A Beautiful Life John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. NKJV

Each Day I’ll Do A Golden Deed Frequency Personal Commitment Expend Energy Gold is Good Result of Expending Energy Frequency: Daily – Not just one day a week. When you wake up think of what you can do for someone else May be wife, mother father children relatives neighbors Great Commandment- Matt 22:36-40 36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" 37 Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." Personal commitment– Cannot put off on to others Expend Energy, your energy not government, charities or institutions. Gold=good Result James 2:15-16 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

By Helping those who are in need Providing Assistance to Others Need? Material Emotional Teaching Providing– self explanatory Need?— Material assistance Money Food Clothing Shelter Emotional help: Rejoice Weep Comfort Teaching The Gospel Older women teach younger Older Men?

My life on Earth is but a span Brevity of Life Three Score and Ten So much to do, so little time This Slide self explanatory

And so I’ll do the best I can Personal commitment Use your opportunities and resources Again the personal commitment to expend Energy Resources / opportunities Opportunities –family, brothers and sisters, neighbors Do all have ability to cook, repair a roof. The physical strength and agility for manual labor Army “be all that you can be” God wants your best--Luke 12:48 For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. This is what is to be done and the rest of the verses describe specific things that one can do,

HOW? Be a child of God Light Shine Sing Praise Help Troubled Soul Good and Pure Life Take a Stand for God Lend a Helping Hand Lift a Traveler’s Load Turn Night to Day Make Flowers Bloom Light Shine Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works DEEDS and glorify your Father in heaven. Sing Praise Help Troubled Soul Good and Pure Life Take a Stand for God– not just set for defense (1Pet 3:15) But living Example. Lend a Helping Hand Matt 25 31-46 Lift a Traveler’s Load Turn Night to Day Night covers evil Day exposes it Make Flowers Bloom--

Why Life’s Sun Sinking Fast I must Go To Meet Deeds Where the Sun Does Not Set The next question is WHY should we live in this manner This is self explanatory and for some of us the statement is becoming more and more relevant. I must go—The realization is personal, we must all go some time, but this is a personal recognition of that fact. Why are we going?—To meet the deeds that I have done. 2 Cor 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Do you see the necessity of Good deeds? Where are we going– Where there will be no setting sun. The sun will not set on the happiness and joy of those children of God who have done good deeds. Neither will the sun set on the punishment of God’s children who have done evil. Invitation—Do you want to be an obedient Child of God?