3. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;
though you have no money, come!though you have no money, come!
But corn without money, and eat,But corn without money, and eat,
and, at no cost, wine and milk.and, at no cost, wine and milk.
Why spend money on what is not bread,Why spend money on what is not bread,
your wages on what fails to satisfy?your wages on what fails to satisfy?
4. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
Listen, listen to me,Listen, listen to me,
and you will have good things to eatand you will have good things to eat
and which food to enjoy.and which food to enjoy.
Pay attention, come o me;Pay attention, come o me;
listen, and your soul will live.listen, and your soul will live.
5. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
With you I will make an everlastingWith you I will make an everlasting
covenant out of he favourscovenant out of he favours
promised to David.promised to David.
See, I have made of you a witness toSee, I have made of you a witness to
the peoples, a leader and a masterthe peoples, a leader and a master
of the nations.of the nations.
6. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
See, you will summon aSee, you will summon a
nation you never knew,nation you never knew,
Those unknown will come hurryingThose unknown will come hurrying
to you, for he sake of Yahweh your God,to you, for he sake of Yahweh your God,
of the Holy One of Israelof the Holy One of Israel
who will glorify you.who will glorify you.
7. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
Seek Yahweh while he is stillSeek Yahweh while he is still
to be found,to be found,
call to him while he is still near.call to him while he is still near.
Le the wicked man abandonLe the wicked man abandon
his way,his way,
the evil man his thoughts.the evil man his thoughts.
8. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
Let him turn back to YahwehLet him turn back to Yahweh
who will take pity on him,who will take pity on him,
to our God who is rich in forgiving;to our God who is rich in forgiving;
for my thoughts are not yourfor my thoughts are not your
thoughts, my ways not your ways-thoughts, my ways not your ways-
it is Yahweh who speaks.it is Yahweh who speaks.
9. THE CALLTHE CALL
NO. 755NO. 755
Yes, the heavens are as highYes, the heavens are as high
above earthabove earth
as my ways are above your ways,as my ways are above your ways,
my thoughts above your thoughts.my thoughts above your thoughts.
11. 1.
To God be the glory, great things
He hath done; So loved He the
world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life and
atonement for sin, And opened
the life gate that all may go in.
12. REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the
Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the
Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
13. O come to the Father,
through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory,
great things He hath
done.
14. 2.
O perfect redemption, the
purchase of blood, To every
believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly
believes, That moment from
Jesus a pardon receives.
15. REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the
Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the
Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
16. O come to the Father,
through Jesus the
Son, And give Him
the glory, great
things He hath done.
17. 3.
Great things He hath taught us,
great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing
through Jesus the Son; But
purer, and higher, and
greater will be Our wonder,
our transport, when Jesus we
see.
18. REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the
Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the
Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
19. O come to the Father,
through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory,
great things He hath
done.
***
23. O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
1.
O Master, let me walk with thee
in lowly paths of service free;
tell me thy secret; help me bear
the strain of toil, the fret of care.
24. O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
2.
Help me the slow of heart to move
by some clear, winning word of
love;
teach me the wayward feet to stay,
and guide them in the homeward
way.
25. O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
3.
Teach me thy patience; still with
thee
in closer, dearer company,
in work that keeps faith sweet and
strong,
in trust that triumphs over wrong;
26. O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
4.
In hope that sends a shining ray
far down the future's broadening
way,
in peace that only thou canst give,
with thee, O Master, let me live.
28. 28
Does It Make A
Difference:
what we teach?
what we believe?
how we worship?
how we are saved?
about the church?
29. 29
Does It Make A
Difference When:
multiplicity of churches
all teach different doctrines
all think they are right with God
famous mottos
“We’re all going to the same place anyway”
“There are many roads to heaven”
“One church is just as good as another”
“Join the church of your choice”
30. Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest anyone cheat you
through philosophy and empty
deceit, according to the tradition
of men, according to the basic
principles of the world, and not
according to Christ.”
