Faith That Make Life Worth Living -
Colossians 2:4-7


A faith that makes life worth living believes that . . .

  1. My SOUL is my most VALUABLE possession
    1. Genesis 2:7 my soul is a GIFT from God (cf. Ecc 12:7)
    2. Matthew 16:24-26 it is worth more than the whole WORLD


  2. God has a PURPOSE for my life
    1. Ecclesiastes 12:13
    2. Psalm 8:4 "What is man, that thou art MINDFUL of him?" is answered in Isaiah 43:7, "I have created him for my GLORY."
    3. Matthew 6:26 God CARES for us
    4. Philippians 2:13 God WORKS in us


  3. True CONTENTMENT and SECURITY is not found in THINGS
    1. Ecclesiastes 2:4-11 all is VANITY
    2. Lk 12:13-21 one's life is NOT measured by his POSSESSIONS


  4. I am not ALONE in the experience of troubles and trials
    1. 2 Timothy 3:12 all who would live GODLY in Christ will suffer
    2. 1 Corinthians 10:13 there are no particular TEMPTATIONS
    3. Philippians 1:12-18 God can make GOOD come from EVIL
    4. Hebrews 11:32-40


  5. God is JUST and His decisions are RIGHT
    1. Gen 18:25 God is judge over all the EARTH and will do RIGHT
    2. Matthew 20:15
    3. Luke 16:19-31
    4. 2 Timothy 4:6-8 God is a RIGHTEOUS judge


  6. All the FAITHFUL will live again in TRIUMPH with God
    1. John 14:1-3 Christ will RETURN and receive us to Himself
    2. John 16:33
    3. Revelation 14:13 'BLESSED are the dead who die in the Lord, that they may REST from their labors and their WORKS do follow them.'
    4. 1 Corinthians 15:53-57 God has GIVEN us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ.
    5. Revelation 21:1-7