Sermon: LLYWD
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Duration: 32:23
Size: 14.8 MB
Romans 13:11-12 “This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.”
The truth is that we are all terminal.
Jesus not only came to give me eternal life in heaven, but He also came to give me abundant life here and now.
1. Live with a sense of urgency.
Maybe the most dangerous word in the English language is the word someday.
Someday, I will __________.
Just as we must let God’s grace and mercy cover the past, we must let God’s care and providence cover our future.
2. Live with a sense of eternity.
As much as it is a mistake to take today for granted, it is an even bigger mistake to take eternity for granted.
You must personally receive the gift of salvation made possible by Jesus’ death on the cross.
Hebrews 9:27, II Corinthians 4:18
3. Live with a sense of priority.
When I live with a kind of a bi-focal vision, one eye on eternity and one eye on the gift of today, then I can really begin to prioritize my life and actions.
Take off… your frantic pace of life.
Put on… more time for relationships.
Living like you were dying is…
More about today, less about tomorrow
More about people, less about possessions
More about God’s priorities, less about my plans
More about the eternal, less about the temporal