30
31. 31
“We’re all going to the same
place anyway?”
do we really believe this?
can you pass “BORI” off as “ going to the same
place as RIVPOLY?”
is there a destiny of “DESTRUCTION”
where many will go (Matt. 7:13, 14)?
is hell the “same place” as heaven?
the bible teaches that the only “same place”
where all are going is JUDGMENT!
32. Romans 14:10
“But why do you judge your
brother? Or why do you show
contempt for your brother? For
we shall all stand before the
judgment seat of Christ.”
32
33. 33
“There are many
roads to heaven?”
do people use this idea
in any other area besides religion?
are there many roads to my house?
what happens if I drive on every road except the
road where my residence is?
unless you drive on the “one road” to my house, you
will never drive to my house!
what happens if I give directions this way?
why not Islam another way to heaven?
34. 34
THE BIBLE:
Our Roadmap To
Heaven
the Bible gives us directions to travel
down the road to heaven’s residence
35. 35
Singular Or Plural?
But there were also false prophets among the
people, even as there will be false teachers
among you, who will secretly bring in destructive
heresies, even denying the Lord who bought
them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
And many will follow their destructive ways,
because of whom the way of truth will be
blasphemed (2 Pet. 2:1, 2).
36. 36
STAND IN THE WAYS
Jeremiah 6:16
“Thus says the LORD: ‘Stand in the
ways and see, and ask for the old
paths, where the good way is, and walk
in it; then you will find rest for your
souls.’ But they said, ‘We will not walk
in it.’”
37. 37
“One church is just as good
as another”
do we believe this?
church of Satan?
Jehovah Witnesses who deny the deity of
Christ?
Pentecostals who deny the Father and the
Son (1 Jn. 2:22)?
Seventh-Day Adventists who deny the first
day?
Mormons who deny the Bible “alone”?
38. 38
“Join the church
of your choice?”
why should I think the soundness of a
church depends on “my choice”?
being a member of a church does involve our
choice
but our choice doesn’t necessarily make that
church okay
Jesus died for the church of God’s choice!
we need to be a member of that church!
42. 42
What Makes Different
Churches?
their system of faith defines who they
are:
their teaching
their practice
their worship
their name
their organization
their requirement(s) for salvation
43. 43
If All Churches:
would teach the same thing
would practice the same thing
would worship the same way
would wear the same name
would organize the same way
would teach the same requirements for
salvation. . .
44. AND:
. . . AND DO IT ALL
ACCORDING TO THE
PRESCRIPTION OF
SCRIPTURE
44
45. 45
DOES IT MATTER
WHAT WE TEACH?
MATTHEW 7:15, 16
15
Beware of false prophets, who come to
you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they
are ravenous wolves.
16
You will know them
by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes
from thornbushes
or figs from thistles?
46. 46
WHY THE EXHORTATIONS
TO TEACH CORRECTLY?
2 TIMOTHY 4:2,
Preach the word! Be ready in season and
out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort
with all longsuffering and doctrine.
1 PETER 4:11,
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the
oracles of God.
GALATIANS 1:8; 2 JOHN 9; etc.
47. 47
DOES IT MATTER
WHAT WE BELIEVE
IF TEACHING MATTERS, THEN WHAT IS
BELIEVED MATTERS!
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SUGGEST
THAT “TEACHING” MUST BE
ACCORDING TO THE LETTER OF THE
LAW WITH STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE
WRITTEN WORD. . .BUT IT MAKES NO
DIFFERENCE WHAT WE BELIEVE?
48. 48
WHY THE ADMONITION
ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE
1 JOHN 4:1,
Beloved, do not believe
every spirit, but test the
spirits, whether they are
of God; because many
false prophets have
gone out into the world.
49. 49
2 PETER 2:1, 2
1
But there were also false prophets among
the people, even as there will be false
teachers among you, who will secretly bring
in destructive heresies, even denying the
Lord who bought them, and bring on
themselves swift destruction.
