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A Great Day Coming…

A Great Day Coming… Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth-- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. (Joh 5: 28 -29)

A Great Day Coming… Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil. (Ecc 12: 13 -14)

A Great Day Coming… "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. (Mat 25: 31 -33)

A Great Day Coming… For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (2 Co 5: 10)

Now is the Time to Prepare… Too late for yesterday Too risky to wait for tomorrow Foolish to hope for 2 nd chance after this world – Heb 9. 27 NOW is the time

How Are You Preparing…? We can know… How we will be judged – John 12. 48 Books will be opened – Rev 20. 12 Standard of judgment will be the Bible By Bible study we can know exactly what God will consider on that Day

Things Christ Will NOT Ask on the Day of Judgment

How Much Did You Have in the Bank? God is not swayed or impressed by riches James 2. 1 -6

How Much Did You Have in the Bank? God is not swayed or impressed by riches James 2. 1 -6 We are warned about covetousness – Luke 12. 13 -15 Love of money is root of much evil – 1 Tim 6. 9 -11

How Much Did You Have in the Bank? God is not swayed or impressed by riches James 2. 1 -6 We are warned about covetousness – Luke 12. 13 -15 Love of money is root of much evil – 1 Tim 6. 9 -11 Real concern of Christ is another kind of treasure – 1 Tim 6. 17 -19

Were You Attractive, Fit, Popular? Consider the money and time spent on: Diet and exercise books, videos, beauty salons, fitness centers Cosmetics, plastic surgery Clothes This emphasis is not according to God’s wisdom…

Were You Attractive, Fit, Popular? "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Were You Attractive, Fit, Popular? Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat? ' or 'What shall we drink? ' or 'What shall we wear? ' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Mat 6: 25 -34)

Were You Attractive, Fit, Popular? For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. (1 Ti 4: 8)

Did You Live A “Fulfilling” Life? Considered “unfulfilling” today: Homemaker Person in “unhappy” marriage Young girl faced with prospect of raising a child on her own Altar of Molech – 2 Kgs 23. 10

Did You Live A “Fulfilling” Life? On altar of “fulfillment” people are offering children and more: Desecrate sacred vows of faithfulness Snuff our human life for convenience sake Personal integrity laid aside to “get ahead” Families left to fend for themselves without love, care, guidance, training

Did You Live A “Fulfilling” Life? What passes for “fulfillment” God may consider “worldly lusts”

Did You Live A “Fulfilling” Life? Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, (1 Pe 2: 11)

Did You Live A “Fulfilling” Life? For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, (Tit 2: 11 -12)

Was Your Church “Mainstream? ” “Mainstream” – “Middle of the Road” – “Go along to get along” Social functions to attract attendance Recreation in the name of the church Social directors, crusades, youth ministers, retreats, camps as a work of the church

Was Your Church “Mainstream? ” Even churches of Christ: Setting up organizations to handle evangelism and benevolence Establishing terms and offices not found in any form in the Scriptures Accepting “pragmatic” solutions of men rather than command example from God

Was Your Church “Mainstream? ” Is this what Christ will expect at the Judgment? Did He say the pattern for the church didn’t matter? – Gal 1. 6 -9 Did He find human tradition a useful interpreter of the Law of God? Mt 15. 1 -9 Did He move toward the “mainstream” of the religion of His day? Jn 6. 61 -67

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? A judgment which will never come… Judgment based on our OWN IDEAS of God’s will? A judgment based on POPULAR HUMAN OPINION? Judgment that ACCETPS OUR OWN LUSTS as standard? Judgment that suits US in FORM AND CONTENT?

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Prepare NOW for the REAL JUDGMENT: Believe in Christ – John 8. 24 “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. "

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Prepare NOW for the REAL JUDGMENT: Believe in Christ – John 8. 24 Repent, turn away from sinful behavior – Acts 17. 30 -31

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead. " (Act 17: 30 -31)

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Prepare NOW for the REAL JUDGMENT: Believe in Christ – John 8. 24 Repent, turn away from sinful behavior – Acts 17. 30 -31 Confess faith in Christ by mouth – Rom 10. 9 -10

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Rom 10: 9 -10)

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Prepare NOW for the REAL JUDGMENT: Believe in Christ – John 8. 24 Repent, turn away from sinful behavior – Acts 17. 30 -31 Confess faith in Christ by mouth – Rom 10. 9 -10 Have enough faith to obey gospel – Rom 10. 16

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? " (Rom 10: 16)

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Prepare NOW for the REAL JUDGMENT: Believe in Christ – John 8. 24 Repent, turn away from sinful behavior – Acts 17. 30 -31 Confess faith in Christ by mouth – Rom 10. 9 -10 Have enough faith to obey gospel – Rom 10. 16 Be immersed in water forgiveness of sins – Acts 2. 38 -41

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call. " And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation. " Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. (Act 2: 38 -41)

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Prepare NOW for the REAL JUDGMENT: Believe in Christ – John 8. 24 Repent, turn away from sinful behavior – Acts 17. 30 -31 Confess faith in Christ by mouth – Rom 10. 9 -10 Have enough faith to obey gospel – Rom 10. 16 Be immersed in water forgiveness of sins – Acts 2. 38 -41 Live life consistent with faith in Christ – Col 1. 21 -23

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight--if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. (Col 1: 21 -23)

What Judgment Are You Preparing For? Are your prepared for the things Christ WILL ask on the Day of Judgment? Prepare NOW while you still can…

A Great Day Coming…