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Building the Kingdom of God through people
in the Australian Defence Force
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Power for good
God is sovereign. He’s in control.
He made and sustains the world.
He steers the course of nations
& tells the lightning where it is to strike.
He’s got all the power and he’s all good
…they go together.
Why does that matter?
Power itself is neutral.
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Horror of hell…
Jesus speaks heaps about hell, more than anyone else. He makes it clear that hell is punishment for continued rebellion against God.
And it’s a shocking punishment.
In hell there will be ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’ (Mt 13:).
Those in hell feel it, they know they’re hurting…and it doesn’t stop.
Hell is a place of ‘eternal fire’. (Mt 25:).
The punishment continues. The hurting goes on.
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Who do I live for?
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
John 12:25
Loving your life is clinging to it – living for yourself; your glory.
As if you own your life. Which is a denial of God.
Hating your life is to stop living for yourself;
to live for someone & something else.
Jesus calls on our highest loyalty, our first allegiance.
It is who you live for.
Who shapes your life.
What defines you.
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God's insurance policy
Some people say the gospel is simply an ‘eternal insurance policy’.
But the future affects the present.
We know where life is going.
We can face life with optimism.
It gives us hope that even in bad times it will be better.
Even an insurance policy gives you confidence to drive…
Eternal life gives you confidence to approach life.
We are free from worrying about look at ourselves:
whether we are good enough,
& free to look outward; to love and serve others.
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