Abundant Life

1. How to get hold of abundant life;-

• 1 Chronicles 4:10; Dare to dream.

• John 10:10; A promise.

• Matthew 6:33; A relationship needed & priority must be right.

• Jeremiah 17:7-8; Unwavering trust & hope.

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2. Proverbs 22:4

• True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honour, and long life. (NLT)

a. Humility

b. Fear of the Lord.

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3. What humility has to do with it:

a. It makes our pursuit easier.

• 1 Peter 5:5 ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.’’

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3. What humility has to do with it:-

b. It guarantees our possession.

• Matthew 5:5 ‘Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.’

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3. What humility has to do with it:-

c. It preserves our fruit.• Proverbs 29:23 ‘A man’s

pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honour.’

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4. What the fear of the Lord has to do with it:-

a. It makes us a head above others.

• Job 28:28 ‘And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.’

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4. What the fear of the Lord has to do with it:-

b. It keeps us from the pitfalls of life.

c. Proverbs 14:27 ‘The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to avoid the snare of death.’

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4. What the fear of the Lord has to do with it:-

c. It ensures lasting fulfillment.

• Proverbs 19:23 ‘The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited by evil.’

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• A promise

• With conditions.

• The finiteness of man.

• The greatness of our God

• The heart of the honored One.