A city can look completely alive: deals closing, crowds moving, parties running all night. But God looks at the heart and hears the quiet question underneath it all: “Is this all there is to life?” In this message, David Wilkerson says plainly that sin pays its wages in death. It shows up as empty pleasure, boredom, failed marriages, and souls past feeling. Then he points to the living proof sitting in the pews: people who were once dead in trespasses and sins and have been raised to new life. They include prodigals pulled back from the edge, marriages declared dead and then restored, and a hardened heart that finally learned to cry. No one is here by accident. God, rich in mercy, has had you on his radar all along, and his love is knocking at the door of your heart. Open it, and the one who is the Resurrection and the Life will raise you up.

Preached: August 2, 2009

Main Points:

• Spiritual death doesn’t always look like death. A busy schedule, a full calendar, and a night of fun can hide a heart that is empty inside and asking, “Is this all there is?”
• Sin can be pleasurable for a season, but God means it when he says, “The wages of sin is death.” What starts as excitement ends in boredom, emptiness, and loss.
• Christ still raises the dead today. Lives that were wasted, marriages headed for divorce and ministries wrecked by sin are being brought back to life by his power.
• It doesn’t matter how far you’ve fallen or how much you’ve lost. A single honest cry for help in your darkest hour is enough for God to begin restoring what sin destroyed.
• Salvation is not earned by good works. “But God, who is rich in mercy,” reached down while we were still dead in sin, raised us with Christ, and seated us with him in heavenly places.
• You are not here by chance. The Holy Spirit arranges divine appointments, and he has been pursuing you long before you ever thought of seeking him.
• Even the coldest, most bitter heart can be broken open. When God touches someone who is dead inside, the tears that come wash out years of rejection and bitterness.
• God is calling his prodigal sons and daughters home. Put away the old life, be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and receive the abundant life found only in Christ.

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