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2 Sermon Illustrations on Living For Christ

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Living for Christ means dedicating every moment and action to His service, recognizing that the present is the only time we truly possess (Ephesians 5:15-16). Christian preaching often uses the imagery of stewardship and purposeful employment of time to encourage believers to live intentionally for God's glory (Colossians 3:17).

Present, Employment of the

The present moment is the only time we truly own and must be wisely used.

Men spend their lives in anticipations, in determining to be vastly happy at some period or other, when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other, — it is our own. Past opportunities are gone, the future has not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but, if we defer tasting them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age. Colton.

from New Cyclopaedia of Prose Illustrations · Elon Foster

Life'S Great Object

Christians should live all aspects of life to glorify Christ and dedicate daily life to Him.

As Christians, we ought ever to be distinguished from the world in the great object of our life. As for worldly men, some of them are seeking wealth, others fame; some seek after comfort, others after pleasure. Subordinately you may seek after any of these, but your main and principal motive as a Christian should always be to live for Christ. To live for glory? Yes, but for His glory. To live for comfort? Yes, but be all your consolation in Him. To live for pleasure? Yes, but when you are merry, sing psalms and make melody in your hearts to the Lord. To live for wealth? Yes, but to be rich in faith. You may lay up treasure, but lay it up in heaven, "where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal." You can make the most common calling become really sacred by dedicating your daily life wholly to the service of Jesus, taking as your motto, "For to me to live is Christ." There is such a thing as living thus a consecrated life; and if any deny its possibility let them stand self-convicted, because they obey not that precept: "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."

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