THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE
The truth from mans perspective can be a varied thing! But from Gods perspective there is no shadow of turning.
Story:
Most of us can sympathize with the fellow who received a call from his wife just as she was about to fly home from Europe. “How’s my cat?” she asked.
“Dead.”
“Oh, honey, don’t be so honest. Why didn’t you break the news to me slowly? You’ve ruined my trip.”
“What do you mean?”
“You could have told me he was on the roof. And when I called you from Paris, you could have told me he was acting sluggish. Then when I called from London, you could have said he was sick, and when I called you from New York, you could have said he was at the vet. Then, when I arrived home, you could have said he was dead.”
The husband had never been exposed to such protocol but was willing to learn. “OK,” he said. “I’ll do better next time.”
“By the way,” she asked, “how’s Mom?”
There was a long silence, then he replied, “Uh, she’s on the roof.”
Man has always asked, What is truth?
In fact the next Scripture illustrates this:
John 18:37-38 Pilate replied, “You are a king then?” “You say that I am a king, and you are right,” Jesus said. “I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.” 38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime.
This is one of the most profound questions ever asked! …. What is truth?
I want to ask you tonight What is truth to you?
Is it what the Doctor told you?
Is the truth what your family have told you?
Is the truth what you have read in books?
This is a question we must all face. How can I know the truth?
The fact is the only one we can trust is God!
Romans 3:3-4 True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they broke their promises, does that mean God will break his promises? 4 Of course not! Though everyone else in the world is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say, “He will be proved right in what he says, and he will win his case in court.”
Acts Chapter 3 contains the story of a man who discovered and revealed the truth.
The truth is: There was a man unable to walk… carried in to the temple to beg.
Peter and John were going to the temple to worship
The man was exposed to the truth…….Jesus…. and was totally healed.
Once healed he had to decide where will I walk…..Acts 3:19 Repent………
Psalm 119:142 Your justice is eternal, and your law is perfectly true.
Psalm 119:151 But you are near, O LORD, and all your commands are true.
Psalm 119:160 All your words are true; all your just laws will stand forever.
On the basis that God is true and every man is a lair, What is truth?
John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
‘The truth shall set you free” Jesus is the truth…. Who will set you free tonight? Jesus!
Tonight I want you to consider the truth… His name is Jesus! Jesus did not say that He would show you the truth.. He said I am the truth… The fact of the matter is Jesus is truth personified.
Experiment:
Everyone put your hand out. Imagine with me that you have a lemon in your hand. Feel how cold it is since you just took it out of the refrigerator. Feel the two knobs on the ends? Ok, now take a knife and cut the lemon in half. Careful! Don’t cut yourself. Oh, look at the juice run down over the sides. Now, put one half down and just hold the other half of the lemon. Now, look at the inside of the cut lemon. Lean down and smell the lemon. Get a good full sense of the lemon fresh scent of the just cut lemon. Ok, now squeeze the lemon. See the juice ooze up and cover the surface of the cut lemon? Now - lick the lemon. That’s right! Lick the lemon. Ok, who feels like you have more saliva than you did a minute a go? How can that be? It was only pretend! The reason is because your body reacts to that which your mind
Thinks about.... (Thanks to Mike Hiehle)
You see you can’t trust your mind to tell you the truth…. We have to trust in the truth.
He is the truth therefore we had better find out what he says about your situation tonight
John 6:35-40 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry again. Those who believe in me will never thirst. 36 But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me. 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do what I want. 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them to eternal life at the last day. 40 For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life—that I should raise them at the last day.”
.The opposite is what satan wants for your life.
John 10:10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.
This is the truth tonight:
You need peace “He is the prince of peace
You are living in Darkness “He is the light of the World”
You are lost “He is the way”
You are thirsty for spiritual things “He is the river of life”
Shepherd…word….teacher…healer…saviour…Bread of life….Vine…. Door…Servant of all…The Alpha & Omega…. The bridegroom… Immanuel…
Jesus is a greater artist than Van Gogh….
Jesus is the best counsellor around...
Jesus is our attorney… our wisdom (Col)…..
No matter what your question tonight Jesus is the answer.
A man became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand.
Confucius saw the man’s predicament and said, “It is evident that men should stay out of places such as this.”
Next, Buddha observed the situation and said, “Let that man’s plight be a lesson to the rest of the world.”
Then Mohammed came by and said to the sinking man, “Alas, it is the will of God.”
Finally, Jesus appeared on the scene ad said, “Take my hand, brother. I will save you.
The truth is Jesus is the one who can meet your needs tonight.
DL Moody said “If you want to prove a stick is crooked put it next to one that is straight.”
Tonight you have been presented with the truth…. What will you do with Him?
John3:23
John6:23
John1:12
Acts 3:19
Rev 3:20
Tonight turn to the truth and be saved …. Be set free… be healed… Jesus is your answer tonight.
