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WHERE SALVATION WILL TAKE YOU
Isaiah 12:1-3 (King James Version)
1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
¨ INTRODUCTION:
¨ In this text, the word, salvation, is used 3 times.
¨ It is one of the most important words in the entire Bible!
¨ In fact, it is used 173 times in the Bible. In the Old Testament,
¨ the word comes from a Hebrew word which means, "Deliverance and victory."
¨ In the New Testament, it comes from a Greek word that means, "Deliverance, preservation, safety."
¨ Salvation is what we receive when we trust Jesus as our Savior!
¨ Salvation is the gift of God!
¨ Salvation is not a thing that we will receive some day,
o it is a present possession of every person who has received Jesus into their hearts.
¨ Salvation always takes you somewhere!
o Notice this:
o It brought Israel out of bondage – Ex. 14:13 2.
o It brought Jonah out of the whale – Jonah 2:9 3.
o It brought David out of the pit – Psalms 40:1-3 4.
o It brought Paul out of a lost condition – 1 Tim. 1:12-15 5.
o It brings every sinner out of darkness – 1 Pet. 2:9
¨ I would like to take a few minutes to tell you where salvation, if you have it, will take you.
¨ Notice four places salvation will take you.
I. IT WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN
¨ John 14:1-3 (King James Version)
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
A. Salvation is the key that opens the door to the kingdom of GoD
B. The glories of that city
¨ Revelation 21:4 (King James Version)
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
C. All believers are going there some day!
II. IT WILL TAKE YOU INTO HOLINESS
¨ 2 Corinthians 5:17 (King James Version)
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
A. Salvation will alter your life! No man can receive Jesus and remain the same.
B. One mark of true repentance unto salvation is a drastically changed life
¨ 1 John 2:9 (King James Version)
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
C. There will be a desire to serve the Lord
¨ Ephesians 2:10 (King James Version)
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
¨ James 2:18 (King James Version)
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
III. IT WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE HARVEST
¨ Mark 16:15 (King James Version)
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
A. Sharing the Gospel is a mark of genuine salvation – Acts 1:8
B. Jesus never called us to be lazy, He called us to be busy letting our lights shine for Him.
C. Every Christian is a witness! Either for or against Jesus! Which are you?
IV. IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE HOUSE OF GOD
¨ Hebrews 10:25 (King James Version)
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
A. Salvation is always accompanied by a desire to gather with saints and worship the Lord.
B. Jesus went to church
¨ Luke 4:16 (King James Version)
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
C. There will be a desire to praise, worship and adore the Lord!