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Choices We Make Choices Everyday Choices Have Consequences We Need to Make Wise Choices Old Testament Provides Us Valuable Lessons Examples of Unwise Choices

Choices LOT Choice of Where To Live Resulted In: War and Kidnapping Loss of Possessions Loss of Wife Incest With Daughters But he did get the best pasture for his cattle!

Choices DAVID Choices Affect Us & Others 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 Choices Affect Us & Others

Choices 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?

Choices 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 Friends can be a curse Proverbs 12:26 I Cor. 15:33

Choices 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

Choices 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

Choices 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?

Choices 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 James 1:5-8 Ask Others For Advice Proverbs 11:14 & Proverbs 12:15 Commit Our Choices to the Lord Psalms 37:5-6; 23-26 Understand, “If the Lord Wills” James 4:13-15

Choices What If We Make the Wrong Choice We Can Do As: Lot - Heed and Flee! Peter - Repent and Serve! Paul - Accept and Live! We Must Always Live For God!

Choices Choices have Consequences Our Choices of: Therefore, we need to make wise choices Our Choices of: 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!

By Bob Gard – Hollister, Missouri church of Christ www By Bob Gard – Hollister, Missouri church of Christ www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org January 22, 2006 am