One Month to Live PART 4

Posted by Pastor Mark on 14 September 2008 | 0 Comments

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You know....the reality is.....that regardless of how worthwhile....or how switched on to a specific topic I might be......EVERY one of us are at different stages in our relationship with God......And I know....that for some of you.....reading this book over the last 4 weeks has NOT been an option....for time reasons....for emotional reasons....and even because it just doesn't CAPTURE you.....and you know.....that's OK.....See I'm not uptight because some people will NOT have read this book.....and perhaps some people will NOT have answered the questions......and I don't feel DISAPPOINTED if there is not significant.....dramatic change in the lives of people.....

I think I began this series.....by saying that ANY impact that this series might have on people....would be personal....and it would be specific to the individual......

You know....ultimately....I'm probably a selfish Pastor......cause when I think about it........I mostly pick topics and series to teach on....that I NEED to look at in my life......If YOU get anything out of it.....then it's a BONUS....

BUT from the discussions I have had with people...over recent weeks.......regardless of whether you've read this book.....One Month to Live.....or answered the questions I've handed out.....or even LISTENED to my messages.....It would be hard to be a part of this church over the last month and NOT be confronted with that ONE question.....What would I do if I only had ONE month to live.......HOW would my life.....my relationships.....my priorities....change if I knew I only had one month to live.....what relationships would I need to RESTORE if I knew I only had one month to live.....

And if I DO have more than one month to live.....HOW do all these questions translate....to identify some CHANGES that perhaps I should make in my life......some relationships that perhaps I should restore.....some priorities that I might need to revisit.....SO THAT I KNOW....that when it IS my time to go.....I leave BOLDLY and with NO regrets.

But this morning.....I'm NOT going to be selfish....I want to SHARE our time this morning......and I want us all to get a snapshot of ideas and thought.....from throughout our family here....

SO...I've asked five people to come up and share for 4 or 5 minutes..... how this process might have challenged them......what they have learned about themselves and about their relationship with Jesus in the process......and what ongoing affect this concept of living each DAY as if they only had one month to live.....might have had on their life......

SHARING

Thankyou guys SO much....for sharing with us....I am constantly BLOWN away.....by the beautiful people in this church.....and the amount of LOVE and CONNECTION we have with each other....

Someone said, "Your life is a gift from God...... What you do with it is your gift to God."

This last month.....has allowed us to re-examine our gift to God......

You know......If there was only ONE thing that I hope you can take from this series.....it would be to REDISCOVER and RESTORE your passion for life......See.....If you only had one month to live, you would want to enjoy every single moment as the precious gift it is...... And you would want to make every second count toward something meaningful and eternal......something that DEFINES your purpose on this earth......and the fuel for being able to sustain this one-month-to-live lifestyle... over the long haul..... is passion.....MAY YOU find your PASSION for life.....

Prayer

Father....you know each one of us.....you know the days allocated to each of us....and you have ALWAYS known them......perhaps the reason WE don't know....is that you don't want us just to SPRINT to the line....you want us to live our life and live it to the FULL EVERY day.....Father I pray.....that you will continue to challenge us...in how we live our lives.....how we relate to each other......how we set our priorities......that you would challenge us to want MORE.....and to be PASSIONATE about seeking YOUR plan for our lives.

 

Amen.


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You know....the reality is.....that regardless of how worthwhile....or how switched on to a specific topic we might be......EVERY one of us are at different stages in our relationship with God......And I know....that for some of you.....reading this book over the last 4 weeks has NOT been an option....for time reasons....for emotional reasons....and even because it just doesn't CAPTURE you.....and you know.....that's OK.....See I'm not uptight because some people will NOT have read this book.....and perhaps some people will NOT have answered the questions......and I don't feel DISAPPOINTED if there is not significant.....dramatic change in the lives of people.....

I think I began this series.....by saying that ANY impact that this series might have on people....would be personal....and it would be specific to the individual......

You know....ultimately....I'm probably a selfish Pastor......cause when I think about it........I mostly pick topics and series to teach on....that I NEED to look at in my life......If YOU get anything out of it.....then it's a BONUS....

BUT from the discussions I have had with people...over recent weeks.......regardless of whether you've read this book.....One Month to Live.....or answered the questions I've handed out.....or even LISTENED to my messages.....It would be hard to be a part of this church over the last month and NOT be confronted with that ONE question.....What would I do if I only had ONE month to live.......HOW would my life.....my relationships.....my priorities....change if I knew I only had one month to live.....what relationships would I need to RESTORE if I knew I only had one month to live.....

And if I DO have more than one month to live.....HOW do all these questions translate....to identify some CHANGES that perhaps I should make in my life......some relationships that perhaps I should restore.....some priorities that I might need to revisit.....SO THAT I KNOW....that when it IS my time to go.....I leave BOLDLY and with NO regrets.

 

But this morning.....I'm NOT going to be selfish....I want to SHARE our time this morning......and I want us all to get a snapshot of ideas and thought.....from throughout our family here....

SO...I've asked five people to come up and share for 4 or 5 minutes..... how this process might have challenged them......what they have learned about themselves and about their relationship with Jesus in the process......and what ongoing affect this concept of living each DAY as if they only had one month to live.....might have had on their life......

 

SHARING

 

Thankyou guys SO much....for sharing with us....I am constantly BLOWN away.....by the beautiful people in this church.....and the amount of LOVE and CONNECTION we have with each other....

 

Someone said, "Your life is a gift from God...... What you do with it is your gift to God."

 

This last month.....has allowed us to re-examine our gift to God......

You know......If there was only ONE thing that I hope you can take from this series.....it would be to REDISCOVER and RESTORE your passion for life......See.....If you only had one month to live, you would want to enjoy every single moment as the precious gift it is...... And you would want to make every second count toward something meaningful and eternal......something that DEFINES your purpose on this earth......and the fuel for being able to sustain this one-month-to-live lifestyle... over the long haul..... is passion.....MAY YOU find your PASSION for life.....

 

Prayer

Father....you know each one of us.....you know the days allocated to each of us....and you have ALWAYS known them......perhaps the reason WE don't know....is that you don't want us just to SPRINT to the line....you want us to live our life and live it to the FULL EVERY day.....Father I pray.....that you will continue to challenge us...in how we live our lives.....how we relate to each other......how we set our priorities......that you would challenge us to want MORE.....and to be PASSIONATE about seeking YOUR plan for our lives.

 

Amen.