LIFE HAS LIMITS

LIFE HAS LIMITS I. IMAGINE PLAYING A GAME WITH “NO RULES,” OR YOU MAKE UP THE RULES AS YOU GO? A. IMAGINE PLAYING FOOTBALL WITHOUT ANY RULES. B. TRUTH: RULES OFFER EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS FOR EVERYONE. II. THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST IS BY EMBRACING THE TRUTH THAT LIFE HAS LIMITS. A. TO EXPERIENCE GENUINE ENJOYMENT IN LIFE, WE MUST FOLLOW THE RULES. B. EXODUS 20:12 EPHESIANS 6:2-3 III. WHY DO WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF LIVING A LONG AND WELL LIFE, WHEN WE HONOR OUR FATHER AND MOTHER? A. WHEN WE LISTEN AND OBEY OUR PARENTS, WE ARE PROTECTED FROM MANY HARMFUL AND DANGEROUS CHOICES IN LIFE. B. CHILDREN WHO HONOR FATHER AND MOTHER ENJOY LIFE, BECAUSE LIFE CONSISTS OF A SYSTEM OF AUTHORITIES. IV. HONORING FATHER AND MOTHER IS NOT JUST A CHILDHOOD PRACTICE. A. MATTHEW 15:4-6 B. LIMITS ARE “NOT” THERE TO FRUSTRATE US, BUT PROTECT US! C. 3 JOHN 2,4 KJV D. WALKING IN THE TRUTH MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO PROSPER AND EXPERIENCE GOOD HEALTH. V. WE MUST AVOID THE PRACTICE OF GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OR LIP SERVICE. A. MATTHEW 15:8-9 B. WE MUST REGULARLY EVALUATE THE THINGS THAT COME FROM OUR LIPS. C. WEBSTER DEFINES “FLATTER” “TO PRAISE EXCESSIVELY ESPECIALLY FROM MOTIVES OF SELF-INTEREST.” D. STOP QUESTIONING GOD AND START HONORING HIM!