Living Things Living Things Life is a gift

Living Things

Living Things • Life is a gift from God, Acts 17: 25 (Isa. 42: 5) • Jesus Christ, the Son of God, offers us eternal life, John 11: 25 -26; 6: 27 2

The Living God Acts 14: 15; 1 Ths. 1: 9 • I AM, Exo. 3: 13 -15 • Many reject living God for dead things, Rom. 1: 18 -32 (Psa. 115: 3 -8) • Dead idols…dead hearts…dead deeds of sin & evil…WRATH! 3

A Living Savior John 14: 6 (Rev. 1: 18) • Life is in Jesus Christ, John 1: 4; 5: 26 • Must believe, or die in our sins, Jno. 8: 23 -24, 58 • Jesus arose from dead, Luke 24: 5 -6 • Believe & have life in Him, Jno. 20: 30 -31 (Mk. 16: 16) 4

Living Water John 4: 7 -14 • Water of salvation, Isaiah 12: 1 -3; 55: 1, 3 • Many have turned away, Jer. 2: 13; 17: 13 • Come to Jesus and be refreshed with salvation (Acts 3: 19) 5

Living Stones Matt. 16: 18; 1 Pet. 2: 5 • Jesus is the living foundation stone, Matt. 16: 18; 1 Pet. 2: 4 -6 • Christians are living stones in God’s temple (the church, saved ones), 1 Pet. 2: 5 (Ac 2: 36 -41, 47) • Live holy lives, 1 Pet. 2: 9; 1: 15 -16; 2: 11 -12 6

Living Sacrifices Rom. 12: 1 -2; Lk. 9: 23 • Crucify self, Gal. 2: 20 • Christ lives in us by faith, Eph. 3: 17 7

A Living Word Acts 7: 37 -38; Heb. 4: 12 • Obey God’s word to have a living faith, Rom. 10: 17; Lk. 6: 46; Jno. 6: 63, 68; Jas. 2: 17 • Word in our hearts – Christ dwells in our hearts through faith, Eph. 3: 17 (Col. 3: 16) 8

Living God Living Savior Living Water Living Stones Living Sacrifices Living Word Living Faith 9