2
And many will follow their destructive ways,
because of whom the way of truth will be
blasphemed.
BELIEVING SOMETHING
DESTRUCTIVE IS DESTRUCTIVE!
50. 50
DOES IT REALLY
MATTER HOW WE
WORSHIP?
IF “NO,” WHY DID
JESUS LIMIT
WORSHIP TO BEING
DIRECTED TO GOD
WITH THE RIGHT
SPIRIT AND WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF
TRUTH?
51. 51
JOHN 4:24
"God is Spirit, and those who worship
Him must worship in spirit and truth."
52. 52
OLD TESTAMENT EXAMPLE
1
Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of
Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in
it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire
before the LORD, which He had not
commanded them.
2
So fire went out from the LORD and
devoured them, and they died before the
LORD. LEVITICUS 10:1, 2
53. 53
DOES IT REALLY MATTER
HOW WE ARE SAVED?
IF IT DOESN’T MATTER:
WHY DID PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
“WHAT THEY MUST DO” (Acts 2:37;
16:30)?
WHY DID NT PREACHERS ANSWER
WHAT PEOPLE MUST DO TO BE
SAVED?
54. 54
CAN WE ERADICATE
BELIEF?
“But without faith it is impossible to please
him: for he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently seek him”
(Heb. 11:6)
55. 55
CAN WE ELIMINATE
REPENTANCE?
“Truly, these times of ignorance God
overlooked, but now commands all men
everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30)
56. 56
CAN WE ELIMINATE
CONFESSION?
ROMANS 10:
9
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.10
For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.
57. 57
CAN WE ELIMINATE
BAPTISM?
“Baptism, which corresponds to this,
now saves you, not as a removal of
dirt from the body but as an appeal to
God for a clear conscience, through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1
Pet. 3:21; RSV)
58. 58
IF BAPTISM “NOW SAVES YOU,” CAN
YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT BEING
BAPTIZED?
IF BAPTISM APPEALS TO GOD, CAN
YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT APPEALING
TO HIM?
CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT A CLEAR
CONSCIENCE?
59. 59
CAN WE ERADICATE
FAITH ONLY?
“You see then that a man is justified
by works, and not by faith only”
(JAMES 2:24)
61. 61
WHY NOT
ACCEPT ALL THAT THE BIBLE
TEACHES REGARDING
SALVATION?
“. . .Save yourselves from this crooked
generation” (ACTS 2:40)?
IT DOES MATTER!
63. Next to Moses and Aaron, Nadab
and Abihu had stood highest in
Israel. They had been especially
honored by the Lord, having been
permitted with the seventy elders to
behold His glory in the mount. But
their transgression was not therefore
to be excused or lightly regarded. All
this rendered their sin more grievous.
63
64. Because men have received great light,
because they have, like the princes of
Israel, ascended to the mount, and been
privileged to have communion with God,
and to dwell in the light of His glory, let
them not flatter themselves that they can
afterward sin with impunity, that because
they have been thus honored, God will not
be strict to punish their iniquity.
64
65. This is a fatal deception. The great light
and privileges bestowed require
returns of virtue and holiness
corresponding to the light given.
Anything short of this, God cannot
accept. Great blessings or privileges
should never lull to security or
carelessness.
65
66. They should never give license to
sin or cause the recipients to feel
that God will not be exact with
them. All the advantages which
God has given are His means to
throw ardor into the spirit, zeal
into effort, and vigor into the
carrying out of His holy will. {PP
359.3}
66
GOD BLESS AS U’ WORSHIP WITH US
CALL TO WORSHIPSDAH 755
THE CALL
NO. 755
Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;
though you have no money, come!
But corn without money, and eat,
and, at no cost, wine and milk.
Why spend money on what is not bread,
your wages on what fails to satisfy?
THE CALL
NO. 755
Listen, listen to me,
and you will have good things to eat
and which food to enjoy.
Pay attention, come o me;
listen, and your soul will live.
