Christian Liberty #05

Driving home: one of the most glorious things when god was pleased to bring me to trust in his dear son bring me into union with christ was to be able to think of death without the slavery and the terror of the

Martin recounts his personal experience as a young teenager, lying in bed at night, terrified of dying in his sleep and waking up in hell, illustrating the 'slavery of the fear of death' he once knew.

God says i'll never know to do you got something that god says i'll never know till you can come to them cause God came against this blockado you come come and take me come on all you can do is land me safely in the presence of my lord jesus blessed are the dead who die in the lord from henceforth set the lord that they may what rest from pastor martin when you're going to retire i said here's my text on retirement i'm serious i said my whole theology of retirement's right here blessed are the dead who die in the lord and they rest from their labors as long as i can labor i'm going to labor un...

27:15 - 28:38 Read in full sermon

Driving home: one of the most glorious things when god was pleased to bring me to trust in his dear son bring me into union with christ was to be able to think of death without the slavery and the terror of the

Martin uses Revelation 14:13 ('blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors') as his 'theology of retirement,' stating he will labor until God calls him through death, illustrating his freedom from the fear of death.

God says i'll never know to do you got something that god says i'll never know till you can come to them cause God came against this blockado you come come and take me come on all you can do is land me safely in the presence of my lord jesus blessed are the dead who die in the lord from henceforth set the lord that they may what rest from pastor martin when you're going to retire i said here's my text on retirement i'm serious i said my whole theology of retirement's right here blessed are the dead who die in the lord and they rest from their labors as long as i can labor i'm going to labor un...

27:15 - 28:38 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: He distinguishes between normal apprehension about the dying process and the enslaving fear of death itself, which Christ has stripped away. Martin shares a touching story of an…

He compares the apprehension of a first-time surgery patient to the natural apprehension of death, distinguishing it from the 'enslaving fear' that Christ removes, as he has undergone surgery eight times and no longer has great apprehension.

Of course not. We've never died before. When I go on the operating table and I'm in the holding pen before they wheel you in, I don't have much apprehension anymore. I've been there eight times. I know what's going to happen. Needles going in, going to feel a little fuzzy. Next thing I know, I'll wake up in the recovery room. A little bit of apprehension, but no great apprehension. But the first time, never been there before. Never been put in la-la land on the operating table. We've not died before.

36:40 - 37:15 Read in full sermon

Driving home: She said, young man, stop all your worrying about what you're saying to me. She said, in a few minutes, I'm going to cross over the river, and my father owns the land on both sides.

Martin retells A.W. Tozer's story of a young preacher visiting an old, dying saint. The woman, sensing his struggle, calmly tells him, 'In a few minutes, I'm going to cross over the river, and my father owns the land on both sides,' illustrating profound peace in the face of death.

Over the past years, it's hard not to repeat a few things after 42 years. But some of you haven't heard it, and you need to hear it. The late Dr. A.W. Tozer told of an incident of a young preacher who went to visit an old, dear saint, a woman who was on her deathbed.

38:22 - 38:41 Read in full sermon