Choices

27/02/2022 48 min

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Episode Synopsis

Many of us worry too much over choices that do not really matter, and not enough about the choices that matter most. In the multitude of decisions we are faced with every year, every week, every day, and even every hour, what if we could simply distill them all down to just one? Join us this week to learn about the one choice that matters most.Sermon Outline:I. Consider What God Does to those Who Disobey His Word.II. Consider What God Does for those Who Obey His Word. III. Choose the Blessing of Obedience.Sermon Discussion Questions:1. How does reducing everything down to just two paths (obedience or disobedience) simplify our choices? What challenge of making choices does this simplification resolves and what challenges does it leave unresolved?2. In light of this passage and what you know from the rest of the Bible, is disobeying God’s word ever a good idea? If so, when? If not, why do you suppose we do it?3. How would you describe the difference between a meritorious condition and a necessary condition?4. For those who are in Christ and have received his salvation as a free gift, does obedience to God’s commands matter anymore? Why or why not?5. When Christians disobey God’s commands, does this mean we are under God’s curse again? What does the gospel have to say about this?