Sermon Tom Hamilton (1-27-18)

We don’t get out of this alive. What are the most important things in your life?

Looking at the Bible we see Adam introduced sin into the world.

“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.””
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2:16-17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/gen.2.16-17.nkjv

“If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes.”
‭‭Job‬ ‭14:14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/job.14.14.nkjv

“For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/ecc.9.5.nkjv

“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:27-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/heb.9.27-28.nkjv

“Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.”
‭‭I John‬ ‭3:4-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/1jn.3.4-6.nkjv

“As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/rom.3.10.nkjv

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/rom.3.23.nkjv

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/rom.6.23.nkjv

There is good news and a way out. That is Jesus Christ. He paid the price for us.

“Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/mat.16.16.nkjv

“For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.””
‭‭John‬ ‭3:34-36‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/jhn.3.34-36.nkjv

“that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:15-16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/jhn.3.15-16.nkjv

“Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:37-47‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/act.2.37-47.nkjv

God is calling these people.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:8-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/eph.2.8-10.nkjv

“Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:14-15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/rom.5.14-15.nkjv

“Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭13:26-27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/mrk.13.26-27.nkjv

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”
‭‭I Thessalonians‬ ‭4:14-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/1th.4.14-18.nkjv

“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?””
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭15:50-55‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/1co.15.50-55.nkjv

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭15:57-58‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/1co.15.57-58.nkjv

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:22-26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/gal.5.22-26.nkjv

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:33-34‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/mat.6.33-34.nkjv

““Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:17-20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/mat.5.17-20.nkjv

“And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.”
‭‭I John‬ ‭3:22-23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/1jn.3.22-23.nkjv

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:1-3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/rom.6.1-3.nkjv

“You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”
‭‭II Peter‬ ‭3:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
http://bible.us/114/2pe.3.17-18.nkjv

In conclusion what is the most important thing for us to do in this life before we die? To repent and be baptized. After that live as righteously as you can. Seek God. Follow Christ.