JESUS’ GREATEST PROMISE
I Promise #8
Pastor Dennis Clanton
Woodland Church
Sunday, May 15, 2022
(Isaiah 6:1–8, NLT) “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!” … I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
(John 10:1–10, NLT) “Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
1. A RICH AND SATISFYING LIFE IS FULLY CONNECTED TO JESUS.
(John 10:10) “My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
2. WHEN I AM DEEPLY CONNECTED TO JESUS, I LIVE TO THE FULLEST.
(John 10:9) “They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.”
3. I CONNECT TO JESUS BY BELIEVING AND RECEIVING.
(John 1:12, NLT) “To all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
(John 10:3–4, NLT) “The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.”
(2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT) “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
4. WHEN I AM CONNECTED TO JESUS, I AM LOVING AND SERVING.
(1 John 4:19, NLT) “We love each other because he loved us first.”
GROWTHWORK
- What qualities does a true friend possess?
- What do you do to maintain friendships?
- To be connected to Jesus means to believe and receive His promise.
- Listen to Him.
- Receive Him in your life.
- Follow Him.
- Love Him by serving others.