Life More Abundantly
Pastor DaVon examines the differing purposes of Jesus and the thief, as outlined in John 10:10. While one gives life, the other seeks to take it away. Pastor exposes the tactics of the thief, sheds light on his primary weapon, and provides insights on resisting it in this message.
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John 10:10
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Satan is a terrorist
Satan is trying to steal from you what Jesus has already given you
Robber – a person who takes or attempts to take anything of value by force
Thief - a person who steals secretly, by trickery or deceit
Steal – to take without permission; covert; sly
Jesus uses the word "thief" to let you know that the devil is very cunning in the way he steals from you.
The devil is a kleptomaniac, (persistent impulse to steal)
Kill - sacrifice; surrender; or give up something precious
If he's unsuccessful at stealing it, he will try to convince you to give it up
If the devil hasn't stolen everything we hold precious and dear, he will try to convince you that you need to sacrifice it, give up, or quit
The devil injects thoughts in your mind to see if he can get you to surrender your peace and joy
Destroy - to render ineffective, to put an end too, to defeat completely, ruin, to eradicate, dismantle, abort
He wants to destroy your joy, peace, health, finances, marriage, children.
The devil wants you to be defeated.
The devil wants you to struggle through your entire life.
The devil wants you to be sick, depressed, down in the dumps, glum, and miserable.
The devil wants you to feel like you will never hit the target with your life.
But Jesus wants to give you a life that is unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, incomparable, richly loaded, and overflowing with life to the ultimate maximum!
May Have Life - to have and to continually possess
Life/Zoe - life that is filled with vitality
Abundantly - above, beyond what's regular, extraordinary, and excessive, surplus
Abundance is not having more than you want, but having more than you need.
The devil comes to steal, kill and to destroy but Jesus comes to give us life as we have never known it