Choices
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We Make Choices Everyday
Choices Have Consequences
We Need to Make Wise Choices
Old Testament Provides Us Valuable Lessons
Examples of Unwise Choices
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LOT
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Choice of Where To Live Resulted In:
War and Kidnapping
 Loss of Possessions
 Loss of Wife
 Incest With Daughters
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But he did get the best pasture for his cattle!
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DAVID
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Choice to Commit Adultery Resulted In:
Murder of Uriah
 Death of Infant Son
 Daughter Molested by Half-Brother
 That Son Killed by Vengeful Brother
 Rebellion Led by Son
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Choices Affect Us & Others
Choices
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Choices That Greatly Affect Our Lives
 Choosing Jesus
 Will Affect Our Life More Than Any Other
Choice
 Will Have Bearing On Every Other Decision
 Will Determine Where We Will Spend Eternity
 What Choice Have You Made?
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Choices That Greatly Affect Our Lives
 Choosing Friends
 Type of friends say a lot about ourselves
 Friends are a reflection of our values
 Friends can be a blessing
Proverbs 17:17
 Proverbs 18:24
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 Friends
can be a curse
Proverbs 12:26
 I Cor. 15:33
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Choices
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Choices That Greatly Affect Our Lives
 Choosing A Career
 Worldly View
 Future Job Market
 Amount of Money, Power, Prestige
 Spiritual View
 How it Will Affect My Relationship and
Service to God
 How it Will Affect Marriage and Family
 Consider
Spiritual View Before Worldly View
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Choices That Greatly Affect Our Lives
 Choosing a Husband or Wife
 Greatly determine happiness
 Bearing on our and children’s emotional well
being
 Children and family not unaffected by violence
and divorce
 The person you marry will either bring you
closer to God, or farther away
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Choices That Greatly Affect Our Lives
 Choosing Where To Live
 Lot’s mistake
 May have been good business decision, but a
bad moral decision
 On what will we base our decision?
 How close to work or school?
 How much house we can buy?
 Is there a church of Christ?
 How sound is the church?
 Is it an area that will help me and my
family serve God?
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Suggestions For Making Wise Choices
 Remember Every Choice Has A Consequence
 To increase the likelihood that our choices
will have good consequences, we need to:
 Pray & Ask God For Wisdom
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James 1:5-8
 Ask
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Others For Advice
Proverbs 11:14 & Proverbs 12:15
 Commit
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Our Choices to the Lord
Psalms 37:5-6; 23-26
 Understand,
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“If the Lord Wills”
James 4:13-15
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What If We Make the Wrong Choice
We Can Do As:
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Lot - Heed and Flee!
Peter - Repent and Serve!
Paul - Accept and Live!
We Must Always Live For God!
Choices
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Choices have Consequences
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Our Choices of:
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Therefore, we need to make wise choices
Choosing Jesus
Friends
Careers
Spouse
Where to Live
Will greatly determine our happiness in this
life and where we will spend eternity
Choices
Have you made the most important
choice of all?
Accepting Jesus!
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By Bob Gard – Hollister, Missouri church of Christ
www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org
January 22, 2006 am