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This is an encouraging, fun-filled message of hope for anyone about to enter a new phase of life. Whether you're graduating, getting a new job or promotion, tying the knot, starting a family, or simply wanting to turn over a new leaf, do yourself a favor and: (1) Know your Limits, (2) Know your Resources, and (3) Know your Place. Pastor Bill combines the timeless wisdom of God's Word to the always-witty teaching of Dr. Seuss to prepare you for the road ahead.
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Brains in Your Head
Know Your Limits
Brains in Your Head
Know Your Resources
Brains in Your Head
Know Your Place
Job 12.12Job 12.12
Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old.
Gen 47.9Gen 47.9
Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years.
But my life has been short compared to the lives of my
ancestors.”
Ecc 12.11Ecc 12.11
The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but
helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with
which a shepherd drives the sheep.
Failure is an Event, Not a Person
Phil 3.13-14Phil 3.13-14
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and
looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the
race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus,
is calling us.
Failure is an Event, Not a Person
You can endure the what if you understand the why.
What kind of dirt will you be?
Luke 8.4-8, 11-Luke 8.4-8, 11-1515One day Jesus told a story in the form
of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him: “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As
he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was
stepped on, and the birds ate it.
Luke 8.4-8, 11-15Luke 8.4-8, 11-15
Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants. Still other seed fell on fertile soil.
Luke 8.4-8, 11-15Luke 8.4-8, 11-15
This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Luke 8.4-8, 11-15Luke 8.4-8, 11-15
“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.
Luke 8.4-8, 11-15Luke 8.4-8, 11-15
The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation. The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life.
Luke 8.4-8, 11-15Luke 8.4-8, 11-15
And so they never grow into maturity. And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
What kind of dirt will you be?
Pulling Away from the Crowd
Opportunities will abound for you to do the wrong thing.
Titus 2.12Titus 2.12
And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God
Pulling Away from the Crowd
The last thing the world needs is another copy-cat.
Stay the Course
John 4.34John 4.34
Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
Stay the Course
Never, ever forget how to tell right from wrong.
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