God’s Vision For Your Future
Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
May 5th, 2024
Questions
• If God asked you to give Him the reasons He should allow you to keep living – what would you say?
• If God reviewed the past 15 years of your life – would He be eager to give you 15 more?
• Are you willing to use the rest of your life the way God planned for you to use it?
What God wants me to do with the rest of my life
1.- God wants me to
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. Matthew 22:37-38 (ESV)
“Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to His service and pleasing to Him. This is the true worship that you should offer.” Romans 12:1 (TEV)
What do I want to be the center of my life?
2.- God wants me to
“Let us not give up the habit of meeting together… instead let us encourage one another.” Hebrews 10:25 (GN)
“Those who believed… were baptized and added to the church… They joined with the other believers…and committed themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship… They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—” Acts 2:41-46
1.- Believe 2.- Be baptized 3.- Join a church family
4.- Commit to regular worship 5.- Connect to a Small Group
My next step: #
3.- God wants me to
*“Let us go on…and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.” Hebrews 6:1 (NLT) *
“By now you should be teachers. Instead, you still need someone to teach you…!” Hebrews 5:12 (GW)
Next Steps for Growth
1.- Personal Bible Study
2.- Class 101, 201, 301, 401, 501
3.- Daily Quiet Time, podcasts, books, get a spiritual partner,
In what area do I need to grow most?
4.- God wants me to
“God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other.” 1 Peter 4:10 (LB)
“What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me?” Psalm 116:12 (NLT)
Where am I making an unselfish contribution?
5.- God wants me to
“Through Christ, God has made peace between us and Himself, and He gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with Him… So we have been sent to speak for Christ!” 2 Corinthians. 5:18, 20 (NCV)
Who do I know who doesn’t know Jesus?
*“As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it.” 2 Corinthians 6:1 (NLT) *