From

Death to
Life, Part
1 (Just
Jesus

Evangelis
tic
Campaig
n, Day
54)

TEXT:
John
5:24-27

24 Verily,
verily, I
say unto
you, He
that

heareth
my word,
and
believeth
on him

that sent
me, hath
everlasti
ng life,
and shall

not come
into
condemn
ation; but
is passed

from
death
unto life.

25 Verily,
verily, I
say unto
you, The
hour is

coming,
and now
is, when
the dead
shall

hear the
voice of
the Son
of God:
and they

that hear
shall live.
26 For as
the

Father
hath life
in
himself;
so hath

he given
to the
Son to
have life

in
himself;
27 And
hath

given
him
authority
to
execute

judgment
also,
because
he is the

Son of
man.
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Today, I
am
continuin
g the
daily Just

Jesus
Evangelis
tic
Campaig
n sermon

series,
which is
aimed at
sharing
the

Gospel of
the Lord
Jesus
Christ
with

unbelieve
rs and
remindin
g
Christian

s, in this
important
election
year, to
keep the

main
thing the
main
thing -and that

is
reaching
unbelieve
rs with
the

Gospel of
the Lord
Jesus
Christ
and

praying
for their
salvation,
for the
problem

in
America
is not
only
disobedie

nt
president
s
politician
s, and

people,
but
disobedie
nt
pastors,

preacher
s, and
parishion
ers who
have

refused
to obey
the
Lords
Great

Commiss
ion which
is to, Go
ye
therefore,

and teach
all
nations
and who
have

refused
to obey
God's
repeated
comman

ds to
"pray
without
ceasing"
for

unbelieve
rs,
believers,
and
political

leaders.
Yes, you
should
pray for
the right

candidate
to win;
yes, you
should
vote for

the
candidate
that the
Lord
gives you

peace
about
voting
for. But,
don't get

caught
up in it
like the
world
does.

Nothing
much is
going to
change
until

people
get saved
and get
their
hearts

right with
the Lord.
This
campaign

is
inspired
by the
following
three

verses: 1
Corinthia
ns 2:2
which
says,

"For I
determin
ed not to
know
anything

among
you, save
Jesus
Christ,
and him

crucified.
" Acts
5:42
which
says,

"And
daily in
the
temple,
and in

every
house,
they
ceased
not to

teach and
preach
Jesus
Christ."
And 2

Timothy
2:4 which
says, "No
man that
warreth

entanglet
h himself
with the
affairs of
this life;

that he
may
please
him who
hath

chosen
him to be
a
soldier."

This
series is
not for
Christian
s

necessari
ly.
However,
I do hope
you are

one of
those
saints
who still
loves to

hear the
"Old, old
story of
Jesus
and His

love" -As
another
hymn
says,

"For
those
who
know it
best

Seem
hungerin
g and
thirsting
to hear it

like the
rest."
This
series is
primarily

for
unbelieve
rs, so
they can
hear and

understa
nd the
Gospel
and be
saved

from sin
and the
punishm
ent of sin
which is

hell. This
is
message
number
54.

Adam
Clarke
said,
"Death is

the
country
where
every
Christles

s soul
lives. The
man who
knows
not God

lives a
dying life,
or a
living
death;

but he
who
believes
in the
Son of

God
passes
over from
the
empire of

death, to
the
empire of
life."

The day
we are
born, we
begin to
die. Life

is one
long,
unyieldin
g march
toward

our
eventual
terminati
on. Old
or young,

rich or
poor,
educated
or
uneducat

ed, we
know
deep
down
that one

day we
must face
death.
Which is
why we

spend so
much of
our time
trying to
avoid and

delay it.
Many in
our
society
have one

main goal
-- to live
as long
as
possible

with as
little pain
as
possible.
Of

course,
at some
point, if
we are
blessed

enough
not to die
in a
tragedy
or some

natural
disaster,
our
efforts
become

futile and
we
simply
die. We
succumb

to the
inevitable
.

Yet, here
in our
passage
today, we
find

Jesus
talking
about
"everlasti
ng life"

and how
to get it.
What
kind of
life is

this?
This life
is
spiritual
union

with God
that lasts
forever. It
is the
only way

to live
beyond
the point
of death.
Those

who do
not have
a
relations
hip with

God are
already
dead
spirituall
y and,

one day,
will be
permane
ntly dead
physicall

y.
However,
those
who do
have a

relations
hip with
God have
"everlasti
ng life."

They are
spirituall
y alive
right now
and, after

they die,
they will
be
permane
ntly

physicall
y
resurrect
ed. So,
how can

one have
this
"everlasti
ng life">

Jesus
says,
"Verily,
verily, I
say unto

you, He
that
heareth
my word,
and

believeth
on him
that sent
me, hath
everlastin

g life..."
"Verily,
verily"
means
"truly,

truly."
What
Jesus is
about to
say is

very
important
, and,
most
important

ly, it is
true.
"He that
heareth

my word"
-- that is,
Jesus'
word.
The

transition
from
death to
life can
only

begin by
hearing
Jesus'
word.
One

cannot
come to
the
knowledg
e of

salvation
and
eternal
life on his
or her

own. It is
simply
impossibl
e. Man
has tried

many
ways to
get to
God -doing

good
works,
attending
religious
services,

meditatio
n,
philosop
hy, giving
money to

the poor,
etc. -- but
none of
that will
give you

eternal
life.
Jesus
Christ is
the only

one who
can give
eternal
life, and
that

begins by
listening
to Jesus.

