My Future, My Choice | Dr. Conrad Vine

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Revelation 12:13-14

“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 1:5-6

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

John 3:23-26

“Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. And John was not yet cast into prison. Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.”

Matthew 3:16-17

“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Acts 10:37-38

“That word spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.”

Matthew 28:18-20

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”

Acts 8:27-39

“And he rose up and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Then Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.”

Acts 16:25-34

“But at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.”

Romans 6:3-4

“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

Acts 2:38-39

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”

Galatians 3:27-29

“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

Ephesians 4:1-6

“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”

Romans 3:9-12

“What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

John 16:8

“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”

Psalm 38:18

“I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.”

1 John 1:9

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Isaiah 55:7

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

2 Peter 3:9

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

John 6:37

“And him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”

John 3:3-5

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”

John 3:14-16

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Mark 16:16

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”

Acts 22:16

“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”

Revelation 7:14-17

“These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”

Memorable Quotes

“Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.”

“When Martin Luther stood at the Diet of Worms in Germany in 1521, he changed the direction not just of Germany but of the entire world.”

“William Wilberforce gave his entire life for the abolition of the slave trade, and from that moment on the British Navy fought wars all around the world to prevent slavery.”

“Each of these individuals decided to take a stand for what they believed in and they changed the course of history, in some cases for their nation and in some cases for the entire world.”

“The question is not can you change anything, the more fundamental question is do you believe in anything?”

“When Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water, which means baptism as practiced by Jesus and modeled for us was by immersion.”

“Baptism isn’t just a physical act. It’s also an immersion into the character of God.”

“The greatest advert for the gospel of Jesus Christ is not preaching, but it’s the witness of a transformed life.”

“When you are baptized, God says, ‘Your past is done. It’s washed away. It’s gone forever.'”

“The Bible talks about the most difficult makeover of all. And that’s the makeover of a deformed, angry, hate-filled character to a loving, grace-filled Christian.”

“When you enter the body of Christ, you’re entering a new family where we find fellowship, people who pray for us, acceptance, and sacrificial love in any corner of the world.”

“We have one hope, the second coming, and one Lord Jesus Christ and one baptism, baptism by immersion, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”

“The law of God is like a mirror. When we look into the law of God, the ten commandments, we see an image of God, and we compare ourselves with that and we realize, I really do need a savior.”

“The Holy Spirit brings conviction and conversion to our hearts.”

“God is not angry. He delights in showing clemency to every penitent sinner.”

“Jesus says, ‘Anyone who comes to me, I will never drive away.'”

“Jesus said no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and of the Spirit.”

“It’s your future and it’s your choice.”

“The one who believes and is baptized will be saved. This is a promise from the one who died on Calvary.”

“The most important preparation we can do for the final crisis that is coming upon our world is to be right with God.”

“Life is cheap and life is fragile, but eternal life is the most precious promise you can have.”

“When you go through the waters of baptism, you are going to walk in newness of life.”

“When we follow Christ and go through the waters, the baptism of water and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Christ changes us day by day so that we reflect His character.”

“A Christian is somebody who gets up in the morning and says, ‘Lord, by your grace and by the work of your Holy Spirit tonight, when I go to bed, I want to be a different person than the person I was this morning.'”

“The Bible describes those who are prepared for the final crisis as having washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

Other Quotations

John Newton, author of “Amazing Grace”

“I’m not the man that I want to be, but by God’s grace, neither am I the man that I used to be.”