Right Believing Produces Blessed Living Part 1
Living from the Tree of Life
Sunday, November 3, 2024
I. Right Believing Produces Blessed Living
Foundation Verses: (Deut. 30:19-20 NLT)
A.How Do You See God?
1. (Gal. 1:6-7 TPT)
2. (2 Cor. 4:3-4 AMP)
B.Living from the Tree of Life
1. (Gen. 2:8-9 NIV)
2. (Gen. 2:16-17 NIV)
3. (Gen. 3:1-8 NIV)
C.The Two Choices (or approaches to God)
1.The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil says:
~Do More to get to God.
The Tree of Life says:
~Receive what Jesus has already done.
a. (John 5:39-40 NIV; ref. Matt. 23:23 NLT)
2. The Tree of the Knowledge of God and Evil says:
~Try to get God’s approval
The Tree of Life says:
~Receive the fact that He already loves you.
a.(Rom. 5:8 NIV)
b. (Rom. 8:38-39 NLT)
3. The Tree of the Knowledge of God and Evil says:
~Obey out of duty.
The Tree of Life says:
~Obey out of delight!
a.(2 Cor. 3:6 NLT)
b. (1 John 5:3 NIV)
D.Three Keys to Living from the Tree of Life
1.Fall in love with Jesus.
a. (1 John 4:10 NLT)
b. (John 14:15 ESV)
2.Serve God through relationship not rules.
a.(Matt. 5:17 NIV)
3. Respond to sin with life.
a.(John 3:17 MSG)
b. Jesus came to set me free, not condemn me.
In closing… (Deut. 30:19-20 NLT)
[Pastor Lee Stokes]