YOU AND I
Intro: 1. Many time I preach about other people.
2. But today I want to talk about you and I.
1. WE ARE BOTH RUNNING A RACE.
1. We're running a spiritual race. 1 Cor. 9:24-27; 1 Tim. 6:12
2. It is a present day battle. John 9:4; Eccl. 9:10; Rom. 12:1-2
3. We must lay aside every weight. Heb. 12:1; 1 Thess. 5:21-22
2. WE EACH NEED A GUIDE.
1. Man can't direct self. Jer. 10:23; Prov. 14:12; Acts 8:30-31
2. The Holy Spirit directs us. John 16:13; 2 Pet. 1:20-21
3. Some teachers will misguide you. 1 John 4:1; 2 Pet. 2:1
3. WE MUST INDIVIDUALLY HEAR GOD'S WORD.
1. We must listen to Jesus. Matt. 17:5; John 12:48
2. We should be willing to hear. James 1:19; Acts 17:11
3. Hearing precedes salvation. 1 Tim. 4:16; Acts 10:33
4. WE EACH MAKE CHOICES DAILY.
1. We should choose wisely. Josh. 24:15; John 3:16
2. We must put Christ first. Matt. 6:24, 33, 10:37; Luke 9:23
3. We should be faithful. 1 Cor. 15:58; Rev. 2:10
5. WE ARE BOTH SINNERS.
1. What is sin? 1 John 3:4; 5:17
2. Sin has pleasures. Heb. 11:24-25
3. We all have sinned. Rom. 3:23; Gal. 3:22; 1 John 1:8
4. The wages of sin is death. Rom. 6:23
6. WE SHOULD BOTH FEAR GOD.
1. Noah feared God. Heb. 11:7; Heb. 12:28; Psalm 111:10
2. Man's whole duty. Eccl. 12:13; Luke 17:10
3. God can completely destroy us. Matt. 10:28; Phil. 2:12
7. WE EACH HAVE A SOUL.
1. Man cannot kill our soul. Matt. 10:28
2. The soul can be saved. James 1:21; 5:19-20; Mark 8:36
3. The soul leaves the body at death. Gen. 35:18; 1 Kings 17:17-24
8. WE WILL BOTH DIE.
1. Death is an appointment. Heb. 9:27
2. All will face death. Josh. 23:14; Eccl. 3:2; Eccl. 9:5
3. We must be prepared. Amos 4:12; John 14:1-3
9. WE WILL EACH BE JUDGED INDIVIDUALLY.
1. Jesus will judge us. John 5:22; Acts 17:30-31
2. All will be there. 2 Cor. 5:10-11
3. The judgment is final. Matt. 25:31-34, 41, 46
10. WE MUST BOTH OBEY GOD'S WORD.
1. Jesus saves the obedient. Heb. 5:8-9; Matt. 7:21; Luke 6:46
2. We must be doers of the word. James 1:22, 25; Rev. 22:14
3. The disobedient will be lost. Luke 6:46; 2 Thess. 1:7-9
CONCLUSION:
Alien sinner:
1. Faith-------------------Heb. 11:6
2. Repent----------------Luke 13:3
3. Confess---------------Rom. 10:10
4. Baptized--------------Acts 2:38; Gal. 3:27; 2 Tim. 2:10
Unfaithful:
5. Repent and pray. 1 John 1:9; Acts 8:22
By Gerald W. Sutton
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