If you can trust God to save you for eternity, you can trust him to lead you for a lifetime.

He (Jesus) came so that we might receive new life through supernatural regeneration.

So the challenge for us is to live in such a way that we are radically dependent on and desperate for the power that only God can provide.

And ultimately, If you sin against an infinitely holy and eternal God, you are infinitely guilty and worthy of eternal punishment.

What if the very reason we have breath is because we have been saved for a global mission? And what if anything less than passionate involvement in global mission is actually selling God short by frustrating the very purpose for which he created us?

Consider what it takes for successful businessmen and businesswomen, effective entrepreneurs and hardworking associates, shrewd retirees and idealistic students to combine forces with a creative pastor to grow a "successful church" today. Clearly, it doesn't require the power of God to draw a crowd in our culture. A few key elements that we can manufacture will suffice.

The most glorious reason you exist is for the proclamation of the glory of God to the ends of the world. And it's more than having a nice life.