Podcasts about my own prison

Creed & Nickelback join forces, Bonnie Blue & Lily Philips are SOMEHOW pregnant, A$AP Rocky not guilty, Cop Cams galore, and Meghan Markle & Blake Lively are beasts. Bentley's house sucks. It hates him. Check out J Chris Newberg show on Friday, February 28 at Marc Ridley's Comedy Castle. What the hell happened to Ariana Grande? She's getting grosser and grosser by the day. Bonnie Blue AND Lily Phillips are pregnant? It obviously isn't out of the realm of possibility, but it seems like some sort of scam…Or Scamola. Zach Bryan got caught in a bar being bad at pool, being a sore loser, and hating gay people. If it weren't for his upcoming show at The Big House, he'd be on quite the losing streak. Who's ready for some butt rock?! Creed and Nickelback are ganging up With Arms Wide Open to be a Rockstar. How You Remind Me of how this makes me feel I'm in My Own Prison. We can all breathe easy again…A$AP Rocky is NOT GUILTY! He lets it be known that God is an A$AP Rocky fan. A powerful cabal of people are out for Kanye West. Will he go down? How many whoppers and one-liners will be in Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy. Tom Brady gave “gifted” his son a $3M watch. What is he going to give the other kids? Cut it out, Brady! Mr Beast vs The Jenners. Why would Kylie & Kendall have SO many more social media followers than Beast. Their entire online presence is an advertisement. At least Beast is entertaining. Drew is ROCK over the new season of Love Is Blind. More Blake Lively non-news. She submitted an amended complaint blaming Justin Baldoni for traumatizing her kids. Breaking News: She's still a beast! Cop Cam Part 1: Drunkest guy ever has the worst night of his life. Cop Cam Part 2: Oklahoma Senator Regina Goodwin wins the award for The Most Nauseating Traffic Stop of All Time. Meghan Markle is having a trademark issue with American Riviera Orchard. Then, she flipped the script and went with As Ever. Then, she made a logo. All of it is a huge joke. All trademark/copyright issues. Could she be any dumber? If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (The Drew Lane Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 233 - Brad saw his 16th show of 2024...the Are You Ready Tour featuring Creed, 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI on 11/19/24 - he recaps the show.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through Creed's four studio albums, My Own Prison through Full Circle, and pins the singles up against each other.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from 3 Doors Down's Greatest Hits, from 2012.Music in this episode by:Mammoth WVH3 Doors DownCreedBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

When I was 14 I was obsessed with a band called Creed. I'd come home from school, and the first thing I'd do is go to my room, shut my door, get out my discman, and put on Creed's 1997 album My Own Prison. Now, 27 years later I attend my first Creed show... where I find a lot of support for Donald Trump. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.webworm.co/subscribe

The boys re-visit each track on the album MY OWN PRISON and offer their final thoughts and impressions of Creed's debut.   https://www.instagram.com/myownpodcastpodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@myownpodcastpodcast The only Creed podcast (that we know of), ”My Own Podcast” dissects each song in the Creed discography one by one - breaking down the meaning of lyrics and discovering the stories behind the jams. Join improv comedy pals Andrew Colin & Reid Fenlaw as they embark on a journey through the anthems of one of rock's best and most polarizing bands. With (mostly) witty banter and slightly above-average insights, they leave no track unturned, from the iconic to the obscure. Whether you're a casual listener or a die-hard fan of the band, get ready for laughs, nostalgia, and maybe even a newfound appreciation for the sounds of Creed!

Avec U2, Creed et Metallica. "One" de U2 sort en 1991 sur l'album "Achtung Baby", l'unité retrouvée au sein du groupe, la réunion d'un pays après la chute du mur de Berlin, Bono raconte aussi le divorce de The Edge avec sa première femme (une partie des bénéfices vont à la recherche contre le SIDA). En 1997, le groupe américain Creed sort son 1er album post-grunge baptisé "My Own Prison" avec le titre "One" sur l'isolement et l'individualisme trop présent en occident. Metallica sur l'album "And Justice For All" de 1988 : "One" au cœur des horreurs de la guerre, une thématique inspirée à James Hetfield par le livre de son demi-frère, David Hale : "Johnny Got His Gun" de Dalton Trumbo en 1939 relatant les conséquences dévastatrices de la Première Guerre mondiale. --- Du lundi au vendredi, Fanny Gillard et Laurent Rieppi vous dévoilent l'univers rock, au travers de thèmes comme ceux de l'éducation, des rockers en prison, les objets de la culture rock, les groupes familiaux et leurs déboires, et bien d'autres, chaque matin dans Coffee on the Rocks à 6h30 et rediffusion à 13h30 dans Lunch Around The Clock. Merci pour votre écoute Pour écouter Classic 21 à tout moment : www.rtbf.be/classic21 Retrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

As Danger and Monster talk the debut album from Creed, My Own Prison, they are left TORN. Only IN AMERICA can we talk about this one to the extent that leaves us asking WHATS THIS LIFE FOR? Will we be UNFORGIVEN or will this be the ONE?

