Transcript of message from TV Broadcast 438 -- taken from Closed Captioning Text

-- Brother Thomas: I believe that out of all the multitudes of people who join churches, that includes all of them -- when I say churches, I mean every one of them that claims to be a church, a place where people are supposed to find out about God. I believe that most of the people who join those churches, or embrace what they call the faith, I don't believe they've come to the Lord. They're still lost. They're still lost.

And, they will remain lost, until they personally-nobody can do this for you. This is something you have to do. There's nothing that anybody can do for you when it comes to salvation. The Lord died. He shed His blood. They stretched Him out on that cross, put nails in His palms and in His feet, and He hung there between heaven and earth.

One time He cried, I thirst and they brought a sponge and dipped it in some vinegar and put it up to His lips. He turned His head away from it. He suffered. He had to pay your sin debt. Nobody else could. Every other person in this world was a sinner. No sinner could do it. But He--the Lamb of God--He was the spotless Lamb of God. He died and paid your sin debt. He never committed adultery. He never lied. He never did an evil thing in His life. That's what He came for, to go to that cross. That was the thing that He came to do. The other things that He did were more or less incidental. But when He died on that cross, He defeated the devil.

( congregational amens ).

He broke his back. And every person that comes to Him, the great God of the universe, the God who made the universe. Just think about it, we call Him the great God of the universe, He's greater than the God of the universe. Our God is. You say, "Why?" Well, because He holds it in His hands.

That God knows it the instant you put your trust in what Christ did on that cross for you. The instant you capitulate, surrender, and say, "Lord I'm Yours," He saves you, with faults and everything else. He don't ask you to get good to be saved. If you did, none of us could be saved. He don't ask you to do a thing, just trust in Him. Trust Him! What He did, He paid for your sin debt.

( congregational amens ).

And when you do that, He saves you. He comes into this heart. He indwells you. That's the greatest thing that can happen to you. I never will forget whenever the Lord saved me. Something had happened to me. I didn't know what exactly, I couldn't quite describe it, but I felt like a little baby. I know this. I went home and I remember the next meal I was eating. I was trying to eat but tears were running down both cheeks and dropping in my plate. Something had happened to me. I'll tell you, He was working me over. It was the most tremendous thing.

Who is that little girl there beside of you?

( laughter ).

I thought it was. Well, good.

Anyway, that was something. I couldn't think of the Lord without weeping. I just couldn't. He had done something for me and it was still working. Hallelujah! I believe when God saves you, He's gonna make a new creature out of you. That's why Paul says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation." That's what that really says instead of just creature. He's a new creation. You are part of the same creation that God has when He makes a new earth, new heavens. You're part of that. Did you ever hear of any of that ever being undone?

-- Congregation: No sir.

-- Brother Thomas: That's right. And there won't be one single one of you undone. Hallelujah!

( congregational praise ).

The God that I'm talking about is a faithful God. The Bible says, "Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts." And that's true, and God will not fail. Not one soul--not one--will put his or her trust in Him that will fail. Everybody knocks a homerun. He saves us.

And not only does He save us, but He keeps us. He keeps that which He saves. He's got a place for you already up there. He's got a place up there waiting on you. You know why? He says, if I go away, "I will come again, and receive you unto myself." And He's gone to prepare a place for us. I don't know what He has, but I know this, it'll be greater, it'll be more beautiful, more lasting, more secure than anything you have ever encountered. I cannot begin to tell you how great and how wonderful it's going to be. But I know this, God is going bless us with blessings that we could not even visualize.

( congregational amens ).

I'm glad today that I'm going. If He was to come today, I'd be ready. I wouldn't be ready because I've earned it either. Nobody can earn this salvation. You have to just accept it by faith. You say, well what is that? It's not feeling, it's faith. That's it. Now I'm gonna give an invitation this morning and I feel like somebody here needs to walk the aisle. They need to surrender their life. You need to surrender to Christ. You need to let it be known openly that you want this Christ, you want this salvation. Let's stand and men, get your music here. Don't forget now, this is an opportunity that you have.

ALAS, AND DID MY SAVIOR BLEED,
AND DID MY SOVEREIGN DIE;
WOULD HE DEVOTE THAT SACRED HEAD
FOR SUCH A WORM AS I?

AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS, WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT,
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY.
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT,
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY.

-- Brother Thomas: What about it?

WAS IT FOR CRIMES THAT I HAVE DONE,
HE GROANED UPON A TREE?
AMAZING PITY, GRACE UNKNOWN,
AND LOVE BEYOND DEGREE.

AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT,
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY.
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT,
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY.

WELL MIGHT THE SUN IN DARKNESS HIDE,
AND SHUT HIS GLORIES IN,
WHEN CHRIST, THE MIGHTY MAKER DIED
FOR MAN THE CREATURE'S SIN.

AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT,
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY.
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT,
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY.

BUT DROPS OF GRIEF CAN NE'RE REPAY
THE DEBT OF LOVE I OWE:
HERE, LORD, I GIVE MYSELF AWAY,
'TIS ALL THAT I CAN DO!

AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT,
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY.
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT,
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY.

( congregational praise ).

-- Brother Thomas: Amen! Amen! Amen! God is working with hearts here this morning. I don't pull people. Just give God time to work with their hearts. Do you feel perfectly peaceful and satisfied? You're ready to die like you are? If so, you don't need to come. But if you know you're not ready, you don't feel right, as we give this invitation, as we sing, you need to come. If you want to get right, you need to come. Hallelujah!

WAS IT FOR CRIMES THAT I HAVE DONE,
HE GROANED UPON THE TREE?
AMAZING PITY, GRACE UNKNOWN.
AND LOVE BEYOND DEGREE.

AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT,
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY.
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT,
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY.

WELL MIGHT THE SUN IN DARKNESS HIDE,
AND SHUT HIS GLORIES IN,
WHEN CHRIST, THE MIGHTY MAKER DIED
FOR MAN THE CREATURE'S SIN.

AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT,
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY.
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT,
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY.

-- Brother Thomas: Amen! Amen! The Lord's still working with hearts out here. The best you know how, you that are coming forward, you've come forward a hundred times, but the one thing that you have to do is to turn your soul over to the Lord. That's something you do in your heart. Nobody can do it. And then just thank Him for your salvation. Thank Him.

And I'll tell you, the Lord lets a lot of these things happen to us to bring us to this place. That's not the thing but that's what He used to bring us. One day you'll thank Him for it. You might not at the time, you may think it's a terrible tragedy. But everything that God does is good. "All things work together for good to them that love the Lord, to them that are the called according to his purpose." So lift your hands and start praising Him.

( Congregational praise ).

Amen! All right sing. Start thanking Him for your salvation.

JUST AS I AM, WITHOUT ONE PLEA,
BUT THAT THY BLOOD WAS SHED FOR ME.
AND THAT THOU BID'ST ME COME TO THEE,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

JUST AS I AM, AND WAITING NOT
TO RID MY SOUL OF ONE DARK BLOT.
TO THEE WHOSE BLOOD CAN CLEANSE EACH SPOT,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

JUST AS I AM, THO' TOSSED ABOUT
WITH MANY OF CONFLICT, MANY A DOUBT,
FIGHTINGS AND FEARS WITHIN, WITHOUT,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

JUST AS I AM, POOR, WRETCHED, BLIND;
SIGHT RICHES, HEALING OF THE MIND,
YEA, ALL I NEED IN THEE TO FIND,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

-- Brother Thomas: One more verse. If nobody comes I'm gonna close the invitation. Anybody here now that God's dealing with? Are you willing to let this service go and still be outside the ark of safety, still be out there lost? If the Lord were to come this afternoon--and he's gonna come one day. I don't know when. But he is gonna literally come and those who are ready are going with him. But if he were, would you be ready? Would you be ready? Man, woman, boy or girl, I want to sing one more verse for you. If you feel you need to come and by that say, Lord, I want to be ready, I give myself to you. While we sing.

JUST AS I AM, THOU WILT RECEIVE
WILT WELCOME, PARDON, CLEANSE RELIEVE;
BECAUSE THY PROMISE I BELIEVE,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

JUST AS I AM, WITHOUT ONE PLEA,
BUT THAT THY BLOOD WAS SHED FOR ME,
AND THAT THOU BIDD'ST ME COME TO THEE,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

JUST AS I AM, AND WAITING NOT
TO RID MY SOUL OF ONE DARK BLOT,
TO THEE WHOSE BLOOD CAN CLEANSE EACH SPOT,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

-- Brother Thomas: I'm not trying to drag this out, but folks are still coming. There's some that God's still working with your heart. I hate to see you leave here knowing that He is tugging at your heart. You see, you should have perfect rest. You should have perfect rest. Some of you don't have the Word in you, and that makes a difference. While we sing one more verse now, I'm extending the invitation 'cause two or three has come in the last verse or two. One more verse.

JUST AS I AM, THO' TOSSED ABOUT
WITH MANY OF CONFLICT, MANY A DOUBT,
FIGHTINGS AND FEARS WITHIN, WITHOUT,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

JUST AS I AM, POOR, WRETCHED, BLIND;
SIGHT RICHES, HEALING OF THE MIND,
YEA, ALL I NEED IN THEE TO FIND,
O LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME.

-- Brother Thomas: I'm not going to give the invitation any longer. You can still come if you want to and don't want to leave here like you are. But thank God for all these that have come. And some things that's happened to you that's shook you up a little, may not be related to this at all, but it's God's way of showing you that you don't have nothing. Everything in this world is tin foil. It's worth nothing. This is worth the world. The scripture says, "For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his soul." What would you have?

-- Congregation: Nothing.

-- Brother Thomas: Not a thing is right. All right, ya'll come up and embrace these kids and young people. I'm happy for you. And I'll tell you right now, you don't know how blessed you are to be in a service where you could come to the Lord. Some of them I've known all their life and you need to thank God.

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