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What Matters Most
Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 5, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. What Matters Most Sermon I: Uppermost In In The Minds Of Most Christians
Contributed on Aug 5, 2020
Meaning in life is found by mature Christians not in possessions or pleasure but in obedience to God's Will.
UPPERMOST IN THE MINDS OF MOST MATURE CHRISTIANS IS “WHAT MATTERS MOST” Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Macedonia. At a young age, she felt called to be a nun and help the poor. At the age of 18, she was trained for missionary service in India. At first she ...read more
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2. What Matters Most Sermon Ii: What Matters Least Relative To What Matters Most
Contributed on Aug 5, 2020
True meaning in life is found by mature Christians after they learn to waste no time on useless pursuits.
PLEASURE AND POSSESSIONS MATTER LEAST - RELATIVE TO WHAT MATTERS MOST Pleasure and Possessions Are Okay Per Se If Pursued Responsibly And Used Rightly Several years ago, while prepping me for a court appearance as a witness in a custody case, ...read more
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3. What Matters Most Sermon Iii: Wisdom From God
Contributed on Aug 5, 2020
True meaning in life is found by true Christians in seeking to know and do God's Will wisely not foolishly.
WISDOM FROM HUMAN SOURCES MATTERS FOR NAUGHT RELATIVE TO WISDOM FROM GOD Solomon presented himself as Exhibit A – the “devil’s advocate” - to help those searching for meaning in life to contrast the emptiness of life apart from God versus the fulfillment of life lived with and ...read more
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4. What Matters Most Sermon Iv: Making The Most Of Our Time On Earth
Contributed on Aug 5, 2020
True meaning in life is found by mature Christians who use their time wisely to make a life as well as a living.
MAKING THE MOST OF THE TIME GOD HAS GIVEN US TO ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE ON EARTH One of my embarrassing moments while doing Church work occurred in the “setting” room of a farm house not far from the church. Our annual revival was in progress; we had been asked to visit an ...read more
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5. What Matters Most Sermon V: Staying Occupied With The Joy In Your Heart
Contributed on Aug 5, 2020
True meaning in life is found by mature Christians who make the most of the joy Christ their Savior put in their hearts as they share their joy with others.
MAKING THE MOST OF GOD-GIVEN TIME: STAY OCCUPIED WITH THE JOY IN YOUR HEART Lewis Bates became an agnostic while attending Ohio State University in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, but then he went to a Billy Graham Crusade, which interrupted his march toward atheism and led him ...read more
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6. What Matters Most Sermon Vi: When Christ Shall Come
Contributed on Aug 5, 2020
True meaning in life is found by mature Christians by following Solomon's advice to remember the Creator and to spend the rest of one's life on this earth honoring the LORD God Maker of Heaven and Earth.
PROMISE FULFILLED: WHEN CHRIST SHALL COME . . . WHAT JOY SHALL FILL OUR HEARTS! In The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven children’s books by British theologian C. S. Lewis, the hero is a Lion named King Aslan who represents Jesus Christ. Quite naturally, the ...read more