Welcome back Colin Krieger as my guest, talking about the newly reunited rock band Creed. They were a mega band that started their chart domination in the '90's with the album "My Own Prison". We cover haters, AI, developing photos, Alter Bridge, Wolfgang VH, Gn'R, Crue, Nickelback, Alice In Chains, elitist music critics, and more.

Creed not only plans to reunite in 2024, but to do so on a nostalgia fueled “Summer of 99 Cruise”... but we can't help but ask ourselves - why? Is demand for the Scott Stapp fronted group to reunite  “higher” than we think, or will most fans NOT embrace a Creed reunion “with arms wide open”?   That's what Matt and Zach discuss in the latest episode of “Am I Missing Something?,” a podcast where we analyze popular or unpopular bands, albums, songs or music trends in an attempt to figure out what we seem to be “missing.” The goal isn't to ridicule, but rather to gain a better understanding of what a majority of fans see or don't see in something that Matt and Zach simply can't wrap their heads around.   Want to buy some exclusive Epic Footnote merch, or listen to our episodes on another streaming platform? Visit https://linktr.ee/epicfootnote    Sponsored by Lucky 13 Beard Co.: head over to https://lucky13beardco.com/ and listen to this episode for a special code that will give you 10% OFF your order of quality, made-to-order beard care products! And also try our VERY OWN beard oil inspired by the legendary Lemmy Kilmister:  https://lucky13beardco.com/products/1oz-beard-oil-lemmy   #Creed #Reunion #SummerOf99Cruise #CreedReunion #ScottStapp #MarkTremonti #AlterBridge #PostGrunge #90sRock #90sMusic #Higher #WithArmsWideOpen #HumanClay #Podcast #MusicPodcast   

Jay and Clifton talk about that secular sensation of the mid-90s, arena rock gods in their own right, Creed's debut, My Own Prison.https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMusic/comments/ztstkb/how_did_creed_go_from_being_the_1_band_of_1999/https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/2116/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Own_Prisonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_(band)https://web.archive.org/web/20000930045948/http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/9525/frames.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20001018181856/http://creed.com:80/https://web.archive.org/web/19990427115505/http://www.creed.com:80/https://www.songfacts.com/facts/creed/whats-this-life-forhttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/creed/tornhttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/creed/onehttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/creed/my-own-prisonhttps://www.metaledgemag.com/metal-wire/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-creeds-my-own-prison 

Big J might need to use more caution when just uttering things into the universe. A man in China turned a cave into "My Own Prison!"

Millennials remember Creed for their power ballads and post-grunge tepid rock sound. If you want to torture yourself through the art of music, please listen to My Own Prison, Human Clay, Weathered, and Full Circle. We hope you enjoy the show, don't forget to like, subscribe, review and rate! Title music and artwork by Rob Fortune Direction by Jack Falcon Seinfeld references by Mr. Jeff Editing and engineering by JoMo 

Today we will go back to 1997 and talk about the only Creed album that will be necessary...My Own Prison. We will talk about the title track and see what we can learn. It is a low hanging fruit today and it will be easy to understand what the lyrics are talking about. I'll include the lyric video. The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. John is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church.  Support the show

Gordon Wood gets the show opening treatment. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. The Mexican Pizza has been postponed and people are pissed! Creed takes center stage as My Own Prison turns out to be a bonding tool for Mike and Scott. Mike apparently didn't fail out Central Michigan during his Creed days in 1999. Another exciting pop culture connection for Scott and Mike comes from the 2001 film Rock Star starring Mark Wahlberg. And inevitably, if Wahlberg is singing we're playing the Boogie Nights studio sequence. Mike added Robocop audio to the show but he forgot Clarence Boddicker actor Kurtwood Smith's name and he's pissed about it! But that leads to favorite character actors in film. J.T Walsh has been mentioned in the show before, but he still slaps. That convo leads into the apparent beef between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay over the HBO Max show Winning Time, which is not cool. The fellas have a beef with historical retellings changed entirely from the reality they existed in. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar is pissed and he has a Substack to vent through. Remember how bad Vinyl was? Luke recalls a classic Casino viewing when Mike was blinded by the Robitussin in his veins and had to rely on Luke for narration. Only Nicolas Cage can get away with Zeus' butthole. Email time features Brian, Danny and Mr. Pink where Scott clearly comes across as the comedic heartbeat of the show. Scott is the fan favorite and that's fantastic! Scott revisits the Brendan marriage fiasco with an update on his feelings. Poop and rodents return once more to the show while also offering the one place they would like to travel to right now. Also, how do you have a brain in this brainless world? We close the show with The Concept by Teenage Fanclub. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at isitsafepod@gmail.com

