We've all had those moments in life when a statement you hear, makes an impact on your life. I was watching a "Passion One Day" video a few years back. Included in that video is a sermon by John Piper. It's kind of shocking actually. It doesn't seem to fit. John is a great speaker and you would think would be "above" speaking to this group of young people at a Christian "Woodstock" like event (I know now that the "Passion" organization is so much more than worship music and camping out). I love this statement. It's a great reminder to live my life for God's glory. You can read the whole message at: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/EssentialPiper/1483_Boasting_Only_in_the_Cross/
I tell you what a tragedy is. I'll read to you from Reader's Digest (Feb. 2000, p. 98) what a tragedy is: "Bob and Penny... took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast five years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they cruise on their 30 foot trawler, play softball and collect shells." The American Dream: come to the end of your life - your one and only life - and let the last great work before you give an account to your Creator, be "I collected shells. See my shells." THAT is a tragedy. And people today are spending billions of dollars to persuade you to embrace that tragic dream. And I get forty minutes to plead with you: don't buy it.
Don't waste your life. It is so short and so precious. I grew up in a home where my father spent himself as an evangelist to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost. He had one consuming vision: Preach the gospel. There was a plaque in our kitchen for all my growing up years. Now it hangs in our living room. I have looked at it almost daily for about 48 years. It says, "Only one life, twill soon be past. Only what's done for Christ will last."
4 comments:
Don't we own this videa. I remember it, but I think it's pretty old. Are they still doing the Passion things? If they are we should look into going. I think it would probably be AMAZING!
yeah..the Passion stuff is pretty much amazing...they're still doing them too, this year it was in atlanta and I almost went with my friend. They were once a year in a different city, but good news! they're now doing a once a year multi-location thing, and if my sources are correct one will be in chicago! So we should definitely get a group together and go, I'm pretty sure they're early in the year
oooh, I may have lied...I just checked, it is coming to chicago but it even sooner, oct 19th-20th, not too many details yet though
Well, October is still a possibility. We should get some details, or maybe I should get some details as I will be in the country and everything.
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