1. Live a Life Part 4
The end of knowledge is practice. G. Barlow Our business is to please Him whose servants we are. Spurgeon Scripture teaching has been poured impartially into two molds — to know the truth and to do the right. W. Arnot October 21, 2018

2. God’s Word is Clear
Leviticus 11:45 - For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

3. God’s Word is Clear
1 Peter 1: As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

4. God’s Word is Clear
3 John 1:11 - Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

5. God’s Word is Clear
1 John 2:15 - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

6. God’s Word is Clear
1 Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

7. God’s Word is Clear
Proverbs 19:22 What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

8. God’s Word is Clear
1 Peter 2:16 - Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.

9. A Worthy Manner of Life Ephesians 4:1-3
We learn to walk in humility
We learn to be kind and patient with others
We learn to bear with one another holding them up
We learn to seek unity in the Spirit of peace

10. A Worthy Manner of Life Philippians 1:27-28
We learn to stand firm in and by the Spirit
We learn to align our thinking with the Word of God
We learn to strive together for other believers in the Gospel not against them
We learn to overcome fear

11. Colossians 1:9-10
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

12. Colossians 1:9-10
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

13. Colossians 1:9-10
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

14. Colossians 1:9-10
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

15. John 15:1-17 Jesus is the true Vine
We bear fruit by being connected to Jesus
Much fruit is the goal
The Father is glorified if we bear fruit
Joy comes from bearing fruit
Love is one of the main fruits of being connected to Jesus

16. Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law

17. Colossians 1:9-10
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

18. For Our Consideration
What does our life reveal about what we really believe?
What does being connected to the Vine mean to you?
What does bearing fruit mean to you where you live?
What does growing in the knowledge of God mean to you?

19. Prayer Focus Thank You Father for life now and eternal.
Thank You for Your Word to equip us to live a life that matters.
Thank You for Your grace, love, mercy and patience as we grow in our walk with You.