Kirk answers questions about Guns 'n Roses, Mario Kart 64, phasers, and what makes a song sound like it's from a musical.DISCUSSED/REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:"Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n' Roses from Appetite for Destruction, 1987"Results Theme" from Mario Kart 64 by Kenta NagataA video kirk made in 2014 about the dynamic music of Mount Wario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TBS75U1p8“Dig” by Incubus from Light Grenades, 2006“Waiting On A Miracle” feat Stephanie Beatriz, “What Else Can I Do?" feat Diane Guerrero, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Encanto, 2021“Tonight” from West Side Story 2021, performed by Rachel Zeigler and Ansel Elgort, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein“Popular” by Stephen Schwartz performed by Kristin Chenoweth from Wicked, 2003“I Believe” by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez performed by Andrew Rannells from The Book of Mormon, 2000An excerpt from the October 2021 episode of “Backstage Pass with Eric Vitro” featuring Arianna GrandeAudio excerpts from Brooklyn 99 and Doom Patrol“One” by Creed from My Own Prison, 1997“Johnny B. 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“Shoulda been dead on a Sunday morning, bangin’ my head…” — No song lyric has ever been more appropriate than for this week’s Is This Song Good? podcast episode featuring Creed’s My Own Prison. The court is in session and tune in below to find out our verdict. SMH

Fresh off of her debut single titled “My Own Prison”, we got the incredible opportunity to interview the artist behind the music, Samantha Gangal! Actress, singer, and songwriter Samantha Gangal is quickly proving just how multi-dimensional she really is as an entertainer and performer. While her covers of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Shallow” were nothing short of amazing, her first original single “My Own Prison” is everything we could've hoped for and more. Getting to speak with Samantha all about it was an absolute treat, don't miss it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wewriteaboutmusic/support

Kingdom Collapse singer Jonathan Norris called in to talk about their new single "Unbreakable". Here's what we talked about: "Unbreakable" song and getting Covid (0-4) Album Coming? (4-6) Saliva "Always" cover (6-7) Mandatory Metallica (7-10) Craft Beer (10-11) Touring (11-12) Creed debate: "My Own Prison" vs. "Human Clay" (12-end)

Episode 500New Facebook likes. A reflection on 500 episodes, I tear up a little. Personal recap. Sports - Jim Rome comments on idiotic fans. Beavis and Butt-Head crosstalk during a song. "Cosby Flavored Pudding Pops" and a remix of "My Own Prison". Reflecting on Memorial Day and our veterans. The show closes with a routine from Artie Lange about his time tourin the middle east.

Great is the Reward for those who endure temptation to deviate from the Will, Way, and Word of God. Podcast Host, Jaken Orten shares his ideas and experiences on the Fruit of the Spirit.  … Reality Speaks Podcast with Jaken Orten Apple Podcasts  Spotify Podcasts Facebook Instagram … Contact SpiritSignalJG@Gmail.com … Follow facebook.com/JustinCGleason instagram.com/JustinCGleason twitter.com/JustinCGleason … Performances modified from the original version to fit the format of this podcast.  “Lucky Shot” by Alibis, 2015, SoundCloud.com “Micro Fire” by Silent Partner, 2015, SoundCloud.com “My Own Prison” by Creed, 1997, John Kurzweg

We caught up with author and all around good guy, Neil Warner, to discuss his latest book My Own Prison as well as his journey towards better mental health. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itbeginstoday/support

On Step by Step, J.T. and Cody's public access show gets picked up to go state wide, so of course J.T. becomes an unbelievable asshole. Scott Stapp had a few things to say about this when he wrote "Unforgiven" from My Own Prison.Plus, the podcast (finally) gets its own TV show on the acclaimed network VH2. However, Chris & Rob's friendship and the future of the show is put in jeopardy when Rob forgets to use a coaster. And the more they talk about the big wig executive they met from VH2, the more Chris & Rob become suspicious of his credentials.

On Step by Step, J.T. and Cody's public access show gets picked up to go state wide, so of course J.T. becomes an unbelievable asshole. Scott Stapp had a few things to say about this when he wrote "Unforgiven" from My Own Prison.Plus, the podcast (finally) gets its own TV show on the acclaimed network VH2. However, Chris & Rob's friendship and the future of the show is put in jeopardy when Rob forgets to use a coaster. And the more they talk about the big wig executive they met from VH2, the more Chris & Rob become suspicious of his credentials.

August 1992, 1997: Eric Clapton, Backstreet Boys, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Oasis, Creed

This week we're revisiting the unreliable witnesses in Creed and their utterly sour lead single, My Own Prison.  We're chatting about how they fit into our christian (or non-Christian) backgrounds, the band's absurd claim that they aren't actually a "christian band," and how Scott Stapp’s narcissism seeps through these overtly pious lyrics. Music we like: The Mountain Goats and Pile's "A Hairshirt of Purpose"

Mark Thomas Tremonti (18 de abril de 1974) es un guitarrista ganador del Premio Grammy y líder de las bandas de rock estadounidense Alter Bridge y Tremonti. Es también conocido por ser el cofundador junto a Scott Stapp de la banda de rock Creed. Tremonti, no solo realiza la música de sus proyectos, también es el autor de las algunas letras y contribuye como vocalista realizando diversidad de coros y segundas voces.Junto a Scott Stapp compuso todos los éxitos de Creed, sus álbumes My Own Prison, Human Clay, Weathered y Full Circle.

