"Put on Your Shoutin Shoes"
Text: Luke
10:17
Intro:
We live in difficult days. We live in
defeated days. We live in discouraging
days. We have lost our shout, because we have lost our sight of our
salvation. We need to get back to the basics (when we got saved). I
believe this is what Jesus was telling the disciples in the text verse. Our
shout doesn't come from: getting our way, getting a feeling, or gaining
through our circumstances. We have been standing on the premises,
we now need to stand on the promises, and shout the praises. A real
shout comes from:
1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.
2. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound.
3. I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene.
4. At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light.
5. I am saved to the uttermost, I know that I am.
Family membership depends on a family record. Has
it been recorded
in Immanuel's land, that you are a member of the family? Here are
three great truths that should make every Baptist shout:
I. YOU HAVE A SALVATION THAT
CANNOT BE DESTROYED
Hell is more that a boogie bear.
Salvation is more than a "get out of Hell
free" card. Salvation also brings gifts to the believer that can be used in
the battle for the Lord. They are:
A) A Godly Relationship
(I John 3:1 :"beloved, now are we the sons of God")
this Godly relationship consists of:
1. Adoption
(Gal 4: 4-5) under Roman law there existed a rule that main-
tained what was called "The Father's power". This meant absolute
authority. It also provided 3 legal steps to adopt:
a. adopted permanently (once for all time)
b. automatic and immediate rights to family wealth (no seniority)
c. all previous debts, rights, and criminal acts were erased
2. Access (unlimited,
unhindered, open door policy, no appointment
necessary, ask-seek-knock, no answering machines, no middle man,
no busy signal. We can now "come before the throne of grace boldly"
B) A Grand Redemption
We have been:
1. Cleansed by Him(we were dirty, filthy, evil, but
we have been washed
clean and white by the precious blood of the Lamb
2. Changed by Him
(II Cor 5:17)
C) A Glorious Rescue
(II Thess 4: 16-17)
II. YOU HAVE A SECURITY THAT CANNOT BE
DEPLETED
A) Secured by the Scriptures
In our text, the words "are written" are the
"perfect, passive, indicative
mode. So it is very correct to say "is written, shall be written, stands
written". This covers every aspect, avenue, and argument. This is
very similar to a hope chest with records, love letters, tokens and gifts.
B) Sealed by the Spirit
(Eph 4:30 "sealed unto the day of Redemption")
notice that this verse says "unto" and not "until".
We are like a jar
of preserves that my grandmother used to prepare. They were sealed with heat and
therefore waiting for the day when the lid would be
popped open. The contents were just as good as the day they were
sealed!!!!!!
III. YOU HAVE A SATISFACTION THAT
CANNOT BE DENIED
A) Your name is in the Right Book
notice that the word "written" means "enrolled
as a citizen"
B) Your name will be in the Roll Call
the country we are headed for consists of many
things new. But
here are just a few:
1. The Land of "no mores"
2. The Land of "mores"
3. The Land of "evermores"