Sunday, April 20, 2008

Don't Waste Your Life



John Piper writes, “I will tell you what a tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Consider this story from the February 1998 Reader’s Digest: A couple ‘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. . . .’ Picture them before Christ at the great day of judgment: ‘Look, Lord. See my shells.’ That is a tragedy.

“God created us to live with a single passion: to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. The wasted life is the life without this passion. God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives.”

Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, living for comfort and pleasure, and perhaps trying to avoid sin. This book will warn you not to get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. It will challenge you to live and die boasting in the cross of Christ and making the glory of God your singular passion. If you believe that to live is Christ and to die is gain, read this book, learn to live for Christ, and don’t waste your life!

Reality

To learn more about Ray Comfort and The Way of the Master, his ministry, and how you can become a child of God, visit his website:

http://www.wayofthemaster.com/

The 200 Year Plan

A Practicum on Multi-Generational Faithfulness
“To achieve victory, first you must seek it.”

Do you aspire for your children and grandchildren to thrive in their life-work before the Lord rather than just “survive” the influences of our bankrupt culture? If so, now is the time to prepare for this. For our children to be mighty in the land, we must embrace a long-term vision of victory, and this will only be achieved if we take steps now to plan and implement multi-generational goals for our families.


Enter The 200 Year Plan: A Practicum on Multi-Generational Faithfulness, a series of messages by Doug Phillips and Geoffory Botkin geared at helping families develop creative approaches to implement a 200-year plan through the culture of family life and the legacy of godly experiences, wisdom, and vision which parents leave to their children.

Inside this wonderful album comes with over 11 hours of audio and a bonus CD: PowerPoint Presentation Slides (PDF format).

Topics Include:
Strategic Considerations for a Multi-Generational Vision
Seven Secrets of Successful Multi-Visionaries
200 Year Plans That Succeeded
The Family Toledoth
The Family Enterprise
The Family Catechism
How to Draft a 200 Year Plan
The Family Investiture
Armchair Discussions