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The Ride Of Your Life

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Get Ready!Get Ready!

• As you get ready for the ride of your life, As you get ready for the ride of your life, Hear the Call of JesusHear the Call of Jesus……

• Jesus calls us to go with Him.Jesus calls us to go with Him.– We need to go to Him… We need to go to Him… Mt. 11:28-30; Jn. 6:68– We should follow Him… We should follow Him…

Mt. 4:19-20; Lk. 9:23; 1 Peter 2:21

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Get set!Get set!

• We’re going to have to leave some things We’re going to have to leave some things behind. behind. – Material things Material things 1 Tim. 6:7– Love of the world Love of the world 1 Jn. 2:15

• Lay up treasures in heaven Lay up treasures in heaven Mt. 6:20– Priorities… Priorities… Jesus first Mk. 12:30, Mk. 12:30,

Others next Phil. 2:3, Phil. 2:3, YYoursourself last Mk. Mk. 9:359:35

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GO!GO!

• Jesus invited them to GO with Him… v.35

• Leave the crowd and GO with Jesus…v.36– Others went with Him, they joined the journey

• So we today should join our life’s journey with Jesus!• The disciples today! Hear, Believe, Repent,

Confess, Baptized & Live for Jesus

– In the world, but not of the world… Jn.17:13-17

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Troubles ComeTroubles ComeAlong Your JourneyAlong Your Journey

• Have faith in Jesus when catastrophes hit…– Winds blow against – Mt. 12:30– Waves upset us – 2 Thes. 1:4-7– Waters threaten – Acts 4:29;1 Pet. 3:14

• Don’t forget Jesus is there with you!– To see you through them all! Heb. 13:5;

1 Cor. 16:13

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Don’t Be of NO FaithDon’t Be of NO Faith

• But be growing in Faith… Rom. 10:17; 1 Pet. 2:2; 2 Pet. 3:18

• With no faith there is fear! Mark 4:40– But perfect loves casts out fear… 1 Jn. 4:18– Loving Jesus helps us cast out fear. Jn. 14:15– Can overcome, even with mustard seed faith!

Matthew 17:20

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Enjoy the Journey!Enjoy the Journey!

• Even in the storms of life Jesus can say “Peace, be still!” v.39

• Jesus can do far above what we could imagine – but don’t doubt it!

Eph. 3:20; James 1:2-8

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The End… The End… Of this Life is just the beginningOf this Life is just the beginning

• Begins with the judgment day… Acts 17:30-31; 1 Cor. 15:23-24

• “God is not the God of the dead but of the living” Rom. 14:7-9; Mt. 22:32; Lk. 20:38

• Our eternal home Jn. 14:1-3; 1 Pet. 1:3-5