1. THE SECRET POWER OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE CONCLUSION

2. #1 It begins with an encounter  Psalm 34:8 Psalm 34:8  Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.  John 10:27 John 10:27  My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

3. #2 The next step is doing  James 1:25 James 1:25  But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do

4. #3 The difference love makes

6. a) Love leads to sacrifice  1 Corinthians 13:3 1 Corinthians 13:3  And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

7. a) Love leads to sacrifice  1 Corinthians 13:3 1 Corinthians 13:3  And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.  John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that He gave

8. b) Sacrifice leads to joy  Hebrews 12:2 Hebrews 12:2  fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

9. b) Sacrifice leads to joy  Right giving pleases God as well  2 Corinthians 9:7 2 Corinthians 9:7  Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

10. b) Sacrifice leads to joy  Right giving pleases God as well  Mark 12:42-43  A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury…

11. c) Joy is strength  Nehemiah 8:10  Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

12. c) Joy is strength  Isaiah 12:2-3  “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.” Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation.

13. THE SECRET POWER OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE CONCLUSION