Abundant Life Sermons

Having Healthy Relationships – 1 Peter 3:8-12 Humility is essential to have true, biblical community . Humility eliminates rivalry, and mutual submission eliminates competition and fighting for position. 1 Peter 3:8-9, Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; 9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but...

His Lead, Her Need, Part 2 – 1 Peter 3:7 1 Peter 3:7, Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. Just as the wife is to submit to the husband’s lead, the husband is to submit to his wife’s need.  1 Peter 3:7, Husbands, likewise, dwell with them wi...

His Lead, Her Need, Part 1- 1 Peter 3:1-6 1 Peter 3:1-2, Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 1) In relationships, humility eliminates rivalry. Mutual submission eliminates competition and fighting for position. The key i...

Being a Contagious Christian - 1 Peter 2:18-25 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:11, “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.” What makes the Church relevant...

Foreigner 1 Peter 2:11, “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims…” 1. Be a resident stranger. Sojourners and pilgrims – strangers from a strange place. 1 Peter 2:11-12, “…abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day...

Transformation Nation – 1 Peter 2:4-10 Like the Old Testament Temple, the New Testament Church is to be God’s light to the world. Our bodies individually (1 Corinthians 6:19) and the Church collectively (1 Corinthians 3:16) are now the Temple of God to shine forth the Light of God!  1 Corinthians 3:16, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”  1 Co...

A Legacy That Impacts Eternity (Exodus 20:4-6) Exodus 20:4-6, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and f...

1 Peter 1:23, “having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.” Lasting change is not self-reformation but spirit transformation. Only once you’ve been “born again” inwardly does God begin to change you outwardly. Romans 8:29, “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son…” 1 Peter 2:1-3...

Born Again to Be Like Him - 1 Peter 1:17-25 2 Corinthians 13:5, “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.”  Have you been born again? The only kind of Christian is a “bornagain” Christian. 1 Peter 1:23, “having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, throu...

Make It or Break It: Three Ways to Make It Through Suffering 1 Peter – 1:10-16 “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.” ― A.W. Tozer Humility is a posture of the heart that submits to God. 1 Peter 1:10-12, Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, searching what, or what manner...

Tribulation Sanctification - 1 Peter 1:1-9 1 Peter 1:1-2, “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.” The book of First Peter is writte...

Romans 1:18-21 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead,...

A Mother’s Day Tribute - Proverbs 31 Proverbs 31:10, “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:28, “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” She is devoted to her husband. Proverbs 31:11-12, “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her li...

Next Level, Part 4 - Luke 12:31-34 Your future is defined one decision at a time. DecisionsDirectionDestination Luke 12:31, But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.” Three purposes for money… It is meant to be Enjoyed It is meant to be Employed It is meant to be Deployed Enjoy your money! God wants us to enjoy the reward of our work. Ecclesiastes 2:24, “Nothing...

Next Level, Part 3 - Luke 12:16-21 Luke 12:16-21, Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul...

Next level, Part 2 - Luke 12:42-44 Luke 12:15, And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” Luke 12:42, And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?” Until Jesus is your EVERYTHING , you...

Next Level, Part 1 - Mark 10:17-27 The goal for the Next Level series is to… Learn to spend wisely, live freely, and give generously by thinking biblically. To accomplish this does not require making more money, but it does require thinking differently.  Acts 20:35, “And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” The key to living generously...

Revelation 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:18, “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Death and Hades are two places from which there is no escape. It is death that claims the body and Hades that claims t...

Jesus lived a daring life, but He was most daring in His death. In the last week of His earthly life, Jesus entered Jerusalem knowing ahead of time it would end with Him being tortured to death on a Roman cross. Four daring events of “Passion” week in the life of Christ… 1. The Presentation of the King. Mark 11:1-7, Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olive...

Which scoreboard are you using for your life? Jesus taught the world’s scoreboard for success is different from God’s. Success is defined differently in the Kingdom of God than in the kingdoms of this world. Mark 1:15, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” As a member of God’s Kingdom, the world cannot “score” you because God keeps a differe...

One KC, Part 5 – Mark 8:27-35 Mark 8:27-28, Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 1. Who do people say Jesus is?  Mark 8:29a, He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?  2. Who do you ...

One KC, Part 4 – Mark 5:24-34 Jesus has chosen us to be His family! Jesus has called us more than merely His “followers” – He has called us “family.” Mark 3:31-35, Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.” But He answered them...

February 28, 2021 One KC, Week 3 - Mark 1-3 Jesus brought with Him an explosion of compassion!  Mark 1:40-41, Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Leprosy in the Bible is a picture of sin. Sp...

1.  The need for Jesus.  Mark 1:1-7, The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’” John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the...

One KC, Part 1: - Mark 10:46-52 Mark 10:46-47, Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” In the eyes of the world, this blind beggar did not even have enough value an...