Telling The TRUTH
121711 Telling The Truth 28 Minute Program
[music] You're listening to "Telling the Truth" from Triple T. Christian Youth Ministries, "Telling the Truth to and Through Teenagers." Here is Triple T. founder and president, George Dooms. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Sin always has a payday someday. Listen to Hebrews 1129, New King James Version. By faith they pass through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. No you cannot sin and win. God is no respecter of persons, and when people defy Him, they will pay a price. Moses, directed by God, led the Israelites from Egypt across toward the promised land through the Red Sea. They were on their way. God wants you to trust Him, to follow His leadership, His guidance, and His direction in every area of your life. Sometimes there may be obstacles that seem so high, so insurmountable that there is no way under, over or around them, but God can make a way through. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. If you are a believer, if you are trusted Jesus, then you have God on your side, if you are on God's side. Will you share your faith? Will you tell other people about the Christ of Christmas? The Christ who came to save sinners? Will you pray? Will you read God's Word? Will your fellowship with other believers? Will you tell the truth? Joshua followed the Lord. He opened His Word. He did not turn from it to the right or the left. Listen to what happened. He bruised 1130 New King James. By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. You've heard the story, I'm sure, of Joshua, and how he was obedient to the Lord, and how he was able to defeat Jericho and conquer what needed to be claimed for God. He was victorious because he obeyed the Lord. What about you? Are you doing what God wants you to do the way he wants you to do it? Are you reading the Word of God on a consistent basis? Are you really talking to the Lord personally about your own needs and the needs of others? Are you fellowshipping with other believers? Do you trust the Lord to supply every need that you have and others have? And are you concerned about those folk you know, maybe your family, maybe your neighbors who don't know Jesus? From all outward appearances are not serving the Lord, not following Him. Will you tell them about the Christ who came in a manger, died on a cross, was raised again, and will save sinners? Do you know who God can use? Anyone who will be made usable can be used of God. This is one of the most perplexing, unusual stories in all of the Bible. Listen to Hebrews 1131, King James Version. By faith, the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. Probably none of us would have used a person like Rahab, but God did. So much did God forgive and make her usable than the lineage of Jesus. As Matthew presents all of those people that came in advance of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, Rahab is mentioned. That is astounding, astonishing, but that's who God is. He will cleanse any sin of any sinner if they will come to Him. Will you have you? If you have, are you really living for the Lord? Are you telling other people about Him? Are you letting His word penetrate every fiber of your being? Are you fellowshiping with other believers? Are you telling the truth? Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me. Hebrews 11, the faith chapter, gives us the stories of many people with specific detail, and then comes Hebrews 1132, New King James. Listen. And what more shall I say, for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jeptha also of David and Samuel in the prophets. What he is saying here is there are too many stories, too many people whom God has blessed and used in outstanding ways. And suffice it to say God is working today as He has worked, as He wants to work in the hearts and lives of people just like you and me. Will you make yourself available to the Lord? Will you say God, here am I, send me? Will you listen to what His word teaches you? Will you abide by His word? Will you pray diligently seeking God's will? Will you be with other believers in prayer times together? And will you strategize ways to reach other people with the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ? Christ came to save sinners. The Christ of Christmas is available now to live in the heart of anyone that will open. God has always used people who are willing to be used, outstanding things are accomplished by those who trust the Lord. Hebrews 11-33, New King James Version says, "Who through faith subdued kingdoms worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions." God is omnipotent. God is omniscient. God is omnipresent. God is available to you just like He was to those heroes of the faith in Hebrews 11. Are you willing to say God? Make me usable and use me to accomplish your purpose for my life? Are you willing to prayerfully consider reaching out to the people who need the Lord, whom you could reach if you would? Are you willing to pray? Are you willing to read the Word of God and do what the Word of God tells you to do? Are you willing to fellowship with other believers and by faith determined to reach those who haven't yet been reached but who could be if you would be the one to share God's great, wonderful, magnificent news that Jesus Christ is born, that He lives successfully. He died, He was buried, and He rose again on the third day. And He lives now. Listen to what happened to more followers of the Lord. Quince the violence of fire, escape the edge of the sword, out of weakness where made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Hebrews 1134, New King James Version. What about you? Can you understand what God has done? And can you ascertain His will for you personally? Are you willing to be made usable and then used by God, however He sees fit to use you? I hope you will first of all say God, I'm willing, I'm ready. Then prepare for the battle. Read the Word of God. But God's Word permeate every fiber of your being. And then pray diligently. Ask. Seek. Knock. Watch God open doors. Get with other Christians. Pray together with them and then go with the Gospel now, while you can, to those for whom you are concerned, and make certain that you present the plan of salvation precisely. And let them know Jesus saves. Ask