Eternal Investments 

Series: Missions
Speaker: Tim Perkins
Date: Nov 19, 2023
Title: Eternal Investments 

• The ultimate of my life is to make a .
• : What people once we’re .

(Psalm 112:5-6 NIV) Good will come  to those who are generous and lends freely… they will beremembered forever.

• : What remembers when we’re .

(Hebrews 6:10 NIV) God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

(Romans 14:10-12 NIV) You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treatthem with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: “‘As surelyas I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” Sothen, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

• There’s to life than this .
• YOLO: You only live .
• YOLT: You only live .

(Hebrews 9:27 NIV) …man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.

#1. What did you do with ?

(Revelation 20:11-12 NIV) Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another bookwas opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

(Colossians 2:13–14 NLT) You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.

(Matthew 7:21-23 NIV) “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom ofheaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to meon that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demonsand, in your name, perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you.’”

• The Right Answer: “I knew Him .”

#2. What did you do with what I ?

(2 Corinthians 5:10 NIV) For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, thateach one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

(Matthew 16:27 NIV) For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels,and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

(Hebrews 11:6 NLT) And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

(Revelation 22:12 NIV) “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.

• The Right Answer: “I used what you gave me to make an difference.”
• EROI: The Return on Investment

(Matthew 6:19-20 NIV) Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth andrust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures inheavenwhere moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

• Be .

A.   Intentionally .

(2 Corinthians 9:11 NIV) You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous onevery occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

“If you don’t tell your money where to go, you’ll wonder where it went.” ~Dave Ramsey

(Proverbs 11:24–25 MSG) The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. 25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.

(1 Corinthians 16:2 NIV) On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

B. Intentionally .

(1 Timothy 6:18-19 TLB) Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in goodworks and should give happily to those in need, always ready to share with others whatever Godhas given them. By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven–itis the only safe investment for eternity!

C. Intentionally .

(James 5:19-20 NLT) My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders awayfrom the truth and is brought back, you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back willsave that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

(Luke 15:10 MSG) “Count on it—that’s the kind of party God’s angels throw every time one lostsoul turns to God.”

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” ~Jim Elliot

I will never miss what I in .