The works of God aren’t just what God has done in the Bible, the works are what God does in your life.
Sermon Title: THE THREE CHAIRS
Sermon Text: VARIOUS TEXTS
By: PTR NIC SY
Sermon Notes:
JOSHUA 24:14-15 ESV
14 “Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Chair 1. Commitment
JUDGES 1:27-30 ESV
27 Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages,
…or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.
28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.
29 And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor.
Chair 2. Compromise.
JUDGES 2:7 ESV
7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the LORD had done for Israel.
10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel.
11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
Chair 3. Conflict.
Chair 1. They had the works
Chair 2. They saw the works
Chair 3. They did not know the works
The works of God aren’t just what God has done in the Bible, the works are what God does in your life.
Chair 1. They had the works
Chair 2. They saw the works
Chair 3. They did not know the works
Chair 1. Has a relationship of God-and-Me (Real)
Chair 2. Has a relationship of Me-and-God (Responsibility)
Chair 3. Has a relationship of Me (Religion)
Chair 1. Makes decisions based on Scriptures.
Chair 2. Makes decisions based on Saints around them.
Chair 3. Makes decisions based on Society.
Chair 1. Wants to serve the Lord
Chair 2. Wants to satisfy self
Chair 3. Wants to seek peace (for themselves)
MATTHEW 25:25 ESV
23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
1 CORINTHIANS 3:12-15 ESV
12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw--
13 each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.
14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.
MATTHEW 25:41 ESV
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’
GALATIANS 6:7 ESV
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Firsthand faith is a choice you make.