New Year's Message - My Best Year Ever - 01/01/17

Series: Stand Alone Messages - Single Sermons Worth Hearing

January 01, 2017
Chuck Bernal, Lead Pastor - LifePointe Church - http://pointe.us/

This message is the New Year's Day message from Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message Pastor Chuck talks about how we can have our best year ever as we remember three things about life, time and commitment, do three things regarding the past, future and present and have three things - focus, priorities and lifestyle.

Episode Notes

MY BEST YEAR EVER!

January 1, 2017 - Pastor Chuck Bernal

TO HAVE OUR BEST YEAR EVER, THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE MUST REMEMBER . . .

Look here, you people who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, stay there a year, and open up a profitable business.” How do you know what is going to happen tomorrow? For the length of your lives is as uncertain as the morning fog—now you see it; soon it is gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we shall live and do this or that.” Otherwise you will be bragging about your own plans, and such self-confidence never pleases God. (James 4:13-16 – LB)

Lord, help me to realize how brief my time on earth will be. Help me to know that I am here for but a moment more. My life is no longer than my hand! My whole lifetime is but a moment to you. Proud man! Frail as breath! A shadow! And all his busy rushing ends in nothing. He heaps up riches for someone else to spend. And so, Lord, my only hope is in you.  (Psalm 39:4-7 – LB)

We may journey through life for 70 years; some may live and breathe 80 years—if we are strong. Yet our time here is only toil and trouble; soon our days are gone, and we fly away . . . Teach us to number our days so that we may truly live and achieve wisdom. (Psalm 90:10, 12 – The Voice)

We must remember the _____________________________ of life

We must remember the ____________________________ of time

We must remember the _____________________ of commitment

TO HAVE OUR BEST YEAR EVER, THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE MUST DO  . . .

 I do not say that I have received this or have already become perfect. But I keep going on to make that life my own as Christ Jesus made me His own. No, Christian brothers, I do not have that life yet. But I do one thing. I forget everything that is behind me and look forward to that which is ahead of me. My eyes are on the crown. I want to win the race and get the crown of God’s call from heaven through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:12-14 – NLV)

 We must ___________________________________  from the past but not ___________________________________ in it.

We must ______________________________________  the future but not _____________________________________ it.

We must _____________________________________  the present  and not ____________________________________ it.

 TO HAVE OUR BEST YEAR EVER, THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE MUST HAVE  . . .

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. (Matthew 6:33 – NLT)

 What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need. (Matthew 6:33 – ETRV)

 He will give them to you if you give him first place in your life and live as he wants you to. (Matthew 6:33 – LB)

We must have the right ___________________________________

We must have the right ___________________________________

We must have the right ___________________________________ 

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