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Searching For The Impossible

Searching For The Impossible. Why Such An Outrageous Search?. Deceived By Someone Self-Deceived Greed Looking For The Easy Way. Salvation Without Christ. An Impossible Search:. Only Name – Acts 4:12 The Only Way To God – Jn. 14:6 Without Christ, Can Do Nothing – Jn. 15:5

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Searching For The Impossible

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  1. Searching For The Impossible

  2. Why Such An Outrageous Search? • Deceived By Someone • Self-Deceived • Greed • Looking For The Easy Way

  3. Salvation Without Christ An Impossible Search: • Only Name – Acts 4:12 • The Only Way To God – Jn. 14:6 • Without Christ, Can Do Nothing – Jn. 15:5 • Must Have His Blood – Eph. 1:7; Mt. 26:28; Rev. 1:5 • Must Believe In Him - Jn. 8:24

  4. An Impossible Search: Salvation Without The Sacrifice of Christ • Had To Go To The Cross To Reach His Goal – Heb. 12:2; Lk. 24:25-26 • Died For Our Sins – Isa. 53:3-8, 12; Rom. 5:6-9; 1 Pet. 2:21-24 • We Sinned – Rom. 3:23 • We Deserved To Die – Rom. 6:23 • The Just Died For The Unjust – 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 Jn. 2:2

  5. An Impossible Search: Salvation Without Repentance • Perish Without It – Lk. 13:3 • All Commanded To Repent – Acts 17:30 • Necessary For Forgiveness – Acts 2:38 • A Turning From Sin – 1 Thess. 1:9 • Fruits Will Follow – Acts 26:20

  6. An Impossible Search: Salvation Without Baptism • Commanded – Mk. 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16 • Without It, Not In Christ – Rom. 6:3-4 • Without It, Not Have Soul-cleansing Blood – Rom. 6:3-4 • No Salvation Without It – 1 Pet. 3:21

  7. Salvation Without The Church An Impossible Search: • Church: Built by Christ – Mt. 16:18 • Adds Saved To It – Acts 2:38-47 • Baptized Into The Body, The Church – 1 Cor. 12:13 • Christ: Savior of the Body – Eph. 5:23 • Purchased With Blood – Acts 28:31 • No Saved Outside of Christ or His Church – Gal. 3:27; Col. 1:13-14

  8. Have You Been Searching For The Impossible? • You Will Never Find Salvation Without: • Christ • His Sacrifice • Repentance • Baptism • His Church

  9. An Impossible Search Salvation without faithful service • Lifelong commitment – Rev. 2:10 • Faith must work – Jas. 2:14-26 • Must improve self – Jas. 1:21-26 • Must serve others – Jas. 1:27 • Unfaithfulness condemned – Heb. 10:25 • Steadfastness required – 1 Cor. 15:58 • Keep the faith – 2 Tim. 4:6-8

  10. An Impossible Search Salvation Without Personal Sacrifice • Jesus not reach goal w/o sacrifice – Heb. 12:2 • Must carry our cross – Mt. 16:24 • Personal cost to discipleship – Lk. 14:26-33 • We will be tested – 1 Cor. 3:11-17; 1 Pet. 1:6-7; 4:12-19 • God will not accept less than our best – Rom. 12:1-2; Mal. 1:6-14

  11. An Impossible Search False Teaching Without A False Teacher • Some troubled Galatians – Gal. 1:6-7 • Some hindered them – Gal. 5:7 • Companions who teach error are evil – 1 Cor. 15:33 • Someone is to be marked and avoided – Rom. 16:17; Eph. 5:11

  12. Impossible Searches: • Salvation Without Christ • Salvation Without His Sacrifice • Salvation Without Repentance & Baptism • Salvation Without Christ’s Church • Salvation Without Faithful Service • Salvation Without Personal Sacrifice • False Teaching Without A False Teacher

  13. An Impossible Search Discipline Without Pain • Self-discipline – 1 Cor. 9:24-27 • Parental discipline – Heb. 12:11; Prov. 13:24; 22:15; 23:13 • Church discipline – 1 Cor. 5:11; 2 Thess. 3:6, 14

  14. An Impossible Search Non-Offensive Way To Preach Gospel • Jesus offended some – Lk. 4:16-30; Lk. 6:6-11; Matt. 15:1-12; John 10:25-33 • John the Baptist offended - Mk. 6:18-19 • Some people today will be offended – Mk. 16:16; Matt. 16:18; John 4:24; Matt. 6:33; Matt. 19:9; 2 Jn. 10-11; 1 Cor. 5:11; Gal. 5:19-21

  15. An Impossible Search Make True Christianity Fun • Must Properly prepare new converts - Acts 14:22; 1 Thess. 3:3-4 • Some will hate us – Jn. 15:19; 3:19 • Reality – Christianity is not popular or fun!

  16. An Impossible Search Easter, Christmas, or Any Other Holy Day in the Bible • Origin Man, Not God – Mt. 21:23-27 • Therefore, Vain – Mt. 15:8-9 • Can find: John 4:24; Acts 2:42; Eph. 5:19; 1 Cor. 16:1-2;11:23-26; Col. 3:17 • Walk by Faith - 2 Cor. 5:7; Rom. 10:17

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