1 John 2:15-17 NLT
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
THE BIG IDEA:
You cannot pursue ___________
and live _________!
2 Corinthians 5:15 NLT
He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves.
Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
Hebrews 11:6 NLT
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that
God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
See through _________________________________
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 NLT
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
Embrace __________________________________
James 1:2-4 NLT
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
Have faith in _______________________________
Romans 8:18 NLT
Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
“You can’t go back and change the beginning,
but you can start where you are and change the ending”.
CS Lewis