I loved scary movies as a kid. There was a time in my childhood when I was very easily frightened, but around the age of 11 or 12 that sort of vanished and it took quite a bit to really scare me. And so I really enjoyed scary movies because I loved the thrill of being genuinely startled. And not many movies got to me, but when I did see a movie that really made me jump, I just got such a kick out of it.
A few years after that, I got saved, and I began reading through the New Testament. And it wasn’t long in my reading of Matthew’s gospel that I was confronted with the most terrifying thing I had ever conceived of. And that terror was not childishly thrilling; I took absolutely no pleasure in the fright that had come upon me as a result of what I’d read. The text was Matthew 7 verses 21 to 23, where Jesus says that not everyone who calls Him Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven—that there are people in this life who will go to their graves thinking that they are a true child of God, fully expecting to go to heaven and be with Jesus, but who will spend eternity in hell. On that day they’ll see Jesus, and will be bewildered at the look on His face as He looks at them. And they’ll say, “Lord, did I not prophesy in your name? Did I not work miracles in your name? Did I not this? Did I not that?” And Jesus will say, “I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.”...
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“ Great Sermon! ” Thank you for this wonderful truth.
Janine Elizabeth (4/27/2017)
from Louisiana
“ Great Sermon! ” Excellent. Thank you.
John Tennessee (4/26/2017)
from SC
“ Great Sermon! ” Mike Riccardi is a modern-day Jonathan Edwards. I wish more people knew of him. His messages are a truly wonderful resource and gift from God.
Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, seven foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood....
