Q&A: “What is the Sin Leading to Death?” - DJ Dickerson - 7/19/26

Well, this evening we visit our asking

for a friend series or Q&A. Again,

that's the usually the third or at least

if it's a five Sunday month, we have it

fourth Sunday of the month. So, near the

end of the month, we we usually have

this on a Sunday evening as many of you

are aware. And we take this time to uh

look at another question that has been

submitted. And I always like to of

course uh express my appreciation uh for

those questions that are submitted. Uh

so there are some passages

in scripture that almost every Bible uh

student eventually

pauses over and says, "What exactly does

that mean?" I mean, we've all done that.

I mean, I do that, you know.

And one of those passages is found near

the end of First John. So I want you to

go in the New Testament book of First

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John chapter 5. 1 John chapter 5. Now

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we're going to spend some time in First

John and and flipping back and forth

from uh uh several chapters here in just

a moment. So if you have a bookmark and

those other passages we'll be looking

at, go ahead and kind of mark that one

as we'll go back and forth there.

1 John chapter 5 is where we're going to

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start off here. And so the the verses

that we are considering is what's found

in verses 15 and 16. 15 and 16 first

John 5. Look what it says. If anyone

sees his brother sinning, a sin which

does not lead to death, he will ask and

he will give him life for those who

commit sin, not leading to death. There

is sin leading to death. I do not say

that he should pray about that. All

unrighteousness is sin and there is sin

not leading to death. Now when you first

glance at this and and this is kind of

uh really I mean I've had the same

questions at times when you just

naturally look at this uh this question

arises.

What is the sin leading to death?

Anybody ever ask that question? And I

mean, you don't have to raise your hand

or anything, but like I said, we we we

read passages like that and you might

have been reading that and you're like,

you know what, I don't remember it. It's

saying that exactly. Um, and and there's

other things in this particular uh

passage I'm going to address along with

with this particular question because it

just kind of leads into more questions

actually. Uh because when you look at

that verses there again uh you know it's

not just what is the sin leading to

death. Is there one particular sin that

God will never forgive?

Does this refer to physical death or

spiritual death? That's been a question

that has been asked before. Um and and

why would John say that he is not

encouraging Christians to pray for

someone committing this sin?

Now, all of these questions are sincere

and we we again before we jump into any

kind of of conclusions or anything like

that, we must remember one of the

greatest principles of Bible study. We

talked about it recently in our series,

Truth That Transforms, and talking about

how we study the Bible. And this one

goes right into it. Context

determines meaning, right? Context

determines meaning. So when we allow

John's letter to do what? Answer

John's question, the passage becomes

much clearer. So what we're going to do

is well, let's start here. Let's

remember why John wrote the letter. Does

anybody know why John wrote this letter?

Because before explaining the verses

that we've already got to in 1 John 5 16

and 17, there's some things before that

that we have to remind ourselves about.

I want you to notice if you back up just

a few verses in 1 John 5 and look at

verse 13. Look what he says. These

things I have written to you who believe

in the name of the son of God that you

may know that you have eternal life and

that you may continue to believe in the

name of the son of God.

And really what you find about the

letter, it's about assurance. Okay. Uh

John wants Christians to know where

eternal life is found. And really

throughout the letter he repeatedly

contrasts two groups, doesn't he? And

some of those that might come to mind

are well, he talks about those who walk

in the light and those who walk in

darkness. Uh he talks about those who uh

confess Christ and those who deny

Christ. Then he talks about those who

abide in Christ and those who have

departed from Christ. And so over and

over again, John is is drawing a sharp

distinction between genuine fellowship

with Christ and a deliberate rejection

of him.

And what's that theme? We call it that.

That theme really prepares us for what

we find in verses 16 and 17. But let's

work some more.

Work our way up to it again. Let's talk

about this how the context is persistent

rejection of Jesus Christ. You ever

noticed that?

And and I'll tell you that that this

happens a lot of times that one mistake

we often make and again I say we because

again I'm human. I I can do this too. Uh

is is reading two verses while

forgetting the previous five chapters.

Sometimes we're reading along and we we

read all that, but then we're like, "Oh,

what what is those verses?" And so then

we start kind of getting in that mode

there. Well, we we got to go back a

little bit. So, I want you to go to

chapter 2 for a moment in First John. 1

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John chapter 2. Look at verse 19.

