SALVATION CHECKUP
Mk 8:34-38
Act 14:22
Act 15:36
I. HAVE YOU BEEN CONVICTED OF YOUR SINS?
1. Guilty before prosecuting attorney... .. Jn 16:8
2. The need of defense attorney .......... 1 Jn 2:1
3. H. S. convicts through the Word........ Act 2:37
4. The reality of your sinfulness:
a. Isaiah................................................. Isa 6:5
b. Peter........................................................ Lk 5:8
c. Who shall save me?........................ Rom 7:24
Not a sales pitch to get you saved through fear
It is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit
II. HAVE YOU REPENTED?
1. The next step after conviction............. Act 2:37
a. Repentance is voluntary.................. Heb 3:7-8
b. God's goodness leads to.............. Rom 2:4
His goodness, not judgment is calling you
Salvation, not for fear of hell
III. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE NEW BIRTH
1. By the Word of God........................... 1 Pet 1:23
2. The wind is blowing........................... Jn 3:3, 8