1 Peter 1:8-9 (NRSV)

Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

From Background Notes [BN] for April 13^th & 14^th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Our lives constantly deal with outcomes: how things turn out, and where our actions take us. Deeds have consequences, and the deeds of a whole life have ultimate consequences. Peter uses the Greek word telos…

… meaning, “end, goal, aim,” and so he challenges us to see our outcomes in light of a final goal or aim or end. When your life ends, where will you end up? I frequently hear people say, “You know, at the end of the day …” when they want to focus on some bottom-line conclusion or long-term result. What they are trying to do is distill a lengthy argument or a pile of data to some plain simple reality. So, in our case, when it comes to our life, what’s going to be true for us at the end of our day? What has been the point of our life, and how will the end of our life at last make clear that point?  [BN, 1]

Join us this week in Study, Worship, Praise and Celebration at Chicago First Church of the Nazarene:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am