Don't Waste your Life - The series...

Josh Harris and C.J. and that great church in Maryland put together a topical series covering a wide variety of messages that talks about how to not waste your life...

At this link you will find 9 great talks, such as Don't waste your sports, vote, humor, kids, ambition, mind and suffering... Don't miss out! There are some great talks here!

While we get where we are going - Steve Allen

I preached this message at Crossroads Bible Church where I was youth pastor for seven years. It is what I ended up calling a "preachimony" as it was a testimony and challenge of my time in Zambia. After spending nine months in Zambia, I was challenged by the immense poverty, spiritual struggles and my own fears and inhibitions. I hope you are encouraged by the challenge that challenge me and may we all live lives that aren't wasted. Check out the link here.

Lessons from Uganda - Francis Chan

I love this talk by Francis Chan. It is his reflections on his ministry trip to Uganda but quickly progresses into an amazing challenge to live a life life Africa is real. It is a great, challenging message which I especially appreciate having spent the last 9 months in Zambia. Check it out here!

I also wanted to plug his new book, Crazy Love. I just finished it and I loved it. It could be titled, "Don't Waste your Life as well" I recommend it highly.

Staying Focused on the Task - Francis Chan

This talk given at a Cal Poly is a great addition to this week of "Don't Waste your Life!" It is classic Francis Chan in its passion, humor, great stories and illustrations. It is challenging for any age!

Check out this great talk!

They love us, they love us not.

This sermon by my good friend Jayson Turner is a challenging, convicting sermon. It comes from from John 15:18-25 (ESV) which is all about how being a Christian isn't popular in this world. He not only talks about the early church, he also spends time talking about the church today and then the end is brilliant. It is as good as it gets when it comes to challenging us not to not waste our life here on earth. Click here to be challenged!

¹⁸ “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. ¹⁹ If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. ²¹ But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. ²² If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ Whoever hates me hates my Father also. ²⁴ If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. ²⁵ But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’

Don't Waste your Life - John Piper

The theme this week is based off of the great title by John Piper, "Don't Waste your Life!" Since then John Piper and the crew at Desiring God ministries have printed books, set up a website at www.dontwasteyourlife.com and he has spoke all around the world with this theme. So, what better sermon to start with than "Don't Waste your Life" by John Piper! (The sermon is at the website, Don't Waste your Life.)