This weekend, I am away on a trip to Gander, NF. A wonderful opportunity and invitation has been given to me to share the message of the gospel with the people of this town. Here is the outline to one of the sermons which I will preach during the series of meetings.

• Peter illustrated that Jesus was both Lord and Christ....

• Ac 2:37, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

• Ac 16:30, "What shall I do to be saved?"

• Ac 22:10, "What shall I do, Lord?"

• Various answers in religious world, what does the Bible say?

"WHAT SHALL I DO, LORD?" - Saul of Tarsus

• Ac 22:6-11; Ac 9:6

• Paul believed in the Lord, but had to hear the Lord’s word...

• Ac 10:1-6; 11:13-14 / Ro 10:14-17

"WHAT SHALL I DO TO BE SAVED?" - Philippian jailer

• Ac 16:25-32

• The jailer needed to believe, for he did not...

• So they spoke to him the word of the Lord...

"MEN AND BRETHREN, WHAT SHALL WE DO?" - Pentecost crowd

• Ac 2:36-37

• They believed Jesus to be the Christ

• Notice, what the answer was not... (".believe and be saved..." / "..accept the Lord into your heart...")

• The answer was... "Repent and...be baptized..."

• They were baptized and added...

WHY DIFFERENT ANSWERS? ARE THEY DIFFERENT?

• You begin with some one where they are...

• Unbelievers must believe / believers must hear and heed...

• Notice:

  • "...Repent and...be baptized..." - Ac 2

  • "...immediately he and his family were baptized." - Ac 16

  • "...arise and be baptized..." - Ac 22

• We are talking about your soul’s salvation...

• Don’t follow the traditions of men, follow God’s word...

• Believe (Heb 11:6); Repent (Ac 3:19); Confess (Ro 10:9-10); Be baptized (1 Pe 3:21)

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Where did Uzzah die, at the threshing-floor of Nachon (2 Samuel 6:6) or at the threshing-floor of Chidon (1 Chronicles 13:9)?