This message is the New Year's Day message from Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message Pastor Chuck talks about how we can have our best year ever as we remember three things about life, time and commitment, do three things regarding the past, future and present and have three things - focus, priorities and lifestyle.

1. MY BEST YEAR EVER!
January 1, 2017
Pastor Chuck Bernal
TO HAVE OUR BEST YEAR EVER,
THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE MUST REMEMBER . . .
Look here, you people who say, “Today or tomorrow weare going to such and
such a town, stay there a year, and open up a profitable business.” How do
you know what is going to happen tomorrow? For the length of your lives is
as uncertain as the morning fog—now you see it; soon it is gone. What you
ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we shall live and do this or
that.” Otherwise you will be bragging about your own plans, and such self-
confidenceneverpleases God.(James4:13-16 –LB)
Lord, help me to realize how brief my time on earth will be. Help me to know
that I am here for but a moment more. My life is no longer than my hand! My
wholelifetime is but a moment to you. Proud man! Frail as breath! A shadow!
And all his busy rushing ends in nothing. He heaps up riches for someone else
to spend. And so,Lord,my onlyhopeisin you. (Psalm39:4-7–LB)
We may journey through life for 70 years; some may live and breathe 80
years—if we are strong. Yet our time here is only toil and trouble; soon our
days are gone, and we fly away . . . Teach us to number our days so that we
maytrulyliveand achievewisdom.(Psalm90:10,12 –TheVoice)
We must remember the _____________________________oflife
We must remember the ____________________________oftime
We must remember the _____________________ofcommitment
TO HAVE OUR BEST YEAR EVER,
THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE MUST DO . . .
I do not say that I have received this or have already become perfect. But I
keep going on to make that lifemy ownas Christ Jesus mademe His own. No,
Christian brothers, I do not have that life yet. But I do one thing. I forget
everything that is behind me and look forward to that which is ahead of

2. me. My eyes are on the crown. I want to win the race and get the crown of
God’s call fromheaventhroughChristJesus.(Philippians3:12-14–NLV)
We must ___________________________________ fromthe past
but not ___________________________________init.
We must ______________________________________ thefuture
but not _____________________________________it.
We must _____________________________________ thepresent
and not ____________________________________it.
TO HAVE OUR BEST YEAR EVER,
THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE MUST HAVE . . .
SeektheKingdomof God aboveall else,and liverighteously, and hewill give
you everythingyou need.(Matthew 6:33 –NLT)
What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you
to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need. (Matthew 6:33 –
ETRV)
He will give them to you if you give him first place in your life and live as he
wantsyou to. (Matthew 6:33 –LB)
We must have the right___________________________________
We must have the right___________________________________
We must have the right___________________________________