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Mar 26 Sermon
THE DIVINE APPOINTMENT
Hebrews 9:27-28 (NLT)
I Corinthians 3:10-15 (NLT)
Revelation 20:11-15 (NLT)
“And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes
judgment, so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the
sins of man people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring
salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for Him.”
- Hebrews 9:27-28 (NLT)
“Because of God’s grace to me, I have
laid the foundation like an expert builder.
Now others are building on it. But
whoever is building on this foundation
must be very careful. For no one can lay
any foundation other than the one we
already have – Jesus Christ.”
“Anyone who builds on that
foundation may use a variety of
materials – gold, silver, jewels, wood,
hay, or straw. But on the judgment
day, fire will reveal what kind of work
each builder has done. The fire will
show if a person’s work has any
value.”
“If the work survives, that builder
will receive a reward. But if the
work is burned up, the builder will
suffer great loss. The builder will be
saved, but like someone barely
escaping through a well of flames.”
- I Corinthians 3:10-15 (NLT)
“And I saw a great white throne and
the one sitting on it. The earth and
sky fled from His presence, but they
found no place to hide. I saw the
dead, both great and small, standing
before God’s throne. And the books
were opened, including the
Book of Life.”
“And the dead were judged
according to what they had done, as
recorded in the books. The sea gave
up its dead, and death and the grave
were thrown into the lake of fire. This
lake of fire is the second death.
(Note: Born once, die twice. Born
twice, die once).”
“And anyone whose name was not
found recorded in the Book of Life
was thrown into the lake of fire.”
- Revelation 20:10-15 (NLT)
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
A.The Court Date: After the Rapture
of the Church
The “Judgment Seat of Christ” The “Great White Throne”
The Seven
to the Earth
“…let me reveal to you a wonderful
secret. We will not all die, but we
will all be transformed! It will
happen in a moment, in the blink of
any eye, when the last trumpet is
blown.”
“For when the trumpet sounds,
those who have died will be raised
to live forever. And we who are
living will also be transformed.”
“For our dying bodies must be
transformed into bodies that will
never die; our mortal bodies must
be transformed into immortal
bodies.”
- I Corinthians 15:51-53
“And now dear brothers and
sisters, we want you to know what
will happen to the believers who
have died so you will not grieve like
people who have no hope.”
“For since we believe that Jesus
died and was raised to life again,
we also believe that when Jesus
returns, God will bring with Him the
believers who have died.”
“We tell you this directly from the
Lord: We who are still living when
the Lord returns will not meet Him
ahead of those who have died.”
“For the Lord Himself will come
down from heaven with a
commanding shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the
trumpet call of God.”
“First, the believers who have died
will rise from their graves. Then,
together with them, we who are still
alive and remain on the earth will
be caught up in the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air.”
“Then we will be with the Lord
forever. So encourage each
other with these words.”
- I Thessalonians 4:13-18
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
A.The Court Date: After the Rapture
of the Church
B. The Assigned Judge: Jesus Christ
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
A.The Court Date: After the
Rapture of the Church
B. The Assigned Judge: Jesus
Christ
C. Courthouse Location: Heaven
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
A.The Court Date: After the Rapture of the Church
B. The Assigned Judge: Jesus Christ
C. Courthouse Location: Heaven
D. Persons to be Judged:
Raptured Christians
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
E. Judgment Rendered: For the Level and Quality of Service
(not Sin)
“For we must all stand before
Christ to be judged. We will each
receive whatever we deserve for
the good or evil we have done in
this earthly body.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NLT)
“Now a person who is put in charge
as a manager (steward) must be
faithful. It is the Lord Himself who
will examine me
and decide.”
