1. “Embracing Change To Experience Life!”
Living An
ABUNDANT LIFE
In Christ!
John 10:10

2. to steal and kill and destroy;
John 10:10….
“The thief comes only
to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may have life, and have it
to the full.”
(NIV)

3. UNHAPPY and DISSATISFIED people.
INTRODUCTION
Our world is full of
UNHAPPY and
DISSATISFIED people.

4. Everybody has an answer!
What is the solution?
Everybody has
an answer!

5. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end
The Bible says this in Proverbs 14:12….
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end
it leads to death.”
(NIV)

6. "How do I find
happiness and
satisfaction
in life?"

7. to steal and kill and destroy;
John 10:10….
“The thief comes only
to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may have life, and have it
to the full.”
(NIV)

8. What did Jesus mean when He said that
we can have
“life to the full?”

9. A good dictionary will define the word
“FULL”
“complete, perfect, being at the highest or greatest degree, the maximum.”

10. “a life that is complete, …. successful, superior, having an abundance
It would mean
“a life that is complete,
not lacking in
anything essential.”
…. successful, superior, having an abundance
of quality and life!

11. Jesus also came to give us an
ABUNDANT LIFE.
Eternal life +
"life to the full!"

12. …. because they don’t know what it is!
Why are so many Christians not living life to the full?
…. because they don’t know what it is!
Jesus said….
I have come that they
may have life, and
have it to the full.”

13. MAIN POINTS 1.
There Really
Is An
ABUNDANT LIFE!

14. is full of all the things money can’t buy.
Abundant Living
Is A Life That Is Filled With The Things That Are Good For Us
The ABUNDANT LIFE
is full of all the things money can’t buy.

15. James 1:17….
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (NIV)

16. “… You do not have, because you do not
James 4:2….
“… You do not have, because you do not
ask God.”
(NIV)

17. all these negative characteristics from a person’s life.B)
The Abundant Life
Is Free From The Things That Are Bad For Us
GOD CAN REMOVE
all these negative characteristics from a person’s life.

18. 1 Corinthians 6:11….
“And this is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit
of our God.” (NIV)

19. 2.
ABUNDANT LIVING
Is Found In Christ
And No Where Else!

20. Everyone who does not have Jesus in his life,
will not be able to experience true
ABUNDANT
LIVING!

21. “…unless we believe in Him, we will all die in our sins.”
John 8:24….
“…unless we believe in Him, we will all die in our sins.”
(NIV)

22. a non-Christian experience
Happiness....
a non-Christian experience
– limited in quality
and is temporary.

23. A person cannot live an “ABUNDANT LIFE” if they are spiritually dead.
Anyone without the
saving grace of Jesus,
is SPIRITUALLY DEAD.
A person cannot live an “ABUNDANT LIFE”
if they are spiritually dead.

24. Ephesians 2:4,5….
“ (v.4) ... God, who is rich in mercy, (v.5) made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions….”
(NIV)

25. 3.
God Is Inviting You
To Experience An
ABUNDANT LIFE!

26. “….God, who richly provides us with everything for
1 Timothy 6:17….
“….God, who richly provides us with everything for
our enjoyment.”
(NIV)

27. It is God’s desire that all His children discover happiness and
satisfaction
in (this) life.

28. “What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.”
Luke 16:15….
“What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.”
(NIV)

29. 4.
How To
Identify The
ABUNDANT LIFE?

30. The "ABUNDANT LIFE" means that there is an abundance of something.
… referring to LIFE ITSELF.
… getting the most out of life.
… living life to the fullest.

31. “ ...do not worry about our life, what we will eat
Matthew 6:25….
“ ...do not worry about our life, what we will eat
or drink, and
what we will wear.”
(NIV)

32. If we allow ourselves to
remain preoccupied with what we consider to be basic necessities, we
will not be able to enjoy
ABUNDANT LIFE!

33. It is NOT necessarily a life of
What Abundant Life
Is NOT?
It is NOT necessarily a life of
comfort and ease

34. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you
James 1:2….
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you
face trials of many kinds.”
(NIV)

35. 2) It is NOT dependent on outside circumstances

36. 3) It is NOT glamorous or outwardly impressive

37. Matthew 7:13….
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.”
(NIV)

38. 4) It is NOT necessarily obtained quickly

39. 5) It is NOT
easy to obtain

40. 5.
You Can Know How
To Receive This
ABUNDANT LIFE!

41. God graciously gives it
There is no
magic formula.
God graciously gives it
to all who seek it.

42. Matthew 7:7–9….
“ (v.7) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (v.8) For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; ….

43. …. and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7–9….
…. and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
(v.9) ‘Which of you, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?’ ”
(NIV)

44. Matthew 7:11….
“If you ... know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him.”
(NIV)