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At The Forks Of The Road, Which Way Will You Go?
Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Feb 16, 2005 (message contributor)
Summary: Decision Time!!
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AT THE FORKS OF THE ROAD
WHICH WAY WILL YOU GO??
ACTS 24:19-27
I’d like to start tonight by saying that everyone
That’s here is on their way to Heaven!!
But I can’t! Did you Hear Me???
I CANT!!!!!
When you’re at THE FORKS OF THE ROAD
Which way will you go??
There’s two directions you can choose tonight
I pray that you’re making the right one!!
According to the scriptures tonight obviously
Not everyone here is saved!
And if you’re not saved then I think you’re
At the forks tonight and its about time to choose!
Bro. Danny wants you saved tonight!
And I want you saved tonight!
WE WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN AND
WE WANT TO TAKE EVERYBODY
WITH US THAT WE CAN!!!
But most of all tonight,
GJESUS CHRIST wants you to be saved!!!
In every persons life I think that WE’RE ALL
offered God’s totally free gift of salvation
At least once and if you’re like me,
God;
Just keeps working on ya and you get offered
Salvation Many many more times than once!!!!
Some of us will accept right away and
Others will keep denying - accepting Christ
As their personal Savior!!!
And they’ll keep on that path and they’re
headed straight to HELL
Here in the book of Acts many times Paul sits in
The Judgment seat.
And He’s standing for what he believes
And for He’s preaching the Gospel of Jesus
Christ!!!
In the 24th Chapter of Acts - Paul
Has already testified in front of Felix
And told of the false accusations that
Were against him
He was accused by the high priest and the
elders for stirring up trouble in the synagogues
and among the people.
And after several days had passed - Felix and
his Wife Drusilla had sent for the Apostle Paul
to hear him concerning the faith
So basically they sent for Paul and he got all
Wound up and preached to this man Felix and
his wife and his preaching put a state of
deep conviction in his heart!!!
ARE YOU WITH ME SO FAR???
And in VS 25 our reading tonight tells us
That Paul preached Righteousness and
Temperance and Judgment and
The Bible says: that Felix trembled
As He heard Paul preach the word of God!
I’ve been there, and
I’m sure you’ve all been there
His heart began to melt down
Conviction set in on his soul
The Holy Ghost began to start working
Him over from the top of his Head to the
Tip of his Toe!
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE?????
Felix - just like you and me knew that
Paul was preaching nothing but the truth!
Now here was a man
Who was married to another man’s wife
The Name Felix within itself means pleasure
He was Licentious (or undisciplined behavior,
Especially a flagrant disregard of sexual restraints)
His passion didn’t have any reins
He had that attitude
You get all you can while you can
Eat drink and be merry
This man was nothing but a hell bound sinner
And Paul had the opportunity to preach to him
And he soaked it all in; BUT,
When it was all said and done
Felix let the devil keep him from accepting
Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and He
Didn’t get saved!!!!!
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE
SEEN THIS HAPPEN????
VS. 25 Says: Felix says
Go thy way for this time:
When I have a convenient season
I will call for thee!!!
People you better not be waiting for no
convenient time tonight!!!!!
If Jesus is knocking at your hearts door
You better let him in or you just might
Find yourself without him knocking anymore!
BRO. DANNY SENSED IN HIS SPIRIT THAT
WHEN HE RE-DEDICATED HIS LIFE
IT WAS HIS LAST CHANCE
HIS LAST CHANCE TO GET ON THAT
CHOO CHOO TRAIN FOR HEAVEN
YOU CAN’T GET SAVED PEOPLE
WHEN ITS CONVENIENT FOR YOU!
YOU BETTER LISTEN TO GOD
AND WHEN HE’S KNOCKING YOU
BETTER LET HIM IN!!!
YOU CAN’T GET SAVED WHEN YOU
THINK YOU’RE READY
YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY CAN’T
PRAY YOU THERE
AND YOUR PASTOR CAN’T PRAY YOU
THERE
AND YOUR AUNTS AND UNCLES
AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS
NOR ANYBODY ELSE CAN PRAY
YOU THERE!!!!
I’ve heard people say well I got stuff
To get straightened up before I can get saved
Or I’m just not ready right now
Or I’ll get saved when I get good and ready
Or I think I’m going to heaven cause
I’m a good person!!!
Or I don’t think I’m interested right now!!
In today’s world its sad how people react when
You give them an invitation to a Revival
or you give them a gospel tract
They’ll shove it right back at you and tell you
That they’re not interested!!