Living Forward
Believe and Invest
Acts 16:11-15 & 38-40
1. What do you believe? (Acts 16:11-15)
- What is the good Life?
- The good life is a God-ordered life. (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)
Key Question: Why does what you believe matter?
- The biblical picture of belief is active obedience to God. (James 1:22—25)
- Your beliefs transform or deform your life. (Acts 7:57 – 8:1 & Philippians 1:20-21)
2. What are you investing in? (Acts 16:38-40)
a. To live a God-ordered life, you must invest time, money, and energy into His priorities for your life.
- God - (Exodus 20:3)
- The blessing of your life. - (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
- Marriage/Family – (Ephesians 5:21)
- Vocational Calling – (Colossians 3:23-24)
- Friendships/Connections – (Proverbs 27:17)
b. Where is your conviction?
- What do you “know” that you need to “do?”
- How do you need to become more of a believer?
Final Thought: Live forward in a way that is based on what you believe and invest in for the glory of Christ.