Series: Life-Changing Choices
• We can come away thinking it is
simply a matter of choosing what
is right.
• The practical problem: a heart bent
on choosing – ultimately – sin.
The consequence is that…
We’re Weak
in the Flesh
We’re weak in the flesh
• We may love God yet not always
choose His will.
• We may hate sin yet be succumbed to
it because of our weak flesh.
Romans 7:14-24
“Wretched man that I am!”
But God is
All-Powerful!
God is All-Powerful!
• He is able to deliver us even when
we are dead in sin. Eph. 2:1ff
• He is strong even when we are
weak! 2 Cor. 12:10; Eph. 1:18-19
Isaiah 59:1
“The Lord’s hand is not so short
that it cannot save”
Our Choice + God’s Power =
Life
Work out your salvation
• We can choose to serve the Lord,
even if we’re weak and imperfect
serving Him. Phil. 2:12
• The reason? Verse 13
“it is God who is at work in you,
both to will and to work
for His good pleasure”
What We’re Actually
Choosing
We’re Choosing Jesus. Jn. 14:6
• We’re not merely choosing to
“live right” or “do good things”.
• We’re choosing to be transformed
into the image of our Savior. Ro. 8:29
• To love like Him.
• To serve like Him. Phil. 2:1-11
Where The Rubber
Meets The Road
Real Lives: Choosing Life
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King David. Psa. 51:10-13
The apostle Paul. 1 Tim. 1:12-17
Simon (Sorcerer). Acts 8:13-24
Jeffrey Dahmer
What Do You
Choose?