WHY AM I HERE LORD?
INTRO: IT ALL STARTS WITH GOD!
1: COL 16-22
A) ALL THIBNGS WERE CREATED BY HIM
B) ALL THINGS WERE CREATED FOR HIM
C) THIS MEANS EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER FOR HIS DIVINE PLAN AND PURPOSE
POINT: JESUS CHRIST IS THE CREATOR NOT ONLY OF OUR SALVATION BUT OUR ENTIRE BEING AS WELL, ALL THINGS.
2: ALL THINGS CONSIST BY HIM
A) ALL LIFE AND ALL ORDER IS SUSTAINED BY CHRIST
B) HE IS THE CONSTANT THAT KEEPS EVERYTHING ALIVE AND OPERATING
C) WITHOUT HIM NOTHING CAN CONSIST OR LIVE
POINT: CHRIST IS CREATOR AND ALSO THE SUSATINER OF ALL HIS CREATION HE GAVE LIFE TO ALL AND HE KEEPS THAT LIFE THAT HE GIVES
3: HE IS THE HEAD OF THE BODY
A) THE CHURCH
B) THE CHURCH IS CHRIST’S
C) THIS CHURCH IS NOT OURS IT IS CHRIST’S
POINT: HE IS THE HEAD THEREFORE HE IS THE LEADER HE IS THE FINAL DECISION MAKER HE CALLS THE SHOTS IT IS BY HIM THAT THINGS GET DONE GOALS ARE REACHED OBSTACLES ARE OVERCOME
BODY: WHY AM I HERE?
1: I AM HERE FOR HIM
A) I WAS CREATED BY HIM PSALM 139:12-16
B) MY LIFE CONSIST IN HIM JOHN 15:5
C) HE MADE PEACE FOR ME COL 1:20-22
POINT: LIFE IS ABOUT LIVING FOR GOD NOT LIVING FOR YOURSELF, THIS IDEA REQUIRES SACRFICE SUFFERING AND HUMILITY, THREE THINGS AMERICANS HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING. OUR GENERATION KNOW NOTHING OF SACRIFICE OR SUFFERING LIKE THOSE OF GENERATIONS BEFORE. HUMILITY IS A QUALITY GOD REQUIRES WE DEVELOP AS WE GROW AND MATURE, PROBLEM IS MANY OF US NEVER GROW IN THIS AREA.
2: WE ARE HERE FOR EACH OTHER
A) ECCL 4:9-12
B) TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE
C) WE ARE TO BE TO ONE ANOTHER WHAT THE WORLD CANNOT BE TO US
POINT: CHRISTIAN PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE A CLOSENESS AND REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER, A TRUE CONCERN AND SINCERE ATTITUDE TOWARD EACH OTHER
CLOSING: BLESSED ARE THEY WHO TRUST IN THE LORD.
1: JEREMIAH 17:7-8
A) NO MATTER WHAT
B) NO CIRCUMSTANCE OR CONSEQUENCE
C) NO MAN OR WOMAN CAN TELL YOU NO
POINT: LIKE THE TREE YOU HAVE NO WORRY FOR YOUR TRUST IS IN CHRIST YOUR HOPE IN HIM WHO KEEPS YOU,
BOY AND HIS BOAT
