Josh 24:14-15 Now, then, fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served Beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

4. It Is Our Choice!Josh 24:14-15 "Now therefore, fear the LORD,
serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put
away the gods which your fathers served on the
other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the
LORD! "And if it seems evil to you to serve the
LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom
you will serve, whether the gods which your
fathers served that were on the other side of 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."

6. “There are people who Dream and
there are people who Scream. There
are people who Cry and there are
people who Fly. The good news is that
this is our CHOICE!”
• We make choices from the time we wake
up to the time we go to sleep and all in
between!
♦What will I wear, what will I eat, where will
I go, what will I do? Is all up to us to a
certain degree!

7. Making the right choice!
Deut 30:19 “I call heaven and earth as
witnesses today against you, that I have set
before you life and death, blessing and
cursing; therefore choose life, that both you
and your descendants may live.”
• Mankind has always had a choice!
♦Obey God & live, disobey God & die!
• Gen. 2:16-17
• God created us with the capability of
“free-will!”

8. I. The Attribute of Choice!
Attribute = characteristics or qualities
• What will define us and describe us?
• Every person of an accountable age
has been given the responsibility “of
choice” what we will choose!
• God created man upright & perfect, but
mankind often makes the wrong choice!
♦Js. 1:17; Eccl. 7:29 cf. Rom. 3:23; 5:12

9. Following the example of
Adam and Eve! (Gen. 3:1-6)
The lust of the flesh, of the eye & pride of life!
• These are “the path/s of sin!”
♦Every tempation/sin will come by one or
more of these! (Cf.Mt.4:3-10;Lk.4:3-12)
• The Bible also warns of “the process of
sin!”
♦Js. 1:13-15 desire + lust + sin = death!
• Yet, we do not have to sin! (1Cor.10:13)

11. Where we are today is a
direct result of our choices!
• Whether good or bad, we are constantly
making choices!
• Every choice we make will either bring us
closer to God, or take us further away! We
are always on the move!
♦Jas 4:8 Draw near to God and He will
draw near to you. Cleanse your hands,
you sinners; and purify your hearts, you
double-minded.

12. II. The Aspect of Choice!
Aspect = a particular part or feature of
something
• Every piece of the puzzle, every feature
is important!
• When we are making decisions we need
to understand just what hangs on them!
♦Where we will be for all eternity hangs
completely on us!
• Each piece is important!

13. Our eternity hangs on us because God
has made a way and we must choose!
• What we decide to do in this life will
determine where we will be in the next!
♦ Everlasting punishment! (Mt. 25:41, 46)
♦ Or, life eternal! (Mt. 25:46)
• Will we be a “sheep” or a “goat?”
♦ Will we follow the Shepherd?
♦ Or, will we fight against Him?
• Ever man will answer for his choices!
♦ 2 Cor. 5:10; Mt. 12:36-37; Rom.14:11,12

14. III. The Application of Choice!
How many of us have at sometime chosen
wrongly?
• Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God. (Cf. 3:10-12)
• Rom 5:12 Therefore, just as through one
man sin entered the world, and death
through sin, and thus death spread to all
men, because all sinned--
♦ For God so loved _____ that He gave!
♦ For ______ has sinned & fallen short!

15. Without God we are “all” in
a lost condition!
• But, when we choose to come back to Him
we are forgiven! It’s our choice!
♦ Remember the story of “Prodigal Son!”
• Lk. 15:11-32
• The Father is always waiting to run to
us! But we must be willing to come!
• It is God’s hope and desire that we will all
choice Him!
♦ 2 Pet. 3:9

16. Conlusion:
• What will we choose? Life and live or
death and die?
• Have we made the right choice?
• What choices are we making each and
every day?
• If you have not yet chosen God, then
today is the day, tomorrow maybe too
late!