What are you doing with your life?  Titus 3 12-15 Titus 3 12-15 Titus 3:12–15 (ESV) — 12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13 Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14 And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. 15 All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.   Objective: It is my objective to show the vital reason for the church. As a church, we must have relationships with one another. These will keep us following Jesus and His truths and live them. So I ask, what are you doing with your life?

Are relationships good or bad? What is the purpose of relationships? How many people do you have a relationship with? Are relationships good or bad? What is the purpose of relationships? How many people do you have a relationship with?

We are the church. Jesus Christ is the Head We are the members and we must function When one hurts, all hurt, When one is exalted, all are exalted We serve the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord Jesus Christ is the Head We are the members and we must function When one hurts, all hurt, When one is exalted, all are exalted We serve the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord

God is our God He is amazing and all powerful He is not a man that can fail He can do miracles and amazing acts beyond any human He can stop the enemy and can rescue the fallen He can raise up an army of people to serve others He is God and He is the creator He is not the one who is to blame for the shooting Satan and all his forces should be held accountable Satan is the one who causes great and horrific disasters When we fail to obey Him, He allows us to be disciplined Who wants a God who is just like us? My God is almighty to save and wants to save us He is amazing and all powerful He is not a man that can fail He can do miracles and amazing acts beyond any human He can stop the enemy and can rescue the fallen He can raise up an army of people to serve others He is God and He is the creator He is not the one who is to blame for the shooting Satan and all his forces should be held accountable Satan is the one who causes great and horrific disasters When we fail to obey Him, He allows us to be disciplined Who wants a God who is just like us? My God is almighty to save and wants to save us

We are the church We hurt when others hurt We care for those who are in need We are to live quietly and meet pressing needs When the enemy destroys, we are to heal When the enemy kills, we can bring life and hope We hurt when others hurt We care for those who are in need We are to live quietly and meet pressing needs When the enemy destroys, we are to heal When the enemy kills, we can bring life and hope

Hebrews 10:23–25 (ESV) 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.   Galatians 6:1-10

What Are You Doing With Your Life? What is your plan for the day? Beginning to end, what do you hope for? What difference do you want your life to make?   You may say, “I don’t even think like that.” I just get up and do what I need to do I don’t plan. I just live You are cutting yourself off from God’s grace Don’t just drift aimlessly-Circumstances do not have to control you. What is your purpose for today? Children, teens, adults, single, married, divorced, widowed, moms, dads, every trade. Aimlessness is akin to lifelessness. Dead leaves in the back yard move They are full of motion and empty of life What is your plan for the day? Beginning to end, what do you hope for? What difference do you want your life to make?   You may say, “I don’t even think like that.” I just get up and do what I need to do I don’t plan. I just live You are cutting yourself off from God’s grace Don’t just drift aimlessly-Circumstances do not have to control you. What is your purpose for today? Children, teens, adults, single, married, divorced, widowed, moms, dads, every trade. Aimlessness is akin to lifelessness. Dead leaves in the back yard move They are full of motion and empty of life

God did not create us to be aimless like leaves Find who you are in God’s image and live with purpose Jesus-My food is to do the will of Him who sent me. Aiming day by day to do what you were meant to do is like eating. Gives life and energy. Find who you are in God’s image and live with purpose Jesus-My food is to do the will of Him who sent me. Aiming day by day to do what you were meant to do is like eating. Gives life and energy.

“The kind of love that magnifies God and not man is hope that’s rooted in the faithfulness of God.” When you die doing what you were meant to do, you die well and full. “The kind of love that magnifies God and not man is hope that’s rooted in the faithfulness of God.” When you die doing what you were meant to do, you die well and full.

What are you doing with your life What are you doing with your life? What is the aim and focus of your life? What are you doing with your life? What is the aim and focus of your life?