them to admit that they have sinned. Ask them to turn to Jesus from their sins. Ask them to receive the gift of God eternal life through Christ Jesus, our Lord, by believing, by trusting in Him. Some have seen miraculous things happen. Others have paid astronomical prices because they trusted the Lord and would not deny Him. Hebrews 1135, New King James Version gives us contrast. Listen. Women receive their dead, raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Better resurrection is when Jesus comes and you, if you have believed on Him, will be caught up to be with Him in the air. The dead in Christ shall rise first, and then we who are alive shall join Him. Are you ready? Are your friends ready? Are your family members ready? Have they trusted Jesus Christ personally, admitting they have sinned, believing on Christ, confessing Him publicly? Have you? Are you confessing Him to the degree that other people are listening and hearing and knowing how to get to heaven because you are telling them to believe, to trust, to turn to Jesus from their sins, to receive the gift of God eternal life through Christ Jesus, our Lord. You can, you know. People are waiting for you to tell them how to get to heaven. Will you? Every Saturday at 7.27 p.m., you are invited to attend a live youth event at Triple T, 13,000 U.S. 41 north at Booneville in Harmony Road, midway between I-64 and Evansville Regional Airport. Every first Saturday, a good news club for those in first through fifth grades is available in a separate area. For more information call 812-867-2418 or visit www.tripletchristianyouth.org. [music] Joy. These things I have spoken to you that my joy may remain in you and that your joy may be full. Jesus said that and has recorded in John chapter 15 verse 11, New King James. All real joy comes from God. Christ came to save sinners. Listen to the Christmas story as recorded in Luke, beginning with Luke chapter 2 verses 10 and 11. "Then the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you. You will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly hosts praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace. Good will toward men.' So it was when the angels had gone away from them into heaven that the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.' And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen him they made widely known the saying, which was told them concerning this child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things, which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen. And it was told them. I'm sure you've heard the song. My favorite Christmas carol of all. Go tell it on the mountain. Listen. Go tell it on the mountain. Over the hills and everywhere. Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. While shepherds kept their watching or silent flocks by night, behold throughout the heavens, they're shown a holy light. The shepherds feared and trembled when Lot above the earth rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior's birth. Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born. And God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas mourn. And if we will do what this song says to do, go tell it everywhere that we can possibly go. We have an event here at Triple T Christian Youth Ministries at Easter time. Just before Easter we call it Hosanna Highway. And we change the lyric just a little. We say, go tell it on the mountain. Over the hills and everywhere. Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is alive. When we have joyful happenings in our hearts, we can sing songs of joy and praise to the Lord. Listen to the lyrics of joy to the world. Written by Isaac Watts back in 1719 and later set to music by Lowell Mason in 1839. Listen, joy to the world. The Lord has come. Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room. And heaven in nature sing. And heaven in nature sing. And heaven and heaven in nature sing. Joy to the earth. The same fear reigns. Let men their songs employ. While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy. Repeat the sounding joy. Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow. Nor thorns infest the ground. He comes to make his blessings flow. For as the curse is found. For as the curse is found. For as, for as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness and wanders of his love. And wanders of his love. And wanders, wanders, wanders of his love. God wants us to know that there is a joy in serving Jesus. The most joyful thing that anybody can possibly do is to be in tune with the Lord. To fellowship with him and to serve him in every possible manner and means. Joy. The joy of Jesus' birth on earth and the joy of heaven every time another person turns to Jesus to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ are awesome. Look at Luke 15, New King James, verse 7. I say to you that likewise there would be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. Verse 10 of Luke 15 says, Likewise I say to you there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Joy. Joy is available. There's an acrostic. I like it. It says a lot. J-O-Y. Jesus first. Other second. You're self-last, but don't leave yourself out. Understand that you, sharing Jesus with others, will glorify the King of kings and Lord of lords. There is joy when prayer is answered. There is joy in giving. Will you prayerfully consider giving something special to God this Christmas time? Will you give him the greatest possible gift you can give? Mary and I for a long, long time have made it our priority to always give whatever we give. To make sure that the largest and greatest and most wonderful gift is to the Lord. It's a noel that we sing. The first noel, the angel did say, was a certain poor shepherd's in fields as they lay. In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep on a cold winter's night that was so deep. Noel, noel, noel, noel. Born is the King of Israel. And by the light of that same star, three wise men came from country far to seek for a king that was their intent and to follow the star wherever it went. The star drew nigh to the northwest, or Bethlehem it took its rest. And there it did both stop and stay, right over the place where Jesus lay. Then entered in those wise men three, full reverently upon their knee, and