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If you were to sum up what you live for in one word, what would it be? Well, someone would say

pleasure. Living for pleasure is one of the least pleasurable things a person can do.

Our culture says eat, drink, and be merry. But Pastor Greg Lawry points out every party comes to an end,

but sometimes regrets never do. Living for that experience, living for that rush, living for

that buzz, living for that excitement. Man, that is just a really lame way to live.

So many people post pictures of their food on social media, and admittedly a lot of it looks

really good. But have you noticed the food that's to die for is also the food you can die from?

Isn't that true? And in the bigger picture, that's the way sin is. Sin first says,

live it up. Then says, you'll never live that down. Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Lawry

points out where we can find real satisfaction in life. We go to the author of life himself to find

out what he recommends. Grab your Bible, turn to Philippians chapter 1, and the title of our message

is, what do you live for? What do you live for? Good question. I saw an advertisement and I believe

it was a computer magazine quite a few years ago, and it's a picture of a guy shaving in the mirror.

And it asks his question, is it an alarm clock or a calling that gets you up in the morning?

I thought, well, that's a good question. And they were selling some who knows what computer item,

but I thought it was a bigger question. Is it an alarm or a calling that gets you up in the morning?

I mean, what makes you tick? What do you get fired up about? Everybody is passionate about something.

What do you get up for in the morning? I know it doesn't hurt if I smoke coffee in the morning.

Throw in some bacon and eggs, and now we're talking. Come on, the smell of bacon in the morning for

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