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A life guaranteed to give you:

A life guaranteed to give you:. JOY greater than any other BLESSEDNESS in its fullest measure ASSURANCE of everlasting kingdom PEACE beyond understanding Would YOU be interested?. Jesus Does!.

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A life guaranteed to give you:

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  1. A life guaranteed to give you: JOY greater than any other BLESSEDNESS in its fullest measure ASSURANCE of everlasting kingdom PEACE beyond understanding Would YOU be interested?

  2. Jesus Does! John 10:10 NKJV 10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 14:11 “joy may be full”

  3. Secrets of the Abundant Life John 15:1-5

  4. Bearing Fruit • Different Fruit We Can Bear: • Winning Souls & Help them Grow- Romans 1:13 • Sharing with those in need – Romans 15:28 • Developing Christ-like Character- 2Peter 1:5-8 • Praising GOD and giving thanks – Hebrews 13:15

  5. Benefits of Bearing Fruit • Joy for Soul-winners- 3 John 4; 1 Thessalonians 2:19,20 • Happiness for those who Share- Acts 20:35 • Assurance for Christ-like character- 2 Peter 1:8-11 • Peace for thankful- Philippians 4:6,7

  6. Secret of Bearing Fruit is Abiding • “Abide” in John 15:4-10 • Ten Times in this context • Secret to Fruit Bearing is “Abiding in Christ”

  7. Abiding in Christ Empowers the Christian • Philippians 1:4:13 “I can do all things through Christ” • Ephesians 1:18-20 “exceeding greatness of His power” • Ephesians 3:20 “works in us” • 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 “such were some of you – washed, sanctified, justified”

  8. Secret of Abiding is Obeying • Obeying the commandments of Jesus- • Abide in His love-John 15:10 • Be His friends- John 15:14 • Abide in Him – 1 John 3:24

  9. Principle of Abiding Through Obeying • Governed Jesus’ relationship with Father while on earth • Kept His Father’s commandments – John 15:10 • Illustrations of His desire to keep Father’s Will- John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38

  10. Principle of Abiding Through Obeying • Should Govern our conduct as Christians • We abide in Christ by keeping His commandments – 1 John 2:3-6 • We Cannot Abide in Christ Without Obeying His Commands

  11. The Secret of Obeying is Loving • Three reasons to Obey: • 1. WE HAVE TO (level of fear) • 2. WE NEED TO (level of selfishness) • 3. WE WANT TO (level of love)

  12. Jesus Desires Obedience Out of Love • Appeals to our sense of love – John 14:15,23 • Without love our obedience will falter- John 14:24 • The Secret to Consistent Obedience is Loving! • Hebrews 10:25 • Why do we obey Jesus?

  13. Secret of Loving is Knowing • Should be Self-Evident • Love between Husband & Wife based on Knowledge & understanding • Strong friendships based on knowing each other well • Brethren made the effort to know each other • Should we expect it to be any different with Jesus

  14. More we Know Jesus, the More We Love Him • Grow in understanding of His love- John 15:13; 1 John 3:16 • More likely to walk in love if we know His love for us – Ephesians 5:2 • Increase our Knowledge of Jesus, and our Love for Jesus will Increase!

  15. Secret of Knowing is Reading • Also Self-Evident: • Where there is Communication, relationships grow • Where there is none, they flounder • Even More So, with our relationship with God & Jesus • The More we Read, the Better we Know Jesus

  16. Bible Reading is Determinant Factor of Abundant Life • By READING we come to KNOW • By KNOWING we come to LOVE • By LOVING we come to OBEY • By OBEYING we come to ABIDE • By ABIDING we come to BEAR FRUIT • By BEARING FRUIT we experience the ABUNDANT LIFE

  17. Many Christians Neglect the Word of God • Psalm 1:1-3 • Neglecting the Word of God is why Many do not experience the Abundant Life! • John 15:11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.”

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