Last Words, Loving Words, Life-Giving Words

FOCUS

“What’s your business? How’s business?” “What on earth am I here for?” “Are the things you’re living for worth Christ dying for?” / “Are you ready for your last heartbeat & final breath?”

Of course those aren’t your typical questions with which to start a conversation. But for today, they’re pertinent & hopefully pump-priming questions with which to begin this message.

As we acknowledge, embrace & face our mortality, my prayer is that the words we’ll hear from the apostle Paul will stir in us a deeper desire to be more diligent & disciplined when it comes to knowing God & making Him known. After all, when all is said & done, only what’s said & done for Him will last.

Some of what we learn from Paul’s last meeting

in Miletus with the elders from Ephesus includes …

1. the clarity of God’s call on his life.

We too have been called by God for a specific purpose & plan right here & right now.

Acts 20:17-21

2. the passion & boldness with which He lived for Christ & the gospel.

We too should be passionate & bold because of the power & importance of both.

Acts 20:22-24

Making It Real

1] Do you have a clear sense of God’s calling on your life?

2] Do you exhibit the passion & boldness that accompanies a Christian

who knows who they are, why they’re here & what they’re to do?

Action Step

Pick whichever point this morning that speaks most deeply to you & ask God for

the wisdom & strength to make it be more than it’s ever been to & through you.

Notes

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Cornerstone Community Church 5344 Fishcreek Rd Stow OH 44224 <>< ><> Pastor Dan Page September 25, 2022 www.ccc-stow.faithlifesites.com