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TITLE: Choose for yourselves this day
TEXT: Joshua 24:14-15
PROPOSITION: Man is given the freedom to choose and the
responsibility that goes with such choices.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Features
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
- INTRODUCTION: Man is "free moral
agent" = free to choose.
- With choice comes responsibility of that
choice.
- There are three features of our choice to
notice.
The choice is inescapable.
- We have a choice of master. Matthew
6:24
- Our choice is narrow God or Mammon;
Right or Wrong; Good or Evil
Obedience or sin Romans 6:17
- Israel had to choose between idols and
God.
- We have a choice of causes.
Moses had to choose pleasure of sin vs. suffer
with Gods people
David had to choose run in fear or stand up to
Goliath
- We have a choice of destinies
Matthew 7:13-14 (wide / narrow)
The choice is individual.
- Created individually; judged as
individual.
- No passing the buck, blaming others, you
choose.
- Your choice is independent of:
Family Friends Popular
- Elders, preacher, can not make it for you.
The choice is immediate.
- Some choices can be delayed
Education, Marriage
- This choice can not be delayed.
- Can not put off Not to choose = a
choice.
- When there are only two options Not
choosing A = Choosing B.
- Felix and Agrippa delayed
THEY CHOSE!
- Now is the time to choose.
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