Life that is truely life

12/31/09
Life that is truly life Rom. 8:9-11; Phil. 3:12-15
The greatest promise God ever made to us was abundant, everlasting life.
2 Tim. 6:11-12;13-20
Jesus died to atone for our sins and was raised to give us life (salvation was to give us life)
The good fight of faith is to take hold of eternal life which is the reason he took hold of you
God is determined to give us life
1. He loves me (John 3:16)
2. The purpose of Jesus (John 10:10)
3. Life is Gods testimony (1 John 5:9-12)
 
1/3/10
Life that is truly life pt. 2 When its real 2 Tim. 3:10-17; 1 Tim. 6:12; 18-19
John 10:10
Who defined life for you? Were they right? (once you have had the real thing everything else is an imposter ex. philly cheesesteak from philadelphia) and yes all of his analogies except one had to do with food.
Life is a lesson-Pauls Godly life Def. of real life
1. Purpose: direction and meaning. purpose in life will protect you from danger b/c you have a reason to do things or not to. w/out vision people perish; you can have purpose w/out money and still have satisfaction
2. Faith: belief in what you dont see; requirement for life (the very ability to operate in your everyday life require faith); you have to have a belief in someone other than yourself.
3. Patience: wait;ability to delay gratification (this is the point when he sang ice cream paint job and talked about the importance of being able to put things off)
4. Love: he used Whitney as example of how she did not love herself and ruined her voice b/c she loved drugs more.
5. Endurance: the ability to make it to the end. When you begin a task focus on what the outcome is and dont stop until you reach it. (ex. marriage)
6. Persecution and Suffering: evil things are going to be said about you- not just an aspect of what real life is, but all life just how you deal with it.
7. (vs. 14) wisdom: there is a difference b/t what you have learned and what you are convinced of. wisdom allows you to be taught, rebuked (correction w/ the acceptance of being wrong); wisdom is more powerful than riches and blessings