TITLE: Under the Circumstances
TEXT: Luke 14:16-24
PROPOSITION: There is no excuse for being lost.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Excuses
READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
1. Excuse =
unjustified reason
2. There is
no valid reason for being lost.
3. Many give
excuses. Here are some I have heard.
1.
Too young
A.
Ecclesiastes
12:1
B.
Matthew
18:1-3
C.
Matthew
19:14
2.
Too old
A.
2
Peter 3:9 "longsuffering toward
us"
3.
Good enough already Acts 10 – Cornelius
4.
Too mean I Timothy 1:15 – Paul killed Christians
5.
Hypocrites in the church
A.
Choice
- Now or for all eternity
B.
Help
us show them a better way to live.
6.
Parents
A.
Honest,
sincere, IF THEY HAD KNOWN...
B.
We
are individually responsible to God
7.
Which church? Too Confusing!
A.
Obey
the Bible.
B.
Be a
New Testament Christian.
8.
Can't remain faithful.
A.
Prayer
– I John 2:1 advocate with the Father
9.
Don't know enough.
A.
Need
to know: [1] Lost [2] God saves [3] Obey
B.
N. T.
conversions - 1 sermon - 1 time
10.
Too narrow-minded. Matthew 7:13-14
A.
School
- Math, History, Science
B.
Narrow
enough to do only God's will.
C.
Broad
enough to do all God's will.
11.
Too busy.
A.
Heart
attack, car accident
B.
Judgment
day, eternity
12. Plenty
of time yet. James 4:13-14
13. Away
too long. Luke 15 –
Prodigal Son