Personal notes:

• Today is Jesse Jenkins’ last Sunday as a local preacher at Benchley. He’s been working with the church in Benchley for 24 years.

Introduction

• Each individual is ultimately the architect of His own life.

• I Corinthians 15:19 – Without Jesus, life is not worth living.

• John 10:10

Have THE faith by which to live.

• One may have a decent life by having a faith to live by. Such a faith will bring comfort in this life but will do no good after death.

• Romans 1:16; John 14:6

Have your faith by which to live.

• We must have our own faith in the faith.

• II Corinthians 5:7

• Acts 15:29

• II Peter 1:3-11

• Romans 10:17

• Your faith can’t be any stronger than the time you spend with the word of God.

• An inherited faith will not stand. Only a personal faith will help you attain salvation.

• II Corinthians 4:13; 5:7

• Ephesians 4:14

Have a work for which to live.

• If you want something done, don’t call a lazy man. Call a busy, industrious man.

• Matthew 20:35; John 9:4

• I Corinthians 10:31

• II Timothy 2:2

• James 5:19-20

• John 9:4

• II Corinthians 6:2 – Today is the day of salvation!

• Hebrews 4:9, 11

• A lazy man can’t find rest. A spiritually lazy man can’t find contentment.

Have a fit self with which to live.

• The only way I can make my self fit to live with is to live for God.

• True happiness comes from within.

• Romans 14:22

• John 15:11

• I John 1:4