THE CALL
NO. 755
With you I will make an everlasting
covenant out of he favours
promised to David.
See, I have made of you a witness to
the peoples, a leader and a master
of the nations.
THE CALL
NO. 755
See, you will summon a
nation you never knew,
Those unknown will come hurrying
to you, for he sake of Yahweh your God,
of the Holy One of Israel
who will glorify you.
THE CALL
NO. 755
Seek Yahweh while he is still
to be found,
call to him while he is still near.
Le the wicked man abandon
his way,
the evil man his thoughts.
THE CALL
NO. 755
Let him turn back to Yahweh
who will take pity on him,
to our God who is rich in forgiving;
for my thoughts are not your
thoughts, my ways not your ways-
it is Yahweh who speaks.
THE CALL
NO. 755
Yes, the heavens are as high
above earth
as my ways are above your ways,
my thoughts above your thoughts.
HYMN OF WORSHIPSDAH 341
1.
To God be the glory, great things He hath done; So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life and atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.
REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
2.
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
3.
Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
***
BIBLE READINGLEVITICUS 10:10
PRE-SERMON HYMNSDAH 574
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
1.
O Master, let me walk with thee
in lowly paths of service free;
tell me thy secret; help me bear
the strain of toil, the fret of care.
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
2.
Help me the slow of heart to move
by some clear, winning word of love;
teach me the wayward feet to stay,
and guide them in the homeward way.
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
3.
Teach me thy patience; still with thee
in closer, dearer company,
in work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
in trust that triumphs over wrong;
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
4.
In hope that sends a shining ray
far down the future's broadening way,
in peace that only thou canst give,
with thee, O Master, let me live.
Does It Make A Difference:
what we teach?
what we believe?
how we worship?
Does It Make A Difference When:
multiplicity of churches
all teach different doctrines
all think they are right with God
famous mottos
“We’re all going to the same place anyway”
“There are many roads to heaven”
“One church is just as good as another”
“Join the church of your choice”
“We’re all going to the same place anyway?”
do we really believe this?
can you pass “BORI” off as “ going to the same place as RIVPOLY?”
is there a destiny of “DESTRUCTION” where many will go (Matt. 7:13, 14)?
is hell the “same place” as heaven?
the bible teaches that the only “same place” where all are going is JUDGMENT!
“There are many roads to heaven?”
do people use this idea in any other area besides religion?
are there many roads to my house?
what happens if I drive on every road except the road where my residence is?
unless you drive on the “one road” to my house, you will never drive to my house!
what happens if I give directions this way?
why not Islam another way to heaven?
THE BIBLE:Our Roadmap To Heaven
the Bible gives us directions to travel down the road to heaven’s residence
Singular Or Plural?
STAND IN THE WAYS
“One church is just as good as another”
do we believe this?
church of Satan?
Jehovah Witnesses who deny the deity of Christ?
Pentecostals who deny the Father and the Son (1 Jn. 2:22)?
Seventh-Day Adventists who deny the first day?
Mormons who deny the Bible “alone”?
“Join the churchof your choice?”
why should I think the soundness of a church depends on “my choice”?
being a member of a church does involve our choice
but our choice doesn’t necessarily make that church okay
Jesus died for the church of God’s choice!
we need to be a member of that church!
Psalm 37:23
PROVERBS 28:26
PROVERBS 16:25
What Makes Different Churches?
their system of faith defines who they are:
their teaching
their practice
their worship
their name
their organization
their requirement(s) for salvation
If All Churches:
would teach the same thing
would practice the same thing
would worship the same way
would wear the same name
would organize the same way
would teach the same requirements for salvation. . .
AND:
. . . AND DO IT ALL ACCORDING TO THE PRESCRIPTION OF SCRIPTURE
DOES IT MATTERWHAT WE TEACH?
MATTHEW 7:15, 1615 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushesor figs from thistles?
WHY THE EXHORTATIONS TO TEACH CORRECTLY?
