Love Completely
Tony Thomas
John 13:1
Two weeks ago I asked you to write something down - and read it once every day: If 2022 was my last year on earth, would I really be doing what I’m doing today?
I’ve been surprised how many times I’ve thought about it. After Jacksonville beat the Colts and eliminated us from the playoffs I thought I decided that was a complete waste of time.
When we got home from church last Sunday after that big wind storm we had corn husks strewn all across our yard. I thought to myself, ‘‘Is this how you want to spend the last year of your life?’’ Heck no! I’m leaving it for whoever buys our house when we kick the bucket.
I was -8 degrees last Monday when I showed up at school for my deliveries. The Superintendent of schools saw me and said, ‘‘Tony, I like your Ford Ranger. It’s a classic. But it needs to be washed.’’ And I thought to myself, ‘‘If this was my last day on earth would I freeze my backside washing a ten-year-old classic truck in the cold?’’ Nope! That’s not how I’m spending my final days! Christie can wash it when I’m gone!
We’re in a new series called ‘‘Borrowed Time.’’ It’s based on a Psalm of David in Psalms 31:14, ‘‘I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God,’ and my time is in your hands.’’ When you live on ‘‘Borrowed Time,’’ you live on purpose.
I found an obituary someone gave me - and I thought you’d appreciate it, too, because it relates to our sermon series. It appeared in the Vallejo Times-Herald on August 7, 2008.
‘‘Dolores Aguilar was born in 1929 in New Mexico, and left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond. ‘‘Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed, and there will be no lamenting over her passing. ‘‘Her family will remember Dolores and amongst ours ...
Tony Thomas
John 13:1
Two weeks ago I asked you to write something down - and read it once every day: If 2022 was my last year on earth, would I really be doing what I’m doing today?
I’ve been surprised how many times I’ve thought about it. After Jacksonville beat the Colts and eliminated us from the playoffs I thought I decided that was a complete waste of time.
When we got home from church last Sunday after that big wind storm we had corn husks strewn all across our yard. I thought to myself, ‘‘Is this how you want to spend the last year of your life?’’ Heck no! I’m leaving it for whoever buys our house when we kick the bucket.
I was -8 degrees last Monday when I showed up at school for my deliveries. The Superintendent of schools saw me and said, ‘‘Tony, I like your Ford Ranger. It’s a classic. But it needs to be washed.’’ And I thought to myself, ‘‘If this was my last day on earth would I freeze my backside washing a ten-year-old classic truck in the cold?’’ Nope! That’s not how I’m spending my final days! Christie can wash it when I’m gone!
We’re in a new series called ‘‘Borrowed Time.’’ It’s based on a Psalm of David in Psalms 31:14, ‘‘I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God,’ and my time is in your hands.’’ When you live on ‘‘Borrowed Time,’’ you live on purpose.
I found an obituary someone gave me - and I thought you’d appreciate it, too, because it relates to our sermon series. It appeared in the Vallejo Times-Herald on August 7, 2008.
‘‘Dolores Aguilar was born in 1929 in New Mexico, and left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond. ‘‘Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed, and there will be no lamenting over her passing. ‘‘Her family will remember Dolores and amongst ours ...
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