Life and Death

Life and Death

Text: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NIV)

15See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

17But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

19This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

I.       Introduction:

II.    Identify The Separate Choices: An Analysis

A.    The Choice Of Life

1.      Requirements

2.      Rewards

B.     The Choice Of Death

1.      The Resistance

2.      The Consequence

III. Make The Right Choice: An Appeal

A.    An Appeal Before Witnesses

1.      Witnesses Against You: The Ability to Choose

2.      Witnesses To Your Options: The Availability of Blessing

B.     An Appeal To Choose Rightly

1.      Choosing Life

2.      Choosing the Lord

IV. Conclusion: