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“He who is almost persuaded is almost saved, and to be almost saved is to be entirely lost.”. Acts 26:28. Persuaded of Who Jesus Is. Evidence that backed up what he preached – Acts 26:12-18 “Not done in a corner” – Acts 26:26
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“He who is almost persuaded is almost saved, and to be almost saved is to be entirely lost.”
Persuaded of Who Jesus Is • Evidence that backed up what he preached – Acts 26:12-18 • “Not done in a corner” – Acts 26:26 • Jesus’ miracles would not have escaped Agrippa’s notice – Matthew 4:24,25 • “That you may believe” – John 20:29-31
Persuaded of Who Jesus Is • Turn water to wine – John 2:3-11 • Healing Nobleman’s son- John 4:46-53 • Curing lame man – John 5:5-9 • Feeding of 5,000 - John 6:1-14 • Walking on water – Matthew 14:24-27
Persuaded of Who Jesus Is • Recovering sight of man born blind – John 9:1-7 • Raising Lazarus from the dead – John 11:1-44 • His own resurrection – Acts 26:12-20 • Attention to the Prophets - Acts 26:27,3,28
Persuaded of Who Jesus Is • What about You? • IF you have not yet come to the conclusion that Jesus is The Christ, the Son of God – Study the evidence for yourself. • Study Jesus’ Miracles • Compare Jesus’ Life with Prophets • What does it point to?
Persuaded of Your Soul’s Condition • Not enough to believe Who Jesus is Intellectually – Matthew 8:29 • Peter presented evidence on Pentecost – Acts 2:36 • Response – Pierced to the Heart Acts 2:37 • Belief comes from FACTS • Conviction comes from application of conclusions facts support.
Questions that Reflect Process: • Since Jesus is Lord & King, how does my life compare with His Law? • Since Jesus is Lord & King, how does my conscience feel as I review my life? • Since Jesus is Lord & King and I have broken His law, what has this done to my relationship with God? • Since Jesus is Lord & King, what does my sin have to do with His crucifixion? • Since Jesus is Lord & King, shouldn’t I Be anxious to ask, “What must I do?”
Description of Those Not Christians: • Lost – Luke 19:10 • Dead- Ephesians 2:1 • Condemned- John 3:18 • Filthy- Psalm 53:3 • Captive- Ephesians 4:8 • Indebted- Luke 11:4 • Citizen of kingdom of darkness- Colossians 1:13
Soul’s Destiny: HELL
Description of Christians: • Found – Luke 15:24,32 • Alive – Colossians 2:13 • Justified- Galatians 3:24 • Washed – 1 Corinthians 6:11 • Redeemed – Titus 2:14 • Pardoned – Hebrews 8:12 • Citizen of kingdom of Jesus- Colossians 1:13
Soul’s Destiny: Heaven
Persuaded to Act • Peter told the Jews to Repent & Be Baptized for the forgiveness of Sins- Acts 2:38; 2:41 What about YOU? “Altogether persuaded?” Repent & be baptized Today!
“He who is almost persuaded is almost saved, and to be almost saved is to be entirely lost.”