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  LISTEN TO ME, ALL PEOPLES OF THE EARTH
  by Ausbund
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Summary: The sermon calls all people to leave sin, follow Christ, and
live according to his teachings for salvation and eternal joy.

Topics: "Salvation Through Christ", "Dying To Self"
Scripture References: Matthew 7:21, Matthew 10:38, John 14:6, Romans 6:23, 2 Timothy 2:12

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Michael Schneider, imprisoned in the castle at Passau in Bavaria,
preaches about the necessity of leaving sin, following Christ, and
living according to His will for salvation. He emphasizes that only
through Christ can one be saved, as Jesus is the way, the truth, and the
life. Those who desire community with Christ and His kingdom must be
willing to suffer for His name and die to self, entering eternal joy in
the Father's kingdom. Schneider warns that those who do not follow
Christ will not be redeemed, and those who fall back into sin break
their covenant with God, facing eternal consequences.

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Listen to me, all peoples of the earth. Listen to me, young and old,
great and small. If you want to be saved, you need to leave sin, follow
Christ the Lord, and live according to his will. Christ Jesus came to
the earth to teach men the right way to go, to teach them to turn from
sin and to follow him. He said: "I am the way the truth and the life,
no-one comes to the father except through me."

He who longs for Gemeinschaft (community) with Christ and who wants to
take part in his kingdom, needs to do what Christ did while he was on
the earth. He who wants to reign with Christ must first be willing to
suffer for his name. The man who dies with Christ in this life will
enter with him into the Father's kingdom, in eternal joy. But the man
who does not follow Christ is not redeemed by the blood of Christ and
his sins will never be forgiven. Those whose sins have been forgiven
should live no longer in sin. This is what Jesus Christ, our Lord,
teaches us. Those who fall back into sin break their covenant with God.
Even greater pain and suffering will be theirs -- and their loss will be
forever. Not all who say "Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom. Only those
who keep his covenant will be accepted by him. He who confesses Christ
before the world and who stands for the truth to the end will be saved.

Help us to that, God, our Lord, that we may stay with Christ -- that we
may always walk according to his teachings, that we may commit no more
sins, and that we may be an honour to his name, now and forever . . .
into eternity! Amen.

-- Michael Schneider, imprisoned in the castle at Passau in Bavaria,
Ausbund 82

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