2. Series: Life-Changing Choices
We can come away thinking it is simply a matter of choosing what is right.
The practical problem: a heart bent on choosing – ultimately – sin.
The consequence is that…

3. We’re Weak in the Flesh
Adam and Eve
Cain
The world
Israel

4. “Wretched man that I am!”
We’re weak in the flesh
We may love God yet not always choose His will.
We may hate sin yet be succumbed to it because of our weak flesh.
Romans 7:14-24
“Wretched man that I am!”

5. But God is All-Powerful!

6. “The Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save”
God is All-Powerful!
He is able to deliver us even when we are dead in sin. Eph. 2:1ff
He is strong even when we are weak! 2 Cor. 12:10; Eph. 1:18-19
Isaiah 59:1
“The Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save”

7. Our Choice + God’s Power = Life

8. Work out your salvation
We can choose to serve the Lord, even if we’re weak and imperfect serving Him. Phil. 2:12
The reason? Verse 13
“it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure”

9. What We’re Actually Choosing

10. We’re Choosing Jesus. Jn. 14:6
We’re not merely choosing to “live right” or “do good things”.
We’re choosing to be transformed into the image of our Savior. Ro. 8:29
To love like Him.
To serve like Him. Phil. 2:1-11
Romans 8:29 – to be conformed into the image of God’s son
John 14:6 – I am the Way, Truth, and the Life

11. Where The Rubber Meets The Road

12. Real Lives: Choosing Life
King David. Psa. 51:10-13
The apostle Paul. 1 Tim. 1:12-17
Simon (Sorcerer). Acts 8:13-24
Jeffrey Dahmer
Romans 8:29 – to be conformed into the image of God’s son
John 14:6 – I am the Way, Truth, and the Life

13. What Do You Choose?