Sermon Cloud

"M & M: How To Live Life"

Big Idea:

God's Blessing of my marriage and money depends on My Obedience

"Be strong and very courageous... Study this Book... Meditate on it... be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed."  joshua1/7>8nlt

"Young man, it's wonderful to be young!  Enjoy every minute of it.  Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do... remember that youth, with a whole life before it, still faces the threat of meaninglessness.  Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and no longer enjoy living.  It will be too late then to remember him, when the light of the sun and moon and stars is dim to your old eyes, and there is no silver lining left among the clouds.  Your limbs will tremble with age, and your strong legs will grow weak. Your teeth will be too few to do their work, and you will be blind, too.  And when your teeth are gone, keep your lips tightly closed when you eat!  Even the chirping of birds will wake you up.  But you yourself will be deaf and tuneless, with a quavering voice.  You will be afraid of heights and of falling, white-haired and withered, dragging along without any sexual desire. You will be standing at death's door... Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps."  ecclesiastes11/9>10, 12/1>6nlt

4 Secrets of Living Well

Live Generously

"Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later."  ecclesiastes11/1nlt

Adapt Willingly

"If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done."  ecclesiastes11/3>4

Rejoice Daily

"It is a wonderful thing to be alive!  If a person lives to be very old, let him rejoice in every day of life..."  ecclesiastes11/7>8

Live For Eternity

"...though God has planted eternity in the hearts of men, even so, many cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end... but let him also remember that eternity is far longer and that everything down here is futile in comparison.  Here is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person."  ecclesiastes3/11, 11/8, 12/13nlt