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September 14, 2025
2 Corinthians 5:9 So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. New Living Translation
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body. New Living Translation
Pleasing God is About DIRECTION Not Perfection
We Score a Touchdown, Pleasing God, When We Live a Surrendered Life
Romans 12: 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. New International Version
Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. New International Version
We Score a Touchdown, Pleasing God, When We Examine the Scriptures to Find Out How God Wants Us to Live Our Lives
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. New Living Translation
Matthew 28:19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” New Living Translation
There are 80 individual commands given to Christians in the New Testament. They can be placed into seven categories. These commands reveal what we must do in order to score a touchdown or please God.
We Score a Touchdown, Pleasing God, When We Pursue Purity in all Areas of Our Life
1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. New Living Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. 4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— 5 not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. New Living Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:6 Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. 7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. New Living Translation
Revelation 9:20 But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk! 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts. New Living Translation
We Score a Touchdown, Pleasing God, When We Joyfully Follow Jesus Regardless of What Life Throws at Us
2 Timothy 2:1 Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. New Living Translation
2 Timothy 2:3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. New Living Translation
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! New International Version