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“You Never Mentioned Him To Me…”

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 1 - A Reminder of Judgment – “When in the better land before the bar we stand…” – Acts 17: 30 -31 - Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 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. "

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 1 - A Reminder of Judgment – “When in the better land before the bar we stand…” – 2 Cor. 5: 9 -10 - Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10 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.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 1 - A Reminder of Judgment – “When in the better land before the bar we stand…” – Romans 14: 10 -12 - But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God. " 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 1 - A Reminder of Judgment – “How deeply grieved our souls may be…” – Matt. 20: 16 – So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen. " – Matt. 22: 14 – For many are called, but few are chosen. " – Matt. 7: 13 -14 – "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 1 - A Reminder of Judgment – “How deeply grieved our souls may be…” – 2 Cor. 5: 11 – Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences. – Col. 1: 28 -29 – Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 1 - A Reminder of Judgment – “If any lost one there should cry in deep despair, “You never mentioned Him to me. ” – Acts 20: 26 -27 - Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. – 1 Cor. 9: 22 - to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 2 – Let Us Spread the Word – “O let us spread the word where’er it may be heard. ” – Mark 16: 15 – And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. – 2 Tim. 2: 2 – And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 2 – Let Us Spread the Word – “O let us spread the word where’er it may be heard. ” – 1 Peter 3: 15 - But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; – Ezek. 33: 8 - When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you shall surely die!' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 2 – Let Us Spread the Word – “Help groping souls the light to see. . . ” – John 1: 4 – In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. – John 8: 12 – Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. " – 1 John 1: 7 – But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 2 – Let Us Spread the Word – “Help groping souls the light to see. . . ” – Matt. 5: 16 – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. – Phil. 2: 14 -15 – Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 2 – Let Us Spread the Word – “Help groping souls the light to see. . . ” – John 4: 35 -36 - Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! 36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 2 – Let Us Spread the Word – “That yonder none may say, ‘You showed me not the way, you never mentioned Him to me. ’”

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 3 – How Do We Do It? – “A few sweet words may guide a lost one to His side “ – Col. 4: 6 – Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. – Prov. 25: 11 -12 – A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver. 12 Like an earring of gold an ornament of fine gold Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear. – Matt. 10: 16 - "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 3 – How Do We Do It? – “Or turn sad eyes to Calvary” – 1 Cor. 2: 2 – For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. – Gal. 6: 14 -15 – But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 3 – How Do We Do It? – “So work as days go by” – Heb. 9: 27 – And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, – 2 Cor. 5: 9 – Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. – John 9: 4 -5 – I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. " – Col. 4: 5 - Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Vs. 3 – How Do We Do It? – “That yonder none may cry, ‘You never mentioned Him to me. ’”

“You Never Mentioned Him To Me” • Chorus – Is This Your Reality? – “You never mentioned him to me, You helped me not the light to see; You met me day by day and knew I was astray, Yet NEVER mentioned Him to me. ”

What’s it to me? • Matt. 25: 41 -46 - Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me. ' Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You? ' Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me. ' And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. "