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All right , welcome back to day three of John , chapter 10 . We're going to read the same verses , but we're going to look at the other side of it John 10.10, . The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy . I came that they may have life and have it abundantly . I am the good shepherd . The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep . He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd who does not own the sheep , sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees , and the wolf snatches them and scatters them . He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep . I am the good shepherd . I know my own and my own know me , just as the Father knows me , and I know the Father and I lay down my life for the
sheep . Let me ask you a question .
Speaker 2Jesus says that he came that you may have life and have it abundantly . Are you living the abundant life that Christ has for you , or is your life defined by a relentless pursuit of the accumulation of an abundance of stuff ? I mean , I hope you've realized at this point I hope you're old enough , I hope you're mature enough that the stuff of this world is just never going to satisfy you . And that's the trick that he says that that the hireling , when danger comes , is going to leave you high and dry . You see , I don't know if you realize this , but your money lies to you in the month and the lie that your money tells you is this If you love me , I'll love you back . If you love me , I'll love you back . If you love me , then I will bring you satisfaction and security . And the reality is that your money can neither satisfy you nor bring you security . I mean , how many VH1 behind the music do you have to watch before you realize that the stuff of this earth is not what we were made for . We were made for more , that the abundant life is not an abundance of stuff . The more that the abundant life is not an abundance of stuff . The abundant life is found in our relationship with Christ . Jesus says that he is the good shepherd
and he lays down his life for the sheep . What else will lay down its life for you ? You see , the other lie that money tells us is that it will keep us secure . Sometimes you log onto a bank account and you're looking for a particular number and if it's over that number , you feel a sense of safety and security . And I'm just telling you , there's nothing wrong with saving and there's nothing wrong with Planning for tomorrow for sure . But if you put your security in the things of this world , it will let you down . You get one phone call from the doctor and all of that security is gone . You get one phone call from the highway patrolman and somebody you love has been in a wreck , and what did that money do to secure ? You See , the abundant life is found only in Jesus Christ . He's the only one that will ever satisfy .
Speaker 2Yesterday we talked about the reality that the enemy throws at us three things . There are three desires in us that he tempts us with the lust of the eyes , the lust of the flesh and the pride of life . The reality is that Jesus is the fulfillment for what you want in the lust of the eyes , the lust of the flesh and the pride of life . The lust of the eyes is the desire to have . Well , I don't know if you realize this , but if you are in Jesus Christ , then the Bible says that you are a co-heir with Christ and all that he has is yours . If you want some stuff , I've got good news .
Speaker 2Follow after Jesus and one day the stuff of heaven is things like mansions and full tables of food , banqueting tables , and they've got so much gold in heaven that they use it as asphalt . You'll be walking on streets of gold . If you want some stuff , you have an inheritance in heaven waiting for you , where moth or rust cannot destroy , and it is stored up for you . The lust of the eyes is to want stuff , and God has an inheritance for you . The lust of the flesh is the desire to feel Well . There's no bottle or pill that can give you what Christ has for you .
Speaker 2Jesus says come to me , all you who are weary and heavy burdened , and he says and I will give you rest for your soul .
Speaker 2You see , peace is not found in a set
of circumstances . Peace is found in Jesus Christ , and Paul tells us in Philippians that we are to be anxious for nothing . But by prayer and supplication , with thanksgiving , we can make all our requests known to God , and the peace of God that transcends understanding will guard our heart and mind in Christ Jesus . There's not a vacation on the world that could provide that kind of peaceful , easy feeling . Or maybe your pursuit is the pride of life to make much of you . Well , I've got really good news that if you are in Christ Jesus , then he will exalt you with him as a co-heir , and the Bible says that you and I are seated with Christ at the right hand of God , the Father . So the thief comes only to steal , kill and destroy , but Jesus has come that you may have life and have it abundantly . And the abundant life that he's talking about is not the abundance of stuff that you're going to leave behind anyway . The abundant life is Christ , because he is more than enough .
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