Hell is not a figment of your imagination.
Hell is not a scare tactic to get people to live for God.
Hell is a place of torment.
Hell is a place of outer darkness.
Hell is a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Hell is a place of isolation and eternal frustration.
Hell has no exits.
What if God offered to let you spend 30 seconds in Heaven or 30 seconds in Hell today? Which one would you choose?
Which location do you think would make you a stronger, more mature follower of Christ?
If God gave me the option of letting every member of our church spend 30 seconds in Heaven or Hell, I think I would ask God to let all of us spend just 30 seconds in Hell. "Pastor, that's mean!" No...I'm not mean...I just think 30 seconds in Hell would CHANGE the rest of our lives!
If we could see the agony and hear those voices we would come back and be the most evangelistic Christians on earth. People in hell are concerned for lost people who are headed for Hell.
If God allowed us to spend 30 seconds in Hell...
- We would quit laying out of church.
- We would stop gossiping.
- We would stop flirting with people we're not married to.
- We would stop fornicating.
- We would stop watching pornography.
- We would quit lying.
- We would stop drinking alcohol.
- We would quit smoking dope.
- We would quit selling drugs.
- We would quit popping pills.
- We would quit committing adultery.
- We would quit stealing.
- We would quit being disrespectful.
- We would quit blaming other people for our laziness and sin.
- We would clean up our mouth.
- We would love like Jesus loves.
- We would witness to everyone we meet.
- We would line up with the Word of God.
- We would love our family.
- We would worship intensely.
- We would give sacrificially.
- We would tithe.
- We would offer our gifts and talents to others.
- We would read the Bible till the cover fell off.
- We would volunteer for ministry.
- We would serve wherever we're needed.
- We would fast willingly.
Friends, 30 seconds in Hell would change us. I can't stress to you enough how important it is we remain SANCTIFIED in our living unto the Lord. Yes, GRACE is a wonderful gift from God...but do not confuse GRACE with MERCY.
Grace is God giving you what you don't deserve.
Mercy is God keeping back what you do deserve.
All of us deserve judgment, punishment and Hell! But God's mercy steps in and gives us GRACE!
I believe if each of us had a vision of Hell we would instantly change for the better! We would instantly change our ways and our thinking.
Hell is real. There are many who are in Hell today who would tell us to avoid going there.
- How long are you going to keep playing games with God?
- How long are you going to keep living a selfish life?
- How long are you going to keep making up your own rules?
- How long are you going to try to convince me and others that you're OK?
- How long are you going to keep holding grudges?
- How long are you going to keep living in sin and trying to justify it?
- How long are you going to stay offended because of the Word of God?
If you go to Hell...you'll do so on your own accord. There has been enough Gospel preached in your ears to save the entire nation ten times over.
- If you end up in Hell, you'll be haunted by your lack of living a "sold out" life for Jesus.
- If you end up in Hell, you'll be haunted by your selfish desire to live for yourself.
- If you end up in Hell, you'll be haunted by your stubborn will to submit to God's love.
- Choose THIS DAY who you're going to serve!
- Get in CHURCH and quit playing games!
- Get in the ALTAR and CRY OUT to God!
- REPENT!
- Let His love CONSUME you till you weep all your tears out!