In this sermon, the speaker shares his personal testimony of how he was once addicted to sin but found freedom in Jesus Christ. He emphasizes the importance of making a decision to follow Jesus and surrendering one's life to Him. The speaker encourages the audience, especially young people, to give Jesus a chance to transform their lives. He also mentions the challenges he faced for his faith but acknowledges that Jesus has been with him every step of the way. The sermon references the Bible verse where Jesus explains to his disciples that he must suffer and be killed but will be raised to life on the third day, and emphasizes the need to deny oneself and follow Jesus.

From that time on, Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed, and on the third day be raised to life. If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. The spirit of the Lord just said, confess, so I yelled out, Lord, I'm guilty! Lord Jesus, save me! And as I was confessing my sins, it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders, and it felt like my stomach was filled up with water, and I knew I was saved, and I knew I was saved! He instilled me with his Holy Ghost and pulled me out of the pits of hell. And I tell every single one of you young people out there, if you don't think he can do the same thing for you, you just give him a chance tonight. I tell you what, let me tell you, I have been kicked out of my house for the beliefs that I have, and I tell you right now that he's been behind me every bit of the way. Next week I go to seminary school, and after that I'm on my way to Mexico to preach the gospel. Nothing will be impossible for me. I tell you, I guarantee you, if you give him a chance tonight, he will pull you out of the pits of hell, he will clean you from every bit of sin, and he will change your life forever. And today, I am still an addict, but I'm addicted to Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. And I tell you, right now, this is my point of no return. I'm going to die in this watery grave with Lord Jesus Christ, my Savior. I know now I have the best feeling ever. If I was to die tonight, I know I would go to heaven and I would be with him, I would be with him. Hallelujah! My name is Michael Angelo Dixon, I'm from Mobile, Alabama. The devil has had me in bondage for 33 years, Lord. 33 long years, Lord. I've been addicted to sin for 22 of those years, Lord. I come down to Memphis from Mobile, thinking I was coming to New Hope home to get off crack and alcohol, but... Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. I met somebody else down here. I met somebody else down here. I met my father. My father said, come on home, son. My father said, I got a place for you. My name is Chuck Kissing, I'm from Wiggins, Mississippi. With all the name, I want to give the Lord the glory for how great he is, and I know so many of you here know how great he is. Well... The Lord has just asked me, and I want to be an obedient servant to say that the Lord has changed my life and touched me and cleansed me. And so many of you know what that is, but so many of you don't. And the reason you don't, and I'm just talking to a segment, but the segment's here, and that's the people that have been deceived. And now, therefore, they are deceiving, and that's who I was. And you've already told yourself so many times that you're not a sinner, but you are, you know, and I was. And what I'm saying is, Lord, I just pray that you give me the wisdom. Give me wisdom to say your word, say your peace, that you might receive glory in my Father's name. You see, I'm a man who so many thought was just so great and everything, but I'm not, and that's what I hope the Lord will deal with your hearts. Because I started looking at other women, you know, and that's how the evil one can see you, because all of your co-workers look at women much more than you guys do. And you just look at them a little bit, and that starts your deception. That starts your deception. But if you'll deceive yourself and deceive others like that, then you'll lie. And if you'll lie, you'll cheat, and if you'll cheat, you'll steal. Because if you allow yourself to sin, you're going to slay it to sin. And I'm talking, I'm simply talking to you guys, who are like me, and everyone thinks you're good. And I'm just telling you, I'm just, I'm giving you this, that no matter what the cost, no matter what you've got to do, no matter the price, you choose the Lord.