offered there in his presence their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. Then let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavenly Lord that made heaven and earth of not, with his blood mankind has brought. Isn't it wonderful that the Christmas carols tell the story of God's redemption, of his plan, of how it works, of how it all comes together? Again, the Christmas songs are in the air. There is a very, very wonderful atmosphere, even in the malls, even in place that it's most unexpected, it comes. Oh come all you faithful, joyful and triumphant. O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold him, born the King of angels. O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord. Sing choirs of angels, sing in exaltation. Sing all ye citizens of heaven above. Glory to God in the highest. O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him. Christ the Lord. Ye, Lord, we greet thee. Born this happy morning, Jesus to thee be glory given. Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing, O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him. O come let us adore him. Christ the Lord. And then the children's song, Away in a manger. Have you thought about it? Have you thought about how God penetrated earth and the people here with a very special place for Jesus to be born? Away in a manger, no crib for a bed. The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay. The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes. But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes. I love thee Lord Jesus, look down from the sky and stay by my side. Till morning is nigh. Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay close by me forever and love me. I pray. Stay tuned as we give you more information about the joy in serving Jesus and the joy that can come to you if you will avail yourself of the opportunity of giving. ♪ Christmas is in the air. When you hear the carols, have you ever thought about who wrote them? What prompted that particular lyric, that particular melody? I want to share with you a very special song. You've heard it lots of times, but you know who wrote it and why. The brothers Wesley, John and Charles traveled across England and came to America with the Gospel of Christ. In 1739, Charles Wesley wrote, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." But listen very carefully to what he said. "Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Glory to the Newborn King. Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. Joyful all ye nations rise. Join the triumph of the skies." With angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Glory to the Newborn King. Christ the highest Heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord. Late in time behold him come, offspring of the Virgin's womb. Lilled in flesh, the God had seen, hailed the incarnate deity, pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel. Hailed the heavenly, born prince of peace, hailed the son of righteousness, lightened life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die, born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth. The Westleys believed the Bible. They believed that Jesus was telling the truth when he's told Nicodemus, "You must be born again." They knew that Jesus was telling the truth when he said, "For God so loved the world" that he gave his only begotten son. Their believes in him should not perish and have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. Darkness had come across the earth. Sin was rampant everywhere. Jesus Christ was born. And now you can be born again. How? By admitting that you have sinned. By turning to Jesus from your sins. By trusting him. By believing on him. By being willing to stand up and be counted for him. If you confess with your mouth, the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. With the heart when believes for righteousness, with the mouth confession is made to salvation. Another song that is sung so often, written by Phillips Brooks, an outstanding Christian communicator, back in 1868. Old little town of Bethlehem. How still we see thee lie. Above thy deepened dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets, shineth the everlasting light, the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary and gathered all above, while mortals sleep and angels keep their watch of wandering love. Old morning stars together proclaim the holy birth, and praises sing to God the king, and peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given. So God imparts the human hearts, the blessings of his heaven. No ear may hear his coming, but in his world of sin. Where meek souls will receive him still. The dear Christ enters in. O Holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray. Cast out our sin and enter in. Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell, O come to us abide with us. O Lord, Emmanuel. There's something you can do at Christmas time. You can open your heart to the Lord Jesus, you can tell the people about him, and you have the opportunity of making a year in contribution to help Christian youth ministries, like Triple T, reach many more 10 to 19 year olds for Christ in 2012 and beyond. Tax deductible contributions of Triple T made in person on mail and now online. Check out our website, www.tttecristianyouth.org, and you can see how you can give. Again, we're going to be here all through the night, December 31, but the gift has got to be made before midnight. So send it by mail or by online, and just know that God's going to bless you big time abundantly. You cannot out give God, and God will bless you big, big time. Christ through you can change the world. Every Saturday at 7.27 pm, you are invited to attend a live youth event at Triple T, 13,000 US-41 North at Booneville and Harmony Road, midway between I-64 and Evansville Regional Airport. Every first Saturday, a good news club for those in 1st through 5th grades is available in a separate area. For more information, call 812-867-2418 or visit www.trippletecristianyouth.org. For your free copy of The Telling the Truth newsletter, call 812-867-2418, 812-867-2418, or write Triple T, 13,000 US-41 North, Evansville, Indiana, 477-25. Tune in to Telling the Truth next week at the same time on the same station. [MUSIC] (dramatic music)