Jesus
says we
must
hear His
word and

"believe
on him
that sent
me." Who
sent

Jesus?
God did.
Thus, we
must
believe

on God in
order to
be saved.
But John
3:16 says

we must
believe
on Jesus.
Is there a
contradic

tion
here? No,
there is
not. As
Jesus

indicated
in the
previous
verses,
He and

God the
Father
are one
and the
same.

They are
unified. If
you
believe
on Jesus,

you are
believing
on God. If
you truly
believe

on God,
you are
believing
on Jesus.
And, it is

that
belief
that will
give you

everlastin
g life.
Jesus
says the

person
who
believes
"hath
everlastin

g life" -not "may

have it"
or "shall
have it"

in the
future,
but has it
right
now. The

moment
you
believe in
Jesus,
you have

everlastin
g life.
Jesus
says this
person

also
"shall not
come
into
condemn

ation."
What is
condemn
ation?
Condemn

ation is
judgment
for sin. If
you hear
Jesus'

word and
place
your faith
and trust
in Him,

you will
not suffer
the
eternal
punishm

ent that
you
deserve
due to
your sins

because
Jesus
has
already
suffered

and paid
for your
sins on
the
cross.

You will
no longer
appear
guilty
before

God, but
perfectly
innocent
because
of Jesus.

Jesus
says the
person
who

hears
Him and
believes
on God
"is

passed
from
death
unto life."
"Is

passed"
is
present
tense.
The

moment
you
believe,
you
possess

everlastin
g life:
you have
left
behind

the realm
of the
dead and
now exist
in the

realm of
the living.
Imagine a
person
standing

on one
side of a
line in the
ground.
The line

marks
the
boundary
between
two

countries
. All this
person
has to do
to leave

one
country
and be in
another
country

is step
across
the line.
As soon
as he

takes a
single
step, he
is in the

other
country.
The
question

is: Will
you be
the
person
who

takes the
step
across
the line?
Will you

pass
from
death to
life
instantly

today by
trusting
Christ as
saviour?

If you
have not
yet
believed
on Jesus

Christ as
your
Saviour,
the Bible
also says

in
Romans
10:9 and
13: "That
if thou

shalt
confess
with thy
mouth
the Lord

Jesus,
and shalt
believe in
thine
heart that

God hath
raised
him from
the dead,
thou

shalt be
saved....
For
whosoev
er shall

call upon
the name
of the
Lord

shall be
saved."
If you
believe

that
Jesus
Christ
died on
the cross

for your
sins, was
buried,
and rose
from the

dead, and
you want
to trust
Him for
your

salvation
today,
please
pray with
me this

simple
prayer:
Holy
Father
God, I

realize
that I am
a sinner
and that I
have

done
some bad
things in
my life. I
am sorry

for my
sins, and
I want to
turn from
my sins.

For
Jesus
Christ
sake,
please

forgive
me of my
sins. I
now
believe

with all of
my heart
that
Jesus
Christ

died for
me, was
buried,
and rose
again. I

trust Him
as my
Savior
and
follow

Him as
Lord
from this
day
forward.

Lord
Jesus,
please
come
into my

heart and
save my
soul and
change
my life

today.
Amen.
Dear
friend, if

you are
willing to
believe
on the
Lord

Jesus
Christ for
salvation,
please
pray with

me this
simple
prayer:
Heavenly
Father, I

realize
that I am
a sinner
and that I
have

done
some bad
things in
my life.
For

Jesus
Christ
sake,
please
forgive

me of my
sins. I
now
believe
with all of

my heart
that
Jesus
Christ
died for

me, was
buried,
and rose
again.
Lord

Jesus,
please
come
into my
heart and

save my
soul and
change
my life

today.
Amen.
If you
believed

in your
heart that
Jesus
Christ
died on

the
cross,
was
buried,
and rose

again,
allow me
to say,
congratul
ations on

doing the
most
important
thing in
life and

that is
accepting
Jesus
Christ as
your Lord

and
Saviour!
For more
informati
on to

help you
grow in
your
newfoun
d faith in

Christ, go
to Gospel
Light
Society.c
om and

read
"What To
Do After
You Enter
Through

the
Door".
Jesus
Christ
said in

John
10:9, "I
am the
door: by
me if any

man
enter in,
he shall
be saved,
and shall

go in and
out, and
find
pasture."

If you
accepted
Jesus
Christ as
your

Savior
today,
please email me
at

dw3@go
spellights
ociety.co
m and let
us know.

There is
some
free
material
that we

want to
send you.
If you
have a
prayer

request,
please email that
to us as
well, and

we will
pray for
you until
you tell

us to
stop.
God
loves

you. We
love you.
And may
God

bless
you.