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Living With Purpose in Eternity · Voices Of Life

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  Welcome to Voices of Life, a ministry of the
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  Church for Life, and I'm your host, Pastor David.
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  Today we begin week 12 of our 12 -week journey,
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  Living with Purpose, a God -Centered Life. And
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  this week, we step into the final theme, the
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  theme that gives meaning to every other week,
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  puts it all together, the theme that shapes how
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  we live, how we love, how we serve. and how we
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  finish. This week, we're talking about eternity.
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  Not eternity as an idea, not eternity as a doctrine,
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  but eternity as a reality, a destination, a promise,
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  a home. Eternity is not the end of your story.
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  Eternity is the beginning of the story God created
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  for you. Eternity is not something you think
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  about only at the end of your life. Eternity
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  is something that shapes how you live today.
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  When you understand eternity, your priorities
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  shift. Your values shift. The decisions you make
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  change. Your purpose changes. Because eternity
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  puts everything in perspective. eternity reminds
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  you that this world is not your home you are
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  passing through on assignment on a mission on
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  a purpose you are not created for temporary things
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  you're not created for a short life that ends
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  in the grave you were created for eternal life
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  you were created for fellowship with god You
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  were created for a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
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  You were created for a future that cannot be
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  taken. Eternity is not a reward. Eternity is
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  your design. Let's anchor ourselves in the Word
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  of God. Asciliastes 3 verse 11 says, God has
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  set eternity in the human heart. That means you
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  were born with a longing for something more.
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  A longing for something beyond this world. A
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  longing for the presence of God. And a longing
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  for a life you were created to live. Eternity
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  is written into your soul. Everything in this
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  world is temporary. Your possessions, accomplishments,
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  titles, reputations, seasons, struggles, victories.
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  But the things of God, the things of the Spirit,
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  the things of eternity whose things last forever,
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  your faith, your obedience, love, worship, as
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  we talked about last week, your legacy, your
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  relationship with Christ, these things are eternal.
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  When you live with eternity in mind, you live
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  differently. You forgive quickly. You love deeply.
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  You serve joyfully. You give generously. You
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  endure faithfully. Your worship is passionate.
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  You live intentionally because you know this
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  life is preparation for the life to come. Eternal
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  perspective creates purposeful living. Take a
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  slow breath in and exhale gently. Now ask yourself,
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  what am I living for? What am I pursuing? What
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  am I building? What am I investing in? Now ask
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  the Holy Spirit, Lord, align my life with eternity.
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  Let that prayer Rest in your heart. Let us pray.
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  Father, thank you for the promise of eternal
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  life. Thank you for preparing a place for your
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  people. Teach us to live today with eternity
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  in mind. Help us to value what you value. Help
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  us pursue what matters forever. Shape our hearts
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  for the life to come. In Jesus' name, amen. Now
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  we turn our hearts toward heaven. Because heaven
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  is not a myth. Heaven is not a symbol. And it's
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  not a metaphor. Heaven is real. More real than
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  anything you see around you. Heaven is the presence
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  of God. Heaven is the fullness of joy. Heaven
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  is the absence of pain. It is the restoration
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  of all things. It is home. Your heart has been
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  longing for your entire life. Heaven is not the
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  clouds. heaven is not harps heaven is not distance
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  heaven is life life is god intended life without
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  sin or sorrow without fear and without endings
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  revelation 21 verse 4 says he will wipe every
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  tear from their eyes there will be no more death
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  or mourning or crying or pain this is not poetry
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  this is pro this is promise this is your future
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  this is your inheritance your inheritance equals
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  your eternity eternity is not just destination
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  eternity is a source of hope when life is heavy
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  eternity gives strength When seasons are painful,
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  eternity gives perspective. When the world feels
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  dark, eternity gives light. When you feel alone,
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  eternity reminds you that God is preparing a
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  place where you will never be separated from
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  his presence again. Jesus said in John 14, A
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  place for you. Not a place for crowds. A place
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  for you. A place with your name on it. A place
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  designated for your redeemed life. A place crafted
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  by the one who loves you. Heaven is personal.
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  Heaven is intentional. And heaven is home. Close
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  your eyes. Take a slow breath in and exhale gently.
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  Now imagine a place with no fear, no pain, no
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  sorrow. A place filled with light, filled with
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  joy, filled with the presence of God. Now whisper.
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  Thank you, Lord, for preparing a place for me.
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  Let peace settle over your spirit. Let us pray.
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  Father, thank you for the hope of heaven. Thank
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  you for the promise of eternal life. Thank you
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  for preparing a place for your children. Fill
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  our hearts with eternal hope. Strengthen us with
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  eternal perspective. Anchor us in eternal truth.
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  In Jesus' name, amen. Now we shift from the promise
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  of eternity to the purpose of eternity. Everything
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  in life has a purpose. And because eternity is
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  not just about where you're going. Eternity is
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  about how you live while you're here. When you
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  understand eternity, you understand mission.
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  You understand calling and the sense of urgency.