First John chapter 2 and verse 19. I

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want us to notice what John has already

emphasized. This is very important when

you're trying to put these pieces here

together. in in the whole context of

what he's writing about. Verse 19 of 1

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John chapter 2 says, "They went out from

us, but they were not of us. For if they

had been of us, they would have

continued with us, but they went out

that they might be made manifest that

none of them were of us." Now, that's

pretty interesting things there. So,

when you're saying, "Well, who who is

John talking about? Who who who are we

identifying here?" Well, John is

identifying that these were not faithful

Christians who simply struggled with

temptation. Friends, these were people

who had abandoned the faith. That is

important that we note that in what John

is addressing because a few verses

later, you go down to verse 22 of that

same chapter, 1 John 2, look what it

says. Who is a liar?

But he who denies that Jesus is the

Christ. He is Antichrist who denies the

father and the son. Now, as I was

studying this, I already come up with

two more Q&As's for the next two months.

So, you're gonna have to hold on a

second. All right. Like Antichrist is

that's a big one. All right. But

anyways, I'm going to digress before I

preach on that. So you see what what's

stated here in verse 22. Connect that

and and what's going on. Then I want you

to go to chapter 4. Chapter 4. Look at

verses 1 through3. Chapter 4:es 1

through3. Let's read that one too.

Look what he's saying. It's really

important.

Verse one. First John 4. Read on.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit,

but test the spirits whether they are of

God, because many false prophets have

gone out into the world. By this you

know the spirit of God. Every spirit

that confesses that Jesus Christ has

come in the flesh is of God. And every

spirit that does not confess that Jesus

Christ has come in the flesh is not of

God.

And this is the spirit of the antichrist

which you have heard was coming and is

now already in the world.

What is John doing?

Well, I think it's it's pretty clear

that John is confronting false teachers

who rejected fundamental truths about

Jesus.

Then immediately before our text, go

back to 1 John chapter 5. Of course, I'm

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like I said, working our way through all

these verses what you're seeing

connected here.

Immediately before our text, 1 John 5

1 John 5:12

verse 12,

John says, "He who has the son has life.

He who does not have the son of God does

not have life."

Language. Notice the language he's

using.

life, death. Where's life found? Son of

God.

Outside of Christ, there's death.

There's no life.

Do you see how that flows right into

verses 16 and 17? Yet again, it all

flows.

So then the question comes up says, "All

right, well, you talk about death. Well,

what does John mean by death?" This has

actually been a

subject before uh people trying to

identify what death is he talking about

uh because before we identify the sin we

need we need to identify the death so

let's ask the question does John mean

physical death here

throughout this letter John consistently

uses life and death

spiritually doesn't go back to chapter 3

and verse

Here we go. Chapter 3 and verse 14 of

First John. We know that we have passed

from death to life because we love the

brethren. He who does not love his

brother abides where? In death. Is he

talking about physical death? Well, no.

We know that, right? He's talking about

spiritual death. We that's that's

exactly what he's talking about.

Likewise, when you go back to 1 John 5

and verse 12, he who has the son has

life,

physical life, or is he talking about

spiritual? He's talking about eternal.

So I think we understand he's talking

about eternal there. There is therefore

it's only natural to understand death

here as spiritual separation from God.

John is speaking about eternal

consequences in this text.

So now we got that.

Then we got to get back to our question.

All right, DJ. Then what is the sin

leading to death? Because we're waiting

with baited breath. Right

now I will submit to you that there have

been many interpretations that have been

offered. Uh some have suggested that uh

this sin leading to death is murder. Uh

some have suggested that the sin leading

to death is adultery. Uh some connect it

with blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

That's another Q&A for a later time. I

could get all everything I want to in

this one. Others believe it refers to

Christians whom God strikes dead

physically. Okay.

Now, each one of those views has

been proposed sincerely,

but not a single one of them fits John's

immediate context as naturally as

another explanation I'm going to share

with you this evening.

I believe the best understanding is that

John is describing

persistent

deliberate unrepentant rejection of

Jesus Christ.

I'm going to tell you why.

Because that's exactly what he has

discussed throughout the entire letter.

friends,

individuals

that rejected Jesus. He talked about

there are those who rejected apostolic

teaching. He talked about he talked

about those who had left the fellowship.

