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March 24, 2013<br />

Remember:<br />

I. LIFE ON EARTH IS A ________________ ASSIGNMENT.<br />

A. The Bible is full of metaphors that teach about the __________, temporary,<br />

transient ___________ of life on earth.<br />

1. Life is described as a fast runner, a breath, a shadow, and a wisp of smoke.<br />

B. To make the best use of our life, we must never f<strong>org</strong>et two __________:<br />

1. First, compared with eternity, life is extremely ___________.<br />

2. Second, earth is only a _________________ residence.<br />

C. The Bible uses terms like alien, ___________, foreigner, stranger,<br />

_____________, and traveler to describe our brief stay on earth. Ps. 119:19<br />

D. Only as we remember that life is a _______, a ________, and a<br />

____________ assignment will the appeal of these things lose their grip on<br />

our lives.<br />

II.<br />

The fact that earth is not our ultimate home explains<br />

why, as followers of Jesus, we experience difficulty, ____________,<br />

and ______________ in this world. John 16:33<br />

A. It also explains why some of God's promises seem _____________, some<br />

prayers seem unanswered, and some circumstances seem unfair.<br />

B. In order to keep us from becoming too attached to earth, God allows us to<br />

feel a significant amount of ____________ and dissatisfaction in life.<br />

C. Eternal values, not temporal ones, should become the deciding<br />

__________ for our decisions.<br />

1. It is a fatal ____________ to assume that God's goal for our life is material<br />

prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it.<br />

2. Our time on earth is not the complete __________ of our life.<br />

3. You must wait until Heaven for the rest of the _______________.<br />

At death we won't ________ home we'll ______ home.

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