YOLO/Carpe Diem

This is your shot.

This is your life. This is your one chance to change the world. To allow Christ to work in you and through you to change the world.

You could be the next one to die in this church. At your school. In your family. In this room. You may not be. It doesn’t really matter does it?

Revelations 3:1-6 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. ² Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. ³ Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

⁴ Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. ⁵ The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. ⁶ Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
 

The church in Sardis was active, that wasn’t the problem, it was where they were with God. It matters where our hearts are. We can do all the service in the world, but if we are dead spiritually it doesn’t matter. Find those who are like minded and bond together (your peers) and make a pact to grow together and share Christ’s love.

What you do today makes a difference, someone is watching. Your peers, your family members, your neighbors. But it’s not only about being a nice person, you need to be able to share the gospel with them as well.

1 Corinthians 3:13-15  their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. ¹⁴ If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

It isn’t only ourselves we need to worry about. We have to realize that today could be it. We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.

Think of life as a movie. You aren’t the star, God is. You are but a minor role in the big picture. You are the back of a head in a blip of a scene. Never the less, you play a MAJOR role in the here and now. You are in the movie. You need to be there/here to make the whole thing flow.

We aren’t here today to feel warm and fuzzy. We are here because it is too important not to be. We come here to be energized, revived, restored, and renewed. This is your core group ladies, the ones sitting here are this table. These are the people you talk to when you need to vent, when you need encouragement. These are also the ones who you will change this church with. The ones you will change this city with. God is already working in you and through you, allow Him to use you in every aspect of your life.

All that said- how are you living your life? What statement is your life making? Are you making an impact?

What are some service ideas you have? Who are they going to benefit? I can give yall things to do all day long, but I want you to do something you feel like your making a difference with.

Who can we help?
What will we do?

What will it do for them?
What will it take to do it?