This document provides a "hall pass to life" with 5 requirements for graduates: 1) having personal faith in God, Christ, and the Bible, 2) focusing goals and not being distracted, 3) finishing what you start and not giving up, 4) accepting that failure is allowed but learning from mistakes, and 5) making family a top priority in life.

1. H a ll P a s s t o L if e

2. Graduation
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Reflect back over school years,
friends, teachers, football
games, activities
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Most schools require a “Hall
Pass” for students to be in the
halls during class time.
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This morning – I will give you
your hall pass to life
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5 Things must be on this pass.

3. 1 – Faith in Christ
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Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is
impossible to please Him, for he who
comes to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.
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Not parents faith, elders faith, preachers
faith
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Not faith in church, people, family

4. 1 – Faith in Christ
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Must have your personal faith
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Faith in God, Christ, Bible
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You must have your own personal
faith in your God.

5. 2 – Focus on your goals
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Many HS graduates are “aimless”
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No goals, no direction
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Concentrate on the goal –
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Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the
author and finisher of our faith, who for the
joy that was set before Him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and has sat
down at the right hand of the throne of
God.

6. 2 – Focus on your goals
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Don't let others distract you from your
goals
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Harvard (very bad football team) – cheer
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“That's all right, that's OK;
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You will work for us someday.”

7. 3 – Finish what you start
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Luke 14:28-30 28 For which of you,
intending to build a tower, does not sit
down first and count the cost, whether he
has enough to finish it-- 29 lest, after he
has laid the foundation, and is not able to
finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30
saying, 'This man began to build and was
not able to finish.'

8. 3 – Finish what you start
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Build a tower – FIRST count the cost!
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Attend college – graduate!
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Get married – Stay married!
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Go to work – Finish what you start!

9. 3 – Finish what you start
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Paul Harvey – message for graduates
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Life is not fair – get used to it.
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If you think your teacher is tough wait till you
get a boss.
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If you mess up its not your parent's fault so
don't whine about your mistakes. Learn from
them.

10. 3 – Finish what you start
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Before you were born your parents weren't as
boring as they are now. They got that way
paying your bills and cleaning your room.
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Life is not divided into semesters.
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You don't get summers off.
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Few employers are interested in helping you to
find yourself. Do that on your own time.

11. 4 – Freedom to fail
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James 3:2 For we all stumble in many things. If
anyone does not stumble in word, he is a
perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
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Optimist called home after failing an exam -
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“But I got a high F.”

12. 4 – Freedom to fail
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Great men of God failed
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Abraham lied twice
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Noah got drunk
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David – adultery and murder
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Peter denied Christ
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Paul was the chief of sinners

13. 4 – Freedom to fail
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An American Failure
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1831 – Failed in business
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1832 – Defeated for state legislature
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1833 – Failed again in business
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1835 – Fiance died
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1836 – Had nervous breakdown
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1838 – Defeated for speaker of the house
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1850 – Son died

14. 4 – Freedom to fail
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An American Failure
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1855 – Defeated for senate
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1856 – Defeated for vice president
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1858 – Defeated for senate
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BUT – in 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected
President of the United States

15. 5 – Family a priority
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Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your
mother, that your days may be long upon the
land which the Lord your God is giving you.
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Stay close to home
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Not about geography
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But about the heart
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Always make family a priority
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Immediate family
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Church family
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Extended family

16. HALL PASS TO LIFE
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Is authorized to enter
Into life with the following stipulations:
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Faith in Christ
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Focus on your goals
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Finish what you start
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Freedom to fail
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Family a priority