FULL LIFE

What’s filling your life that keeps you from living fully?

What we fill our life with that

Full Schedules of activity

Full of opinions & expectations

Full of distractions

Full of shame & regret

Full of Stress, worry, & anxiety

Full of stuff & clutter

Full of empty entertainment

Full of comfort & convenience

Full of missed opportunities

How do hurry and busyness rob your capacity to love?

Love and hurry are oil and water: they simply do not mix. All of my worst moments as a husband and father, a neighbor or friend, are when I’m in a hurry—late for an appointment, behind on my unrealistic to-do list, trying to cram too much into my day. I ooze anger, tension, a critical nagging—the antitheses of love.

English Standard Version Chapter 10

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Full of STRESS, MESS, & LESS

JOHN 10:10

JOHN 10:10a

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

JOHN 6:63

63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

WHAT DOES STEAL, KILL, & DESTROY LOOK LIKE IN OUR LIVES?

- Steal(Leave you feeling less)

Leave you with LESS: Joy, Hope, Confidence, Security, Contentment. Love, Compassion, Faith, Purpose

- Kill (Overwhelm you with stress)

Stress can LITERALLY kill you physically… and spiritually

Spiritually STRESS kills you by: keeping you distracted, disheartened, discouraged, dissatisfied, anxious, depressed, selfish, scared,

- Destroy (Make you regress)

Tear down & crush progress & growth in your life where you’re thriving

How is hurry and busyness robbing your capacity to love?

“Love and hurry are oil and water: they simply do not mix. All of my worst moments as a husband and father, a neighbor or friend, are when I’m in a hurry—late for an appointment, behind on my unrealistic to-do list, trying to cram too much into my day. I ooze anger, tension, a critical nagging—the antitheses of love.”

— John Mark Comer

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JOHN 10:10b

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

ABUNDANTLY = PERISSOS

perissos

The New American Commentary: John 1–11 (1) Discourse on the Good Shepherd (10:1–18)

The Greek perisson means “that which goes way beyond necessity.”

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Will you fill your life trying to acquire abundance or abiding in it?

The Greek perisson means “exceedingly way more beyond what’s normal and necessary.”

?JOHN 6:63?

63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

Will you fill your life trying to acquire abundance or abiding in it?

17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.

19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

EPHESIANS 3:16-20

20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.

Abundance is stopped by fear

Abundance is killed by

Abundant Life Starts with Surrender

16 HIS glorious, unlimited resources HE will empower you with inner strength through HIS Spirit.

17 THEN Christ will make his home in your hearts AS YOU TRUST IN HIM. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

Love and hurry are oil and water: they simply do not mix. All of my worst moments as a husband and father, a neighbor or friend, are when I’m in a hurry—late for an appointment, behind on my unrealistic to-do list, trying to cram too much into my day. I ooze anger, tension, a critical nagging—the antitheses of love. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

Abundant Life is Grown by Grace

18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep HIS love is.

19a May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.

Abundant Life Flows from Fullness

19b THEN you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish abundantly more than we might ask or imagine.

Abundant life overflows from the FULLness of Christ

Abundant life overflows from the fullness of Christ

Full of Joy

Filled with Hope

Full

Full of Joy

FULL of FAITH >> FULL of HOPE >> FULL of JOY >> FULL of PEACE

JOY-FULL

JOY-FULL / FULL of JOY

FAITH-FULL

HOPE-FULL / FULL of HOPE

JOY-FULL / FULL of JOY

PEACE-FULL / FULL of PEACE

IDEAL= The Abundant Life Jesus has for us

WHAT DOES ABUNDANT LIFE IN CHRIST ACCOMPLISH WITHIN US & HOW DOES IT OVERFLOW INTO OUR LIVES?

& HOW DOES IT OVERFLOW INTO OUR LIVES?

IDEAL= The Abundant Life Jesus has for us

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Love overshadows Lies

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A SHAME is what the thief uses to steal, kill, & destroy LIFE

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REAL= The Way Things Are

Love longing

Faith overcomes Fear

Hope overpowers Helplessness

Love outlasts Longing

Peace outweighs Problems

Patience outlasts Pleasure

Intentionality outpaces Indifference

Joy outshines Judgement

Sacrifice overturns selfishness

Generosity out-gives Greed

Purpose overrides Pain

No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

Abundant life isn’t about

Eugene H. Peterson

Shame steals life