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Mar 22, 2026

Living for Eternity

Living for Eternity

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Living for Eternity 

 

March 22, 2026

1. Develop an eternal . See past what is temporary.

2 Corinthians 4:16–18
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:1–4
1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
2 Corinthians 5:5
Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
— C. S. Lewis

2 Corinthians 5:6–7
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight.

2. Shift to eternal . Spend your life on what will last.

2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:9
So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

PRINCIPLE: A life well spent is not measured by what I , but by who I influence toward Christ.

PRINCIPLE: The value of my life is tied to how it impacts the eternal of others.

PRINCIPLE: Everything I do is either moving people Jesus or it’s not.

3. eternity with Jesus. Prepare for the moment — and the forever.

2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
Final Questions

1. What are you your life on?

2. What is driving your ?

3. What is consuming your ?

4. Are you in what is eternal or what is fading?

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