Mark Thomas Tremonti (18 de abril de 1974) es un guitarrista ganador del Premio Grammy y líder de las bandas de rock estadounidense Alter Bridge y Tremonti. Es también conocido por ser el cofundador junto a Scott Stapp de la banda de rock Creed. Tremonti, no solo realiza la música de sus proyectos, también es el autor de las algunas letras y contribuye como vocalista realizando diversidad de coros y segundas voces.Junto a Scott Stapp compuso todos los éxitos de Creed, sus álbumes My Own Prison, Human Clay, Weathered y Full Circle.

Special guest Stephen Okawa joins us to discuss episode 12 of Step by Step, in which J.T. steals his mom's new car to impress a girl. Turns out the Creed song "My Own Prison" is about EXACTLY THAT. Plus, a car-themed installment of "Can I, Should I, or Is This Legal?", a Creed reenactment in which we meet a new band member, and of course we wrap it all up with a theological debate about weiners. Scott Stapp, please come on the show.

Special guest Stephen Okawa joins us to discuss episode 12 of Step by Step, in which J.T. steals his mom's new car to impress a girl. Turns out the Creed song "My Own Prison" is about EXACTLY THAT. Plus, a car-themed installment of "Can I, Should I, or Is This Legal?", a Creed reenactment in which we meet a new band member, and of course we wrap it all up with a theological debate about weiners. Scott Stapp, please come on the show.