2 TIMOTHY 4:2,Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
1 PETER 4:11,If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.
GALATIANS 1:8; 2 JOHN 9; etc.
DOES IT MATTERWHAT WE BELIEVE
IF TEACHING MATTERS, THEN WHAT IS BELIEVED MATTERS!
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SUGGEST THAT “TEACHING” MUST BE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW WITH STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE WRITTEN WORD. . .BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT WE BELIEVE?
WHY THE ADMONITION ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE
1 JOHN 4:1,Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 PETER 2:1, 2
1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.
DOES IT REALLY MATTER HOW WE WORSHIP?
IF “NO,” WHY DID JESUS LIMIT WORSHIP TO BEING DIRECTED TO GOD WITH THE RIGHT SPIRIT AND WITHIN THE SCOPE OF TRUTH?
JOHN 4:24
OLD TESTAMENT EXAMPLE
DOES IT REALLY MATTER HOW WE ARE SAVED?
IF IT DOESN’T MATTER:
WHY DID PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW “WHAT THEY MUST DO” (Acts 2:37; 16:30)?
WHY DID NT PREACHERS ANSWER WHAT PEOPLE MUST DO TO BE SAVED?
CAN WE ERADICATE
BELIEF?
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Heb. 11:6)
CAN WE ELIMINATE
REPENTANCE?
“Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30)
CAN WE ELIMINATE
CONFESSION?
ROMANS 10:9 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.10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
CAN WE ELIMINATE
BAPTISM?
“Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 3:21; RSV)
IF BAPTISM “NOW SAVES YOU,” CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT BEING BAPTIZED?
IF BAPTISM APPEALS TO GOD, CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT APPEALING TO HIM?
CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT A CLEAR CONSCIENCE?
CAN WE ERADICATE
FAITH ONLY?
“You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only” (JAMES 2:24)
MAKE YOUR SALVATION SURE!
BELIEVE – HEB. 11:6
REPENT – ACTS 17:30
CONFESS – ROM. 10:9, 10
BE BAPTIZED – 1 PET. 3:21
WHY NOT
ACCEPT ALL THAT THE BIBLE TEACHES REGARDING SALVATION?
“. . .Save yourselves from this crooked generation” (ACTS 2:40)?
IT DOES MATTER!
ELLEN G. WHITE
Advice in Patriarchs and Prophets,
359-360
Next to Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu had stood highest in Israel. They had been especially honored by the Lord, having been permitted with the seventy elders to behold His glory in the mount. But their transgression was not therefore to be excused or lightly regarded. All this rendered their sin more grievous.
Because men have received great light, because they have, like the princes of Israel, ascended to the mount, and been privileged to have communion with God, and to dwell in the light of His glory, let them not flatter themselves that they can afterward sin with impunity, that because they have been thus honored, God will not be strict to punish their iniquity.
This is a fatal deception. The great light and privileges bestowed require returns of virtue and holiness corresponding to the light given. Anything short of this, God cannot accept. Great blessings or privileges should never lull to security or carelessness.
They should never give license to sin or cause the recipients to feel that God will not be exact with them. All the advantages which God has given are His means to throw ardor into the spirit, zeal into effort, and vigor into the carrying out of His holy will. {PP 359.3}
HYMN OF BENEDICTIONSDAH 190
1.
Jesus loves me! this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
REFRAIN
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
2.
Jesus loves me! He who died
Heaven’s gate to open wide:
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.
REFRAIN
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
3.
Jesus, take this heart of mine,
Make it pure and wholly Thine;
On the cross You died for me,
I will love and live for Thee.
REFRAIN
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
GOD BLESS AS U’ WORSHIP WITH US
CALL TO WORSHIPSDAH 755
THE CALL
NO. 755
Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;
though you have no money, come!
But corn without money, and eat,
and, at no cost, wine and milk.
Why spend money on what is not bread,
your wages on what fails to satisfy?
