Every time we invest in the work of God here on earth, we’re making an eternal impact!
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How do I live here with earthly assets How do I live here with earthly assets in a way that impacts eternity? Paul in a way that impacts eternity? Paul in a way that impacts eternity? Paul says in second first Timothy 6, tell says in second first Timothy 6, tell says in second first Timothy 6, tell those who are rich not to be proud and those who are rich not to be proud and those who are rich not to be proud and not to put their trust in money, which not to put their trust in money, which not to put their trust in money, which will soon be gone. But their pride will soon be gone. But their pride will soon be gone. But their pride should be in the living God who always should be in the living God who always should be in the living God who always richly gives all we need for our richly gives all we need for our richly gives all we need for our enjoyment. Every time I invest in the enjoyment. Every time I invest in the enjoyment. Every time I invest in the kingdom of God, the work of God on kingdom of God, the work of God on kingdom of God, the work of God on planet Earth, I'm impacting eternity. So planet Earth, I'm impacting eternity. So planet Earth, I'm impacting eternity. So I think about what God has done over the I think about what God has done over the I think about what God has done over the course of our year last year and the course of our year last year and the course of our year last year and the thousands of people that made decisions thousands of people that made decisions thousands of people that made decisions to follow Jesus, but individual families to follow Jesus, but individual families to follow Jesus, but individual families that were impacted for generations to that were impacted for generations to that were impacted for generations to come. I can think of stories of people come. I can think of stories of people come. I can think of stories of people that came to church last fall and they that came to church last fall and they that came to church last fall and they were about to go through a divorce and were about to go through a divorce and were about to go through a divorce and they said because what God is doing they said because what God is doing they said because what God is doing here, our marriage is back on track and here, our marriage is back on track and here, our marriage is back on track and healed and God used our church to impact healed and God used our church to impact healed and God used our church to impact kids and grandkids for generations to kids and grandkids for generations to kids and grandkids for generations to come. This is also true when you invest come. This is also true when you invest come. This is also true when you invest in a mission work overseas or serve in a mission work overseas or serve in a mission work overseas or serve somebody that is taking the message of somebody that is taking the message of somebody that is taking the message of Jesus to the ends of the earth, it's you Jesus to the ends of the earth, it's you Jesus to the ends of the earth, it's you investing what God's placed into your investing what God's placed into your investing what God's placed into your hands to make an eternal [music] impact.
Summary
The sermon emphasizes how to use earthly assets to create eternal impact, drawing from 1 Timothy 6. It highlights that our true pride should be in God, who richly provides, rather than wealth. The practical takeaway is to invest in God's kingdom work and the spread of the Gospel, as these actions have lasting, generational significance.