Secrets To The Abundant Life

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Secrets To TheAbundant Life
Joy
Happiness
Assurance
Peace
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Jesus Came To Give the Abundant Life

• John 1010, I am come that they might have life,
  and that they might have it more abundantly.
• John 1511, These things have I spoken unto you,
  that my joy might remain in you, and that your
  joy might be full.

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One Secret to the Abundant Life isBearing Fruit

• Importance of Bearing Fruit, John 151-5,
• Examples of Different Kinds of Fruit
• Winning Souls To Christ, Romans 113
• Sharing with the needy, Romans 1525-26, 28
• Developing Christian character,
  Galatians 522-23
• Praising God and Giving thanks to God, Hebrews
  1315
• No Fruit-No Abundant Life

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Secret to Bearing Fruit isAbiding in Him

• Abide/Abiding, used 9 times,10 verses
• John 154-10
• Abiding in Christ empowers Christians to live
  the abundant life
• Philippians 413
• Paul describes how we are empowered,
• 1st Corinthians 69-11
• Abiding in Him is
• Essential to Bearing Fruit

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Secret to Abiding in Him isObeying His Commands

• When we obey Jesus Commands we
• Abide in His love, John 1510
• Are His friends, John 1514
• Dwell in him, 1st John 324
• Cannot abide in Him without obeying Him,
• Titus 116, They profess that they know God, but
  in works they deny him, being abominable, and
  disobedient, and unto every good work a
  reprobate.
• Obedience to His Will is
• Essential to Abiding in Christ

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Reasons Why Man Obeys God

• HAVE TO
• To avoid punishment-fear
• NEED TO
• To gain favor, or promise
• WANT TO
• To love beyond measure, to adore, to honor
• God Wants Us to Obey Him For
• Only One Reason

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Secret to Obeying His Commands,is Loving Him

• God appeals to our sense of love
• John 1415 23
• Obedience without love will fail
• John 1424
• Obedience requires consistent love
• Matthew 1037-39
• Loving Him is
• Essential to Obeying Him

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Secret to Loving Him isKnowing Him

• Know the understanding of His love for us
• John 1513, Greater love has no man than this,
  that a man lay down his life for his friends.
• 1st John 316, we the love of God, because he
  laid down his life for us
• Ephesians 52, walk in love, as Christ also
  hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an
  offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet
  smelling savour.

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Secret to Loving Him isKnowing Him

• Study
• 2nd Timothy 215, Study to shew thyself approved
  unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
  ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• Acts 1711, These were more noble than those in
  Thessalonica, in that they received the word with
  all readiness of mind, and searched the
  scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
• Pray
• 1st Thessalonians 516-18, Rejoice evermore.
  Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks

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Secretes to the Abundant Life

• If you know Him, you will love Him.
• If you love Him, you will obey Him.
• If you obey Him, you will
• abide in Him.
• If you abide in Him, you will bear fruit.
• If you bear fruit, you will have
• the Abundant Life.

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Secrets To TheAbundant Life
Joy
Happiness
Assurance
Peace