Purpose
The whole work of man in this life is to find God
The Kingdom of God
A way of relating to one another that brings healing and freedom. You will know your in the Kingdom when: forgiveness replaces revenge, service replaces being served, sacrificial love replaces bondage to self.
Live and Death
Don’t be afraid to live. Dont’ be afraid to die. “Do not be afraid”
Freedom?
Pagans did not believe there was any means for salvation so, they did whatever they want. Today people think that no matter what they do they are saved so, they do whatever they want.
Heaven
Spend five minutes each day imagining what heaven is like. Contemplate the Kingdom of Heaven, comfort, inheriting the land, satisfaction of seeing justice, receiving mercy, seeing God, being a child of God…
All the time
Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. – Ephesians 4:32 be kind and compassionate even when it’s inconvenient and forgive even when you’re angry
Pain and Suffering
…is a lot like manure. It stinks, but it makes good stuff grow.
Evil Purpose
“For almighty God. . ., because he is supremely good, would never allow any evil whatsoever to exist in his works if He were not so all-powerful and good as to cause good to emerge from evil itself.” – St. Augusinte
The Popeye Prophesy
By the grace of God I am what I am. (1 Corinthians 15:10) Meaning in your life will come from how God sees you, not how you see yourself, and certainly not how you think you stack up against other people.
Seven Sorrows of Mary
1. At the prophecy of Simeon: “You yourself shall be pierced with a sword – so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare.” (Luke 2:35). 2. At the flight into Egypt; “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt.” (Mt 2:13). 3. Having lost the Holy Child at …