𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠-𝗨𝗣
• What was the best thing that happened to you recently?
• If you could pick only five things you could live on, what would they be and why?
• Name a country you want to visit or give us a picture of your dream house.


𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗
“𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟱:𝟮𝟰

(Read also 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟱:𝟮𝟭–𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟵.)

Every day, we probably think about the kind of life we want to live. We surround ourselves with confidants and secure more things to improve the quality of our lives. While these are good, there is a deeper hole that needs to be filled. All of us are looking for a life that has meaning and purpose. The world we live in cannot give this to us. The good news is that we don’t have to look too far to experience the fullness of life. Today, we take a look at the kind of life Jesus is inviting us to have as we abide in His word.


𝟭. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
“𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭.” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟱:𝟮𝟭

God is the source of all life. He has given His Son, Jesus, the authority to judge, raise the dead, and give life to those who believe in the Son. Just as we need food to sustain our physical bodies daily, we need Jesus to sustain our very lives. Whenever we feel dry or lost, we can always look to Jesus as the one who gives us life and can renew our spirit. What does Jesus say in John 10:28–30 about eternal life?

𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
“𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. . . . 𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟱:𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟴–𝟮𝟵

The kind of life Jesus offers is different from what the world offers. It is an eternal one, where we get to experience the fullness of His love. He gives this to us not because of the good works we have done, but simply by receiving and believing in Him. We can respond to this invitation and experience a resurrected life with purpose. As believers, why can we look to the end of our lives and the end of the world with hope?

𝟯. 𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵.” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟭𝟳:𝟯

The eternal life Jesus gives does not begin when we will die physically. Eternal life refers to the life that God wants us to experience in His kingdom, both in the present age and for eternity. So if we put our faith in Jesus, we can experience eternal life starting today. We are not just to know of Jesus; He invites us to follow and walk with Him, having a relationship with Him. When we experientially know Him, we can live the life He has called us to—a victorious Christian life. Why do you think some people only associate eternal life with life after death? How does understanding that eternal life involves the here and now change your perspective?


𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
• Have you fully trusted in Jesus as your Lord and Savior and committed to follow Him? If not, would you like us to pray with you to receive the eternal life He offers you?
• What are some areas in your life that need to be restored? What is your prayer for that area of your life?
• Think of a family member or friend whose life is headed away from God. What can you do to tell him or her about the eternal life we have in Christ? Ask someone in this group to listen to you as you prepare what to share with this person.


𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥
• Thank God for the eternal life found in Jesus. Thank Him that we can experience this life today.
• Ask God for a deeper revelation of Him as you continue reading His word. Pray that your relationship with God would grow as each day passes.
• Meditate on how you can take part in building God’s kingdom here on earth and affect the community and industry you are involved in.