life is so short…. and eternity is so long… what are your plans for them?

Life is so short…Life is so short…

And Eternity is so long…And Eternity is so long…

WHAT ARE WHAT ARE YOUR PLANSYOUR PLANS FOR THEM? FOR THEM?

D. H. L. dies

Teacher 82 last week

LAKELAND

D. A. F. , 47, passed away suddenly of heart failure 9/ 2010.

LAKELAND

T.D., 21,

died on 9/2010 WINTER HAVEN –

T. H., 5, 9/2010 drowned. LAKE WALES

Life is so short…Life is so short…

For everyone. At age 5 or at 90.

It is still a brief moment in eternity.

Ec 7:4 Ec 7:4

“ “The heart of the wise is in the house of The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning”mourning”

Genesis 18 Genesis 18

27 Then Abraham answered 27 Then Abraham answered and said, "Indeed now, I who am and said, "Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes” but dust and ashes”

( all verses from NKJV)( all verses from NKJV)

1 Chronicles 29 1 Chronicles 29

15 Our days on earth 15 Our days on earth are as a shadow, And are as a shadow, And without hope.without hope.

Job 3:5 Job 3:5 ““May darkness and the shadow May darkness and the shadow

of death claim it”of death claim it”

Job 8:9 Job 8:9

For we were born yesterday, and For we were born yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days know nothing, Because our days on earth are a shadow.on earth are a shadow.

Job 10:21 Job 10:21

““Before I go to the place from which Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, I shall not return,

To the land of darkness and the To the land of darkness and the shadow of death”shadow of death”

Job 7 :6Job 7 :6

"My days are swifter than a "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.without hope.

Job 7 :7Job 7 :7

Oh, remember that my Oh, remember that my life is a breath!life is a breath!

Job 14 :1Job 14 :1

"Man who is born of woman "Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of Is of few days and full of trouble.”trouble.”

Job 14:2 Job 14:2

““He comes forth like a He comes forth like a flower and fades away”flower and fades away”

Ps 30:3 Ps 30:3

““O LORD, …You have kept me O LORD, …You have kept me alive, that I should not go alive, that I should not go down to the pit”down to the pit”

Psalms 103 Psalms 103

1414 He remembers that we are He remembers that we are dust.dust.

1515 … his days are like grass; … his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.he flourishes.

James 4:14 James 4:14

““For what is your life? It is even For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes little time and then vanishes away.”away.”

Psalms 39 :4Psalms 39 :4

"LORD, make me to know "LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am.”may know how frail I am.”

Psalms 39:6 Psalms 39:6

““Surely every man walks Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely about like a shadow; Surely they busy themselves in they busy themselves in vain; He heaps up riches, vain; He heaps up riches, And does not know who will And does not know who will gather them.”gather them.”

Psalms 39 :7, 8Psalms 39 :7, 8

"And now, Lord, what do I "And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in wait for? My hope is in You.You.

Deliver me from all my Deliver me from all my transgressions”transgressions”

ETERNITY IS DEPENDENTETERNITY IS DEPENDENT

ON OUR GOD ON OUR GOD -- NOT US-- NOT US

ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERETIME HERE

WITH OUR WITH OUR FELLOWSFELLOWS

Mt 19:19 Mt 19:19

'You shall love your 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'neighbor as yourself.'

SMILE!SMILE!

SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…

SMILESMILE

HUG OUR LOVED HUG OUR LOVED ONESONES

SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…

SMILESMILE HUG OUR LOVED HUG OUR LOVED

ONESONES

SPEND TIME WITH SPEND TIME WITH THEM—THEY ARE THEM—THEY ARE GOD’S GIFT TO US.GOD’S GIFT TO US.

SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…

SMILESMILE HUG OUR LOVED HUG OUR LOVED

ONESONES SPEND TIME WITH SPEND TIME WITH

THEM—THEY ARE THEM—THEY ARE GOD’S GIFT TO US.GOD’S GIFT TO US.

SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…SO WITH OUR FELLOWS…

RIGHT WRONGS WITHRIGHT WRONGS WITH

OTHERS, NOW!OTHERS, NOW!

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD HAVE THE RIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT

RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD HAVE THE RIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT

RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD

““TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION”TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION” 2 Cor. 6:22 Cor. 6:2

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD HAVE THE RIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT

RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD DO THE WORKS OF GODDO THE WORKS OF GOD

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD HAVE THE RIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT

RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD DO THE WORKS OF GODDO THE WORKS OF GOD

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURESSEARCH THE SCRIPTURES

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD HAVE THE RIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT

RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD DO THE WORKS OF GODDO THE WORKS OF GOD

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURESSEARCH THE SCRIPTURES BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US

HOPE IN HIS SON JESUSHOPE IN HIS SON JESUS

OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE OUR ETERNITY IS HOW WE SPEND TIME HERESPEND TIME HERE

WITH OUR GODWITH OUR GOD HAVE THE RIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT

RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD DO THE WORKS OF GODDO THE WORKS OF GOD

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURESSEARCH THE SCRIPTURES BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US

HOPE IN HIS SON JESUSHOPE IN HIS SON JESUS REPENT AND RECEIVE HIS WORDS REPENT AND RECEIVE HIS WORDS

OF INSTRUCTIONOF INSTRUCTION

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS

GIVEN US HOPE IN HIS SON GIVEN US HOPE IN HIS SON JESUSJESUS

REPENT AND RECEIVE HIS REPENT AND RECEIVE HIS WORDS OF INSTRUCTIONWORDS OF INSTRUCTION

BEGIN LIVING FOR JESUS BY BEGIN LIVING FOR JESUS BY BEING BAPTIZED INTO HIM.BEING BAPTIZED INTO HIM.

THIS WILL NOT BE THIS WILL NOT BE

THE ENDTHE END

IT WILL BE OUR BEGINNING…IT WILL BE OUR BEGINNING…

Prepared by Gaylon West (including mistakes).

Based on sermon delivered by Chad Brock

Central Church of Christ, Winter Haven, FL

on September 26, 2010