Abundant Life Church - Springfield, Mo

"In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. ‭" - Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬

“Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.” ‭‭ - Psalm‬ ‭34‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬

“The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.” ‭‭ - Psalm‬ ‭34‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” ‭‭ - Psalm‬ ‭34‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.” - ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭14‬:‭22‬, ‭29‬ ‭ESV‬

“I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬-‭21‬ ‭ESV‬

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” - ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”‭‭ - Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭19‬-‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“…worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.”‭‭ - 1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ ‭NLT‬

“This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.”  - 1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.” ‭‭ - 1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NLT‬

“We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.” ‭‭ - 1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬

“On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?” “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?” “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free! However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.” - ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭17‬:‭24‬-‭27‬ ‭NLT‬‬