- 1Corinthians 4:2;4b (NLT)
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ
E. Judgment Rendered: For Service
(not Sin)
F. The Verdict: Crowns Awarded
Crowns of Reward
1. The Crown of Life (James 1:13;
Rev. 2:10)
Crowns of Reward
1. The Crown of Life (James 1:13;
Rev. 2:10)
2. The Crown of Righteousness
(2 Tim. 4:8)
Crowns of Reward
1. The Crown of Life (James 1:13;
Rev. 2:10)
2. The Crown of Righteousness
(2 Tim. 4:8)
3. The Incorruptible Crown
(1 Cor. 9:25-27)
Crowns of Reward
4. The Crown of Rejoicing
(1 Thess. 2:19-20)
Crowns of Reward
4. The Crown of Rejoicing
(1 Thess. 2:19-20)
5. The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. 5:1-4)
Crowns of Reward
4. The Crown of Rejoicing
(1 Thess. 2:19-20)
5. The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. 5:1-4)
6. The Overcomer’s Crown
(Rev. 3:11)
“Don’t you realize that in a race
everyone runs, but only one person
gets the prize. So run to win! All
athletes are disciplined in their
training, but we do it for an eternal
prize.”
“So I run with purpose in every step. I
am not shadowboxing. I discipline my
body like an athlete, training it to do
what it should. Otherwise, I fear that
after preaching to others I myself might
be disqualified.”
- I Corinthians 9:24-27 (NLT)
II. The Great White Throne
II. The Great White Throne
A.The Court Date: At the end of the
millennial reign of Jesus Christ
II. The Great White Throne
A.The Court Date: At the end of the
millennial reign of Jesus Christ
B.The Assigned Judge: Jesus Christ
II. The Great White Throne
A.The Court Date: At the end of the
millennial reign of Jesus Christ
B.The Assigned Judge: Jesus Christ
C.The Courthouse Location: Heaven
II. The Great White Throne
D. The Persons to be Judged: Those
who have never accepted Jesus as
their personal Lord and Savior.
II. The Great White Throne
D. The Persons to be Judged: Those
who have never accepted Jesus as
their personal Lord and Savior.
E. The Final Judgment Rendered By:
Jesus Christ
The Judgment Rendered For:
1. Secret acts
“The day is coming when God,
through Jesus Christ, will judge
everyone’s secret life.”
- Romans 2:16 (NLT)
The Judgment Rendered For:
1. Secret acts
2. Ungodly activities
“Listen! The Lord is coming
with countless thousands of His
holy ones to execute judgment
on the people of the world.”
“He will convict every person of
all the ungodly things they have
done and for all the insults that
ungodly sinners have spoken
against Him.”- Jude 1:14-15 (NLT)
The Judgment Rendered For:
1. Secret acts
2. Ungodly activities
3. Idle words
“I tell you this, you must give an
account on judgment day for
every idle word you speak. The
words you say will either acquit
or condemn you.”- Matthew 12:36 (NLT)
The Judgment Rendered For:
1. Secret acts
2. Ungodly activities
3. Idle words
4. Lack of fulfillment of every
requirement of the Law
“But those who depend on the Law to make them right with
God are under His curse, for the Scriptures say, ‘Cursed is
everyone who does not observe and obey ALL the commands that are written in God’s Book
of the Law.’”
“So it is clear that no one can
be made right with God by
trying to keep the Law.”
- Galatians 3:10-11(NLT)
II. The Great White Throne
F. The Verdict
F. The Verdict:
1. The Book of Life will be opened
“And I ask you, my true partner, to help these two women, for
they worked hard with me telling others the Good News.”
“They worked hard along with Clement and the rest of my
co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.”
- Philippians 4:3 (NLT)
F. The Verdict:
1. The Book of Life will be opened
2. Every person has had all they
need to know God personally
F. The Verdict:
1. The Book of Life will be opened
2. Every person has had all they need
to know God personally
3. God has given to every person
the wonder of creation
“They know the truth about God because He has made it
obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people
have seen the earth and the sky.”
“Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
- Romans 1:19-20 (NLT)
F. The Verdict:
4. God has given to every person the conviction of conscience
“Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know His law when they
instinctively obey it, even without having heard it.”
“They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for
their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.”
- Romans 2:14-15 (NLT)
F. The Verdict:
4. God has given to every person the conviction of conscience
5. Those who have refused Jesus will be cast into an eternal hell
“And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake
of fire.”- Revelation 20:15 (NLT)
III. YOU WILL MAKE A DECISION
TODAY!
Today is the day of salvation!