Living Forward

Believe and Invest

Acts 16:11-15 & 38-40

1. What do you believe?  (Acts 16:11-15) 

• What is the good Life?
• The good life is a God-ordered life. (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)

Key Question: Why does what you believe matter?

• The biblical picture of belief is active obedience to God. (James 1:22—25)
• Your beliefs transform or deform your life.  (Acts 7:57 – 8:1 & Philippians 1:20-21) 

2. What are you investing in? (Acts 16:38-40)

a. To live a God-ordered life, you must invest time, money, and energy into His priorities for your life.

• God - (Exodus 20:3)
• The blessing of your life. - (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
• Marriage/Family – (Ephesians 5:21)
• Vocational Calling – (Colossians 3:23-24)
• Friendships/Connections – (Proverbs 27:17)

b. Where is your conviction?

• What do you “know” that you need to “do?”
• How do you need to become more of a believer?

Final Thought: Live forward in a way that is based on what you believe and invest in for the glory of Christ.