Afshin Ziafat's message

Acts 17:1-6, Eph 4:22-25, I Thess. 1:3-10.
God uses those people that are ready, willing and able to "outlive your life."
Here's how you outlive your life: 1) Have an understanding of the Gospel. People with a true understanding of the Gospel will share the "Good News." They won't need prodding or be forced to share. Having a understanding of our "enemy" before coming to Christ (Romans 5:8-10) helps us to rise up to the challenge of sharing with others, in that we understand what obstacles might be in the way of a person's belief in Who Christ is.
2) Requires receiving the Word of God, continually (Galatians 1:12.) Seeking the Word of God and relying on the words there, instead of first seeking out the advice of others. We have all we need in terms of guidance and wisdom from the Word of God, but too often we won't do the work to learn what God Word says. It's actively seeking what the Word says and often won't make sense to those around us.
3) Outliving your life requires sacrifice. Being ready to lay down our dreams and hopes for our lives, to accomplish God's will in our life (I John 2:17.) We need to be prepared to lay down our life if necessary.
4) Outliving your life requires perserverance (Philippians 1:12-13, 1:29-30) God uses our hanging on to His plan and call on our life. With a eternal perspective, then suffering=opportunity, an opportunity to advance the Gospel. God will be the One who makes best use of our perserverance to share Who He is in our life, through whatever means it takes.
5) Outliving our life requires us to be "other focussed" (I Thess. 1:11-12.) God gives us a perspective to see success as when His Word is heard, not as the world sees success. God's love will shine through us as we become concerned for other's welfare both in the present and the future.
As we try to outlive our life, God's Word is naturally advanced and goes onto impact others all around the world. It is a costly lifestyle but the eternal rewards are unimaginable.