The

Purpose
Driven

A Personal Development Workbook

Clarence W. Fell

Day Six

No One Gets Out Alive

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the
judgment. Hebrews 9:27
Read Ps. 39:4. What does God want us to know?________________________
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Read Psalm 119:19. What are you upon this earth?_______________________
What does this mean?___________________________________________
What are some terms the Bible uses to describe lifes brevity?
1. Job 8:9 ______________________________________
2. 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 ______________________________
3. Hebrews 11:13 _________________________________
4. James 4:14 ___________________________________
5. 1 Peter 1:17 ____________________________________
True or false, the average life is 70 to 80 years (Ps. 90:10)?__________________
Read 2 Corinthians 4:18. What things are temporary?____________________
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What things are eternal?_________________________________________
Which should your focus be upon?__________________________________
Why focus on these?_____________________________________________
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Read Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6. What does the phrase For the memory of them is
forgotten mean to you?_______________________________________________
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Approximately how many people live on the earth currently?______________

Approximately how many people have lived on earth since the beginning of time?
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Of all those countless people who have lived and died, how many would you guess,
are commonly remembered today?________________________________________
The reality is that you and I will all die and eventually be forgotten by those who
come after us. So, the moral of this little observation, in your opinion, is?_____________
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Do you know any songs, religious or secular, that refer to the brevity of life? What
are those songs and what do they say?_____________________________________
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Read I Peter 1:17. How are we to conduct ourselves during our time here on earth?
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Read Philippians 3:20. Where is your citizenship?_______________________
A point to ponder: Given the fact that we are citizens of heaven, not of earth,
perhaps a spiritual green card would be a good idea to remind us who we are.
Read John 15:18, 19. While we are in the world, what are we not of?__________
Why?_______________________________________________________
Read James 4:4. What is the warning in this verse for us?__________________
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Read Philippians 3:19. What is the end of those who set their mind on earthly
things?___________________________________________________________
Read 1 Peter 2:11. What wars against the soul?__________________________
How is this war waged?__________________________________________

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Read Colossians 3:2. Where should our mind be set?_____________________

Read 2 Timothy 2:4. What are we not to get entangled in?_________________
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Why?_______________________________________________________
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But, dont we have to make a living (1 Tim. 5:8)?_________________________
So, what is a Christian to do concerning material matters (1 Tim. 6:6, 7)?________
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A point to ponder. Sooner or later we lose all our money, or our money loses us. It is
just a matter of when. Someone once observed that losing heaven in order to get the
things of this life, which we cant keep anyway, was the most foolish investment of all. But,
giving up the things of this life, which we cant keep anyway, in order to get heaven, was
the wisest investment of all. So, what investment are you making?
Read John 16:33. Where do we find our peace?_________________________
Where do our tribulations come from?________________________________
Read Heb. 11:13- 16. Why was God not ashamed to be called their God?_______
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The various situations of life often leave us feeling dissatisfied. This is good, if our
dissatisfaction is managed correctly; if we keep looking for satisfaction in a better place.
It has been said that we are not suppose to be completely happy in this life because we
were created for something greater than this physical life.
Do you agree with the above observation? ___________ Why?____________
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True or false, we reach our greatest fulfillment in this life of flesh?_________
We were created for eternity. Therefore, eternal values should be your guide, not
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earthly values. Read 2 Peter 3:10-13. What will become of earthly things?__________
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Read Matthew 6:19-21. So, what if you come to the end of your life and have
nothing to show for it by worldly standards? What if you do not have an impressive bank
account, a nice car, and a house full of the latest electronic gadgets? _______________
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Who do you think the real heroes are in Gods eyes? (Rev. 2:10)______________
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What about our earthly heroes, movie starts, and famous musicians, is God
impressed by their accomplishment?___________ Why?_____________________
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True or false, to get into heaven a person has to be an earthly hero in the eyes of
man?__________________
The years you spend on this earth are not your complete story. Death is not the end
of your story. This life is just the introduction to something much greater, or something
much worse. What determines if this life is the beginning of something great or something worse?________________________________________________________
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True or false, you are not home yet? __________________
A point to ponder: When you die, you dont leave home, you go home (Ps. 116:15;
Phil. 1:21-23).

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