What Matters Most

By Pastor Greg Ball, August 30, 2026

“Never let it rest until good turns to better and better turns to best!”

Am I living my best life at this stage of my life?

Here are the 3 things that really matter most.

  • What Jesus has done?
  • What is Jesus is doing?
  • What is Jesus going to do?

1. So what has Jesus done for us?

Acts 2:17-21

1 Corinthians 2:9 2. What is Jesus is doing? 3. What is Jesus going to do?

He is Building His Church

A scared world needs a fearless church.—A.W. Tozer

Matthew 7:22-24

Jude 3:1

To earnestly contend is the Greek word Epagonezomi

It means to fight, struggle, to exert great effort and strength!

If you’re not contending, you’re coasting

Hebrews 12:28-29

Jude 1-3 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Contend for the Faith 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

7 Keys to Contending

**1. They were (Saved) and (Baptized) **

Acts 2:38

**2. They were to the Church **

Acts 2:47

**3.They were in Community **

Acts 2:46

4.They (Submitted) to the Word of God

Acts 2:42

5. They Started Extravagantly!

Acts 2:45

**6.They consistently **

Acts 2:42

**7. They (Praised) God daily **

Acts 2:47

When we live out these 7 principles, the church rises up in power!

**Are you are contending or coasting?

Are you living your life for what really matters?**