THE CALL
NO. 755
Listen, listen to me,
and you will have good things to eat
and which food to enjoy.
Pay attention, come o me;
listen, and your soul will live.
THE CALL
NO. 755
With you I will make an everlasting
covenant out of he favours
promised to David.
See, I have made of you a witness to
the peoples, a leader and a master
of the nations.
THE CALL
NO. 755
See, you will summon a
nation you never knew,
Those unknown will come hurrying
to you, for he sake of Yahweh your God,
of the Holy One of Israel
who will glorify you.
THE CALL
NO. 755
Seek Yahweh while he is still
to be found,
call to him while he is still near.
Le the wicked man abandon
his way,
the evil man his thoughts.
THE CALL
NO. 755
Let him turn back to Yahweh
who will take pity on him,
to our God who is rich in forgiving;
for my thoughts are not your
thoughts, my ways not your ways-
it is Yahweh who speaks.
THE CALL
NO. 755
Yes, the heavens are as high
above earth
as my ways are above your ways,
my thoughts above your thoughts.
HYMN OF WORSHIPSDAH 341
1.
To God be the glory, great things He hath done; So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life and atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.
REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
2.
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
3.
Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
REFRAIN
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
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BIBLE READINGLEVITICUS 10:10
PRE-SERMON HYMNSDAH 574
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
1.
O Master, let me walk with thee
in lowly paths of service free;
tell me thy secret; help me bear
the strain of toil, the fret of care.
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
2.
Help me the slow of heart to move
by some clear, winning word of love;
teach me the wayward feet to stay,
and guide them in the homeward way.
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
3.
Teach me thy patience; still with thee
in closer, dearer company,
in work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
in trust that triumphs over wrong;
O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
Hymn No. 574
4.
In hope that sends a shining ray
far down the future's broadening way,
in peace that only thou canst give,
with thee, O Master, let me live.
Does It Make A Difference:
what we teach?
what we believe?
how we worship?
Does It Make A Difference When:
multiplicity of churches
all teach different doctrines
all think they are right with God
famous mottos
“We’re all going to the same place anyway”
“There are many roads to heaven”
“One church is just as good as another”
“Join the church of your choice”
“We’re all going to the same place anyway?”
do we really believe this?
can you pass “BORI” off as “ going to the same place as RIVPOLY?”
is there a destiny of “DESTRUCTION” where many will go (Matt. 7:13, 14)?
is hell the “same place” as heaven?
the bible teaches that the only “same place” where all are going is JUDGMENT!
“There are many roads to heaven?”
do people use this idea in any other area besides religion?
are there many roads to my house?
what happens if I drive on every road except the road where my residence is?
unless you drive on the “one road” to my house, you will never drive to my house!
what happens if I give directions this way?
why not Islam another way to heaven?
THE BIBLE:Our Roadmap To Heaven
the Bible gives us directions to travel down the road to heaven’s residence
Singular Or Plural?
STAND IN THE WAYS
“One church is just as good as another”
do we believe this?
church of Satan?
Jehovah Witnesses who deny the deity of Christ?
Pentecostals who deny the Father and the Son (1 Jn. 2:22)?
Seventh-Day Adventists who deny the first day?
Mormons who deny the Bible “alone”?
“Join the churchof your choice?”
why should I think the soundness of a church depends on “my choice”?
being a member of a church does involve our choice
but our choice doesn’t necessarily make that church okay
Jesus died for the church of God’s choice!
we need to be a member of that church!
Psalm 37:23
PROVERBS 28:26
PROVERBS 16:25
What Makes Different Churches?
their system of faith defines who they are:
their teaching
their practice
their worship
their name
their organization
their requirement(s) for salvation
If All Churches:
would teach the same thing
would practice the same thing
would worship the same way
would wear the same name
would organize the same way
would teach the same requirements for salvation. . .
AND:
. . . AND DO IT ALL ACCORDING TO THE PRESCRIPTION OF SCRIPTURE
DOES IT MATTERWHAT WE TEACH?
