Life Keeps Getting Better
SUL #2: Life Keeps Getting Better Harold Bullock, April 12, 2015
SUL #2: Life Keeps Getting Better Harold Bullock, April 12, 2015
1. Life is a __________________________________ • Not a _______________________ • Through beautiful but dangerous territory • Toward an eternal home
1. Life is a __________________________________ • Not a _______________________ • Through beautiful but dangerous territory • Toward an eternal home
2. ________________ journey… • Has a ________________________: to know, love, and honor God and do His will on earth Isaiah 43:10; Matthew 22:37 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is guided by ____________________ Proverbs 16:9 • Moves forward by trusting/obeying God 2 Corinthians 5:7 • Requires I use my abilities Proverbs 10:4; 1 Timothy 4:15 • Involves God’s people… o Teaming with them Ephesians 4:12 o Loving and helping them 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is lived situation-by-situation Ephesians 5:15-17 • ______________________ the good and the difficult o God uses the… - Good to help and encourage me - Difficult to grow me Hebrews 12:7; Romans 5:3 o God works all things together for my good Romans 8:28 Genesis 50:20 • Is not “______________________________”—it will have many twists and turns and ups and downs Ecclesiastes 9:1 Philippians 4:12-13 • Will have greater joy as I obey God and greater grief as I disobey Galatians 6:7-8
2. ________________ journey… • Has a ________________________: to know, love, and honor God and do His will on earth Isaiah 43:10; Matthew 22:37 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is guided by ____________________ Proverbs 16:9 • Moves forward by trusting/obeying God 2 Corinthians 5:7 • Requires I use my abilities Proverbs 10:4; 1 Timothy 4:15 • Involves God’s people… o Teaming with them Ephesians 4:12 o Loving and helping them 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is lived situation-by-situation Ephesians 5:15-17 • ______________________ the good and the difficult o God uses the… - Good to help and encourage me - Difficult to grow me Hebrews 12:7; Romans 5:3 o God works all things together for my good Romans 8:28 Genesis 50:20 • Is not “______________________________”—it will have many twists and turns and ups and downs Ecclesiastes 9:1 Philippians 4:12-13 • Will have greater joy as I obey God and greater grief as I disobey Galatians 6:7-8
3. It keeps getting better and better—right? If “better” means … • A deeper relationship to God: _________ • Richer and less hassled: __________
3. It keeps getting better and better—right? If “better” means … • A deeper relationship to God: _________ • Richer and less hassled: __________
Resources: The Pilgrim’s Progress In Modern English Revised and Updated by L. Edward Hazelbaker Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
Resources: The Pilgrim’s Progress In Modern English Revised and Updated by L. Edward Hazelbaker Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
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SUL #2: Life Keeps Getting Better Harold Bullock, April 12, 2015
1. Life is a __________________________________ • Not a _______________________ • Through beautiful but dangerous territory • Toward an eternal home
1. Life is a __________________________________ • Not a _______________________ • Through beautiful but dangerous territory • Toward an eternal home
2. ________________ journey… • Has a ________________________: to know, love, and honor God and do His will on earth Isaiah 43:10; Matthew 22:37 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is guided by ____________________ Proverbs 16:9 • Moves forward by trusting/obeying God 2 Corinthians 5:7 • Requires I use my abilities Proverbs 10:4; 1 Timothy 4:15 • Involves God’s people… o Teaming with them Ephesians 4:12 o Loving and helping them 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is lived situation-by-situation Ephesians 5:15-17 • ______________________ the good and the difficult o God uses the… - Good to help and encourage me - Difficult to grow me Hebrews 12:7; Romans 5:3 o God works all things together for my good Romans 8:28 Genesis 50:20 • Is not “______________________________”—it will have many twists and turns and ups and downs Ecclesiastes 9:1 Philippians 4:12-13 • Will have greater joy as I obey God and greater grief as I disobey Galatians 6:7-8
2. ________________ journey… • Has a ________________________: to know, love, and honor God and do His will on earth Isaiah 43:10; Matthew 22:37 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is guided by ____________________ Proverbs 16:9 • Moves forward by trusting/obeying God 2 Corinthians 5:7 • Requires I use my abilities Proverbs 10:4; 1 Timothy 4:15 • Involves God’s people… o Teaming with them Ephesians 4:12 o Loving and helping them 1 Peter 4:10-11 • Is lived situation-by-situation Ephesians 5:15-17 • ______________________ the good and the difficult o God uses the… - Good to help and encourage me - Difficult to grow me Hebrews 12:7; Romans 5:3 o God works all things together for my good Romans 8:28 Genesis 50:20 • Is not “______________________________”—it will have many twists and turns and ups and downs Ecclesiastes 9:1 Philippians 4:12-13 • Will have greater joy as I obey God and greater grief as I disobey Galatians 6:7-8
3. It keeps getting better and better—right? If “better” means … • A deeper relationship to God: _________ • Richer and less hassled: __________
3. It keeps getting better and better—right? If “better” means … • A deeper relationship to God: _________ • Richer and less hassled: __________
Resources: The Pilgrim’s Progress In Modern English Revised and Updated by L. Edward Hazelbaker Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
Resources: The Pilgrim’s Progress In Modern English Revised and Updated by L. Edward Hazelbaker Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
Additional Notes: ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
Additional Notes: ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
