DAY 5 - HOW TO COMPLETE GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE - 7 DAYS OF WORSHIP - PTR NORMAN HOLMES

2. DAY 5
HOW TO COMPLETE
GOD’S PLAN
FOR YOUR LIFE

5. PARIS NEWSPAPER:
“The Merchant of
Death is Dead!”

6. The Nobel Peace Prize

7. “I press toward the mark of the high call
of God in Christ Jesus” –Phil.3:14

8. - Jeremiah 29:11
- Hebrews 12:1

9. Our eternal position & reward
in God’s kingdom will be
determined by whether we
accomplish God’s plan for our
present life on earth.

12. 1. VISION- We need to see God’s plan for
our life so that we can aim to fulfill it:
“Without a vision, the people
are undisciplined” –Proverbs 29:18

13. - This was the ultimate goal of the Apostle
Paul: In Philippians 3:13-14 it was the
“one thing” that Paul aimed for.
- At the end of his life Paul knew he had
completed God’s plans, 2 Tim.4:6-8.

14. Christ’s last words in John
19:30 show He
accomplished His goal:
“IT IS FINISHED!”

15. OUR VISION:
WE WERE CREATED
FOR ETERNAL PURPOSES!
- The only lasting importance of our present life
is how it prepares us for our eternal destiny:
- “It is appointed to man once to die, and after this
the judgment” –Hebrews 9:27
- Jesus said, “For what shall it profit a man, if he
shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
-Mark 8:36

16. The Richest Man on Earth
(for a few years)
The Thhe

17. The Most Famous Man on Earth
(for a few years)

18. Our present life prepares us for
our eternal future:
- HEAVEN OR HELL, Rev.20:11-15
- OUR HEAVENLY REWARDS,
Rev.22:12, Mat.19:28, Heb.11:35
 Christ’s finished work gains us
entrance to heaven
 Our godly works gain us rewards
in heaven

19. God has created each of
us with abilities and
talents to serve Him and
gain a great reward!

22. 2. WE MUST DEDICATE OUR
LIVES TO GOD’S PURPOSE
- Paul was focused: “One thing I do…
I press toward the mark” -Phil.3:13-14
- “Good” things can hinder us from
God’s best!

23. Billy Graham & President Johnson

25. King Solomon had a good beginning,
but a bad ending to his life

26. Young Solomon / Old King Solomon
1. Loved God / Loved many women & idols
2. Built God’s Temple / Built many shrines to idols
3. Had God’s praise / Lost it, but had man’s praise
4. Cared for God’s flock / lost most of God’s flock,
but gained great flocks
and herds of animals
5. Lost his spiritual life / multiplied his natural life

27. -Trying to be satisfied with natural,
temporary rewards will end in
emptiness and sorrow:
Old King Solomon’s last writing was
the book of Ecclesiastes. He declared
his life was ending with emptiness &
sorrow, and he warned in the book:
“Don’t end up like me!”

28. LIVE YOUR LIFE TO
PREPARE FOR
ETERNITY!

29. EACH OF US CAN FULFILL GOD’S
PLANS AND GAIN A GREAT
ETERNAL REWARD!

30. I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the
race, I have kept the
faith. Now there is a
crown waiting for me.”
-2 Tim.4:7-8