2 Corinthians 13:5 CEV
Test yourselves and find out if you really are true to your faith.
If you pass the test, you will discover that Christ is living in you.
But if Christ isn’t living in you, you have failed.
THE BIG IDEA:
The further away you get from God, the more your life __________________.
The closer you get to God, the more your life______________.
John 10:10 NLT
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy.
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
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Luke 15:16-17 NLT
The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything. “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
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Luke 15:18 CEV
I will go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you.”
Isaiah 59:2 GNT
It is because of your sins that he doesn’t hear you. It is your sins that separate you from God when you try to worship him.
Isaiah 1:18 TLB
Come, let’s talk this over, says the Lord; no matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can take it out and make you as clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you white as wool!
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Luke 15:12,19 NIV
The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them…
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’
Romans 12:1 NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
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Luke 15:24 CEV
This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life. He was lost and has now been found.” And they began to celebrate.
Psalm 13:6 NIV
I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me.
Acts 16:25 NLT
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.