What is True Life
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Today’s passage for the church…Camillus are you ready?
Today’s passage for the church…Camillus are you ready?
Mark 8:34–38 (NIV)
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Let us pray….
Let us pray….
Church Family…What is Life? What does it mean? What should it mean to you today?
Church Family…What is Life? What does it mean? What should it mean to you today?
AT A YOUNG AGE I HAD DREAMS….LIKE EVERY CHILD DOES I BELIEVE
BUT INFLUENCES CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF MY DREAM
GIVING UP SPORTS FOR DRUGS AND HANGING OUT
DROPPED OUT 1979, DRINKING, SMOKING WEED, POPPING PILLS, ACID, COCAINE, STEALING (PARENTS)…STEALING A TRUCK FOR JOY RIDING, GETTING CAUGHT, & LIST GOES ON YOU GET THE PICTURE
FAILING TO BE CONCERNED OF THE CONSEQUENCES….QUITE FRANKLY I DID NOT GIVE MUCH THOUGHT…WHY?
IN 1986…..I WAS PULLED OVER ON INTERSTATE I95 IN MARYLAND HEADING BACK TO NJ..WITH ONE OUNCES OF COCAINE…CHARGED WITH A 3 YEAR FELONY OF POSSESSION…FROM 15 CHARGES TO ONE..INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE
I WAS MAKING ONE BAD CHOICE, AFTER ANOTHER BAD CHOICE FOR MY LIFE (SOUL)
WHAT I THOUGHT LIFE WAS….TURN OUT TO BE A DECEPTION AND A LIE….THE CHOICES WE MAKE WILL DETERMINE THE PATH OF OUR LIFE
As a matter of fact….The Big Idea of the Message Today’s is…What are you exchanging your life or soul for?
As a matter of fact….The Big Idea of the Message Today’s is…What are you exchanging your life or soul for?
As we dig into God’s Word, my hope is that we leave today with truth on the “meaning of WHAT IS LIFE AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU AND I TODAY FROM GOD!
CHURCH FAMILY ARE YOU READY?
CHURCH FAMILY ARE YOU READY?
What does life mean according to the scriptures and how do we understand it, where did it come from?
What does life mean according to the scriptures and how do we understand it, where did it come from?
POINT #1 “LIFE CAME FROM THE LIVING GOD
POINT #1 “LIFE CAME FROM THE LIVING GOD
If you will TURN TO:
Genesis 2:7 “Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.”
God breathe life into Adam’s nostrils
God breathe life into Adam’s nostrils
ADAMS EXISTENCE OF the FIRST SIGN OF A MAN’S FIRST BREATH CAME FROM GOD
SO BREATH “SOUL” IN HEBREW…ALSO CAN MEAN….”LIVING THING”
This describes the origin of the first human soul
ITS SAY THAT “GOD BREATHED INTO ADAMS NOSTRILS THE “BREATH OF LIFE”
SOUL IN “GREEK”, MEANS LIFE OR PERSON”
SOME THEOLOGIANS ARGUE SPIRIT AND SOUL ARE IDENTICAL
EXAMPLE: OUR CULTURE AND THIS WORLD SYSTEM …HAS IT DIFFERENT …
EXAMPLE: OUR CULTURE AND THIS WORLD SYSTEM …HAS IT DIFFERENT …
YOU EVER NOTICE, WHEN WE ASK SOMEONE RAMDOMLY, HOW HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN?
WE USALLY SAY, “LIFE IS GOOD” OR MY LIFE RIGHT NOW IS NOT GOING WELL
Now that we know, what life is, lets turn to our passage for today, and the words of Jesus Christ
Now that we know, what life is, lets turn to our passage for today, and the words of Jesus Christ
Mark 8:34–38 (NIV)
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Point #2 “True Life with purpose is “rooted” in Jesus Christ by Following Him
Point #2 “True Life with purpose is “rooted” in Jesus Christ by Following Him
TURN TO AGAIN VERSE
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
POINT 1 TELLS US LIFE CAME FROM GOD
MAN BECOMING A LIVING BEING
THIS WAS ADAM IN THE BEGINNING BEFORE “THE SIN OF ADAM”
POINT 2 TELLS US TRUE LIFE TODAY AFTER THE SIN OF MAN
IS FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST….DIFFERENT SET OF INSTRUCTIONS HERE
SO THE MEANING OF LIFE TODAY IS ENTERED THROUGH “FAITH” IN JESUS CHRIST
SO THE MEANING OF LIFE TODAY IS ENTERED THROUGH “FAITH” IN JESUS CHRIST
TURN TO VERSE
Mark 8:35 (NIV)
35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
Ephesians 1:13 In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.
