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Hey Gang,
At the end of the seven-day journey Johnny brings Luke to the Cemetery and he challenges him to bury for good all the lies in his life that he believed were so important. He challenges him to begin answering to a higher calling, a place beyond tradition, and a place of truth. Significance in life is not a golf score or how successful you become. Significance will be defined by your faith, hope and love.
What’s yours going to say? Your epitaph, your headstone… what are people going to say about you when you’re gone? Maybe it will say that you shot a 59! Maybe it will say that you were the president of a company! Maybe it won’t say anything!
What’s yours going to say? Your epitaph, your headstone… what are people going to say about you when you’re gone? Maybe it will say that you shot a 59! Maybe it will say that you were the president of a company! Maybe it won’t say anything!
What really matters?
I. WE ARE COMPELLED TO LOVE – 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14-15
14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
Who are we to live for, and why? What does it mean to not live for yourself?
- God invented love. While living on earth, Jesus Christ modeled how love behaves. So as we let Christ’s love compel us, we will show true love.
- I, or my ideas, are at the center of any sin. Try to name a sin that doesn’t start with self-focus.
- Doing everything for the glory of God - family, work, and social. God will bless this.
- God’s love is not merely to be received and enjoyed; it must be shared and multiplied. There are three types of love: Eros - a sensual love between a man and his wife; Phileo - a brotherly love we have for a friend; and Agape: God's type of love that is unconditional. An Agape love is not emotional, it's an act of the will.
Why are we compelled to love? Because…
1. God loves us.
2. God commands that we love.
3. It’s how we love God.
4. It shows we are saved.
5. It’s practice for eternity.
6. It’s a witness to the world.
Why did Johnny ask Luke in the beginning to spend seven days in Utopia? Was it to fix his game? Why did Johnny thank Luke for everything when he left Utopia?
- Johnny knew that Luke’s problem wasn’t performance – it was a heart problem.
- He needed hope, faith, and love in something besides a game.
II. WHAT MATTER’S MOST? – GALATIANS 5:6 (CEV)
6 If you are a follower of Christ Jesus, ... All that matters is your faith that makes you love others.
Have you ever wondered what matters most to God?
“What the World Needs Now is Love”
- In the 60’s and 70’s Love was a common theme: It was a common theme of the music of the day and much of the political scene as well. Love was viewed by some as the answer to all of our social, political and world problems.
Would you say that this is true today?
III. LOVE IS THE ANSWER – MATTHEW 22:37-40
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Jesus summarized the entire Bible in two principles: Loving God and Loving Others.
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 13:13 that three things will continue forever? Which is the greatest of the three?
1. Faith
2. Hope
3. Love
As adult believers, we have an impact on younger generations and others we influence with a gift that will outlast our days. It’s a gift that’s not to be repaid, but passed along. It’s an inheritance that matters more than wealth, property, or possessions. It’s a life of significance expressed in faith, hope and love.
S F T Everyone!
Prayer of Commitment
Lord, help me share and show Your love to those persons for whom I am accountable. Amen
Lord, help me share and show Your love to those persons for whom I am accountable. Amen
Well, we bring this week of Utopia to a close. "I don't think your coming here was an accident. But only you can decide what to do from here on out, because me, well, there's nothing more I can teach you son."
What does really matter in your life today?
"Utopia is defined as a place of mythical perfection. But I knew differently, Utopia is indeed real. It's a place where the voice of truth resides and eternal trophies line the shelves; a place where there are no accidents"
See you at the Texas Open on Thursday!
In His love,
David
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