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Jesus the Savior
Will He be YOUR king?
Cross
roads of Life
Marriage:
I heard on the radio Friday
that there are new contracts for marriage now.
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You can get a 5 year contract
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A ten year contract
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These contracts are base on
renewable terms at the end of the contract.
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When children are decided on the
contracts are redone to include children.
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Contracts broken parties can be
sued for breach of contract.
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Does your contract have an
agreement written in it?
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If so what does it say?
Point…in a contract either party has to
agree to the terms or there is no contract; yes or no?
In accepting Jesus as your lord is there
a contract between the two.
Point: are there terms that require
action on our part?
There are conflicting opinions as to if
Jesus is really God incarnate.
Point: Can you remain neutral and not
make a decision on Jesus Christ?
It’s like politics you are either for or
against.
You can say it doesn’t matter but does
it really?
What does the word cross roads
implicate?
Acts 2:22-24
Ye men of Israel, hear these
words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and
wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves
also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of
God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath
raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he
should be holden of it.
Jesus has been the main theme
of discussion for the last 2000 years.
Is this a topic we can remain
natural on.
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In Acts we see
Peter preach and people rejected Christ.
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The rejected
him for saying He was God
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Some rejected
the signs and the prophecies of His coming.
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Some rejected
his demands that we need to change in light of the coming kingdom.
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What kind of Life changing decisions have we made in our live?
2.
How many cross roads have we come upon and made wrong turns?
3.
How many would we like to go back and change that directions>
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How would that make us a different person?
1)
Jesus was born in Nazareth.
a)
What do you think God chose that area?
i)
What roadblocks kept you from and maybe are keeping you from trusting
Jesus?
2)
The main issue is the Jesus is really about Gods ways or opinions vs.
man’s opinions.
a)
What are the implications if God has an opinion about your life choices?
b)
What should our response be to God’s opinions and perspectives?
c)
How are your opinions different from Gods and who would be right?
3)
Does our opinion reflect reality or a perceived reality?
a)
Where do you get your opinions about Jesus?
b)
Have you ever had a hard time admitting you were wrong?
i)
Why?
c)
Why are we afraid of being wrong?
d)
What is at risk if our opinion about something doesn’t reflect reality?
Stirring testimonies!
Acts 2:32-36 This Jesus hath
God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand
of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost,
he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended
into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on
my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore let all the house
of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have
crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Peter indicted the men of
Israel for missing all the clear signs that Jesus was and is so much more that a
man.
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Why do some
people in our lives lack credibility with us?
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How would you
respond if you witnessed someone raised back to life?
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What is back to
life?
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Do we see it
every day?
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How would you
respond to the one who raise the dead?
If the Holy Spirit reveals
the truth that Jesus is not only alive but also reigning with God in Heaven
then:
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What effect of
the Holy Spirit can you see in their lives of Christians today?
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What are the
implications for us if Jesus is reigning with God in Heaven right now?
Standing at the crossroads!
Acts 2:37-41 Now when they
heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the
rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto
them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for
the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the
promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as
many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify
and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they
that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added
unto them about three thousand souls.
Have you learned something so
massive that it changed life as you know it?
How about when you learned
someone you knew was dying?
Matthew 16: 15
Jesus asked His Disciples?
“Who do you say I am?”
When you learn that massive
thing that changes your life…it’s like a gold bar on the floor of your house
that just appeared…you can’t ignore it?
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The knowledge
of it changes everything.
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The way you
think.
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The way you
act.
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Habits are
changed…you just don’t ignore it…it’s there.
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That is the way
Jesus is…it’s there and you can’t ignore it…you have to address it eventually.
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You have to do
something with Him.
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It what ways do
we try to ignore the Gospel?
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It what ways
does the knowledge of Jesus change you?
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Can you remain
neutral?
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Are you at the
crossroads of Jesus today?
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Are you trying
to figure out what to do with Him?
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Crossroads is
not an easy place…it’s simply a place.
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It’s a choice
that you have to make.
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Path one leads
to life and peace
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Path two leads
to death and despair.
It what areas of our lives do
we trust ourselves more than God?
What plans to we make without
including God in the decisions.
Would they be the
same?
What would it really be like
if you truly submitted to Jesus as Lord as well as savior?
“Jesus is not a concept, but
a person”.
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