A Reason for Living – Timothy Keller [Sermon]

Tim Keller sermons via Gospel in Life: To find absolute freedom in life, we must admit that life on its own accord is meaningless. True meaning in life is only found through Jesus Christ, the designer of life.

This message was given by Rev. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 27, 1994.

[sabah]

After losing our son, l can't find a reason to live. Holding on to Jesus. 😰🇦🇺

[VicLabs]

I have listened to quite literally hundreds of Tim Keller sermons and talks. This is among his most powerful messages.

[foroneanotherwinningtogeth]

"What is to become of anything I do?....How could anyone fail to see this (problem)"? Exact quotes from my own mind in recent years as our first child nears college years. I am a Christian minister and yet God still is working me through this question. Thank you for this wonderful insight. It is part of His work.

[joseguilarte]

Yeah I miss the animation. I loooove this lecture. It's so freeing and I love sharing it with my friends.

[HVACadvice]

I agree with Sean, Rod, Alex, Lalac and Jose. The version with graphics was fantastic. Please bring it back. I realize s/he violated copyright, but the spreading of the gospel is more important and the visual presentation added to this wonderful message's impact.

[curiousgeorge]

It's sort of funny. I am not a great thinker in any way shape or form but I recognized at the age of 10 or so that life was ultimately 100% pointless if naturalism was true. Seemed rather obvious. I asked my atheist father if he believed in god. He answered by grabbing the flesh on his arm stating "all I know is I am here". At the age of 18 I asked God to reveal himself to me and He did. He told me ( not an audible voice ) "You are on the wrong path, if you continue on this path you will be separate from me for eternity". Then he showed me several miracles two of which were to substantiate that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. I'm not a Calvinist. I believe that any 100% sincere seeker of ultimate truth will find that Jesus is indeed Who He said He is. I pray that you ask.

[cvetanstankov]

Waw! The reason for live bless! Thank you for sharing that

[Krillian]

I'm disappointed that the other one with graphics was removed. I thought it helped share the Gospel in ways that only the audio doesn't. Oh well. I was sharing this particular sermon with a number of my non-believing friends and feel the video illustrations added to the message's impact. Still happy that the audio's available though(!) and I'm certain God can take care of the rest.

[alexberkovich]

I agree : I was searching for the other one and it was much better

[rmcboyle]

I'm really saddened that the animated version isn't available too. Why? What happened to it? It was fantastic. :-(

[ep-vj]

so what is the meaning of life / reason for living?

[bonnieuk]

I think most people don't think to themselves "what is my purpose in life", for most people life just happens and we spend our hours and days simply getting on with our lives. There is a saying "Life is what happens when your busy making other plans". I think purpose and reasons for living is mainly a question for those who are interested in philosophy and actually have time on their hands to think seriously about it.

Speaking for myself, I don't think I have a specific meaning or purpose, in that ultimately when i die, I don't believe in an afterlife, so when i breathe my last, that will be the end of me. But that doesn't take anything away from the life i am living now, I have lots of purpose and meaning in living a fruitful life, helping others and doing the best i can, while also enjoying the good things in life, music, tv, comedy, sex, food, the list is long. Tim is very wrong in saying "nothing I do in life will make any difference" ( i think he was quoting Camus), the things I do here and now impact on other people's life's, if I can make their life a little better than it has purpose and meaning. He's right in saying 'ultimately' in the big scheme of things, in billions of years time it wont have made any meaningful difference, but that's fine with me. It's what we do in the here and now that matters to us. We all live in the NOW and that is what matters.

[bonnieuk]

Listening to Tim, he keeps repeating over and over, from the atheist perspective, life is ultimately meaningless! As an atheist myself, I have *never* heard any fellow atheist say that life is ultimately meaningless. We are all too busy enjoying life itself.

It does not bother me one iota that in a million years time ( or whatever timescale you want to include) that my life will not be relevant. The intense happiness and joy I've experienced throughout my life *is* and *was* relevant to me and to those around me who shared in my joy and happiness.

To all the countless billions of people who have lived thousands of years ago and are no longer here, whatever they experienced in their life meant everything to them, the fact they are now completely gone doesn't detract in the slightest from the lives they led.

Find me an atheist living today in the here and now who says their life is meaningless. I'd certainly like to talk to him, and discuss a few things with him. Sorry Tim, you are very wrong.