Blink of an Eye Sunday Morning Sermon - Richard Sutton - May 24th
Teachers
Lesson Summary
During the May 24 Sunday service, the teacher used a visual exercise with three colored dots to illustrate how human perception fades quickly, likening it to life’s brief passage. He connected this illustration to Scripture, revisiting Philippians 3:7‑16 from the previous week and expanding into verses 3:17‑21, where Paul urges believers to keep their priorities straight, press onward, and view life through an eternal lens. The sermon warned against the danger of living only for today, citing Philippians 3:17‑19, Solomon’s “eat, drink, and be merry” attitude, and Jesus’ parable of the rich fool in Luke 12. He reinforced the biblical call to store up treasure in heaven (Matthew 6:19‑21) and highlighted the futility of fleshly appetites (1 John 3:16‑17; Galatians 5:17‑21). The central message was that while earthly life can vanish in a blink, our focus on Christ and eternal goals secures a lasting inheritance.
Key Scriptures
Brethren, join in following my example. Observe those who walk according to the pattern that you have in us. For many walk of whom I have often told you and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ. Whose end is destruction, whose God is their appetite, whose glory is their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.