Embrace Your Hope Hebrews 10:23 (ESV) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. This is done in the quietness of your closet Hebrews 10:23 (ESV) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.   This is done in the quietness of your closet

Romans 15:13 (ESV) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.   Not something done with hands and feet It is a determination of the heart. An act of your will. After this, you must act May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.   Not something done with hands and feet It is a determination of the heart. An act of your will. After this, you must act

II. Stir Up Each Other to Love and Good Deeds Hebrews 10:24 (ESV) And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, Here is the focus of your life 1. What you aim at from morning to evening 2. Not – be loving and caring Consider how to stimulate each other to love and good deeds. 1. Focus on helping others be loving people 2. Aim at stirring up others 3. Aim of our lives is not just our deeds but helping others. Hebrews 10:24 (ESV) And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, Here is the focus of your life 1. What you aim at from morning to evening 2. Not – be loving and caring Consider how to stimulate each other to love and good deeds. 1. Focus on helping others be loving people 2. Aim at stirring up others 3. Aim of our lives is not just our deeds but helping others.

III. Consider Each Other Consider Jesus Heb. 3:1 Used – Consider Jesus Heb. 3:1

Consider what? Consider how to stimulate to love and good works. Look at one another Focus on one another Study one another Think about one another Let your mind be occupied with one another   Goal of this focus—Love and good deeds Teen agers—Focus on how to help one another to love and good deeds Parents-Focus on how to help one another to love and good deeds Grand parents-Focus on how to help one another to … In your trade—How to help one another to love and good Consider how to stimulate to love and good works. Look at one another Focus on one another Study one another Think about one another Let your mind be occupied with one another   Goal of this focus—Love and good deeds Teen agers—Focus on how to help one another to love and good deeds Parents-Focus on how to help one another to love and good deeds Grand parents-Focus on how to help one another to … In your trade—How to help one another to love and good

You are in a slump through the day What’s the point, why school or work Consider how to help one another to love and good deeds “When you die doing what you were meant to do, you die well and full.” What’s the point, why school or work, Consider how to help one another to love and good deeds “When you die doing what you were meant to do, you die well and full.”

What can I do to help to love and good deeds Consider, Think about. Ponder, deliberate, meditate, mull over with a conscious goal. What can I do to help to love and good deeds What can I do to help to love and good deeds

Questions when considering other: What are they like? What am I like? What will the situation be like? What helps a person become loving? What is the origin of genuine good deeds?   This is a reason for living that is focused enough to be practical and big enough to last a lifetime. What are they like? What am I like? What will the situation be like? What helps a person become loving? What is the origin of genuine good deeds?   This is a reason for living that is focused enough to be practical and big enough to last a lifetime.

Get Together and Encourage One Another Hebrews 10:25 (ESV) not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:25 (ESV) not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Two truths Do not neglect getting together Encourage one another

Context is not big church Context is small groups Church is important – Context is not big church Context is small groups Context is not big church Context is small groups

Come together to encourage one another We have learned to be independent We need one another in the small group Preaching is NOT enough We have learned to be independent We need one another in the small group Preaching is NOT enough

“The aim of our lives is not just loving and doing good deeds, but helping to stir up others to love and to good deeds.”

Are you in the habit of gathering together? More Questions: Are you in the habit of gathering together? Are you in the non-participating habit Are you in the habit of gathering together? Are you in the non-participating habit

What Kind of Encouragement? v. 23—Hold fast your confession of faith Embrace your hope Cherish your hope God is faithful and keeps His promises v. 23—Hold fast your confession of faith Embrace your hope Cherish your hope God is faithful and keeps His promises

Always understand, God can be trusted Without hope in God, life is disheartening, frustrating, crushing disappointment Always understand, God can be trusted Always understand, God can be trusted

Resources for a Difficult Situation Hebrews 10:34–35 (ESV) — 34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. 35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. “God is calling you to make a habit of participating in small group togetherness where you encourage one another.” Hebrews 10:34–35 (ESV) — 34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. 35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. “God is calling you to make a habit of participating in small group togetherness where you encourage one another.”

Summary Make the aim of your life to consider others — study them, know them, figure them out — to the end that you stimulate them to love and good deeds. Be sure that you do this by getting together often with other believers for the specific purpose of encouraging each other. And let the heart of that encouragement be reminders of how great our hope is in Christ and that God can be trusted. Make the aim of your life to consider others — study them, know them, figure them out — to the end that you stimulate them to love and good deeds. Be sure that you do this by getting together often with other believers for the specific purpose of encouraging each other. And let the heart of that encouragement be reminders of how great our hope is in Christ and that God can be trusted.

Titus 3:14 (ESV) And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. (NLT) Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive. (ESV) And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. (NLT) Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive

What are you doing with your life?