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The Abiding Life, Part VII: The ABCs of a God-Focused Life Pastor Joe Pursch Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, March 11, 2012

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Page 1: The Abiding Life, Part VII: The ABCs of a God-Focused Life Pastor Joe Pursch Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, March 11, 2012

The Abiding Life, Part VII:The ABCs of a God-Focused Life

Pastor Joe Pursch

Chinese Grace Bible ChurchSunday, March 11, 2012

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John 15:9 (ESV)

9  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

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I. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life is About Three Simple _________?Things

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John 15:9-11 (ESV)

9  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

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John 15:9-11 (ESV)

10  If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

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John 15:9-11 (ESV)

11  These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

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I. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life is About Three Simple _________?A. Abide in His ____________

Things

Presence

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I. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life is About Three Simple _________?A. Abide in His ____________B. Be Blessed By His _________

Things

PresenceLove

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I. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life is About Three Simple _________?A. Abide in His ____________B. Be Blessed By His _________C. Concentrate on His ______________

Things

PresenceLoveCommandments

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II. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Begins With a Simple _____________?Decisio

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John 15:9 (ESV)

9  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

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Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)

38  Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

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Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)

39  And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

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Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)

40  But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”

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Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)

41  But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

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Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)

42  but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

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1 Peter 2:1-3, 9 (ESV)

1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

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1 Peter 2:1-3, 9 (ESV)

2  Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

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1 Peter 2:1-3, 9 (ESV)

3  if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

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1 Peter 2:1-3, 9 (ESV)

9  But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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2 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV)

3  His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,

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2 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV)

4  by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

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Psalm 27:4 (ESV)

4  One thing have I asked of the Lord,    that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord    all the days of my life,to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord    and to inquire in his temple.

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Philippians 3:13 (ESV)

13  Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

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Matthew 6:31-33 (ESV)

31  Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

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Matthew 6:31-33 (ESV)

32  For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.

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Matthew 6:31-33 (ESV)

33  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

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Matthew 4:4 (ESV)

4  But he answered, “It is written,“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,    but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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John 6:27 (ESV)

27  Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”

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II. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Begins With a Simple _____________?A. Remember You Were ________ for His Presence

Decision Rebo

rn

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II. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Begins With a Simple _____________?A. Remember You Were ________ for His PresenceB. Remember You Will Be _________ by His Presence

Decision Rebo

rn

Satisfied

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II. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Begins With a Simple _____________?C. Remember You Will Be _________ From His Presence

Decision Distract

edSatisfied

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II. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Begins With a Simple _____________?C. Remember You Will Be _________ From His PresenceD. Remember You Will Be _________ From His Presence

Decision Distract

edDiverted

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II. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Begins With a Simple _____________?E. Remember You Will Be _________ By His Presence

Decision Enriched

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III. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Depends on Some Simple _________?Step

s

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John 15:9 (ESV)

9  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

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III. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Depends on Some Simple _________?A. _______

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III. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Depends on Some Simple _________?A. _______B. _______

StepsSe

eSet

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III. Did You Know That the God-Focused Life Depends on Some Simple _________?A. _______B. _______C. _______

StepsSe

eSet

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