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What Will You Do With Jesus
When the Holy Spirit draws and convicts, the greatest question demands an answer: what will you do with Jesus? In this powerful gospel message, Dr. Jim explains how real salvation works—before, during, and after—and illustrates it with unforgettable stories of transformed lives. If God is speaking to you, this is your moment to trust Christ and be changed forever.
Dr. Jim answers the life-defining question, “What will you do with Jesus?” He traces real salvation in three movements—what God does before conversion (conviction of sin, Christ’s righteousness, coming judgment), what the sinner must do to be saved (“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ”), and what God does after conversion (the indwelling Spirit who changes a life). Along the way he shares vivid testimonies—from a hardened student named Rick to a Satanist in Georgia to mob lieutenant George Mensik—showing how the gospel rescues and transforms.
Topics Discussed
- Why no one comes to Christ without the Father drawing (John 6:44) and the Spirit convicting of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8)
- What “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ” really means—heart dependence, not head knowledge (Acts 16:31; Rom. 10)
- The great exchange: Christ bears our sin and credits His righteousness (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18)
- After salvation: the Holy Spirit indwells and changes desires, words, and habits (1 Cor. 6:19–20)
- Testimonies of rescue: a mocking student, a practicing Satanist, and a Chicago gangster turned prison preacher
Key Takeaways
- True conviction is personal—God deals with your sin and your destiny.
- Salvation is not what you do for God; it’s trusting what Jesus already did for you.
- When God saves, God moves in—and changed lives are the normal fruit of the new birth.
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This Sermon is a part of a series
More Than Conquerors
Dr. Jim Van Gelderen is president of Minutemen Ministries, vice-president of Baptist College of Ministry, and evangelist out of Falls Baptist Church. He and his wife, Rhonda, travel the country in evangelism. They have three daughters.
