DAY 5

HOW TO COMPLETE GOD’S PLAN

FOR YOUR LIFE

PARIS NEWSPAPER:

“The Merchant of Death is Dead!”

The Nobel Peace Prize

“I press toward the mark of the high call

of God in Christ Jesus” –Phil.3:14

- Jeremiah 29:11

- Hebrews 12:1

Our eternal position & reward in God’s kingdom will be

determined by whether we accomplish God’s plan for our

present life on earth.

1. VISION- We need to see God’s plan for our life so that we can aim to fulfill it:

“Without a vision, the peopleare undisciplined” –Proverbs 29:18

- This was the ultimate goal of the Apostle Paul: In Philippians 3:13-14 it was the “one thing” that Paul aimed for.

- At the end of his life Paul knew he had

completed God’s plans, 2 Tim.4:6-8.

Christ’s last words in John 19:30 show He accomplished His goal: “IT IS FINISHED!”

OUR VISION: WE WERE CREATED

FOR ETERNAL PURPOSES!

- The only lasting importance of our present life

is how it prepares us for our eternal destiny:

- “It is appointed to man once to die, and after this

the judgment” –Hebrews 9:27

- Jesus said, “For what shall it profit a man, if he

shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

-Mark 8:36

The Richest Man on Earth(for a few years)

The Thhe

The Most Famous Man on Earth(for a few years)

Our present life prepares us for our eternal future:

- HEAVEN OR HELL, Rev.20:11-15

- OUR HEAVENLY REWARDS, Rev.22:12, Mat.19:28, Heb.11:35

Christ’s finished work gains us entrance to heaven

Our godly works gain us rewardsin heaven

God has created each of us with abilities and

talents to serve Him and gain a great reward!

2. WE MUST DEDICATE OUR

LIVES TO GOD’S PURPOSE

- Paul was focused: “One thing I do…

I press toward the mark” -Phil.3:13-14

- “Good” things can hinder us from

God’s best!

Billy Graham & President Johnson

King Solomon had a good beginning, but a bad ending to his life

Young Solomon / Old King Solomon

1. Loved God / Loved many women & idols

2. Built God’s Temple / Built many shrines to idols

3. Had God’s praise / Lost it, but had man’s praise

4. Cared for God’s flock / lost most of God’s flock,

but gained great flocks

and herds of animals

5. Lost his spiritual life / multiplied his natural life

-Trying to be satisfied with natural, temporary rewards will end in emptiness and sorrow:

Old King Solomon’s last writing was the book of Ecclesiastes. He declared his life was ending with emptiness & sorrow, and he warned in the book:

“Don’t end up like me!”

LIVE YOUR LIFE TO PREPARE FOR

ETERNITY!

EACH OF US CAN FULFILL GOD’S PLANS AND GAIN A GREAT

ETERNAL REWARD!

I have fought the good

fight, I have finished the

race, I have kept the

faith. Now there is a

crown waiting for me.”

-2 Tim.4:7-8