TITLE: The People’s Choice

TEXT: Joshua 24:14-28

PROPOSITION: We must learn to make proper choices.

QUESTION: How?

KEY WORD: Processes

READING: Joshua 24:14-16

1. A Real Choice. 14-15

A. Go back to old life, before the flood.

B. Present - gods of Ammorits, now dwell.

C. Serve the Lord - choice of Joshua.

2. A Responsible Choice. 22

Had to think it through. Analyze.

Witness against yourselves.

Double check - same response.
 

3. A Repentant Choice. 23

Put away your strange gods.

We will serve God. We will obey His voice.

4. A Recorded Choice. 28

This is not a movie - ride into sunset, violins playing

Not fairy tale - happily ever after.

Next came:

A. Death of Joshua - 29

B. Book of Judges - no king, do right in own eyes

People departed to their inheritance.

5. A Permanent Choice. 31

Rev. 2:10 Be thou faithful unto death

Rock as a witness (27) - Rock last a long time!