Abundant Life

Abundant Life

January 20, 2019 Morning Service

Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK

Rick Boyne

Message Point: There is so much more to the Christian life than attending church.

Focus Passage: John 10:10

Introduction: (Abundant) Literally, that they may have abundance, or that which abounds. The word denotes that which is not absolutely essential to life, but which is superadded to make life happy. They shall not merely have life - simple, bare existence - but they shall have all those superadded things which are needful to make that life eminently blessed and happy. It would be vast mercy to keep men merely from annihilation or hell; but Jesus will give them eternal joy, peace, the society of the blessed, and all those exalted means of felicity which are prepared for them in the world of glory. [Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible]

I. Joy

a. In any circumstance

b. In serving

c. In sharing

II. Peace

a. In any circumstance

b. Not just the absence of conflict

c. The kind that baffles people

i. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 NASB)

III. Blessing

a. Not necessarily in possessions

b. Having God’s Hand on you

c. Having God’s Favor with you

i. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8 NASB)

Application/Invitation: The thief comes to kill, steal and destroy. Don’t give him the opportunity to steal the abundant life that Jesus promises.