A Word For Sinners Part 3
Sunday Morning Worship Service
Speaker: Bishop Claude R. Alexander, Jr.
Title: A Word For Sinners Part 3
Scripture: Genesis 3 NIV
Aristotle - “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives- choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”
John Wooden - “The choice you make, makes you”
Genesis 2:15-17
'The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” '
Choices are informed and revelatory.
Genesis 2:8-9
'Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. '
Proverbs 3:5-8
'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.'
The choices that we make reveal what is primary to us at the point of the choice being made.
Genesis 3:6,17
'So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate…. Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.’
No choice is inconsequential.
Life and death are found in the choices that we make.
Our choices matter to God.
While we may not get a do over with some choices, we can get a makeover. It’s called redemption.
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