ABUNDANT LIFE

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 I am the door: by me if any man enter 

in, he shall be saved, and shall go in 

and out, and find pasture.  The thief 

cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, 

and to destroy: I am come that they 

might have life, and that they 

might have it more abundantly.

I am the good shepherd: the good 

shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

But he that is an hireling, and not the 

shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, 

seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth 

the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf 

catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

The hireling fleeth, because he is 

an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd, and know 

my sheep, and am known of mine.

As the Father knoweth me, even so 

know I the Father: and I lay down 

my life for the sheep.  And other 

sheep I have, which are not of this 

fold: them also I must bring, and they 

shall hear my voice; and there 

shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Therefore doth my Father love 

me, because I lay down my life, 

that I might take it again.

No man taketh it from me, but I 

lay it down of myself. I have power 

to lay it down, and I have power 

to take it again. This commandment 

have I received of my Father.

John 10:9-18

TRANSFORMING AND RENEWING YOUR MIND

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And be not conformed to this 

world: but be ye transformed

by the renewing of your 

mind,  that  ye may prove 

what is that good, and 

acceptable, and perfect, 

will of God.

Romans 12:2

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

HOW EXCELLENT IS THY NAME

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O LORD our Lord, how excellent

is thy name in all the earth! who

hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and

sucklings hast thou ordained

strength because of thine enemies,

that thou mightest still the enemy

and the avenger.  When I consider

thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,

the moon and the stars, which thou

hast ordained;  What is man, that

thou art mindful of him? and the

son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him a little

lower than the angels, and hast

crowned him with glory and honour.
Thou madest him to have dominion

over the works of thy hands; thou

hast put all things under his feet: 

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the

beasts of the field;  The fowl of

the air, and the fish of the sea,

and whatsoever passeth through

the paths of the seas.  O LORD

our Lord, how excellent is thy

name in all the earth!

Psalm 8

GLORY IN THE LORD

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For we dare not make ourselves of the number,

or compare ourselves with some that

commend themselves: but they measuring

themselves by themselves, and comparing

themselves among themselves, are not wise.

But we will not boast of things

without our measure, but according to

the measure of the rule which God hath

distributed to us, a measure to reach even

unto you. For we stretch not ourselves

beyond our measure, as though we

reached not unto you: for we are come

as far as to you also in preaching

the gospel of Christ:  Not boasting of

things without our measure, that is, of

other men’s labours; but having hope,

when your faith is increased, that we

shall be enlarged by you according

to our rule abundantly,  To preach the

gospel in the regions beyond you, and

not to boast in another man’s

line of things made ready to our hand.

But he that glorieth, let him glory in

the Lord. For not he that commendeth

himself is approved, but whom the

Lord commendeth.

II Cor 10:12-18

BOUNTIFUL SUPPLY

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Therefore I thought it necessary to

exhort the brethren, that they would

go before unto you, and make up

beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had

notice before, that the same might

be ready, as a matter of bounty, and

not as of covetousness. But this I say,

He which soweth sparingly shall reap

also sparingly; and he which soweth

bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Every man according as he purposeth in

his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly,

or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful

giver. And God is able to make all grace

abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound

to every good work:  (As it is written, He hath

dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor:

his righteousness remaineth for ever.  Now

he that ministereth seed to the sower both

minister bread for your food, and multiply

your seed sown, and increase the fruits of

your righteousness;) Being enriched in every

thing to all bountifulness, which causeth

through us thanksgiving to God.
For the administration of this service not

on supplieth the want of the saints, but is

abundant also by many thanksgivings

unto God;  Whiles by the experiment of

this ministration they glorify God for your

professed subjection unto the gospel of

Christ, and for your liberal distribution

unto them, and unto all men;  And by

their prayer for you, which long after you

for the exceeding grace of God in you.
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable

gift.

II Corinthians 9:5-15

MAKE YOU PERFECT, STABLISH, SETTLE AND STRENGTHEN YOU

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary

the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,

seeking whom he may devour: Whom

resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that

the same afflictions are accomplished in

your brethren that are in the world.  But

the God of all grace, who hath called us

unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,

after that ye have suffered a while,

make you perfect, stablish, strengthen,

settle you.  To him be glory and

dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

I Peter 5: 8-11