Blindfold of Pride

blindfold of pride

Illustrate here: Blindfold with the word pride painted on it and someone wearing it and quoting:

Pride

I desire to do something amazing for God (long pause) someday.

Today is just not my day.

I often think about letting Him take control.

Today is just not my day.

Maybe I worry about what everyone will think about me.

Is today my day?

What would it matter anyway?

I’m doing just fine.

Life couldn’t be any better.

As long as I take care of myself and what I want that’s all that matters.

Life couldn’t be any better. (long pause)

Could it?

·       There are hurting people all around you.

·       You just won’t allow yourself see them. They need God.

·       They need hope. They need a miracle from the only miracle worker. But you can’t see past your pride.

·       You’ll never see the missed opportunities. You’ll never see the lives you injure, corrupt, and even destroy because your pride is in the way.

o      The blindfold of pride.

o      I believe the church is in dire need of a blindfold removal.

2 Timothy 3:1 “You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times.2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God.5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!”

1.     Pride is a conceited sense of one’s superiority. It means to be arrogant, haughty, egotistical, or overconfident.

·       Pride exalts me, myself, and I above all others.

·       Pride is selfish and exhausting work.

·       Pride is confidence in the wrong things.

·       Pride is self-reliance because of what we have, who we know, or what we have done.

There are 2 powerful stories in the book of Luke that Jesus taught about the sin of pride.

Luke 14:7 “When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:8 "When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? 9 The host will come and say, 'Give this person your seat.' Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table! 10 "Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, 'Friend, we have a better place for you!' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."

12 “Then he turned to his host.”When you put on a luncheon or a banquet," he said, "don't invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you."

1.     Be careful at how you look at yourself and how you perceive others vs. how God looks at all of humanity.

a.    Jesus taught us two lessons here.

                                                             i.      First, speaking to the guests, tells them not to seek places of honor.

1.     Service is more important in God’s Kingdom than status.

                                                          ii.      Second, He told the host not to be limited about whom he invited.

1.     God opens His kingdom to everyone.

“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

2.    Proud Pharisee vs. crooked tax collector.

Luke 18:9 “Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don't cheat, I don't sin, and I don't commit adultery. I'm certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.' 13 "But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 'O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."

·       We see this statement again from Christ about being justified before God, “those who humble themselves.”

a.    Humility is a choice, an option, an alternative.

The bible teaches us that men look on the outward appearance but how God looks on the heart. 

b.    You might say in public or private, “I am too good to help those kinds of people.” I’m better than that.

                                                             i.      I am more educated than you therefore everything I will ever think, do, dream, or imagine will be better than you. 

                                                          ii.      I am the most incredible looking girl/guy at school, at work. 

o      I was here before you or I know more people than you, I have a better relationship with the Pastors, I serve as part of the volunteer staff.

o      They think they are the only ones doing anything and the only ones capable to do that thing.

o      Everyone asks them to do stuff because the world can’t do without them.

o      These type people walk blindly right into the devils trap.

·       To keep you full of pride will completely cut you off from God.

Isaiah 14:12 “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”

·       Pride was the exclusive sin of the devil himself.

o      Don’t stay wearing the Blindfold of pride.

2.    Humility is like an elevator. (act this out)

·       I get in the elevator on my knees before God.

·       My position never changes-I am in a humbled state.

·       But God pushes the button, the door opens and I have been raised to a new level. I didn’t do it, God did!

o      My talents, strengths, and abilities didn’t land me there God did.

·       People give way too much credit to their gifting and not to God.

o      My achievements, my possessions, my education, and the people I know doesn’t impress God and His circle of friends.

1 John 2:16 “For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.”

o      God still demotes and promotes. He pays tribute to the humble.

·       We must crave what Christ craved, humility.

o      Remember humility is not self-degradation: it is a realistic self-assessment and commitment to serve.

3.    What does God think of pride?

Proverbs 6:16 “There are six things the LORD hates—no, seven things He detests: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, 18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, 19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.”

·       All encompassing the physical body but all coming from the heart. 3 involving the mouth.

Proverbs 8:13 “All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.”

Perverse-wicked, bad, mean, vicious.

·       Pride is infectious, crippling, and destructive.

·       Pride will bankrupt you.

·       Pride will make you drive what others think you should drive, go where others think you should go, wear what others think you should wear, and be who others think you should be.

·       Pride leaves you helpless, causes a person to despise others, and prevents him/her from learning anything about God.

o      You’re so vain I bet you think this sermon isn’t about you. Your so vain I know this sermon isn’t about me, bout me, bout me.

·       If God hates pride and He does then I’m telling you the blindfold of pride will keep you from your divine calling and purpose for God. You can’t get there wearing this!

