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Life is Like a Vapor. “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Jas.4:14. Life is Like a Vapor.
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Life is Like a Vapor “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Jas.4:14
Life is Like a Vapor “Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” Jas.4:14 NKJV Mist, Moisture diffused in air
Material Possessions are just a vapor Luke 12:15“A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” 1 Tim. 6:6-10 Wealth cannot last longer than life ! Matt.6:20 “Lay up treasures in heaven.”
Popularity is like a Vapor We want approval of others Pride goeth before destruction.Pr.16:18 Flattery can lead to compromise Jn. 12:42 “loved praise of men more than the praise of God.”
Pleasures of sin are a Vapor Heb. 11:24,25 “for a season” Sin is like a vapor that is soon gone. All that’s left is remorse. Like Judas !!! Matt. 27:3-5 Luke 8:14 “pleasures of this world”
Life, in this world, is but a Vapor “But we have to make a living” James 4:13-17 Our lives belong to God We are going to die - Heb.9:27 Eccl. 9:5 Eccl. 12:7
Life is Like a Vapor “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Jas.4:14
Life is Like a Vapor 1.Material Possessions 2. Popularity 3. Pleasures of Sin 4. Life on this Earth
Life is Like a Vapor Col. 3:1-2 “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” 2 Pet. 3:10 “...the works that are therein shall be burned up.”
Life is Like a Vapor 2 Cor. 4:18 “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
Life is Like a Vapor 2 Cor. 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
Eternal Life is Not a Vapor 2 Cor. 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@cybrtyme.com Sunday Night June 4, 2006