ONCE YOU ARE SAVED THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
HIS PROMISE SEALS THE DEAL
THEN WE START A NEW WAY OF LIVING, JOURNEY, A NEW WALK
LEARN NEW THINGS, ABOUT YOUR PURPOSE, THE WORLD, AS WE LIVE IN IT
JESUS IN VERSE 35 IS GIVING HIS DISCIPLE AND THE PEOPLE AN “INVITATION AND A DEDICATION FOR THEIR LIVES WITH AN INSTRUCTION
JESUS IN VERSE 35 IS GIVING HIS DISCIPLE AND THE PEOPLE AN “INVITATION AND A DEDICATION FOR THEIR LIVES WITH AN INSTRUCTION
THE THINGS WE LEARN ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE AND OPPOSE THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD, THIS NEW AGE. IT IS THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR
THE THINGS WE LEARN ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE AND OPPOSE THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD, THIS NEW AGE. IT IS THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR
THAT IS WHY VERY LITTLE PEOPLE HAVE NO JOY IN THEM
THAT IS WHY VERY LITTLE PEOPLE HAVE NO JOY IN THEM
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS IN THE WRONG PLACES
TRUE JOY IS FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST
TRUE JOY IS FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST
Jesus makes three points
Jesus makes three points
In 34 Jesus has called upon us to make a dedication to our lives, there is an invitation there.
in 35 Jesus is asking us to give an evaluation of our lives Jesus also gives us an instruction there
it means to make a decision everyday to walk with with the Lord
Dedication makes evaluation mandatory of our lives
in verse 35 Jesus is saying what is your choice regarding our lives
in 36, Mark 8:36 “For what does it benefit someone to gain the whole world and yet lose his life?”
Jesus is asking what is our views, concerning our world
37, Jesus asked a third question
37, Jesus asked a third question
which is what is our value concerning our souls
Mark 8:37 “What can anyone give in exchange for his life?”
How important is your soul? That is the impact of Jesus’s question
How important is your soul? That is the impact of Jesus’s question
I wonder how many people would give much thought about their soul?
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (CSB)
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We see that not many people care or are concern and ignorant with man’s soul
We see that not many people care or are concern and ignorant with man’s soul
If we truly see that life does not end in death, but rather life continues on through eternity
Then we will understand our soul is very important
in fact the soul is more important then the body, the body dies eventually
God declared that
God declared that
Ecclesiastes 12:7 “and the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
that was God’s verdict when Adam sinned against God
when life departs the man, the scripture teaches
when life departs the man, the scripture teaches
death occurs when soul, spirit are separated from the body
when that happens the body goes back to dust, it decomposes
its God’s natural order
You and I are so preoccupied with the body
You and I are so preoccupied with the body
in what we wear and look, obviously we need to be concerned with our health, and what we wear, and how we appear
but that should not be our priority considering our lives, especially if it occurs to the neglect of our soul
Think for a second how much time do you spend each day in growth for your spiritual soul?
By the things you read, mediation, prayer, conversation you engage
contrast that with the time you spend on your body
If we see life does not end with death, but continues through eternity
If we see life does not end with death, but continues through eternity
then we will understand
that our souls are very important
What ever is more important then our soul it becomes the price tag we place in our immortal soul
What ever is more important then our soul it becomes the price tag we place in our immortal soul
TURN TO: 37
Jesus Ask, Mark 8:37 (NIV): what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
Jesus is asking, “how do you evaluate your spiritual condition”?
What do you think about eternity and heaven Or hell?
Jesus is teaching us in these verses
Jesus is teaching us in these verses
About the true and meaningful issues of life
Remember that the meaning of life begins with that dedication and flowing from that dedication there is an evaluation
evaluation of our lives and how we live
HOW WE INTERACT WITH THE WORLD VIEW
about our soul and what we do with it? and dedication to Jesus
What should be our Response?
This passage is very important to the believers
So my friends How are you evaluating your life, concerning your soul?
So my friends How are you evaluating your life, concerning your soul?
We have now come to verse 38 Examination
The meaning of life can comprised of three things
The meaning of life can comprised of three things
dedication
Evaluation
examation
Mark 8:38 Reads verse Mark 8:38 “For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.””
Underline the word “Whosever”
Mark 8:34 (NIV): Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
Mark 8:35 (NIV): For whoever wants to save their life
Whosoever, Whosoever, …Jesus I believe reminding us there will be an examination of our lives
Whosoever, Whosoever, …Jesus I believe reminding us there will be an examination of our lives
Jesus is saying today very loud, there are two ways to live your life, the breath of life I gave you
Jesus is saying today very loud, there are two ways to live your life, the breath of life I gave you
Your way or my way
you can not have both
Proverbs 14:12 (CSB)
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
I am the way the true and life John 14:6
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent—Jesus Christ.