He talked about those who refused to

repent. He talked about those who

rejected the only source of eternal

life.

And when someone persistently rejects

the son, he remains in spiritual death

because he refuses the only one who

gives what? Life. Isn't that what we

just saw in that passage that perfectly

matches verse 12 again? He who has the

son has life.

Now

in rejecting the sun we come to what

conclusion now? Well the only one that

definitely the contrast the polar

opposite here is in rejecting the sun

one one thereby remains in death. All

right

then we say well now we have talk about

this one. He talks about a sin not

leading to death.

Which one's that one? Because that

sounds confusing at first, doesn't it?

When you read it, it's like, okay, wait

a second. So, there's there's some sin

out there that doesn't lead to death.

Let's be careful when we start kind of

using that. Okay. Because if some have

reason, well, if some sin leads to

death,

well, DJ, what sin doesn't that John's

talking about here?

Well, I'm going to tell you that John

has answered that already as well.

Look back to chapter one and verse

eight.

Chapter one and verse eight. Now, I'm

going to tell you, I really had a hard

time. I started thinking, well, I'm just

going to read John 1 John 1 all the way

through chapter 5.

And uh and I digress in my study. I

said, well, we'll not do that. Uh but

I'm I'm I'm hopefully I'm in and all

that I'm sharing with you, you'll see

this. And again, take the time to read

all of First John

uh and what we're talking about here

because in First John 1 and verse 8,

look at it. If we say that we have no

sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth

is not in us.

Now,

what that's telling us is Christians

Christians still sin.

But faithful Christians do something

different.

And what is that?

They confess their sins.

They repent of their sins. and they

continue to walk in the light as he is

in the light. Now, that's important to

note because if you back up one verse, 1

John 1 and verse 7, what do you find?

But if we walk in the light as he is

light, we have fellowship with one

another and the blood of Jesus Christ,

his son, cleanses us from all sin.

So, here's a distinction that we're

making here from what we're finding in

John's letter is is

These are not people he's discussing

here that are abandoning Christ.

These are believers that struggling

while continuing to seek him.

Their sins do not lead to death

because they have not rejected the one

who forgives sin. Y'all see that's a

that isn't a a a distinction that has to

be made in that passage. Otherwise, if

you if you just kind of kind of throw it

there together, it's not going to make

any sense because then people are still

wondering, well, there's got to be a sin

out there that doesn't lead to death.

Well, we know from 1 John 3:4 that sin

1 John 3:4

is what? Lawlessness.

And what does Romans 6 verse 23 say

Romans 6:23

about sin? for the wages of sin is

death.

Right?

He's making this distinction that that

is so wonderful

in in all this writing here

is the sins again their sins do not lead

to death because they have not rejected

the one who forgives sin.

Now,

verse nine, I'm going to bring this one

up back up in just a moment, but I'm

going to go ahead and mention it again

here. Verse, excuse me, verse 9 of First

John 1, what's it say?

If we confess

our sins,

there's what I was talking about a

moment ago. If we confess our sins, he

is faithful and just to forgive us our

sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness. Verse 10. If we say

that we have not sinned, we make him a

liar and his word is not in us.

Distinctions very important what we're

reading.

Then here comes another question. Next

question we're working through is why is

John talking about praying for one but

not the other?

I've read that too before in the past

and I have had the same question.

That's pretty interesting wording, isn't

it?

And I think uh this is probably one of

the I most difficult parts of the

passage and and I want to explain to you

uh because again the the way we read

this but but John says this just just

keep this in mind in verse 16.

If anyone sees his brother sitting a sin

which does not lead to death, he will

ask and he will give him life. All

right.

So prayer in this verse in the first

part of this verse is encouraged for the

brother who has stumbled who has sinned.

Why?

I think the answer's pretty easy as we

just talked about a moment ago.

Because restoration is possible.

You go through the scriptures, James, go

to the book of James, you're going to

find that James tells us to do what?

Pray for one another. You go and you

look at what Paul Paul does this

numerous times. He repeatedly prayed for

struggling Christians.

And what else do we find in the

scriptures over and over again that the

Lord delights in forgiving those who

repent over and over again? And then

we're like, well, hold on a second.

Because then John adds something else

that we're talking about. There is sin

leading to death. I do not say that he

should pray about that. Wait a second.

