The Word brings LIfe. John 1:4 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. Jesus is the...

The Word brings LIfe

John 1:4John 1:4 4 In him was life, and 4 In him was life, and

that life was the light of that life was the light of men. men.

Jesus is the Word

God’s WRITTEN WORD (the Bible) always points to his LIVING WORD

(Jesus).



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Jesus is the WordHe is life & light

Proverbs 4:23Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard Above all else, guard

your heart, for it is the your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. wellspring of life.

To live the life I must•GUARD my heart

Luke 6:45Luke 6:45 45 The 45 The good man brings good good man brings good things out of the good things out of the good stored up in his heart, stored up in his heart,

and the evil man brings and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil evil things out of the evil

stored up in his heart. For stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. heart his mouth speaks.


John 7:38John 7:38 Whoever believes in me, Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, as the Scripture has said,

streams of living water streams of living water will flow from within him." will flow from within him."


Psalm 119:11Psalm 119:11I have hidden your word I have hidden your word in my heart that I might in my heart that I might

not sin against you. not sin against you.


Ephesians 2:10Ephesians 2:10For we are God's For we are God's

workmanship, created in workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good Christ Jesus to do good

works, which God works, which God prepared in advance for prepared in advance for

us to do. us to do.

To live the life I must•GUARD my heart•GRASP God’s ‘good works’ for me

1 Corinthians 10:111 Corinthians 10:11 These things happened These things happened

to them as examples and to them as examples and were written down as were written down as

warnings for us, on whom warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages the fulfillment of the ages

has come. has come.


2 Timothy 3:16-172 Timothy 3:16-17All Scripture is God-All Scripture is God-

breathed and is useful for breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, teaching, rebuking,

correcting and training in correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that righteousness, 17 so that

the man of God may be the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for thoroughly equipped for

every good work. every good work.


•GET equipped

2 Timothy 3:17 2 Timothy 3:17 (MSG)(MSG)

Through the Word we are Through the Word we are put together and shaped put together and shaped up for the tasks God has up for the tasks God has

for us. for us.


•GET equipped

Jeremiah 15:16Jeremiah 15:16When your words came, I When your words came, I

ate them; they were my ate them; they were my joy and my heart's joy and my heart's

delight, for I bear your delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God name, O Lord God

Almighty. Almighty.

The Challenge

1. Will I FEED on God’s Word?

Psalm 32:8Psalm 32:8 I will I will instruct you and teach instruct you and teach

you in the way you you in the way you should go; I will counsel should go; I will counsel

you and watch over you. you and watch over you.

The Challenge


WISDOM WISDOM & &

CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES

The Challenge


2. Will I FOCUS on God’s Wisdom?

Proverbs 22:3Proverbs 22:3A A prudent man sees danger prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the and takes refuge, but the

simple keep going and simple keep going and suffer for it. suffer for it.

The Challenge


2. Will I FOCUS on God’s Wisdom?

Exodus 33:15Exodus 33:15Then Then Moses said to him, "If Moses said to him, "If

your Presence does not your Presence does not go with us, do not send go with us, do not send

us up from here. us up from here.

The Challenge


2. Will I FOCUS on God’s Wisdom?3. Will I FOSTER God’s presence?

Psalm 51:11Psalm 51:11Do not Do not cast me from your cast me from your

presence or take your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Holy Spirit from me.

The Challenge



Joshe 1:8-9Joshe 1:8-9Do not let Do not let this Book of the Law this Book of the Law

depart from your mouth; depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and meditate on it day and

night, so that you may be night, so that you may be careful to do everything careful to do everything

written in it. ...for the written in it. ...for the Lord your God will be with Lord your God will be with

you wherever you go." you wherever you go."

The Challenge



Matthew 4:4Matthew 4:4Jesus Jesus answered, "It is written: answered, "It is written:

'Man does not live on 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every bread alone, but on every word that comes from the word that comes from the

mouth of God.'" mouth of God.'"

The Challenge



John 1:1-5John 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word the Word, and the Word

was with God, and the was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was Word was God. 2 He was

with God in the with God in the beginning. 3 Through him beginning. 3 Through him

all things were made; all things were made; without him nothing was without him nothing was

made that has been made that has been made. 4 In him was life, made. 4 In him was life,

and that life was the light and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light of all mankind. 5 The light

shines in the darkness, shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not and the darkness has not

overcome it.overcome it.

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Sacred Infant, all divineSacred Infant, all divineWhat a tender love was ThineWhat a tender love was Thine

Thus to come from highest blissThus to come from highest blissDown to such a world as this!Down to such a world as this!Teach, O teach us, holy ChildTeach, O teach us, holy ChildBy Thy face so meek and mildBy Thy face so meek and mild

Teach us to resemble TheeTeach us to resemble TheeIn Thy sweet humilityIn Thy sweet humility

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