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SO YOU'RE UPTIGHT?
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. So you're uptight? Turned off? Got real hang-ups? Well, let me
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tell you like it is! See, a long time ago God said, "I think I'll
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make me a universe." So He did just that. Then He really split the
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scene - He made Man, and in His own image!
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. Have we ever messed up that deal! Right from the very beginning.
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And we've kept right on messing it up. In fact, it got so bad that
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God said, "They're really copping out down there, but even so I still
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love them. I figure the time has come to do something about it."
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. So what does He do? He sends His only Son to save the world!
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How does that grab you? Born over 1900 years ago in a barn! How
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about that? The Son of God! Talk about identifying!
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. But did we change? Oh no, we kept right on messing everything
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up. We didn't even listen to God's Son, Jesus Christ. And this next
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one is a clincher: Jesus kept right on loving us! In fact He even
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died on the Cross for us! Now, man, that is really 'way out' love,
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like you never saw!
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. He let us nail Him to a tree and when He was hanging there, He
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even asked His Father to forgive us! He said that we were uptight and
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didn't know what we were doing! Talk about relating! Beautiful,
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isn't it?
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. So He died for us - shed His blood for us - to cover all these
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dirty sins of ours. And, now sit down for this one, three days later
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He rose from the grave! That's right, right up from the dead! He was
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alive again! And, how about this: He's still living!
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. Later He went to heaven to live with His Father. They're getting
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things ready up there for everybody who believes in Jesus. Some day
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I'm going to be with them. What a day that will be!
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. You see, Jesus worked it all out. He sent His Holy Spirit down
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here to be with us. The Holy Spirit is right here - right in us - all
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the time. How's that for contact? That's what I call communication!
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. You Say, "Man how can I communicate?" Well, it's like this.
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You've got to tell Him what a mess you've made of your life. Tell Him
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you're really sorry for everything you've done and that you want to
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get on the right beam from here on in. Then ask Him to come in and
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really take over. You've got to believe in Him and then, brother,
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move over and let Him work, cause He will!
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. See, I've tried it and I know it works! Jesus Christ can give
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you real soul peace. He really fills you UP; He gives you a happiness
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that is just something else! He is for real! But He's not pushing
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Himself in where He's not wanted - you've got to really want Him.
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And, I mean - you've got to mean business with Him.
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. You say, "Man, no hurry, no sweat." I want you to know there'll
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be nothing but sweat for you, forever more, if you decide against Him!
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Plus, how do you know how long you will be around down here? You
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might not have another chance. This isn't a 'sit on the fence' game.
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No siree, you're either for Him or against Him, Kinda shakes you up,
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doesn't it?
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. And, no matter what you decide down here, there's coming a day
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when you've got to answer for it all - and that includes me and
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everybody else. And, boy I sure am glad I'm on Christ's side and He's
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on mine, cause I know for sure it's the winning side!
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. If you really want to take a trip - one that will really last
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forever - take Jesus - make Him your own Savior. He'll never let you
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down, but never! He's the Answers any hang-up anyone ever had. He's
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what's happening and I'm telling you that's like it is!!
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- Jane J. Arundale -
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Computers for Christ - Chicago
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