Jeremiah 6:16Jeremiah 6:16

  This is what the Lord says:This is what the Lord says:

““Stand at the crossroads and look;Stand at the crossroads and look;    ask for the ancient paths,    ask for the ancient paths,

ask where the good way is, and ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We for your souls. But you said, ‘We

will not walk in it.’will not walk in it.’

THE ZOAD IN THE ROADTHE ZOAD IN THE ROAD

Joshua 24:15 - But if serving the Lord seems Joshua 24:15 - But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we are living. But as for me and my household, we

will serve the Lord.”will serve the Lord.”

I Kings 18:21 - Elijah went before the people and I Kings 18:21 - Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if

Baal is God, follow him.”Baal is God, follow him.”

But the people said nothing.But the people said nothing.

Jeremiah 6:16Jeremiah 6:16

  This is what the Lord says:This is what the Lord says:

““Stand at the crossroads and look;Stand at the crossroads and look;    ask for the ancient paths,    ask for the ancient paths,

ask where the good way is, and ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We for your souls. But you said, ‘We

will not walk in it.’will not walk in it.’

Matthew 7:13-14Matthew 7:13-14

Enter through the narrow gate. Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad For wide is the gate and broad

is the road that leads to is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter destruction, and many enter

through it. But small is the gate through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads and narrow the road that leads

to life, and only a few find itto life, and only a few find it

• twice as likely to have viewed sexually explicit movies or videos…

• 2.5 times more likely have slept with someone they weren’t married to;

• and 3 times more likely to have viewed sexually graphic content online

ADDITIONALLY

• 2/3’s of them viewed living together as being morally acceptable

• almost half them believed homosexual relationships were ok

• 70% believed that morality was flexible… no moral absolutes. (Barna Update 10.31.06)

II Corinthians 6:18-20II Corinthians 6:18-20Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do

righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As

God has said:“I will live with them and walk among them, and I will

be their God, and they will be my people.”Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says

the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty

Matthew 6:24Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one

and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and

despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

1. Realize how important 1. Realize how important the decision is…the decision is…

Luke 6:22-23 - Blessed are you when Luke 6:22-23 - Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your you and insult you and reject your

name as evil, because of the Son of name as evil, because of the Son of Man.Man.

““Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in because great is your reward in

heaven. For that is how their heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.ancestors treated the prophets.

2. Ask for the “Good Road”2. Ask for the “Good Road”

Proverbs 11:14 “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in

the multitude of counselors there is safety.”

15:22 “Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of

counselors they are established.”

Matthew 16:24-25Matthew 16:24-25

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my “Whoever wants to be my

disciple must deny themselves disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow and take up their cross and follow

me. For whoever wants to save me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.loses their life for me will find it.

Matthew 11:28Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who are weary and

burdened, and I will give you rest.

What will you decide What will you decide today?today?