Do you remember the excitement of the New Millennium, when the year 2000 came around? I remember being in elementary school and doing the math. I figured out I was going to be 31 years old when the year 2000 rolled around. I could not fathom at that time the thought of being 31 years old. All that stuff that went on, remember the Y2K bug? The world was going to come crashing to an end. I remember looking in the papers to see if the world ended in Australia because I knew that 12 hours later, the world would end here for us. Today, instead of Welcome to the New Millennium, I want to talk about Welcome to the New Me-llenium. I think one story that totally sums this up happened in March of 2003. Its about a young lady named Chante Mallard, and Im going to read you the police report. In March of 2003, Chante Mallard, who was 25, was charged with the murder in the death of Gregory Glenn Biggs, 37, a former Ft. Worth school bus driver, who was recently homeless. On October 25, Ms. Mallard left the bar at 3 AM and was on her way home when she hit a homeless man who was walking along US HWY 287. She continued the four miles to her home with the man still stuck in the windshield and hid her Chevy Cavalier inside her garage. The injured man, later identified as Mr. Biggs, was stuck head first, partially through the passenger side of the windshield, and his legs, broken in several places, were folded over the roof. There he remained alive for a couple of days, unable to extricate himself from the windshield, and slowly dying from loss of blood and shock. Authorities say that there was apparently some conversation between them. She kept saying she was sorry, and he kept begging for her help. Police said that after Mr. Biggs died, Ms. Mallard and at least one friend then took the body to Cobb Park, a few blocks from her home and dumped it. The body was found a few days later near the edge of the parking lot. In an affidavit, Maranda Daniel told police that she had been out with Ms. Mallard and several other women in mid-February when Ms. Mallard giggled as she explained how she had hit a man with her car. As she jokingly told the story to the women of what happened that night, she even shared with them of how she would go into the garage, tell the homeless man to hurry up and die because he was ruining her life. When I first read that, I was shocked. I had this pit, this feeling of a knife being stuck in my stomach, of how we can get to that point where were that distressed. Can you imagine her looking at this guy as hes screaming and begging for help? He had no other injuries that would have killed him, other than the broken bones and the fact that he was bleeding. If she would have sought out medical attention, it would have saved his life. How do we get to this point? Number 1: Sin doesnt bother us anymore. Its a taboo word in our culture. We hardly ever talk about sin. Words that once shocked us, if we heard on TV, dont shock us anymore. I remember, when I was in junior high, the first time I heard a swear word on TV, my mouth just dropped open because I didnt think you could do that on TV. Now, almost anything goes in primetime. Because the Bible clearly teaches that sex outside of marriage is morally wrong, it used to be called a sin when a man and woman lived together before marriage. Now we call it a compatibility test. The slaughter of unborn babies is called murder in the Bible. We now call it choice. Having sex with someone elses wife or husband is called adultery in the Bible. We have a nice word for it called an affair. What the Bible calls sodomy, we now call an alternative lifestyle. When was the last time that you or I were so overcome with our sense of sin in our lives that we fell on our knees, face down, before a Holy God? We dont feel sinful. In fact, usually we feel as sinful as we do dirty. I would assume that most of us here dont feel too dirty because we probably took a bath or a shower this morning or last night. But if you look with a microscope at your skin, youd be amazed that there are probably 20 million different microbes that are crawling all over your skin. I know you can just feel them right now. We think were clean, but if we really took a good look, were not. Thats what our perception of purity is. We are sinful to the core. Every single one of us has a terminal infection called sin. Adam and Eve turned their heads toward the hiss of a snake instead of God. Did you ever think of that? Theyre in the Garden, and the serpent comes to Eve and tries to tempt her. God is there. Instead of going to God and saying, Hey God! I have a question for you. Ive got this serpent over here, and hes telling me this. What should I do? Instead, she acted as if there were no God. How many times do we do that in our lives? We act as if there were no God? Sin entered the world, and sin seized the world with no God in it. The Chante Mallard story shocks us, and we think we would never get to that point. We would never be that bad. But really, just choosing to do what you want to do with your life instead of allowing God to decide what His will is for your life is sin. God-less attitudes lead to God-less actions. In Isaiah 53:6, it says, We all, like sheep, have gone astray, and each of us has turned to his own way. When your life is not God-centered, it becomes self-centered. Sin celebrates its middle letter��"sIn. The letter I. Sin begins to tell you, Its your life, right? You can do whatever you want. One of the things weve asked our youth group is, What comes to mind when you think of the word Satanist? Most times, its killing babies, drinking blood, wearing long flowing black robes and having pentagrams on your forehead. Do you know what being a Satanist, or someone who follows Satan, really deals with? Theres actually a Satanic Bible written by a man named Anton Lavey from the Church of Satan in California, and this is their main motto from that book: Do what thou wilt should be the whole of the law. Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law. If you want to be a Satanist, all you have to do is say, God, I want to live my life the way I want to, not Your way, and thats it. Adam and Eve said, We know better than God. The next reason (Number 2) we got to this point in the new Me-llennium is sin is fun, so we choose to do it. One of the things that Ive been trying to talk myself into doing is to jump out of an airplane. I think that would be the most incredible experience. For those of you who have done it, I dont know [what it would feel like yet]. If you didnt have an enjoyable experience, dont tell me, because I want to do this at some time in my life. But the idea of jumping out of an airplane and free-falling, for however long you get to do that, before the shoot opens must be the most intense experience that you could ever imagine. I want to do that someday, but can you imagine jumping out of an airplane without a parachute? I cant imagine doing that. Im assuming the free-fall would still be fun, if you didnt realize the parachute was not on your back, until you slammed face first into the ground in one splat. But thats what sin is like. Sin is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. We tell the youth, Sin is fun. The Bible says that sin