““As For Me and My As For Me and My House…”House…”

August 30, 2008August 30, 2008

Pastor Timothy J. HinklePastor Timothy J. Hinkle

Joshua 24:14-16Joshua 24:14-16 (New King James Version) (New King James Version)

14 “Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in 14 “Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! 15 And the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that whether the gods which your fathers served that werewere on the other side of the River, or the gods on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as But as for me and my house, we will serve the for me and my house, we will serve the LORDLORD.” .” 16 So the people answered and said: “Far be it 16 So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;serve other gods;

God Gives Us ChoicesGod Gives Us Choices Genesis 2:17 Genesis 2:17 (New King James Version)(New King James Version)

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” shall surely die.”

Genesis 4b—6 Genesis 4b—6 The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering. 5 The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering. 5

But he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering. So But he wasn't pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry. His face was sad. Cain became very angry. His face was sad.

  6 Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why are you looking so sad? 7 Do what is right. Then Why are you looking so sad? 7 Do what is right. Then you will be accepted. If you don't do what is right, sin you will be accepted. If you don't do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It longs to have is waiting at your door to grab you. It longs to have you. But you must rule over it." you. But you must rule over it."

God Gives Us ChoicesGod Gives Us Choices

Exodus 12:7 Exodus 12:7  7 And they shall take 7 And they shall take somesome of the blood and put of the blood and put itit on the two on the two

doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. Numbers 16:23—24, 31—33Numbers 16:23—24, 31—33

23 So the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the 23 So the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’”Dathan, and Abiram.’”

31 Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, 31 Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all the men with Korah, with all theirtheir goods. 33 So they and all goods. 33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. over them, and they perished from among the assembly.

God Gives Us ChoicesGod Gives Us Choices

Deuteronomy 30:19 Deuteronomy 30:19  19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against

you, you, thatthat I have set before you life and death, blessing I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore and cursing; therefore choose lifechoose life, that both you and , that both you and your descendants may live;your descendants may live;

John 3:16—17John 3:16—17 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only

begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. but that the world through Him might be saved.

Will your house serve the Lord?Will your house serve the Lord?

Are the Television shows you watch Are the Television shows you watch honoring to the Lord? honoring to the Lord?

Is the speech in your home honoring to the Is the speech in your home honoring to the Lord? Lord?

Do you honor the Lord in your finances? Do you honor the Lord in your finances? Do you honor the Lord with your body? Do you honor the Lord with your body? Do you honor the Lord with your time? Do you honor the Lord with your time? Do you keep your home “holy as unto the Do you keep your home “holy as unto the

Lord”?Lord”?

Keep Ungodly Things Keep Ungodly Things Out Of Your Home!Out Of Your Home!

Deuteronomy 7:26 Deuteronomy 7:26 (New King James Version)(New King James Version) 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your

house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it isis an an accursed thing.accursed thing.

Deuteronomy 7:26 Deuteronomy 7:26 (New International Reader's Version)(New International Reader's Version) 26 Don't bring anything he hates into your house. If 26 Don't bring anything he hates into your house. If

you do, you will be completely destroyed along with it. you do, you will be completely destroyed along with it. So hate it with all your heart. It is set apart to be So hate it with all your heart. It is set apart to be destroyed.destroyed.

What Does God Hate?What Does God Hate?

Psalm 45:7 Psalm 45:7 (New King James Version)(New King James Version)

    7 You love righteousness 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;and hate wickedness;