Abundant Life The meaning of life in todays
Abundant Life The meaning of life in today’s world
In the Beginning… �Genesis 1: 1 �Genesis 2: 7 �Genesis 2: 15 �Genesis 1: 26 -28 “be fruitful and multiply, replenish the earth and subdue it”
Can you imagine a perfect world? �God created Adam and Eve and put them in a perfect garden to care for all of the living things. � Genesis 2: 17 “tree of knowledge of good and evil”
Sin Enters the World �Genesis 3: 14 -19 �Romans 8: 22 “the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain”
The world is in need of a Savior �The rest of the Old Testament describes how God prepared a people to be His people and how a remnant survived up to the time of Jesus’ birth.
The Patriarchs & The Hebrews �Genesis 6 Noah and the flood �Abraham (Ch. 12) �Isaac (Ch. 26) �Jacob (Ch. 31) �Exodus 1 The Hebrew nation �Nehemiah 1: 3 “the remnant” �Daniel 2: 38 -45 an everlasting kingdom
Unto you is born a Savior � The kingdoms in Daniel are the backdrop for the bringing into existence of the greatest kingdom ever. �That was the reality of life for those who would be God’s people – looking forward to the coming of Jesus.
The New Testament �Matthew 1: 17, 21 �Matthew 3: 1 -3 �John 10: 10 �Luke 19: 10 �John 14: 6 �Romans 5: 8 �Philippians 2: 8 � 2 Peter 3: 9
What is the meaning of Life? �For you to be saved! �For you to be a child of God �For you to live for Jesus �For you to go to Heaven John 14: 1 -4 �For you to tell others about Jesus Matthew 9: 36 -38
The Plan of Salvation �Hear the Word (Rm. 10: 17) �Believe in Jesus (Jn. 1: 12) �Repent of Sins (II Cor. 7: 9 -10) �Confess Faith in Christ (Mt. 10: 32) �Be Baptized in Water (Rm. 6: 3 -4) �Continue in God’s Grace (Ac. 13: 43) �If you err as a Christian: Repent & Pray God for Forgiveness (Ac. 8: 22)
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