Sermon Notes:
“….They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.”
(1 Thessalonians 1:9, 10, NIV)
1. You must turn from sin (idols), which can be sexual immorality, pride, love of the world, filthy language, etc.
2. One True God, who is just and gracious. Conversion is following Jesus as Lord and King (He becomes #1 in your life)
3. Judgment is coming. Hell-fire awaits those who reject Him, who is perfect and all-good (to not follow Jesus is the most heinous, evil crime you can commit- The Pandora’s
Box of all other evils, the seed of inquity)
APPLICATION
1. Whoever does not believe this IS NOT A CHRISTIAN. REPENT AND BELIEVE
2. WHOEVER DOES NOT PREACH THIS, IS A FALSE TEACHER
Spurgeon (“Prince of Preachers” , 1800s, one of the greatest of all time) quote: from “Idols Abolished”
Note the words, “change”, “conversion”, “regeneration”, “newness”