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  And you understand your life is not random. Your
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  life wasn't accidental. Your life is intentional.
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  You are here on purpose, for a purpose, with
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  purpose. When eternity becomes real, you stop
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  wasting time. You stop chasing approval, applause.
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  You stop holding grudges. You stop living small.
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  You start... living boldly, loving deeply, giving
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  freely, you start serving joyfully and faithfully
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  because eternity clarifies everything. Corinthians
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  4 verse 18 says, We fix our eyes not on what
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  is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen
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  is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
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  This is the posture of a believer. Eyes on eternity,
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  heart on eternity, life shaped by eternity. Eternity
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  shapes your priorities, relationships, your generosity.
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  your ability for forgiveness, your worship, the
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  decisions you make, your legacy. When you live
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  with eternity in mind, you live with clarity,
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  courage, conviction, compassion, because you
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  live with a purpose. Take a slow breath in and
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  exhale gently. Now ask yourself, What is God
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  calling me to do with the time I have? What is
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  he saying? What is God calling me to love? How
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  is he calling me to serve? Who is God calling
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  me to forgive? Who is God calling me to reach?
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  Now ask the Holy Spirit, Lord. Show me my eternal
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  purpose. Let that prayer rest in your spirit.
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  Let us pray. Father, thank you for giving our
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  lives eternal purpose. Thank you for calling
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  us to live with intention, with mission, and
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  with clarity. Help us to invest our lives in
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  what matters forever. Help us to walk in purpose.
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  Help us to live with courage. Help us to honor
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  you in everything we do. In Jesus' name, amen.
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  And now as we're coming to the last part of eternity
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  today, is the end of our 12 -week journey. We
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  turn our hearts toward the moment every believer
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  longs for, the moment every believer lives for,
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  the moment when we stand before God. This final
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  segment is about finishing your life with eternity
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  in your heart. and hearing the words every child
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  of god longs to hear well done one day you will
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  stand before god not in fear not in shame but
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  in love in grace in joy in the presence of the
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  one who redeemed you the one who carried you
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  the one who never left you The one who prepared
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  a place for you. This moment is not something
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  to dread. This moment is something to anticipate.
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  Because for the believer, standing before God
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  is coming home. God does not reward perfection.
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  He rewards faithfulness. Faithfulness in the
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  small things. Faithfulness in the hidden things.
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  Faithfulness in the difficult things. And faithfulness
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  in the ordinary things. Faithfulness is what
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  heaven celebrates. Faithfulness is what eternity
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  remembers. And faithfulness is what God honors.
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  Matthew 25, verse 23 says, well done good and
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  faithful servant not well done successful servant
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  not well done famous servant not well done perfect
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  servant it's well done faithful servant this
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  is the reward of a life lived with eternity in
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  mind when you live for well done you live differently
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  you live with purpose humility you live with
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  courage and compassion you live with integrity
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  you live with joy you live with eternity in your
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  heart well done is not about what you accomplished.
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  Well done is about who you became. Your earthly
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  story will one day end, but your eternal story
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  will never end. Your earthly story is temporary.
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  Your eternal story is forever. And the choices
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  you make now, the life you live, The faith you
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  walk out now, all of it, shapes the story you
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  will live forever. Place your hands over your
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  heart. Take a slow breath in and exhale gently.
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  Now whisper, Lord, prepare my heart for eternity.
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  Let that prayer sink deep. Now imagine standing
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  before God, hearing his voice, feeling his love,
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  entering his presence, stepping into the life
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  you were created for. Now whisper, my life is
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  yours. My eternity is yours. My purpose is yours.
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  Let peace fill your spirit. Let us pray. Father,
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  thank you for this journey. Thank you for teaching
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  us to live with purpose, with intention, to live
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  with clarity and faith and love. with eternity
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  in our hearts. Shape our lives for your glory.
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  Guide our steps. Strengthen our faith. Deepen
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  our love. And prepare us for the day we stand
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  before you. May our lives bring honor to your
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  name. May our legacy Point people to Jesus. And
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  may our eternity be filled with your presence.
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  In Jesus' name, amen. This concludes week 12.
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  And it concludes our 12 -week journey together,
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  living with purpose, a God -centered life. We
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  will have a podcast. later this week, just in
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  review, a quick summary of everything we've gone
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  through in the last three months, everything
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  we've talked about, everything we felt, everything
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  we prayed for that leads to the God -centered
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  life as you live for a purpose. Thank you for
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  walking this path with me. Thank you for opening
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  your heart. And thank you for seeking God's purpose
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  for your life. This is not the end. This is the
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  beginning. Live with purpose. Live with faith.
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  Live with love. Live with eternity in your heart.
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  I'm Pastor David, and this has been Voices of
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  Life, a ministry of the Church for Life. May
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  God bless you, guide you, and keep you as you
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  live a life that echoes. into eternity next week
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  we will resume our normal prayer sessions and
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  weekly gospel i look forward to being with you
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  and i wish you the best and the most powerful
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  feelings of eternity in your life. Thank you
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  for joining me. Have a wonderful day.