I cannot take credit for this: I learned it from Gabe Graham of The Great News Orlando while we were Miami for an Evangelism Boot Camp on Super Bowl Weekend (no, I did not get to go to the game, but that was okay: Saving souls is much higher on my priority list).
Imagine your favorite pizza, nice and hot, just the way you like it.
Now, I am going to ruin your favorite pizza. (WARNING: DO NOT KEEP READING IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY EATEN OR ARE EATING RIGHT NOW.) <--YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, SO YOU CAN'T SUE ME!!
Imagine that someone put a large piece of dog feces on your favorite pizza. Would you still eat it?
What if that person only put a small piece on it? Would you still eat it?
What if that person grated some dog feces and just sprinkled it on your favorite pizza? Would you eat it?
What if that person put some dog feces on your favorite pizza, and wiped it off? Would you eat it?
Not if you are in your right mind. Because nothing about that pizza will ever make you ingest dog feces. The dog feces has thoroughly corrupted the entire pizza, and it is good for nothing but to be thrown away.
Now, you may claim to be a good person, but think about this: no matter how good a person you are, if you are corrupted by sin AT ALL, then God cannot let you into Heaven. No sin, whatsoever, will enter Heaven. Period.
And you can go from there into the Good Person Test, etc. That's the pizza illustration!
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
New Train Sermon
There are three scientific statements in the Bible that I generally use to prove to people that they should trust the Bible's statements and wait for science to catch up:
1) The earth is round. The Bible has said this (in Isaiah 40:22) more than 2000 years before Columbus went against the popular beliefs of the time (foisted by the false church of his day) and agreed with the Bible in his search for a path to India.
2) The earth hangs upon nothing, floating in space. God had revealed this to Job (26:7) loooooong before scientists realized this only within the last few hundred years (Job is the oldest book in the Bible). Interestingly, everyone else (who also thought that the earth was flat) thought that the earth sat on the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or some guy named Atlas.
3) The life of the flesh is in the blood. This seemingly religious statement is buried among ceremonial laws in Leviticus 17:11, but it is a powerful scientific truth. Doctors of old believed that sickness was caused by bad blood; therefore, they used "blood-letting" to remove the bad blood, hoping that the patient would have good blood remaining. They killed a lot of people this way, including America's first President, George Washington.
In all of these cases, those who held to the Biblical teaching were ridiculed and mocked and persecuted. But they were right. And time and science vindicated them. How many more thousands of years are you going to wait for science to tell you to get right with God?
There is a universal truth: ten out of ten people die. One day, all that we hold dear will be cruelly snatched from us by the unforgiving, unbreakable jaws of death. Only one Man has conquered death, but He only did so for sinners. You need to know if you qualify for Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever told a lie?" If you have, you should know that the Bible says that "all liars shall have their part in the Lake of Fire."
Ask yourself, "Have I ever stolen anything, even something small?" If you have, you should know, that the Bible declares that no thief will make it into Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever hated anyone?" If you have, then you should know, that the Bible makes it clear, "He who hates his brother is a murderer and we know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in Him."
Now, if the thought of going to Hell scares you, which it should, there is Good News: God provided a way for Justice to be served and Mercy given. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. If we repent, God can give us eternal life, instead of Eternal Justice, on Judgment Day.
1) The earth is round. The Bible has said this (in Isaiah 40:22) more than 2000 years before Columbus went against the popular beliefs of the time (foisted by the false church of his day) and agreed with the Bible in his search for a path to India.
2) The earth hangs upon nothing, floating in space. God had revealed this to Job (26:7) loooooong before scientists realized this only within the last few hundred years (Job is the oldest book in the Bible). Interestingly, everyone else (who also thought that the earth was flat) thought that the earth sat on the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or some guy named Atlas.
3) The life of the flesh is in the blood. This seemingly religious statement is buried among ceremonial laws in Leviticus 17:11, but it is a powerful scientific truth. Doctors of old believed that sickness was caused by bad blood; therefore, they used "blood-letting" to remove the bad blood, hoping that the patient would have good blood remaining. They killed a lot of people this way, including America's first President, George Washington.
In all of these cases, those who held to the Biblical teaching were ridiculed and mocked and persecuted. But they were right. And time and science vindicated them. How many more thousands of years are you going to wait for science to tell you to get right with God?
There is a universal truth: ten out of ten people die. One day, all that we hold dear will be cruelly snatched from us by the unforgiving, unbreakable jaws of death. Only one Man has conquered death, but He only did so for sinners. You need to know if you qualify for Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever told a lie?" If you have, you should know that the Bible says that "all liars shall have their part in the Lake of Fire."
Ask yourself, "Have I ever stolen anything, even something small?" If you have, you should know, that the Bible declares that no thief will make it into Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever hated anyone?" If you have, then you should know, that the Bible makes it clear, "He who hates his brother is a murderer and we know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in Him."
