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“Take A Stand!”
Take A Stand!
I. Two Examples of Taking A Stand
II. Take A Stand Against Ungodly Culture
III. Take A Stand By Sharing God's Truth
IV. Take A Stand For Righteousness
V. Summary = Holiness
I. Two Examples of Taking A Stand
A. A Modern Example
B. A Biblical Example
D. Hebrews 6:16-20
B. A Biblical Example – Daniel 3
Is God Real?Is Jesus Real?Is the Bible True?Secularism/HumanismDo All Roads Lead To Heaven?How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?Why Not Evolution?Does Life Have Meaning And Purpose?
B. A Biblical Example – Daniel 3
Is God Real?Is Jesus Real?Is the Bible True?Secularism/HumanismDo All Roads Lead To Heaven?How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?Why Not Evolution?Does Life Have Meaning And Purpose?
II. Take A Stand Against Ungodly Culture
Daniel 3:12-15Daniel 1:8, 15-16
1 John 2:15-17
III. Take A Stand By Sharing God's Truth
Daniel 3:16-181 Peter 3:15
How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?
IV. Take A Stand For Righteousness
Daniel 3:12, 15, 19-24 1 Peter 3:8
How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?
IV. Take A Stand For Righteousness
It “…Ain’t Easy!”
Daniel 3:24
Is Jesus Real?
Matthew 28:20
B. A Biblical Example – Daniel 3
Is God Real?Is Jesus Real?Is the Bible True?Secularism/HumanismDo All Roads Lead To Heaven?How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?Why Not Evolution?Does Life Have Meaning And Purpose?
V. Summary = Holiness
1 Peter 1:1-18
Daniel 1:15-21, 3:30
Does Life Have Meaning And Purpose?
V. If It Doesn’t Kill You It Makes You Stronger
A. James 1:1
B. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
B. THE RESURRECTION!
1. Matthew 28:1-20, Luke 23, 35-49
2. I Cor. 15:3-8
3. I Cor. 15:14-19, I Peter 1:1-7
II. Is Jesus who He said He is?No Middle Ground!
A Quote From C.S. Lewis
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic--on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg--or he would be the devil of hell. You must take your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being just a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us.
What Did He Say About Himself?
• I came from Heaven!• I am the Messiah• I am God
– Same work– Same ability to give life– Same authority– Same honor– Same will
What Did He Say About Himself?
• I am the bread of life• I existed before Abraham• I am the eternal God, Creator of the Universe• I am the door to salvation• I am equal to God• I am the resurrection and life itself• I am the way, the truth, and the life• I am the only way to God
Josh McDowell puts it this way;
• His claims are either True • or they are False
• Evidence That Demands A Verdict
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
Assume they are False
• Then He either Knew they were False• Or He believed they were True
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
Or
Assume He Knew they were False
• Then He is not a great moral teacher• He is a liar• Hypocrite• Demon• Fool
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Liar
Hypocrite
Demon
Fool
Or
Assume He believed they were true
• He was sincerely deluded• He was a lunatic
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
He was deluded
He was a Lunatic
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Fool
Demon
Hypocrite
Liar
Or
But what if He is God?
• He Is LORD• You have only two choices• Accept Him and His Lordship• Reject Him
If You Accept Him
He offers you Eternal Life
If You Reject HimYou must expect Eternal Punishment
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
Reject
He is LORD
He didn’t knowHe Knew
AcceptHe was deluded
He was a Lunatic
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Fool
Demon
Hypocrite
Liar
Or
Eternal Life
Eternal Punishment
John 3:18(*)
But what if He is God?
• He Is LORD• You have only two choices• Accept Him and His Lordship
(*) His Lordship demands obedience!
But what if He is God?
• Reject Him and be forever lost!
What About A Believer?
• Can we claim He is our Savior and reject Him as our LORD?
• (*) His Lordship demands obedience!
III. How is Jesus' identity “proven” today?
A. You are His Witnesses – Luke 24:48
B. John 17:20
C. Walk Worthy of His Calling (Eph 4:1, I Thes 2:9-12, Col 1:10-12)