\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload Audio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: Job 14<\/p>\n
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I. What will have changed because you have lived?<\/p>\n A. People have longed wondered what the meaning of life is, but I think it more\nimportant to consider what meaning there is in your life.\n
II. What is your life?<\/p>\n
A. Perhaps a strange beginning to the question.<\/p>\n
B. Your life on this world is brief – James 4:13-14<\/p>\n 1. Just traveling through, like a shadow, and without hope in this life – I\nChronicles 29:14-15\n
a. We don’t own anything. What we have is borrowed.<\/p>\n b. There is no expectation of continuing on in this world. We\nunderstand that we will die. Charlton Heston once wrote, “The\nworld is a tough place. You’re never going to get out of it alive.”\n
2. It goes by quickly – Job 9:25-26<\/p>\n
3. It lasts only a little while – Job 14:1-2<\/p>\n
C. Your life was given to you<\/p>\n
1. God made you and I – Psalms 100:3<\/p>\n
2. Fashioned by God – Psalms 119:73<\/p>\n
3. All souls, all life, belongs to God – Ezekiel 18:4<\/p>\n
4. It was fashioned for a good purpose – Ephesians 2:10<\/p>\n
III. Why Are You Here?<\/p>\n
A. Is it to do as you please?<\/p>\n
1. Such pursuits never last beyond the doing – Ecclesiastes 2:10-11<\/p>\n
2. They tend to be destructive because the focus is only on self – <\/p>\n
B. Is it to personally gain? Wealth, possessions, land, education, etc. – Isaiah 56:11<\/p>\n
1. But things have a habit of disappearing – Proverbs 23:5<\/p>\n
2. Focus on gain tends to harm others – Jeremiah 5:28<\/p>\n
3. And it harms the one pursuing – I Timothy 6:10<\/p>\n
4. It can even be deadly – Proverbs 1:19<\/p>\n
C. Is it to change the world?<\/p>\n
1. But the world cannot be changed – Ecclesiastes 1:14-15; 7:13<\/p>\n
2. Things like poverty and world hunger will never be eradicated – Mark 14:7<\/p>\n
D. Is it to provide for your descendants?<\/p>\n
1. Such often leaves no enjoyment for the one gaining – Ecclesiastes 6:1-2<\/p>\n
2. You have no idea if the one you provide for deserves it – Ecclesiastes 2:18-19<\/p>\n
E. You’re here to love – Matthew 22:37-40<\/p>\n 1. It is not something learned from the physical world. From the world, we\ndon’t know whether to expect love or hate – Ecclesiastes 9:1\n
2. Love is learned from our Maker – I John 4:19<\/p>\n
IV. Why God Put You Here<\/p>\n
A. To glorify Him – Isaiah 43:7<\/p>\n
B. To serve Him – Ecclesiastes 12:13-14<\/p>\n
C. Jesus understood. There is work to do while we are here – John 9:4-5<\/p>\n
V. What Gives Meaning to My Life?<\/p>\n
A. Contented enjoyment – Ecclesiastes 2:24-26<\/p>\n
1. Even when times are difficult and when times are good – Philippians 4:11-13<\/p>\n
B. Helping others – Galatians 6:9-10<\/p>\n
1. Even when it isn’t appreciated – Luke 6:27-35<\/p>\n
2. It is not in vain – I Corinthians 15:58<\/p>\n
C. Leave a legacy – Revelation 14:13<\/p>\n
1. May people be pleased to have known you – Proverbs 10:7 <\/p>\n 2. That even those who despise you, still glorify God for your being there – I\nPeter 2:12\n
3. Psalm 112:6 – People might forget, but …<\/p>\n
4. God doesn’t forget what we’ve done – Hebrews 6:10-11<\/p>\n
D. Leave fruit – John 15:8; Matthew 28:18-20<\/p>\n
1. Others who shine out – Philippians 2:14-16<\/p>\n
2. A joy to have others join you – I Thessalonians 2:19-20<\/p>\n
E. Live a life that has been well lived in service to your king<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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