Now, if the thought of going to Hell scares you, which it should, there is Good News: God provided a way for Justice to be served and Mercy given. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. If we repent, God can give us eternal life, instead of Eternal Justice, on Judgment Day.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
The Universal Truth--Version Three
There is a universal truth: ten out of ten people die. One day, all that we hold dear will be cruelly snatched from us by the unforgiving, unbreakable jaws of death. Only one Man has conquered death, but He only did so for sinners. You need to know if you qualify for Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever told a lie?" If you have, you should know that the Bible says that "all liars shall have their part in the Lake of Fire."
Ask yourself, "Have I ever stolen anything, even something small?" If you have, you should know, that the Bible declares that no thief will make it into Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever hated anyone?" If you have, then you should know, that the Bible says, 'He who hates his brother is a murderer and we know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in Him.'
Now, if the thought of going to Hell scares you, which it should, there is Good News: God provided a way for Justice to be served and Mercy given. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. If we repent, God can give us eternal life, instead of Eternal Justice, on Judgment Day.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever told a lie?" If you have, you should know that the Bible says that "all liars shall have their part in the Lake of Fire."
Ask yourself, "Have I ever stolen anything, even something small?" If you have, you should know, that the Bible declares that no thief will make it into Heaven.
Ask yourself, "Have I ever hated anyone?" If you have, then you should know, that the Bible says, 'He who hates his brother is a murderer and we know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in Him.'
Now, if the thought of going to Hell scares you, which it should, there is Good News: God provided a way for Justice to be served and Mercy given. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. If we repent, God can give us eternal life, instead of Eternal Justice, on Judgment Day.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
The Universal Truth--Version Two
There is a universal truth: ten out of ten people die. One day, all that we hold dear will be cruelly snatched from us by the unforgiving, unbreakable jaws of death. Only one Man has conquered death, but He only did so for sinners. Let’s see if you qualify for Heaven.
Have you ever told a lie? God created a special part in Hell just for liars.
Have you ever stolen anything? God will not allow thieves into Heaven.
Have you ever hated anyone? The Bible says, “He who hates his brother is a murderer and we know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in Him.”
But there is no good reason for anyone to go to Hell. God provided a way for Justice to be served and Mercy given. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. If we repent, God can give us eternal life, instead of Eternal Justice, on Judgment Day.
Have you ever told a lie? God created a special part in Hell just for liars.
Have you ever stolen anything? God will not allow thieves into Heaven.
Have you ever hated anyone? The Bible says, “He who hates his brother is a murderer and we know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in Him.”
But there is no good reason for anyone to go to Hell. God provided a way for Justice to be served and Mercy given. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. If we repent, God can give us eternal life, instead of Eternal Justice, on Judgment Day.
Three Scientific Proofs
There are three scientific statements in the Bible that I generally use to prove to people that they should trust the Bible's statements and wait for science to catch up:
1) The earth is round. The Bible has said this (in Isaiah 40:22) more than 2000 years before Columbus went against the popular beliefs of the time (foisted by the false church of his day) and agreed with the Bible in his search for a path to India.
2) The earth hangs upon nothing, floating in space. God had revealed this to Job (26:7) loooooong before scientists realized this only within the last few hundred years (Job is the oldest book in the Bible). Interestingly, everyone else (who also thought that the earth was flat) thought that the earth sat on the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or some guy named Atlas.
3) The life of the flesh is in the blood. This seemingly religious statement is buried among ceremonial laws in Leviticus 17:11, but it is a powerful scientific truth. Doctors of old believed that sickness was caused by bad blood; therefore, they used "blood-letting" to remove the bad blood, hoping that the patient would have good blood remaining. They killed a lot of people this way, including America's first President, George Washington.
In all of these cases, those who held to the Biblical teaching were ridiculed and mocked and persecuted. But they were right. And time and science vindicated them. Let's remember that when talking to our atheist friends. (And, yes, I did say friends.)
1) The earth is round. The Bible has said this (in Isaiah 40:22) more than 2000 years before Columbus went against the popular beliefs of the time (foisted by the false church of his day) and agreed with the Bible in his search for a path to India.
2) The earth hangs upon nothing, floating in space. God had revealed this to Job (26:7) loooooong before scientists realized this only within the last few hundred years (Job is the oldest book in the Bible). Interestingly, everyone else (who also thought that the earth was flat) thought that the earth sat on the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or some guy named Atlas.
3) The life of the flesh is in the blood. This seemingly religious statement is buried among ceremonial laws in Leviticus 17:11, but it is a powerful scientific truth. Doctors of old believed that sickness was caused by bad blood; therefore, they used "blood-letting" to remove the bad blood, hoping that the patient would have good blood remaining. They killed a lot of people this way, including America's first President, George Washington.
In all of these cases, those who held to the Biblical teaching were ridiculed and mocked and persecuted. But they were right. And time and science vindicated them. Let's remember that when talking to our atheist friends. (And, yes, I did say friends.)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
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