1. ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN? ACTS 26:27-29 TEXT

2. EXCUSES THAT ARE OFFERED YOU ARE OK – MORAL PERSON YOU ARE OK – MORAL PERSON GEN. 4:3-7 – CAIN GEN. 4:3-7 – CAIN I CHRON. 13:3-10 – DAVID I CHRON. 13:3-10 – DAVID ACTS 23:1; 26:9-11 – SAUL OF TARSUS ACTS 23:1; 26:9-11 – SAUL OF TARSUS MATT. 7:22-23 – THOSE OF WHOM JESUS SPOKE MATT. 7:22-23 – THOSE OF WHOM JESUS SPOKE WHAT PLEASES GOD? WHAT PLEASES GOD? MATT. 7:21 MATT. 7:21 HEB. 5:8-9 HEB. 5:8-9

3. EXCUSES THAT ARE OFFERED YOU DO NOT CONSIDER YOURSELF LOST YOU DO NOT CONSIDER YOURSELF LOST ROM. 3:23 – ALL ARE SINNERS ROM. 3:23 – ALL ARE SINNERS ROM. 6:23 – SIN PAYS WAGES ROM. 6:23 – SIN PAYS WAGES MATT. 26:28 – JESUS BLOOD MATT. 26:28 – JESUS BLOOD ROM. 5:9 - JUSTIFIES ROM. 5:9 - JUSTIFIES EPH. 1:7 - FORGIVENESS EPH. 1:7 - FORGIVENESS ROM. 6:3 – BAPTISM CONTACTS THAT BLOOD ROM. 6:3 – BAPTISM CONTACTS THAT BLOOD

4. EXCUSES THAT ARE OFFERED UNWILLING TO GIVE UP SIN UNWILLING TO GIVE UP SIN GAL. 6:7-8 – SOW WILD OATS GAL. 6:7-8 – SOW WILD OATS HEB. 11:24-26 – PLEASURE OF SIN HEB. 11:24-26 – PLEASURE OF SIN ECCL. 12:13-14 – SOLOMON’S ADVICE ECCL. 12:13-14 – SOLOMON’S ADVICE MARK 8:36-37 – GAIN THE WORLD MARK 8:36-37 – GAIN THE WORLD ISA. 55:6-7 – WE CAN ENJOY THE MERCY AND PARDON OF GOD ISA. 55:6-7 – WE CAN ENJOY THE MERCY AND PARDON OF GOD

5. EXCUSES THAT ARE OFFERED AFRAID OF RIDICULE AFRAID OF RIDICULE MATT. 27:39-44 -CHRIST MATT. 27:39-44 -CHRIST ACTS 5:41-42 - APOSTLES ACTS 5:41-42 - APOSTLES ACTS 8:1-4 – EARLY CHRISTIANS ACTS 8:1-4 – EARLY CHRISTIANS 2 TIM. 3:12 – WHAT ABOUT US? 2 TIM. 3:12 – WHAT ABOUT US? MATT. 5:11-12 – GREAT REWARD MATT. 5:11-12 – GREAT REWARD MARK 8:38 – DO NOT BE ASHAMED OF JESUS MARK 8:38 – DO NOT BE ASHAMED OF JESUS