·       The blindfold of pride will terminate a relationship with Christ.

o      Pride will take you farther than you wanted to go and keep you longer than you intended to stay.

·       If God hates pride and He does then I’m telling you that the blindfold of pride will keep you from:

o      An amazing marriage. An astonishing relationship with your children. 

o      The promotion at work. Opportunities. Financial freedom. Giving gifts. Relationships. Forgiveness.

o      God’s house, God’s truths, God’s blessings, God’s miracles, and God’s heaven.

4.    Humility is a characteristic of greatness.

a.    Moses

                                                             i.      Numbers 12:3 “Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.”

                                                          ii.      Deuteronomy 34:10 “There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.”

b.    John the Baptist

John 3:30 “He must increase and I must decrease.”

c.     Paul

                                                             i.      Paul in the year 59a.d. wrote to one of the churches and made this statement. “I am least of the apostles.”

                                                          ii.      Then 5 years later in 64a.d. he wrote another letter to the church in Ephesus. Here he said, “I am least of the saints.”

·       He was least of the apostles now 5 years later he’s least of the saints.

                                                        iii.      After that one year later in 65a.d. just before he dies he writes to Timothy and he says, “I feel like I am the chief of all sinners.” The longer Paul walked with God the more he served and loved God the smaller he became.

d.    Jesus

                                                             i.      Philippians 2 The model of a servant.

                                                          ii.      Giving himself to the point of death was the essence of who Jesus was. It was in His DNA.

I plead with you to let down the blindfold of pride this morning.

·       Untie the knot and let God have control.

You have fought long enough, you have waited long enough, you have argued with God long enough and you have lived this way long enough.

·       Full of yourself, full of pride, full of the “but what will everyone think of me infection?” but empty inside.

Vacant of God you are and completely unoccupied.

·       Will you fully surrender to Him this morning?

·       Will you allow Him to use you for His service?

Isaiah 57:15 “The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this:

"I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.”

T3 The World, The Flesh & The Devil

As a High School graduate you have to be proud of yourself, your current achievement but realizing this is just one step in the goals of your life.


Goal:the object of a persons ambition or effort.


Everyone is chasing something and you have to decide what you will use this life to chase. If you're smart you will allow God to help by guiding you.


Every Christian has 3 major enemies. The World, The Flesh, & The Devil. All three enemies exert their powerful influence in order to bring us down to defeat.

1. The World.

• Now “The World” means the great system of evil round about us.
• It is everything around us that has a tendency to lead us into sin.
• Things that can cause the world to be evil are:
• Society-being in the company of others.
• Culture-customs of a certain nation, people group.
• Law-the system of rules enforced by penalties.
• People-we were born into immorality, disobedience, and disorder because of mankind's sin.
• Opinion-the beliefs or views of people.
• Certain elements of daily life are not sinful in themselves, but they can lead to sin if they are abused.
• Abuse literally means “extreme use,” and in many instances, overuse of lawful things becomes sin.
• Making money, the necessities of life and taking care of one’s family is essential.
• But this can degenerate into anxiety, and then, as Christ reminded us, the cares of this life choke the spiritual seed in the heart.
• But money-making is apt to degenerate into money-loving, and then the deceitfulness of riches enters and spoils our spiritual life.

1 John 2:15-17 (NLT)"Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. [16] For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. [17] And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever."

• Worldliness includes the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life.
• The “lust of the flesh” (sensualism) is a craving for anything that satisfies the senses.
• The “lust of the eyes” (materialism) is the selfish desire that rises when we see things which we really don’t need but want. It is the longing to possess, the desire to get, the eagerness to acquire.
• The “pride of life” (egotism) is the desire to enhance our own achievements and to push ourselves up. Reputation inflation.

2. The Flesh.
The Bible teaches that the flesh is fallen human nature or character that we have inherited from the first human beings.


Romans 7:18,19 (NLT)
"And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't. [19] I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway."

• Flesh is the birthplace of all those ugly sins that so easily impair the Christian’s happiness, fruitfulness and hinder his/her testimony.
• The sins of temper, irritability, moodiness, jealousy, pride, selfishness, an unforgiving spirit, anxiety and fretfulness, harshness, complaining, criticism, lust—all of these things characterize the flesh.
• People say this is just what I am well if so change your appetite.
• The flesh is bent toward rejecting authority; it tends to be lazy; quick to develop vengeful thoughts; slanted toward the worship of self, our abilities, our strength, our cleverness, our ideas, our good looks. 
• To “walk” is “to advance by steps.” Daily we are to live under the influences of the Holy Spirit.

3. The Devil.
His objective is to defeat the will of God in the world, the church and the Christian.
He is the unceasing enemy of the soul.
He must be met and overcome.


Ephesians 2:1-2 (NLT)
"Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. [2] You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil-the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God."

• Thank God, through the victory of Jesus Christ on the cross, this mighty enemy has been fully defeated and vanquished forever.
• One day the whole world will witness to the win.
• Meanwhile, Satan is busy in the world, sometimes appearing as an angel of light.
• Things that appear good but are actually evil and destructive.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 (NLT)
"But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. [15] So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve."


Other times as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour destroying every life he possibly can through means of deception, lies, selfishness, hate, and rage.


1 Peter 5:7, 8 (NLT)
"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour."

Alert-quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or unusual circumstances.

• God cares about you! 
• Jesus gave his life for you.
• The Devil traded his life for selfishness, hate, disorder, disobedience, envy, jealously, and defeat.

John 10:10 (NLT)
"The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."


How do we deal with the devil?
James 4:7 says, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”


John 10:27-30 (NLT)
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. [28] I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, [29] for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father's hand. [30] The Father and I are one."

• We can overcome "The World" by separating from it.
• Refuse to be guided by the world’s standards of right and wrong.
• We can overcome "The Flesh" by denying it.
• Learn to say “No” to the desires of our fallen nature.
• We can overcome "The Devil" by resisting him, take a determined stand against.
• Another scheme Satan uses is to deny truth.
• He tries to break down the sacredness of marriage, the sanctity of human life, and the absoluteness of moral standards.
• The Devil seeks to instill complacency, keep us from concentration in prayer/worship, distract us from the careful study of the Word and seek to make us cowards when it comes to witnessing.
• He influences teachers of religion to present a mixture of truth and error – so that people become confused, mixed up, and uncertain.

Overcome through Christ because you can

Protect this House

It's important to know that as a Christian you have weapons against your enemy. It’s also vitally important to know how to use a weapon when it comes to battle. If you don’t know how to fight certain enemy's than you will probably be beaten.


Ephesians 6:10-18 (NLT) A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. [11] Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil."
Now the word tells us here to be strong in God's power not our own.

We get attacked by Satan and we think we can take him on by ourself in our own flesh.
Something happens at home.
Problems at school with teachers.
So called friends stab us in the back.
People start spreading rumors about us.

We allow a little sin in and it just takes over and we can't stop it from setting up it's home in our heart.
As a child of God, God doesn't need to be the last resort but rather He needs to be the first!

"[12] For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. [13] Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm."

WE NEED TRAINING!
In the Karate Kid the student gets so tired of doing the same thing and “Thinking there is no point to all he is doing, and it is worthless.”
You may think that...
Praying.
Reading.
Worshiping.
Other Godly things are getting you nowhere, but keep training, keep preparing in the battle less moments for the battle is on the way, God will help you and fight your battle for you.

Starting (V14) there are 6 things He says we desperately need to put on. To began living in our life, apply to our character."

"[14] Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness."

1. Belt of Truth (Be Honest in everything)
1. How can you be honest with others when your not honest with yourself?
2. You can fake to the entire world but you'll never fake to God or yourself.
3. Remember "loins gird about with truth?"
4. You run you flee from the enemy in truth.
5. Lies, deception, immorality and excuses will land you in enemy territory truth will keep you far from it.
2. Body armor of God's Right Living (Live a right life by Gods standards not your ideas)
1. Living right will cost you something.
2. People will tear you up with opinions, thoughts, ideas, unguarded standards, and everything that is illegal, immoral, or unethical.
3. Culture has a "Well here's what I think so here's what I'm gonna do."
4. No regard for God or the scriptures.
5. There is a right way to do things and it is all explained to us through God's Word, give it a read.
6. Right living will protect you, guard you and never destroy you.

"[15] For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared."

3. Shoes of Peace and Good News (Know from His word that he will take care of it all)

1. Shoes protect the most valuable outward part of our body, our feet.
2. People love good news.

Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!"

1. Good news brings peace to the hearer so share God's love, share God's vision, share God's plan of salvation, therefore spreading Good News.
2. Trust in you or believe in you through relationship.

"[16] In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil."

4. Shield of Faith (Let faith be in front of you, have trust in the God of heaven that He will resolve this battle)

1. Shield of faith and faith as a shield.
2. You have to hold up the shield, you have to have part in the battle, you have to make an effort!

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him."

1. They would have shields made of a leather coating that they would soak in water before the battle and when the fiery arrows hit the shield they would be quenched.
2. Point-Soak your life in faith and in the Holy Spirit who just like faith is invisible to us then you'll be able to quench every fiery arrow of the enemy.

