What Will You Do With Jesus?

Speaker: Toby Soechting

Scripture: Matthew 27:17-26

INTRODUCTION:

1. Our thoughts become our BELIEFS, which become our attitudes.  They in turn are made manifest in our ACTIONS, which over time become our HABITS, which become our lifestyle, and our lifestyle becomes our DESTINY.
2. Heaven is a PREPARED place for a PREPARED people (Jn. 14:1-6).   Our choices will determine our eternal DESTINY!

DISCUSSION:  What Will You Choose To Do With Jesus?

I. WHAT SOME DID.

1. Judas Iscariot BETRAYED Him (Mt. 26:47-50).
2. The priest and elders ENVIED Him (Mt. 27:18).
3. Pilate’s wife FEARED Him (Mt. 27:19).
4. The crowd wanted to see Him DEAD (Mt. 27:22, 23, 25).
5. Pilate did what was POLITICALLY CORRECT with Him (Mt. 27:24,26).
6. Pilate’s guards MOCKED and abused Him (Mt. 27:27-31).
7. Peter DENIED Him (Mt. 26:69-75).
8. The apostles ABANDONED Him (Mt. 26:31).

II. WHAT WILL YOU DO?

1. Will you CRUCIFY Him again? (Heb. 6:6)
2. Will you BETRAY Him to serve someone or something else?  (Col. 3:5)
3. Can you be or remain INDIFFERENT  (cf. Mt. 27:24)?
4. Will you RUN AWAY?
5. Will you TRUST and LOVE Him completely. 

Conclusion:  Your thoughts and beliefs about Jesus Christ will become your eternal destiny.  What will you do with Jesus?

What Will You Do With Jesus?

God's Delight

Speaker: Toby Soechting

Scripture: Micah 7:18-19

INTRODUCTION:

1. “Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgressions of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.” (Micah 7:18)
2. To delight is to find pleasure in something or someone.

DISCUSSION:  GOD FINDS DELIGHT IN --

I. TRUTHFUL TONGUES.

1. “God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all!" (1 Jn. 1:5; Cf. Num. 23:19).
2. “The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life" (Prov. 13:2).
3. The tongue is capable of a world of evil, but also capable of doing immeasurable good!

II. HONEST  HEARTS.

1. “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight!” (Prov. 11:1)
2. Honesty should be more than a policy to a Christian!

III. JESUS.

1. A fact proclaimed from heaven by God Himself (cf. Mt. 3; Mt. 17).
2. Surely His greatest delight was in Jesus’ delight to do the will of God (Jn. 6.38; Lk. 22:42).

IV. THE PRAYERS OF RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE.

1. “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayers of the upright is His delight.” (Prov. 15:8)
2. God delights when we approach in a righteous condition or fashion (cf. James 5:16).

V. A PERSON LIVING THE GOOD LIFE.

1. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and He delights in His way.” (Psa. 37:23).
2. Consider the “way” of Cain (Jude 11).  

Conclusion:  Do you delight in God?  Does God delight in you?

God's Delight

Everyone Is An Example, But Of What?

Speaker: Toby Soechting

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12-16

INTRODUCTION:

1. Lamps do not talk, but they do shine!
2. A genuine Christian is the best evidence of the genuineness of Christianity!
3. If I am following Jesus Christ, then I must be aware of the example I set.

DISCUSSION:  

I. GOD IS OUR SUPREME EXAMPLE.

1. “You shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy” (Lev. 19:2).
2. Especially, God is our example in loving-kindness (cf. Psa. 26:3).

II. JESUS IS OUR PERFECT EXAMPLE.

1. “Pure was the mind of Christ, sinless I see, He the great example is and pattern for me…”
2. Jesus lived righteously (Heb. 4:15; Jn. 1:29).
3. The pattern and example of Jesus in our lives should make a visible difference (cf. Acts 4:13).

III. OUR EXAMPLE SHOULD FOLLOW.

1. “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1).
2. Paul instructed Timothy to be an example in: word, conduct, love, faith, and purity (1 Tim. 4:12).

CONCLUSION:  Is there a great pattern and example to your life and in your life this hour?

Everyone Is An Example, But Of What?

Be Fruitful

Speaker: Toby Soechting

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

INTRODUCTION:

1. Paul marveled about the fickleness of the Christians at Galatia.
2. Paul set the choice before the Galatians of freedom or bondage.
3. In order for a Christian to “bear fruit” he must gladly receive the Word of God (cf. Acts 2:41).

DISCUSSION:  AM I FRUITFUL --

I.      IN MY ACTIONS TOWARD OTHERS (V. 22)?

1. Do I love?
2. Am I longsuffering?
3. Am I kind (cf. Eph. 4:32)?
4. Is good a word that describes me?

II.     IN MY PERCEPTION OF AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SELF (V. 23)?

1. Am I meek (Cf. Mt. 11:29)?
2. Do I have control of myself?

III.    AND FULLY AWARE OF THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ME AS A CHRISTIAN?

1. Joy.
2. Peace.
3. Faithfulness.

Conclusion:  Life in Christ, provides wonderful things, and there is absolutely no law against them!  God so wants us to enjoy these things, that He gave us His Son to die on the cross

Be Fruitful