Now,

we read that and I want to tell you that

when we do, we got to take a step back,

maybe two, okay?

Because I believe it's important to

notice carefully what John does not say.

That's when you kind of do these words

and look at them real carefully what's

going on here.

He does not say,

"Do not pray."

Instead, he says, "I'm not saying that

you should."

And I believe that's a significant

difference. And you, you know, bear with

me on this point.

John withholds the promise

of answered prayer for someone who has

hardened himself in deliberate apostasy.

Because the problem is not God's

unwillingness

to forgive.

The problem is the person's

unwillingness to repent.

What John is simply saying

is prayer cannot substitute for

repentance.

No one can be forgiven while

intentionally rejecting Christ.

Now what I have done

is I have looked and do you know that

there are similar examples throughout

scripture of what we're talking about

right here.

Absolutely.

I want you to go to Jeremiah chapter 7.

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Jeremiah chapter 7. We're going to the

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Old Testament because this this idea is

not unique to John.

We're going back to Jeremiah chapter 7.

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I'm going to use this for uh an example

of similar example I just mentioned that

that I believe helps us understand the

seriousness of God telling someone not

to pray for certain people. I know when

we first hear that, we're just like,

"Wait, wait a second." But look what's

happening in in Jeremiah 7 and verse 16.

Let's look at verse 16 together.

Therefore, do not pray for this people,

nor lift up a cry or prayer for them,

nor make intercession to me, for I will

not hear you. Now, we know Jeremiah,

what a faithful prophet, right? Jeremiah

was was such a faithful prophet. He went

through thick and thin, did he not? And

and and yet Jeremiah is in the midst of

that's a study in of itself. He was he

was in a lot of a lot of turmoil there

with the people.

But when you read that and you're like,

"Wait a second then. What's the point?

What are we doing?"

Okay,

this does not mean God was unwilling to

forgive anyone

who truly repented. that that is not it.

The problem and you read the context,

you read the text in chapter 7 alone,

the problem was that Judah had

persistently rejected God's warnings

while continuing in idolatry and

morality and empty religious worship.

That's what he's talking about.

And God had repeatedly called them to

change. You go back to verse three and

you're going to see the words, amend

your ways and your doings.

That was verse three of Jeremiah 7. And

then we get to verse 16. And the point

is they refused to listen to the words

from the Lord through the prophet

Jeremiah to amend their ways and to and

their doings. And because they refused

to listen, by this point, judgment upon

the nation had become settled. And

Jeremiah was no longer to pray that God

removed the consequences. While the

people, here's the key part, don't

forget this. while the people continued

refusing to remove the sin.

I I think the point is is simple is that

Jeremiah, he could pray for the people,

but he couldn't repent for the people.

See the difference?

I mean, you think about this.

There's people that we know It's all

around. We We pray for leaders. We pray

for all sorts of things. We're told to

pray.

But my prayer for someone who refuses to

to obey God is not going to override and

give that person forgiveness from God.

It's it's that's not that's not how that

works. It didn't work in Jeremiah

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chapter 7. And it's not going to work as

1 John 5 and verse 16 is telling us. And

and the reason I use Jeremiah because I

believe that that gives that gives us

some helpful background to understand

what's going on in in First John 5

because this again first John 5 this is

not new. We just went back Old Testament

then way way back when.

But again the point that I'm I'm

emphasizing here is prayer does not

override persistent unrepentant

rebellion. it's not going to do it. So

the issue is is not one sin that

suddenly makes uh forgiveness impossible

but a hardened refusal to turn back to

God.

Because friends, the issue was never

God's lack of mercy.

It's never that. The issue was

persistent rebellion.

And I'll tell you, there's some other

passages that you can connect this with

and and and see this in the New

Testament. Hebrews for for example,

Hebrews chapter 6 and verses 4-6 is one

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of them.

And and this is again I think fits right

into what we're talking about. Hebrews

6:es 4-6. For it is impossible, that's a

strong word. For it is impossible for

those who were once enlightened and have

tasted the heavenly gift and have become

partakers of the Holy Spirit and have

tasted the good word of God and the

powers of the age to come. If they fall

away to renew them again to repentance

since they crucify again for themselves

the son of God and put him to an open

shame.

This is a warning the Hebrew writer is

giving about those who have fallen away.

