I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO YOU LORD

Joshua 24:14-15

Truth: You must choose freedom in Christ. You will pay a great price. You will reap a great reward. Have you pledged your allegiance to the Lord?

I. YOU MUST CHOOSE FREEDOM IN CHRIST

1. You must choose to be saved above all else. Acts 2:37; Acts 9:5-6; Psa 34:18
2. You must ask Christ to save you and believe with all your heart He will. Matt 7:7; Matt 21:22
3. You must tell it when Christ comes into your heart. 1 Peter 1:8-9; Eph 1:13-14

II. YOU WILL PAY A GREAT PRICE

1. Family and friends will choose worldly friends over you. 1 Peter 4:4
2. You will have to take a Biblical stand against sin. Acts 5:29
3. Real believers are sold out to Jesus. Gal 2:20; Luke 14:33; Luke 9:23-26

III. YOU WILL RECEIVE A GREAT REWARD

1. You will be free because you know the truth. John 8:32; Rom 6:22
2. You are free because you know the power of Christ. Rom 8:2; Rom 8:14
3. You leave this world you will rest in the Lord. Rev 14:13

HAVE YOU PLEDGED YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE LORD?