is fun for season, but it never has a parachute. There are always consequences. Over and over again you read and hear or know people like this: • A man who flirts with a co-worker, never realizing that within six months, his family, his business, his reputation, his friends, and his future will be gone because that flirting lead to adultery. • A girl goes to a party to have fun and try to fit in with the in-crowd, but before the night is over, she becomes drunk and is raped by a guy who takes advantage of her. • A husband and father stumbles upon a pornography site on the Internet and stays a few minutes out of curiosity. In a short time, he finds that he is addicted and spends hours viewing things that will destroy his relationship with his God, his wife, and his kids. • A woman makes it her practice to hang out at the bars until late into the evening. She tells herself that she needs this time to unwind. She has always made it home safely before and will be shocked that tonight, as her car crosses the center line, she will kill an entire family. Those are just a few examples of the thousands of ways that sin promises you a free-fall experience, but not only does the parachute not open, its not even on your back. We think that we can get away with sin. Its kind of like this mouse here. We think that somehow, some way, were going to get away with something. So we do whatever we can to try and get to the point where we can do that. In Numbers 32:23, it says this: You may be sure that your sin will find you out. There is always a hard landing ahead, always. God will forgive you, and does, if you ask for it, but you still face the consequences of your sin. Reason Number 3, is: We view sin as freedom to do what we want to do in life. We hear this all the time as we work with youth. Im free. As soon as you get out of your home, and you go off to college or get a job and move out, theres this sense of freedom that I can do whatever I want to do now. No one is looking over my shoulder. No ones going to tell me what to do or not to do. About a month or so ago, we talked to the youth group about quenching their thirst at the Fountain of God, plugging themselves into God on a daily basis-that thirst that all of us have for something with meaning in our life, and letting God be the one who does that. The problem is sin also quenches your thirst for awhile. Its like drinking salt water. For a little bit, it will quench your thirst, but then what happens? Your thirst comes back stronger and stronger and more powerful than it even was before. Ephesians 4:19 says, Having lost all sensitivity, theyve given themselves to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity with a continual lust for more. Little by little, you give up control of your life to sin, and sin is never satisfied. Its like a roaring fire that no matter how much fuel you put into it, it is never satisfied. You are not free when you choose to sin. It actually enslaves you. Were going to watch a video called My Own Prison by Creed: Lyrics @ http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/creed/myownprison.html "My Own Prison" A court is in session, a verdict is in No appeal on the docket today Just my own sin The walls are cold and pale The cage made of steel Screams fill the room Alone I drop and kneel Silence now the sound My breath the only motion around Demons cluttering around My face showing no emotion Shackled by my sentence Expecting no return Here there is no penance My skin begins to burn (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one I hear a thunder in the distance See a vision of a cross I feel the pain that was given On that sad day of loss A lion roars in the darkness Only he holds the key A light to free me from my burden And grant me life eternally Should have been dead On a Sunday morning Banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one [Guitar break] I cry out to God Seeking only his decision Gabriel stands and confirms I've created my own prison I cry out to God Seeking only his decision Gabriel stands and confirms I've created my own prison (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one (And I said oh) So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride (And I said oh) We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one Should've been dead on a Sunday morning banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time Sin creates chains that bind us. Theres no freedom there. It promises freedom, but its not there. Its not that God doesnt want us to have fun. We have this view that God is just this ogre with the white hair, the spiritual hammer, the lightening bolt, that as soon as you do something thats even remotely wrong, he just wants to zap you. Thats not it. God wants to protect you. He wants to protect his relationship with you. He wants to keep you from the consequences that He knows will come. He really wants us to have freedom. Reason Number 4, is: We dont consider sin as a crime against God. We dont consider sin as a crime against God. Jerry Bridges, in his book The Pursuit of Holiness, writes this: We never see sin correctly until we see it as against God. All sin is against God in this sense, that it is His law that is broken; His authority that is despised. Pharaoh, Saul, and Judas each said, I have sinned, but the returning prodigal said, I have sinned against heaven and before Thee. King David said, Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned. Its pretty simple: Sin has made us enemies of God and continues to do that. Colossians 1:21 says, Once you are alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. God made it very clear that the infection of sin is not going to make it past the pearly gates. God is a holy God, absolutely cannot stand sin in His presence. If you lead a God-less life, you can expect a God-less eternity. If you spend a lifetime telling God to leave you alone, He will give you your wish. In 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 says this, He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of His power. So what can you do? If everyone is infected, how do we find a cure? Since we are enemies of God, we have to be reconciled. What Adam and Eve did caused us to be out of Gods family. God looks down, and He sees enemies, so what do we do to bring reconciliation. We are going to watch a video called An Angel Story. Its from a book by Max Lucado. There are some scarier images, and its a conversation between Satan and God and the Angel, Gabriel, is also there. Were going to watch and see what Gods plan is. Lucifer lurked around the room, breathing loudly, searching for words to say and a shadow from which to say them. He finally found the words but never the shadow. Show me, 0 King of Light, show me one person on the Earth who always does right and obeys Your will. Dare you ask? You know there need be only one perfect one, only one sinless one to die for all the others. I know Your plans and You have failed! No Messiah will come from Your people. There is none who is sinless. Not one. He turned his back to the desk and began naming the children. Not Moses. Not Abraham. Not Lot. Not Rebekah. Not Elijah. . . . The Father stood up from His throne, releasing a wave of holy