Do you see the the persistent rebellion

in that in those verses?

They crucify again for themselves the

son of God and put him open and sh open

open shame. That is a willing

willing participant in that of

sinfulness and a heart that does not

want to turn away from it. Hebrews

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chapter 10, look at verses 26 and 27.

Hebrews 10:es 26 and 27. For if we sin

willfully after we have received the

knowledge of the truth, there no longer

remains a sacrifice for sins, but a

certain fearful expectation of judgment

and fiery indignation which will devour

the adversaries. Here's yet again

another warning the Hebrew writer gives

of those who deliberately continue

rejecting Christ after receiving the

knowledge of the truth.

Friends, in every case, in every case,

the danger is not simply committing sin.

The danger is refusing the only

sacrifice that can remove sin. Those

in the day of old

rebelled against God.

And look what you see even today that

rebellion can still happen.

Now when you start talking about what

kind of practical lessons can we take

from this,

I believe that this passage teaches

several important truths that I'm going

to give you.

First of all, I believe it teaches us to

never minimize sin.

Don't do it.

John concludes all unrighteousness is

sin. He wasn't saying, "Hey, there's one

sin out there that doesn't lead to

death." That was not what John was

saying. We can't read it that way.

That's not what he's saying because he

makes it clear all unrighteous is sin.

Sin is lawless. First John 3 and verse4.

He's not going to contradict himself or

any other scriptures.

So we have to keep that in mind. All

unrighteousness is sin. That's what he

says in the text. Every sin matters.

Dangerous. Second of all, I believe we

find we are to pray for struggling

Christians. I think that's another

practical lesson. uh when we see a

brother or sister stumbling and and uh

they're falling away or they're they're

having issues with with uh whatever it

means. Well, we shouldn't be just going

around and say, "Well, oh, so and so,

look at them." You know, no, that's

that's not it. It should not be

condemnation, friends. We should resort

to prayer. We should be prayerful for

them. We should be looking out for them

and to help them in whatever way that we

possibly can. is something that we

should not be arrogant or prideful in as

we see even with the Corinthians. The

Corinthians were allowing some things to

go on. They were arrogant. They were

boastful and and prideful. And that's

when uh Paul had some things to say

about that and said that that that the

sin that was amongst them what they

should have done was be sorrowful.

They should have been upset about

not a competition of saying, "Well, I'm

better than that person because they

struggle with that versus I don't have

that part." Nope. That's

can't do that.

The third thing I give you is never

allow your heart to become hardened.

There's a lot to say on that on that

very section there for that matter

because the greatest danger is is not

that one has sinned. I mean let's be

honest, okay? Uh no one should be

standing up here and say you know well

you know once I became a Christian I

have never sinned. Well that is a lie.

Okay. All right let's speak. No every

Christian has sinned.

the danger and I'm gonna say the

greatest danger is refusing to come

back.

You go through the Bible, David con

committed terrible. I mean, you know, if

we're if we're trying to do that, you

know, say, "Oh, you know, what sins?"

Think about the sins that we we talk

about. David not too long ago,

you know, I mean, look, one thing led to

another. Adultery, murder is, you know,

Peter denied Jesus. Yet yet when you

look at those those very biblical

characters, they both humbled themselves

and returned to the Lord, right? The

difference was not simply the the

seriousness of the sin. It was the

response to God's grace.

And and that reminds me of what Paul

told the Corinthian brethren about about

godly sorrow that leads to what? What

does it lead to? Repentance. What does

worldly sorrow lead to? that Paul said,

death,

godly sorrow leads to repentance.

And finally, the last thing I'll give

you on this is uh practical lesson I I

believe is is John reminds us once again

where life is found. It's not in

ourselves. It's not in good works. It's

not in religious traditions. It's not in

those. Life is found in Jesus Christ

alone. And he made that clear. You

reject Christ, there's only death.

you abide in Christ, there's eternal

life. Did Jesus not talk about that

himself? Well, we know he did because

when you go even to the book of John,

yes, John, he talks about it, doesn't

he? He talks about

the uh using that very I am the vine,

right? That's something that Scott was

mentioning this morning. That's what you

find him talking about. He talks about

being the true shepherd. He he has all

of these wonderful things and these very

connections throughout and the book of

Luke even. It's all right there for us

to consider in that relationship with

him.

