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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