Five Lessons Of Life
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Opening Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything. (NIV)
I. Life Lesson #1 is found in:
Ecclesiastes 10:20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
What We Say Will Be Said
We should not put too much emphasis on what others say about us.
Ecclesiastes 7
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
II. What We Do Will Be Found Out
A. Luke 12
2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.
3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
Don’t be a hypocrite; There is nothing covered that shall not be uncovered; What is spoken in secret shall be proclaimed in public
B. 1 Timothy 5
24 The sins of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.
25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden.
III. What We Believe Will Be Tested
A. Mark 4:17 Test arise for the word’s sake
B. Genesis 3:1 “Hath God said?”
C. We cannot afford to change our theology to accommodate a tragedy.
IV. What We Compromise To Keep We Will Lose
A. We Must Lose Our Life To Christ In Order To Save It
1. Matthew 16
25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.
26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
2. Mark 8:35 and Luke 9:24 say the same thing
B. 1Samuel 15:22-23 “To obey is better than sacrifice”
V. It Will Take Courage To Keep Going Forward
A. Job
B. 1Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
Our Success Will Be Directly Dependent On Our Ability To
* Play By The Rules (The principles and guidelines of life)
* Endure The Process
