Journey Church Colorado

This time of year, it seems like many people are focused on deciding what their New Year’s resolution will be. Let’s be honest though, while many may set a resolution, few actually complete them. This year, instead of setting unrealistic resolutions, let’s learn together how we can take simple steps to make lasting and eternal investments.

Life is full of waiting. As we enter into the Christmas season, you may be feeling hopeless and asking God, "what's next?"

What do you do while you are waiting on God? 

There’s a lot we can learn from the book of Hebrews about finding hope.

We're wrapping up this teaching series talking about LEGACY. 

Do I really have an impact? 

What will people remember about me when I'm gone?

Do I really matter?

What story am I telling with my life? 

You might be carrying deep pain right now. You might be bearing a challenge you never thought you would. So many of us carry the weight of suffering — wondering if this is a punishment from God.

You may be suffering right now, but that doesn't mean God doesn't love you.

Sometimes when life is prospering and going really well, it is easy to see that God is with you. But, it's a lot more difficult when things are challenging, overwhelming and painful to say, "God is with me." 

God is with you. He will help you bear this burden. Take every day and use those moments to be faithful to God. 

Based on the book of Ecclesiastes, we're looking from the perspective that our days are numbered and we’re all going to die.

Based on those two sobering thoughts, we are asking ourselves this question, “How would my life look different if I chose to live with the end in mind?"

This week we will continue looking through the lens of our own mortality by exploring our purpose in life. Someone said, “What matters most is not the number of days you’ve been given, but how you use them.”

Spoiler: You’re going to die someday. And you’re not the only one—everyone will. Encouraging, right?

But how would life look different if you chose to live with the end in mind?

The biblical book of Ecclesiastes has a lot to say about living life backwards. Starting at the end will help us reconsider what it means to “live well” today.

Have you ever judged another person ... either their actions, their choices or behaviors?

We've all judged people for their behaviors, choices and lifestyle. Judging people is never really about right or wrong, it's about the power it gives us. Judging gives us a sense of superiority and makes us feel better about our own shortcomings.

What we can do is to try to be more like Jesus in the way that we respond to the sins of others. You can still disagree with someone's lifestyle choices and behavior and still love and respect them. 

We all intuitively know that knowing is different than doing. Knowing is different than believing. 

You know you should eat healthy.

You know you should exercise.

You know you should save money.

The difference is in the doing. 

What do you know that you're not doing? What area in your life is Jesus calling you to take the next step?

So many of us are living our lives on autopilot — doing the same things we've always done over and over, expecting a different result. Sometimes we sense something is wrong, but we just don't fully see it.

Do you ever ask yourself, why do I keep going back to the same self-defeating behaviors? Am I willing to follow Jesus into something new?