And Now, Why Are You Waiting

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And Now, Why Are You Waiting?
(Acts 2214-16)
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And now why are you waiting? Arise and be
baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the
name of the Lord. (Acts 2216)
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Reasons Why Some Wait

• Looking for a convenient time
• Too busy or too much to change
• A convenient season that never came for one
  man (Acts 2424-27)
• One who really wants to follow Christ wont let
  cares get in the way! (Luke 959-61)
• Dont feel good enough quite yet
• Many struggles, deep rooted habits, limited
  amount of knowledge
• None are good enough! (Rom. 56-10)
• He sees others as perfect (Hb 513-14 124)
• Cant live the life without Christ! (Romans
  617-18 Romans 1313-14)

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Reasons Why Some Wait

• The Cost Seems Too Great
• Giving up pleasures, relationships may be
  lost, how others might treat me
• Jesus never downplayed the cost! (Lk 1425-33)
• The void would not go unfilled (Mk 1029-30)
• Paul paid great costs in this world, but saw
  what was lost as rubbish! (Ph. 34-11)

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Consequences Of Waiting

• The Next Opportunity Is Not Guaranteed!
• Christ return A thief in the night (2 Pet
  310)
• Our life is like a vapor (James 413-17)
• The day of salvation? NOW! (2 Cor. 61-2)
• Procrastination is a failure to see through the
  eyes of faith! (2 Cor. 418-51)
• You are searing your conscience!
• The answer of a GOOD conscience (I Pet 321)
• Danger An insensitive conscience (I Tm 41-2)
• Eventually you will feel the tug no longer!

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Consequences Of Waiting

• An Easy Convenient Time Wont Come!
• There will ALWAYS be something to hinder us!
• Whether young, middle-aged, or older - An
  excuse can be thought of!
• A realization too late! (Luke 1218-20)
• Great Opportunities Are Lost!
• Guilty about wasted time! (Mt. 724-27)
• Opportunity to NOT be haunted by the painful
  memories of sin! (I Tim. 112-15)

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And now why are you waiting? Arise and be
baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the
name of the Lord. (Acts 2216)
Why are you waiting? Is it really worth losing
your soul over?