This Week’s Message Notes

July 6, 2025

“Building My Life on Eternal Values, pt 2 - Accepting Responsibility”

“You know the truth—let your life show it! Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do.” Ephesians 5:15 (Ph)

WHY LIVE RESPONSIBLY?

· Because God is watching my life.

“Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. Everything is clear and lies open before him, and to him we must explain the way we have lived.” Hebrews 4:13 (NCV)

“Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.” Romans 14:12

· Because other people are affected by my life.

“People should be concerned about others and not just about themselves.” 1 Corinthians 10:24 (GWT)

· Because God will reward my life.

“You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:” Deuteronomy 28:2

“To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance.” Matthew 25:29a

HOW CAN I BE A MORE RESPONSIBLE PERSON?

1. BY controlling my reactions.

“A fool expresses all his emotions, but a wise person controls them.” Proverbs 29:11 (GWT)

“And I tell you that on the Judgment Day people will be responsible for every careless thing they have said.” Matthew 12:36 (NCV)

2. BY guarding my mind.

“A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.” Proverbs 15:1

3. BY saving my money.

“The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.” Proverbs 21:20 (LB)

“Yes, a wise man thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only of having a good time now.” Ecclesiastes 7:4 (LB)

4. BY admitting my mistakes.

“People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.” Proverbs 28:13

“Don’t point your finger at someone else and try to pass the blame!” Hosea 4:4a

(Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation second edition, copyright 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Message adapted from pastors.com