1. "I Died Last Night" What happened next?

2. Did you obey the gospel? What is gospel obedience? Rom 10:15-17 Submissive response to God’s word due to hearing and believing, Matt 7:21 Doing what pleases God, Jno 8:29 (Heb 5:8-9) Commands to obey, Jno 8:24; Acts 17: 30; Rom 10:9-10; Mk 16:16; Rom 12:1-2 2

3. Did you obey the gospel? Punishment for disobedience, 2 Ths 1:7-9 Reward for obedience, 2 Ths 1:10; Rev 14:12-13 (2 Tim 4:7-8) Have you obeyed the gospel? "When I get older"; "I intend to" "Baptism is not necessary" Remember: You died last night! Where are you standing now? 3

4. Were you faithful to the Lord? (Phil 2:19-22) Were you faithful to… Learn & grow? 2 Pet 3:18; 2 Tim 2:15 Use your abilities to honor God? Matt 25:24-26 Pray? Phil 4:6 (Lk 18:1); Jas 5:16 Teach and defend truth? 1 Pet 3:15-16 Abstain / renounce evil? 1 Ths 5:22 Sacrifice, give? Mk 12:44; 2 Cor 9:6-7 4

5. Were you faithful to the Lord? (Phil 2:19-22) A good beginning is not enough, Col 2:6-7; 1 Cor 10:12 Remember: You died last night! "I meant to be more faithful" "If I had just lived a little longer…" "I was a lot better than most people I knew", 2 Cor 10:12 Lay aside every hindrance and every sin, Heb 12:1-2 5

6. Did you win a soul for Christ? (Prov 11:30) Luminary of righteousness in a dark world? Matt 5:14-16 By example and influence, 1 Tim 4:12 (Phil 3:17) By trying to persuade, 2 Cor 5:11 Remember: You died last night! "You never mentioned him to me!" "I didn’t know you were a Christian!" "I intended to…I wanted to…" 6

7. Did you make life easier for someone else? (Jas 1:27) Love your neighbor as yourself? Matt 22:39 (25:31-46) Did you treat others the way you wanted to be treated? Matt 7:12 Or, did you gossip, backbite and bear tales? Remember: You died last night! What will your answer be? 7

8. What influence did you leave behind? Was your influence felt by… A life that put God first in everything? Matt 6:33 A name held in honor? Prov 22:1; 10:7 A legacy of faithfulness? Heb 11:4 Remember: You died last night! What influence did you leave behind? 8

9. "I Died Last Night" Are you satisfied with what you see? You didn’t die last night, but you will some day, Heb 9:27 Are you ready to live for God today?