MATTHEW 7:15, 1615 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushesor figs from thistles?
WHY THE EXHORTATIONS TO TEACH CORRECTLY?
2 TIMOTHY 4:2,Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
1 PETER 4:11,If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.
GALATIANS 1:8; 2 JOHN 9; etc.
DOES IT MATTERWHAT WE BELIEVE
IF TEACHING MATTERS, THEN WHAT IS BELIEVED MATTERS!
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SUGGEST THAT “TEACHING” MUST BE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW WITH STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE WRITTEN WORD. . .BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT WE BELIEVE?
WHY THE ADMONITION ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE
1 JOHN 4:1,Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 PETER 2:1, 2
1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.
DOES IT REALLY MATTER HOW WE WORSHIP?
IF “NO,” WHY DID JESUS LIMIT WORSHIP TO BEING DIRECTED TO GOD WITH THE RIGHT SPIRIT AND WITHIN THE SCOPE OF TRUTH?
JOHN 4:24
OLD TESTAMENT EXAMPLE
DOES IT REALLY MATTER HOW WE ARE SAVED?
IF IT DOESN’T MATTER:
WHY DID PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW “WHAT THEY MUST DO” (Acts 2:37; 16:30)?
WHY DID NT PREACHERS ANSWER WHAT PEOPLE MUST DO TO BE SAVED?
CAN WE ERADICATE
BELIEF?
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Heb. 11:6)
CAN WE ELIMINATE
REPENTANCE?
“Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30)
CAN WE ELIMINATE
CONFESSION?
ROMANS 10:9 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.10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
CAN WE ELIMINATE
BAPTISM?
“Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 3:21; RSV)
IF BAPTISM “NOW SAVES YOU,” CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT BEING BAPTIZED?
IF BAPTISM APPEALS TO GOD, CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT APPEALING TO HIM?
CAN YOU BE SAVED WITHOUT A CLEAR CONSCIENCE?
CAN WE ERADICATE
FAITH ONLY?
“You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only” (JAMES 2:24)
MAKE YOUR SALVATION SURE!
BELIEVE – HEB. 11:6
REPENT – ACTS 17:30
CONFESS – ROM. 10:9, 10
BE BAPTIZED – 1 PET. 3:21
WHY NOT
ACCEPT ALL THAT THE BIBLE TEACHES REGARDING SALVATION?
“. . .Save yourselves from this crooked generation” (ACTS 2:40)?
IT DOES MATTER!
ELLEN G. WHITE
Advice in Patriarchs and Prophets,
359-360
Next to Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu had stood highest in Israel. They had been especially honored by the Lord, having been permitted with the seventy elders to behold His glory in the mount. But their transgression was not therefore to be excused or lightly regarded. All this rendered their sin more grievous.
Because men have received great light, because they have, like the princes of Israel, ascended to the mount, and been privileged to have communion with God, and to dwell in the light of His glory, let them not flatter themselves that they can afterward sin with impunity, that because they have been thus honored, God will not be strict to punish their iniquity.
This is a fatal deception. The great light and privileges bestowed require returns of virtue and holiness corresponding to the light given. Anything short of this, God cannot accept. Great blessings or privileges should never lull to security or carelessness.
They should never give license to sin or cause the recipients to feel that God will not be exact with them. All the advantages which God has given are His means to throw ardor into the spirit, zeal into effort, and vigor into the carrying out of His holy will. {PP 359.3}
HYMN OF BENEDICTIONSDAH 190
1.
Jesus loves me! this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
REFRAIN
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
2.
Jesus loves me! He who died
Heaven’s gate to open wide:
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.
REFRAIN
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
3.
Jesus, take this heart of mine,
Make it pure and wholly Thine;
On the cross You died for me,
I will love and live for Thee.
REFRAIN
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
“Lest anyone cheat you” certainly implies that it does make a difference!
All going to judgment…” For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad” (2 Cor. 5:10)
