January 15, 2017 – Cottonwood
Three Questions for A New Year

1. What Am I Yoked To? Matthew 11:28-30

Some Are Yoked to Doubt, Unbelief and Fear! Mark 4:35-41
Some are yoked to ungodly people: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Weary and Heavy Laden? Be Yoked to Jesus!

2. Will I Choose Life? Matthew 7:13-14

We find in this passage: 2 Ways of Doing Life!

Scripture is filled with examples and exhortations on this very point.

Moses: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Choose You this day!
Joshua: Joshua 24:15 If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve, whether the gods which your Fathers served… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Jeremiah 21:8 You shall also say to this people, Thus says the Lord, Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Elijah in 1 Kings 18:21 How long will you hesitate between two opinions, if the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow Him. But the people did not answer him a word.

Matthew 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have {it} abundantly.

Galatians 6:7-8 – Sowing to the Spirit? Sowing to the Flesh?

Matthew 10:10 I am the way, the truth and the Life, no man comes to the Father but by Me.

Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come. Tis Grace has brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me on!

Numbers 13:25-14:7 – Follow the Word of the God, Not the Word of Man!
Hebrews 3:7-4:1 – The illustration of the Israelites

1st Hear His Voice 2nd Examine Your Life 3rd Hold Fast to Him
4th Believe With the Faith That Produces Obedience.

3. How Will I War? Ephesians 6:10-13

We Sometimes war like Christ has Lost!
War Like Christ has won! For He has Won!

Jesus has Overcome the World!
Your Struggle is Not What you are looking at!
Your Weapons Are Awesome! 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Mark 4:35 – A Quick Application

What Are You Yoked to? Will You Be Yoked to Christ?
Will You Choose Life?
How Will You War?