light so intense that Lucifer staggered backward and fell. THOSE ARE MY CHILDREN YOU MOCK. God's voice boomed. You think you know much, fallen angel, but you know so little. Your mind dwells in the valley of self. Your eyes see no further than your own needs. The King walked over and reached for the book. He turned it toward Lucifer and commanded, Come, Deceiver, read the name of the One who will call your bluff. Read the name of the One who will storm your gates. Satan rose slowly off his haunches. Like a wary wolf, he walked a wide circle toward the desk until he stood before the volume and read the word: IMMANUEL. Immanual? he muttered to himself, then spoke in atone of disbelief. God with us? For the first time the hooded head turned squarely toward the face of the Father. No. Not even You would do that. Not even You would go so far. You've never believed Me, Satan. But Immanuel? The plan is bizarre! You don't know what it is like on Earth! You don't know how dark I've made it. It's putrid. It's evil. It's ... IT IS MINE, PROCLAIMED THE KING. AND I WILL RECLAIM WHAT IS MINE. I WILL BECOME FLESH. I WILL FEEL WHAT MY CREATURES FEEL. I WILL SEE WHAT THEY SEE. But what of their sin? I will bring mercy. What of their death? I will give life. Satan stood speechless. God spoke, I love My children. Love does not take away the beloved's freedom. But love takes away fear. And Immanuel will leave behind a tribe of fearless children. They will not fear you or your hell. Satan stepped back at the thought. His retort was childish. Th th they will too! I will take away all sin. I will take away death. Without sin and without death, you have no power. Around and around in a circle Satan paced, clenching and unclenching his wiry fingers. When he finally stopped, he asked a question that even I was thinking. Why? Why would You do this? The Father's voice was deep and soft. Because I love them. (Excerpt from "An Angel's Story" by Max Lucado �© 2002 Used by permission.) Jesus was not surprised when He was crucified. That was the plan from the beginning. That was the plan from the beginning. Somebody had to be sent as a sacrifice. So how do we get right with God? How do we break those chains? Acts 16:30 says, What must I do to be saved? The next verse says, Believe in the Lord, Jesus, and you will be saved. Why Jesus? Why not Buddha? Or Mohammed? Acts 4:12 says, Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved. What qualifies Jesus to do that and not anybody else? Look in 2 Corinthians 5:21. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Max Lucado wrote it this way, Christ, the sinless, became sin so that we, sinners, could be counted sinless. He became the sin offering, and God poured out His wrath on His son. Remember that this morning. Everything that Jesus went through is because God had to pour out His wrath as punishment for sin. Instead of doing it to us, He did it to His own son, and thats why Jesus can be our substitute. One of lifes greatest tragedies is that people will still die in their sins. John 8:24 says, and Jesus warned us about this twice in this verse, I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins. Forget terrorist attacks; forget tsunamis; forget hurricanes; the worst tragedy and disaster on the earth is taking your sins to your casket. That is the worst tragedy that faces mankind, taking your sins to your casket. God provided a way for us to be free. Isaiah 53:5-6 says this, But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us have turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. In verse 12 of Isaiah 53, it says, Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He poured out His life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. Its almost like this: it would be like a man visiting a cancer ward and walking to each bedside. As they are in the last stages of cancer, and their body is totally ravished. Its like this man kneeling down to the bed, touching them, and in an instant, the mans health and vitality is transferred to the cancer patient. The cancer patients disease and ravished body is transferred to this man. In an instant, the person on the bed is totally healthy, and the man collapses to the floor with the cancer all through his system. Thats what Jesus did for us. That is what Jesus did for us. I know I shared this in a sermon last year, but I dont know any better way to describe this. In Matthew 27:45, just to get an idea of what Jesus had to go through on the cross, it says this, From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani?-which means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Abba Father, do you know what Abba Father is? Its a term of endearment, like Daddy, Daddy! Why have you forsaken me? Why would Jesus say that? When my son Connor was three years old, he was in the backyard, and he had a stick in his hand. My other son had pruning shears in his hand. Connor reached out the stick and said, Caleb, cut the stick. Caleb went to cut the stick, but instead he caught his finger. I remember this blood-curdling scream from my backyard. I ran out there, and here is my precious three year old. I want you to picture this as a vision of God, my precious three-year old with blood dripping off his fingers, grabbing it, and hes screaming, Daddy! Help! Daddy, I need a band-aid. In his mind, he thought if his daddy would come, his daddy would take care of everything. Jesus had our sin placed on His back. Our sin! Can you imagine what that would have been like for a pure and sinless God to have our sin placed on Him? This is going to be really cruel, but the best way I can describe it is like you and I taking dog manure and rubbing it on ourselves, all over, in our mouth, up our nose, in our eyes. Thats what our sin must have felt like to a holy, pure, and sinless Jesus. God looked down at the blackness of every single sin that you and I have committed, and He had to look away. He had to turn his back on his Son because He cannot stand the presence of sin. That would be me as my son is screaming for help, walking out in the backyard, looking at it, shaking my head and going back in the house, closing the door and locking it. My sin killed Jesus Christ. Your sin killed Jesus Christ. The crucifixion and everything He went through did not kill Him. Im going to give you a couple of hints of what I think killed Him. Psalm 40:12, the prophesy hints at this, and it says, For evils beyond number have surrounded me; iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed me. I believe that Jesus died of a broken heart or a ruptured heart. The second hint comes from Matthew 27:50. It says this, And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up his spirit. When you are approaching death, your voice gets softer. As you lose strength, it gets softer and softer. This verse says right before He died, He cried out in a loud voice. If you are under great stress, your heart can actually just burst. Its happened, and its medically proven. What happens every time is there is an intense pain, and the person would scream out and grab his or her chest. Since Jesus arms were nailed to the cross, He could not grab His cheat, but I think His heart just ruptured when God turned His back on Him and He died. The third and most convincing hint is in John, 19:33-34. It says, When they came to Jesus and found that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. Instead one of the soldiers pierced Jesus side with a spear, bringing His sudden flow of blood and water. When your heart ruptures, it separates into coagulated blood, water and serum. It will flow out in large quantities. Christ endured all that pain and torture. But when the Father turned away from Him, it was too much. When that sinks in, for me, that makes me want to fall flat on my face in front of the Holy God, in recognition of my sin and my life. We use the word grace so flippantly, but grace is never as powerful as when we recognize our sin and realize what grace really means-that Jesus took my place. Thats when grace becomes powerful. Do you want to know why Jesus had to scream out the words, Daddy! Daddy! Why have you forsaken me? He had to scream out those words so that you and I did not have to. We dont have to be enemies of God any longer. If you have done that, God looks down and sees you differently. He doesnt look down and see that Im sinful to the core. He looks down and He sees the righteousness of His son, Jesus Christ. He looks down and sees me covered by the precious blood of Christ. He no longer sees the sin; He sees His Sons righteousness. As we end today, we started out with a lady named Chante Mallard, who represents the New Me-llennium, I want to introduce to you a young girl named Haeli Schwandt. Haeli shared a testimony with us at our youth group, and it just so touched my heart because she admitted how she had a me-first attitude in this New Me-llennium. The difference is she has allowed God to infiltrate her life, and she has allowed God to change her heart. Were going to watch her testimony, and then shes going to dance to a song called Undone by Mercy Me. In middle school, I was mean! I was a mean girl. My behavior consisted of the only person that mattered in the whole world was me. I didnt care if I hurt my parents, my siblings, or my best friends. If there was any opportunity for me to make myself look better or make myself happier, I would take it even though it might be hurting those closest to me. My grandpa was diagnosed with cancer around this time, and my family was dealing with it in their own ways. My sister, she kind of holds her feelings in. I did not help the situation. How I was dealing with it was I would take it out on everyone around me, so when wed get home from school, Id call her names. I would make sure that everything she did, she knew it was not good enough, just to try to make myself feel better. Almost every day, I would try to bring Taylor down. We had a very broken relationship at this time, and my relationship with my parents was also falling apart. I was getting poor grades. I was lying, and they knew I was lying. Lets just say everything that came out of my mouth was very negative. They were ready to vote me off the island. They were ready to get rid of me, but God knew what needed to be done, and slowly He reached out to me through different things. I called myself, before, a Sunday School Christian. I knew what the Bible taught; I knew what it said; and I knew what was right, and I knew what was wrong, but I wasnt living it. It was never real to me. It was a religion, not a relationship. After a certain time, it seemed like whenever I came to church, the message was written just for me. I was faced with the biggest decision Ive ever made in my whole life-to change or not to change. I became aware that to stay the same, which was a horrible, rotten person, was to outwardly reject the One who loved me the most. I chose to change. I hurt a lot of people, mostly my family, and my grandpa who died of cancer. My mom was feeling a lot of regrets because when they were young, they didnt get along, so she was talking about a lot of wasted years. This was a huge wake-up call because I didnt want to have wasted years. I didnt want to look back and have to reason with why I treated my family so horribly. I began to feel Taylors pain and my familys sadness. Even though my grandpas death was not a great thing, it really opened my eyes. I decided to have a personal relationship with Jesus, instead of just a religion. Now, Im sure I can see that Im not wasting years. I keep wondering how God changed me so much, but He knew all the right things to say to me. He came into my heart and changed it from one of bitterness, hurtfulness, and hatred to one of compassion and hope. The best thing of all: He is still not done changing me. God never gave up on me, and He led me to a place of love where there are no more wasted years. Thats my testimony. Haeli Dances to the Mercy Me song entitled: Undone No apologies For who I'm meant to be The only thing that matters is I am free When I am overwhelmed Holding pieces of my heart When I feel my world Start to fall apart To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become Undone Even in defeat The face of tragedy Still you'd have to say that I found victory In brokenness comes beauty Divine fragility Reminding me of nail scarred hands Reaching out for me To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become Undone Hallelujah I'm undone! To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become To the cross I run Holding high my chains undone Now I am finally free Free to be what I've become Undone To the cross I run To be what I've become And I'm undone Let me just touch upon one set of lyrics from that song: No apologies for whom I meant to be. The only thing that matters is that Im free. When Im overwhelmed holding pieces of my heart, when I feel my world start to fall apart, to the cross I run, holding high my chains undone. Now I am finally free, free to be what Ive become. I dont know where youre at. I dont know if youve ever allowed Christ to take away your sins, and youre heading toward your casket-taking those sins with you, or if you have made that decision, and youre letting sin chain you by the small decisions that you or I make every day. Youre letting sin have a hold. Do you have a room in your house that you dont let God into? The house of your life? Are you holding onto something that you know is sinful and wrong, and youre playing the game. God is allowed everywhere else in your life but that one compartment. You need to open it up, and we need to expose it to the light. Its going to be painful, but its a lot less painful when we do it on our own than when God has to force that door open and expose that. Lets pray, Heavenly Father, we just thank you for what grace really means. We thank You for sending Your son. I thank You for pouring Your wrath on Your precious Son instead of me. Lord, I pray that You help me to view sin for what it really is, as against You. Lord, I pray You will convict all of us to have a proper recognition of what sin is in our lives. We thank you so much for what You have done, Lord., I am continually amazed, Lord, how you change a human heart. To me that is the biggest miracle that can ever be done on this earth, to change a human heart. As I watch Haeli share her testimony and dance, Lord, I am just amazed at what have done. I pray that will be done for all of us. We pray...