Abide in him. That's where eternal life

is found.

So

perhaps the greatest lesson from this

passage uh has sometimes been considered

difficult passage uh is that John's

emphasis is not on identifying one

mysterious unforgivable act.

His emphasis is on the contrast between

those who continue in Christ and those

who deliberately turn away from Christ.

That's exactly what he's doing

in his letter.

Throughout this letter, John has

repeatedly assured believers that they

have what? With the father. Look at that

in first John 2 verses one and two. I'd

be aiss if I didn't bring this one. My

little children, these things I write to

you so that you may not sin. And if

anyone sins,

there it is. We have an advocate with

the father, Jesus Christ the righteous,

and he himself is the propitiation

appeasement for our sins and not for

ours only, but also for the whole world.

What a great promise we have. What a

great assurance we have that the blood

of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all

sin. And we saw that in 1 John 1 vers7

earlier. And again, don't forget there's

a two-letter word. It's called a

conditional word. And that is if. If we

walk in the light as he is in the light,

we have fellowship with one another. And

the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleans

us from all sin. And we saw in first

John 1 and verse 9, if that's that

conditional word, if we confess our

sins, he is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness. Friends, these promises

should not be overshadowed by verses 16

and 17 of first John chapter 5 where we

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started our study.

Rather, I believe in what we have

studied briefly in this time together,

they help explain them. Don't you think

the warning is is not aimed at the

struggling Christian who is seeking

God's mercy who wants to live and desire

to be right and and and live in in in

accordance with God's will and be

pleasing in his sight. It's aimed at the

hardened heart that refuses the only

savior who can give life.

So the question is not well what is a

sin leading to death. The greater

question is just as we end the lesson,

am I abiding in Christ? Because John has

certainly answered that question

clearly. He who has the son has life. He

who does not have the son of God does

not have life. Friends, that is plain to

the tea, is it? He laid it out there. 1

1 John 5:12

John 5:12

because he's saying look if you are in

Christ and you are continuing walking in

his light trusting his grace and praying

for one another

there's life in that

but if you have wandered from him

the invitation remains open

that we are to not continue walking down

that path in darkness where we can sear

our own conscience like a hot iron.

Right? Paul told Timothy of those words.

We got to be careful that we come to our

senses. You know, think about the prodal

son, turn back

faith, repentance to the one who

described himself in John 14 and verse

6. I am the way, the truth, and the

life. No one comes to the father but

through me. Jesus said, because in him

and in him alone

is eternal life. Friends, that's the

lesson. That's our Q&A for tonight. I

certainly again appreciate the the

questions that are submitted. It it is

it is uh you know, I always have to

figure out what am I going to preach on

every Sunday. That's a hard job. All

right. say, "Well, well, when you do a

series, it's not so hard because I

already got that planned out." Uh, but

on Sunday nights especially, we spend

this time and and looking at these

questions, it uh it helps me because

there's some things that I look at and

these I'm like, you know, I never have

thought about that in here as much. So,

it helps me in my studies and and to to

uh look to these passages and and study

them myself and and prepare the lessons

for you as we study together. So, I

appreciate that so much for the

invitation. Uh, if you haven't put on

the body of Christ in baptism, you can

do that tonight. Don't keep wandering

away. If you know the truth, you know

what you are to do, God's plan of

salvation, don't leave here and and

refuse to submit to God's will, God's

plan, what he wants us to do to get in

relationship with him through Jesus

Christ. If you want to study more about

God's plan of salvation, you let me

know. Don't leave here without saying I

need to talk with you DJ about this.

This is so important because here's the

realization.

Just as a song that brother Mike Burton

has selected for our invitation, guess

what we need to be doing? We need to

prepare to meet our God.

Don't know when the day or the hour is.

We need to be prepared to meet our God.

That means we need to be walking in the

light as he is in the light. That is

paramount in our lives today. We need to

be that example before others. We need

to be teachers. We need to help others

find that as well. So if you haven't

follow the body of Christ baptism, you

can do that this evening. All things

stand ready. As a disciple of Christ,

something that's a mission in your life,

you need prayers on your behalf. Repent

and turn from those things or or prayers

for for strength, encouragement,

whatever your spiritual need. Won't you

come as we stand and sing the song

that's been selected?