Sermon shared at the thanks giving service for the life of Jodi-Ann Kimberly Wellington at Grace Missionary Church. Sat. June 3, 2017

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5. LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE
•NONE OF US ARE GUARANTEED TO LIVE TO OLD AGE – THERE HAS BEEN A
FAULTY ASSUMPTION BASED ON A LITERALISTIC RATHER THAN
DESCRIPTIVE INTERPRETATION OF PS. 90:10 – OUR DAYS MAY COME TO 70
YRS OR 80 , IF OUR STRENGTH ENDURES
•WE SHOULD THEREFORE REDEEM THE TIME – REMEMBER NOW YOUR
CREATOR IN THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH

6. •REDEEM THE TIME – PURPOSE FULFILMENT DOESN’T REQUIRE OLD AGE –
JODI LIVED FOR JESUS AND SERVED JESUS WITH A JOY AND PASSION. HER
PURPOSE WAS FULFILLED INSIDE OF 3 DECADES.
•LIKE DAVID IT CAN BE SAID OF HER THAT HAVING SERVED GOD IN HER
GENERATION SHE RESTED
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

7. •THERE IS PURPOSE AND MEANING IN SUFFERING
– THROUGHOUT HER SUFFERING JODI TAUGHT US THAT HAPPINESS AND JOY ARE NOT
SYNONYMS
WE LEARNED WHAT REAL COURAGE IS
WE LEARNED THAT FAITH IN GOD GOES BEYOND THE EBB AND FLOW OF HOW WE FEEL
ABOUT GOD
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

8. •"FAITH MEANS TRUSTING IN ADVANCE WHAT WILL
ONLY MAKE SENSE IN REVERSE.”
- PHILIP YANCEY
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

9. •WE LEARNED TO BE LESS SELFISH – GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN, AGAPE AFFAIR
FUND RAISER, FAMILY VISITS, HOME CARE AT DR LAWSON.
•MATERIALS, HYPE, STYLE AND FASHION…ALL USELESS TO ANSWER THE
EXISTENTIAL QUESTIONS
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

10. •THERE IS A TREASURE THAT SICKNESS CANNOT TOUCH
– WE HAVE THIS TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS
- THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLORY OF GOD POSSESSED BY
FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST; THE GOSPEL MESSAGE OF TRUTH AND
GRACE OF GOD
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

11. • THE GOSPEL IS TREASURE:
1. IT’S GREAT EXCELLENCE – TRUE AND IMPORTANT DOCTRINES, PURE AND CLEAR PRECEPTS, DEFINITE
PROMISES.
2. IT ENRICHES LIFE – PRICELESS, MAKES US HOLY, RE-UNITES US WITH OUR MAKER, BEST CHANCE OF
SHOWING THAT WE ARE BEARERS OF GOD’S IMAGE
3. THE GATEWAY TO THE TREASURE THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD – OFFERS AND SHOWS US HOW TO
MAINTAIN THE MOST VALUABLE TREASURE
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

12. •THE VESSEL THAT HOLDS THE TREASURE IS FRAGILE - “IT IS WITH US. IN
THESE FRAIL BODIES OF OURS—’EARTHEN VESSELS’—WE HAVE THAT
PRICELESS TREASURE.”
•IN FRAIL, FEEBLE, PERISHING BODIES, FORMED OUT OF THE DUST OF THE
EARTH, AND, BECAUSE OF SIN, RETURNING TO IT; MEAN, VILE, SURROUNDED
BY INFIRMITY, AND LIABLE TO BE BROKEN IN PIECES DAILY.
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE

13. •GOD DESIGNED IT THAT WAY. HE PUT THIS TREASURE IN WEAK VESSESLS TO SHOW
THAT THE EXCELLENCY IS NOT OF OURSELVES BUT OF HIS POWER.
•GOD DESIGNED IT THAT WAY TO ALLOW US TO EXPERIENCE THE INNER PEACE DESPITE
THE STORMS ON OUTSIDE – INNER MAN RENEWED, STRUCK DOWN BUT NOT
DESTROYED, RESILLIENCY, MENTAL STABILITY
•OUR OUTER TROUBLES POINT US TO GOD’S GLORY
•OUR TEMPORARY EARTHLY TROUBLES POINT US TO THE ETERNAL GLORY
LIFE PERSPECTIVES FROM JODI-ANN’S LIFE