The Bible contains messages for two classes of people: Salvation for the lost, a life of service for the Christian. There are many motives for serving God:
1. Fear. Genesis 22:12
2. Love; 1 John 5:3
3. Duty
4. Show of; Luke 18:9-12
Five things I want to notice about our record.
I. Recorded; Job 16:19
1. The record that the world keeps.
a. Birth and death
b. Doctor and dental
c. Credit and criminal
d. Employment and wages
2. The records God keeps.
a. 1 John 5:10-11
b. John 1:19-34
3. God records it all, good and bad.
a. Psalm 139:1-12
b. Mark 4:22
c. Matthew 10:26
II. Remembered; Malachi 3:16
1. It's written down not to be forgotten.
a. Revelation 20:12
b. Numbers 32:23
c. Galatians 6:7-8
2. It's the basis for our judgment.
a. Ecclesiastes 12:14
b. Matthew 12:36
c. 2 Corinthians 5:10
d. 1 Corinthians 4:5
3. Memory will be the worst part of a person's record.
a. Luke 16:25
b. A time you could have been saved.
c. Others you have caused to go to hell.
III. Revealing; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15
1. Good works
a. Good deeds; Matthew 10:42
b. Giving; Luke 21:1-4
c. Souls saved; Proverbs 11:30
2. Faults and failures
a. Fail to reach a certain person.
1) Jail
2) On visitation
b. Make a mess out of trying to witness to certain people.
3. Opportunities I let go by.
a. Drive or help on a bus
b. Help around the building
c. Teach a Sunday school class.
d. Any other thing the Lord has called me to do.
IV. Rewarding; Matthew 16:27
1. Crown of life.
a. Martyrs crown
b. James 1:12
c. Revelation 2:10
2. Crown of glory.
a. Pastor’s crown
b. 1 Peter 5:2-4
3. Crown of rejoicing
a. Soul winners crown
b. 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
c. Philippians 4:1
4. Crown of incorruptible
a. Victor’s crown
b. 1 Corinthians 9:25-27
c. 1 John 2:28
5. Crown of righteousness
a. Love His appearing
b. 2 Timothy 4:8
V. Remitted
1. Forgiven
2. This is the only record that I know where you can blot out the bad part.
a. By confessing
1) 1 John 1:9
2) Revelation 20:11-15
b. By forsaking
1) Proverbs 28:13
