Life Ministries

Lifeshapes - 2

So, what is lifeshapes? Well it is designed to help us as disciples link the memorable principles of Jesus with memorable images or “shapes”.

( Draw three circles)…What immediately comes to mind? … Now, what other information or responses does that single image or shape conjure up for you? …Disney? Cartoons? Trip to Disneyland?Lifeshapes employs this same principle. It is a way to learn and remember a lot of information…and be able to share it with others…which is called discipling or multiplication       



               Let’s start with a circle. I am going to plant an image in your mind of a circle. Draw your own circle on a piece of paper. Every time you see a circle from today on; I want you to think of TIME. If you put a little arrow at the top and one at the bottom, what do you think that represents? ( eternity ) Put a small dot at 3:00 o-clock…and one at 6:00 o-clock… Let’s say that this represents your life. – dot one is when you were born, and dot two is when you die; much like the dates on a tombstone. Once again, the circle represents time and life.

Okay, now let’s make connections to God’s Word. What does the Bible, God’s Word have to say about life?
1. It says that God created life and living things.
2. God breathed into man the“breath of life”;
3. In the garden was the“tree of life”;
4. It says that “the life of every creature is in the blood”;
5. It says that the life-span of man shall be 70 or 80years;
6. It also says “Thou shalt not kill” or “take life”;
7. It tells us that there is a “righteous life that pleases God, and therefore a life that does not;
8. It says that sin brings an end to life or “the wages of sin is death”;
9. It reminds us that you are the only one responsible for your life and one day we will give an account;
10. It says “ narrow is the road that leads to life” and Jesus came to give us life and life eternal;
11. Jesus said that worry will not add a single minute to your life;
12. Paul said “if this is the only life there is, we are to be pitied”;
13. Revelation tells us that there is a “Book of life” and the “Lamb’s Book of life” and only those whose names are in the Lamb’s book will inherit eternity with God in the Kingdom of heaven; the rest inherit Hell…. You get the point.

Now, what does the first dot represent? (birth) And, what does the Bible say about birth?
1. It is the natural process of creation;
2. God “knew you in your mother’s womb”
3. That we were sinful at birth; but God gives us new birth;

And, what does the second dot represent? (death)…What does the Bible say about death?
1. There is a time to live and a time to die;
2. “it is destined unto man once to die” – not twice;
3. Jesus holds the power over death;
4. “there is a sin that leads to death”;
5. There will be a “second death” for those whose names are not in the Book.

Next time we will look at more about the circle…that represents what?...TIME and LIFE.