"[17] Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."

5. Helmet of Salvation (Here it is a helmet, why not cover our heart with salvation why, our head
God wants to control us as a solider on the field of battle.)

1. If His forgiveness covers our human thought process than He controls our heart. 
2. The enemy plays with our mind it is his battlefield, "your not forgiven, your not healed, you'll never make it."
3. God uses a helmet or a covering of salvation to assure us that if He says it then it's done, if He says we are healed we are healed if we are forgiven then we are forgiven.
4. If the devil controls the mind he moves this fleshly body and will lead us to destruction but if God controls it then we operate under His commands and that will lead us to victory.
5. If he kills the mind he kills the body.

Romans 12:2 (NLT)"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."


6. The sword of the Spirit The word( Know it, study it, hide it in us so we can stand in the battle and say "no weapon formed against me will prosper." Jesus teaches us by example while he was in a vulnerable place in the wilderness, he used scripture to counter act an attack on his mind by Satan.)

1. The sword is one of our offensive weapons.

Hebrews 4:12 (NLT) "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires."

1. God's word cuts to the core.

"[18] Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere."

Be ready before the fight starts.

Fight for yourself and for others.

Keep training for your reward is in heaven!

Reach, Impact Now

The greatest risk you can take in your life is to risk nothing with your life. The potential to do something great for God’s kingdom will always outweigh any potential downfall the Devil may throw at you.

If you want bible results, (miracles, signs, and wonders) in your life then you have have to live bible principles.

Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT)
"Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. [20] Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

The great commission.
Commission means: an instruction, command or duty given to a person or group of people.
There are 4 verbs in this verse we need to pay attention to:
Go.
We are to go.
Go where they are.
Sometimes that is a dark place.
Don't wait til Wednesday night at Youthrock or Sunday's Solid Rock service to go.
You should be fully aware and prepared to lead people to Jesus wherever you are.
Preach/teach
Make disciples means to "win them."
Go tell them how to be saved.
Win them over to understanding, and belief in Jesus Christ.
Don't be argumentative, hateful, rude or debate just be real in your relationship to them and Christ.
Baptize.
Follow in Jesus' footsteps in baptism.
Baptism symbolizes purity in that you have asked Christ to forgive you of your wrongdoing, (death to sin) a new life belief, (burial of your old life and ways) and resurrection into a Christ honoring life.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (NLT)
"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! [18] And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. [19] For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. [20] So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, "Come back to God!" [21] For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ."

4. Teaching.
Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you.
Observe-watch carefully and attentively.
Being an example to all people.
Follow Christ so close that your life is a reflection of Him.
Teach with your life.
All followers of Jesus are supposed to be doing, living out the great commission.
Be soul conscious. Recognize the least, the last, and the lost.
People need you.

Illustrate here: use a city or state map. Hold up the map and ask the question: What does a map do?

I love this excuse: Pastor Mike I just don't know a lot of scripture so I don't even try to win people to Christ.
The great thing about being a Soul Winner is that you don't have to know a lot of scripture you just have to draw a map.
Turn to Romans 3:10
Write beside it Romans 3:23
Write beside it Romans 5:12
Write beside it Romans 6:23
Write beside it Romans 5:8
Write beside it Romans 10:9-13
There is your map to follow.

7 simple points:

2 Questions:
If you died right now, do you know that you would go to heaven?
Would you like to know?

1. Romans 3:10 (NLT)
"As the Scriptures say, "No one is righteous- not even one." We are all sinners, we have all done wrong.

2. Romans 3:23 (NLT)
"For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard." We are all sinners, we have all done wrong.


3. Romans 5:12 (NLT)
"When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned." Price of sin, death.

4. Romans 6:23 (NLT) "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." Price of sin, death.

5. Romans 5:8 (NLT)
"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Jesus paid the price.

6. Romans 10:9-13 (NLT)
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. [11] As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced." [12] Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. [13] For "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

7. Pray.

Illustrate here: Rescue video from Impact Now DVD

Jude 1:23 (NLT)
"Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives."

Rescue those that are on fire, lives on fire, relationships on fire, finances on fire, situations on fire.
Jesus took a step toward the ungodly, embracing the worst this planet had to offer with acceptance, love, and forgiveness.
Go Reach, walk across the yard, walk across the street, walk across the room, walk across every element to build a bridge into the lives of others.

Luke 19:10 (NLT) "For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost."

Jesus is saying I did this, now you do.
Love people, serve people, reach people.
Everyone gives their lives for something what are we giving our lives for?
What are you giving your life for?


Admit-That you are a sinner.
Believe-Believe that Jesus Christ died for you.
Confess-If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.