Watch Where You’re Going! Pt.1
Keep Your Eyes on The Road!
Clutch Student Ministries Pastor Jordan Biel Rock of Grace A/G 02.22.2006
Phil 4:4-9 “Always be full of joy in the Lord; I say it again, rejoice! 5 Let
everyone see that you are unselfish and considerate
in all you do. Remember that the
Lord is coming soon. 6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about
everything; tell God
your needs, and don't forget to thank
him for his answers. 7 If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which
is far more
wonderful than the human mind can
understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest
as you
trust in Christ Jesus. 8 And now,
brothers, as I close this letter, let me say this one more thing: Fix your
thoughts on what is
true and good and right. Think about
things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others.
Think about
all you can praise God for and be
glad about. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and saw me
doing, and the
God of peace will be
with you.”
- The Living Bible
Don’t be distracted by all the things and worries of the
world – keep your eyes on the Road to Heaven, Watch were
you’re going! Fix your eyes on Christ and meeting Him in
Heaven.
Upon accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, we begin a
journey, with God
to God.
1. Don’t Be Distracted!
Don’t
be distracted from the thing God wants you to do.
Phil
4:11-13 “For I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or
little. 12 I know how to live on almost
nothing or with everything. I have
learned the secret of contentment in every situation, whether it be a full
stomach or
hunger, plenty or want; 13 for I can do
everything God asks me to with the help of Christ who gives me the strength
and power.” The Living Bible
2. Don’t Be Detoured!
Even Good things can be a distraction and detour us God’s purpose in our life any
given day.
Eph 5:15-19 “So
be careful how you live, not as fools but as those who are wise. 16 Make
the most of every opportunity
for doing good in these evil days. 17 Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand
what the Lord wants you to do.
18 Don't be drunk
with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill
and control you.” NLT
3. Don’t Be Disengaged!
2 Thess
2 Thess 2:14-17 “God called you to
salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share
in the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ. With all these things in mind,
dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip
on everything we taught you both in
person and by letter.”
Watch
where you’re Going!
We’re on our way to Heaven! Don’t
give up on the goal.
Titus
2:11-14 “For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all
people. 12 And we are instructed to
turn from godless living and sinful
pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right
conduct, and devotion to God,
13 while we look
forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and Savior,
Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
14 He gave his life
to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own
people, totally
committed to doing what is right.” NLT
You Have A Destiny (a God-given purpose)
*Fulfilling
your God-given purpose, your destiny keeps you from being detoured and
disengaged.
Let
me ask you a question: Right now, are
you really living or only existing?
“Is
your goal how long you will live or that you live?” – Erwin McManus
Living
out your destiny – your God-given purpose is going have risks involved.
“Somehow
we all know that to play it safe is to lose the game.” – Erwin McManus
We’ve
only got one chance to “make the most of every opportunity.” Time goes by so fast.
“Time
waits for no one.” – Erwin McManus
In
fulfilling your destiny – in taking the journey that God has for you, there’s gonna be a lot of things that you’re unsure of.
But
there is one thing you can always be sure of – GOD is with You!
If
you’re constantly looking at what’s behind you, the mistakes you’ve made in the
past, you will soon wreck. You will
wreck life.
You’ll
be a mess;
WATCH
WHERE YOU’RE GOING!!!
“To
relive the past is to relinquish (give up) the future.” – Erwin McManus
In
Deut. 30:15-20, God gave the people a choice.
He said, you can choose death or life,
blessings
our curses, “Now choose Life…” -God
Deut. 30:15-20
“Choose
Life”
“Your
decisions determine your destiny.”
-Richard Crisco
(Every decision!)
Philippians
How
do you live your life? – existing, surviving or
thriving with purpose?
Phil
1:20-24 “For I live in eager expectation and hope that I will never do anything
that causes me shame,
but that I will always be bold for
Christ, as I have been in the past, and that my life will always honor Christ,
whether
I live or I die.
21 For to me, living is for
Christ, and dying is even better. 22 Yet if I live, that means fruitful service
for Christ.
I really don't know
which is better. 23 I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and
sometimes I long to go
and be with Christ. That would be far
better for me, 24 but it is better for you that I live.” NLT
GOOD
Question: Is it better for others that
you continue to live?
Paul
chose to live his life making a difference, advancing the
And
make disciples. WATCH WHERE YOU’RE
GOING!!!
You’re
life will soon be over – what’s on the other side is up to you.
You Have A Destination
(Heaven is our Home)
Titus
Jesus Christ,
will be revealed.
NLT
1 Cor 15:22-28 “Everyone dies because all of us are related to Adam(b/c he sinned),
the first man. But all who are
related to Christ, the
other man, will be given new life. 23 But there is an order to this
resurrection: Christ was raised first;
then when Christ comes back, all His
people will be raised.” 24 After that the end will come, when He will turn the Kingdom
over to God the Father, having put
down all enemies of every kind. 25 For
Christ must reign until He humbles all His enemies
beneath His feet. 26 And
the last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For the
Scriptures say, "God has given Him authority
over
all things.” 28 Then, when He has
conquered all things, the Son will present Himself to God, so that God, who
gave
His Son authority over all things, will be
utterly supreme over everything everywhere.”
NLT
Bottom
line, God’s in charge.