How You Live Matters

INTRO:

10 Life Secrets to Live the Life You Want

Clear Your Mind

Happiness doesn’t come with money

Your life won’t let you have it all

Life is not about the Negative

Perfection is rare. So, Don’t try to be Mr./Miss. Perfect

Life is all about being “You” first

Life should be utilized to do what you like

Life is all about having “FUN”

Life can turn ‘Impossible’ into ‘Possible’

Your life has limited number of days

Is this a wrong way to view life?

Essentially no, it’s just incomplete

Our theme: To Live is Christ

Let Your Life be Worthy of the Gospel

Philippians 1:27 ESV

27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

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Why is Paul so adamant about the Gospel? Why is he worried that our lives reflect this?

The Gospel brings life

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Despite our best efforts of “living a good life” we still fall short

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In Christ we are brought back to what we were made for

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You want a full life - JESUS

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You want 10 Lifehacks to life: 1-10 = JESUS

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Clear Your Mind - be transformed by the renewal of your mind

Happiness doesn’t come with money - you cannot serve God and money

Your life won’t let you have it all - Promise of suffering

Life is not about the Negative - Fruit of the Spirit

Perfection is rare. So, Don’t try to be Mr./Miss. Perfect - All fall short

Life is all about being “You” first - No greater love than to lay down his life

Life should be utilized to do what you like - You are not your own, you were bought with a price

Life is all about having “FUN” - You have put more joy in my heart - Psalm 4:7

Life can turn ‘Impossible’ into ‘Possible’ - With man this is impossible, with God all things are possible

Your life has limited number of days - In your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me -

All are rooted in Christ

So, what does it mean to live a life worthy of the Gospel?

Do we have to earn it?

Is it dependent on us?

No, We live a life following after Jesus

Our life is a celebration of what He has done for us

We live in a manner to bring him honor

We show that we have been bought with a price, and that price wasn’t free

Being Untouchable

Philippians 1:

Philippians 1:20–22 ESV

20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.

Paul knew that Jesus was everything

His life didn’t matter to him, it had been ransomed

He had a grateful heart for what Jesus had done for him

1 Timothy 1:15 ESV

15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

Paul’s purpose

knew that Jesus was better to be with

Philippians 1:23–24 ESV

23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

Philippians 1:23-24

He wanted to be with Christ but knew he had a purpose, to share this great news that changed his life

How you live your life matters

it’s been bought with a price

Jesus is the fulness of life

He is worthy of our lives

Paul had a radical view of a life for Christ, why did he live like this? What were some difficulties Paul would have faced living a life this radical for Christ? Do you face any of the same struggles, if so, how can you overcome them and have a mindset like Paul?

We know that how you live matters, what is something you need to give up or lay down before Christ to live a life of surrender to Him? How can you help someone in your group stay on track to living a life for the Gospel this week?