ARE YOU READY?

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ARE YOU READY?
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Sometimes we can have good intentions on being
ready to serve God, but it doesnt always work
out how we initial planed.
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Luke 2233 But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready
to go with You, both to prison and to death." 34
Then He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster
shall not crow this day before you will deny
three times that you know Me."
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Luke 2255 Now when they had kindled a fire in
the midst of the courtyard and sat down together,
Peter sat among them. 56 And a certain servant
girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked
intently at him and said, "This man was also with
Him." 57 But he denied Him, saying, "Woman, I do
not know Him." 58 And after a little while
another saw him and said, "You also are of them."
But Peter said, "Man, I am not!" 59 Then after
about an hour had passed, another confidently
affirmed, saying, "Surely this fellow also was
with Him, for he is a Galilean." 60 But Peter
said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying!"
Immediately, while he was still speaking, the
rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and
looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of
the Lord, how He had said to him, "Before the
rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." 62
So Peter went out and wept bitterly.
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We are taught to follow in the footsteps of
Jesus 1 Peter 221 For to this you were called,
because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us
an example, that you should follow His steps
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One of the first things we must do is deny
ourselves Matthew 1624 Then Jesus said to His
disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow Me.
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Mark 1017 Now as He was going out on the road,
one came running, knelt before Him, and asked
Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may
inherit eternal life?" 18 So Jesus said to him,
"Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One,
that is, God. 19 "You know the commandments 'Do
not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not
steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not
defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' "
20 And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all
these things I have kept from my youth." 21 Then
Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to
him, "One thing you lack Go your way, sell
whatever you have and give to the poor, and you
will have treasure in heaven and come, take up
the cross, and follow Me." 22 But he was sad at
this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had
great possessions.
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We cannot serve money and God at the same time.
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Job 121 "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And
naked shall I return there. Matthew 1037 "He
who loves father or mother more than Me is not
worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter
more than Me is not worthy of Me.
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God cannot be second in our life, He must be
first!
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Can you think of anything that you put in front
of God? Is there anything that robs you of your
time you spend with Him in prayer, reading His
Word, attending Bible class or worship service?
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The Bible also tells us to be ready to give an
answer 1 Peter 315 But sanctify the Lord God
in your hearts, and always be ready to give a
defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the
hope that is in you, with meekness and fear
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We must make time to get into Gods Word. KJV 2
Timothy 215 Study to shew thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
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Hosea 41 Hear the word of the LORD, You children
of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against
the inhabitants of the land "There is no truth
or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. 2 By
swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and
committing adultery, They break all restraint,
With bloodshed upon bloodshed. 3 Therefore the
land will mourn And everyone who dwells there
will waste away With the beasts of the field And
the birds of the air Even the fish of the sea
will be taken away. 4 "Now let no man contend,
or rebuke another For your people are like those
who contend with the priest. 5 Therefore you
shall stumble in the day The prophet also shall
stumble with you in the night And I will destroy
your mother. 6 My people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge. Because you have rejected
knowledge, I also will reject you from being
priest for Me Because you have forgotten the law
of your God, I also will forget your children.
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I challenge you to start making more time for
studying Gods Word so that you can be ready to
give an answer.
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The Bible says to be ready to preach the gospel.
2 Timothy 41 I charge you therefore before God
and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the
living and the dead at His appearing and His
kingdom 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season
and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with
all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time
will come when they will not endure sound
doctrine, but according to their own desires,
because they have itching ears, they will heap up
for themselves teachers 4 and they will turn
their ears away from the truth, and be turned
aside to fables. 5 But you be watchful in all
things, endure afflictions, do the work of an
evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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Romans 115 So, as much as is in me, I am ready
to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.
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One thing that helped Paul to be ready to preach
the gospel Romans 116 For I am not ashamed of
the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God
to salvation for everyone who believes, for the
Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it
the righteousness of God is revealed from faith
to faith as it is written, "The just shall live
by faith."
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Are you ashamed of the gospel or are you willing
to boldly proclaim the Word of God to a world
that is lost in their sins?
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Are you ready to take stand for Gods Word and
let your voice be heard? Are you ready to tell
people what the Bible teaches about homosexuality
and other sins of the Bible or are you ashamed of
Gods Word?
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Mark 838 "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My
words in this adulterous and sinful generation,
of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when
He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy
angels."
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God wants every person to hear His word and have
the chance to repent. 2 Peter 39 The Lord is
not slack concerning His promise, as some count
slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not
willing that any should perish but that all
should come to repentance. 1 Timothy 23 For
this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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Are you ready to preach the Gospel?
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