Awakening to the Abundant Zoe Life in Christ

1) "Today, we're concluding this series that we've been in the past few weeks in which we've been unpacking these five, five spiritual awakenings. Five spiritual awakenings that can help us not only find our way back to God, but can help us to find more of God. To keep coming back to Him. To experience more of God and more of His presence, His goodness in our lives. If you missed any of those messages, you can go on our website or on the YouTube channel and watch those." [03:54] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2) "The awakening to life is ultimately what we experience in baptism. When we identify with the death of Jesus on a cross, and His burial in a tomb, and His resurrection from the grave. But as important as baptism is, baptism is just a moment in time. It's just a beginning. And so often after our baptism, after we make that important decision to be baptized to the command of Jesus Christ, to be immersed in Him, so often we can kind of go through, we can go through life where it just seems like we're going through life. Rather than actually having life flowing through us." [05:34] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3) "But Jesus intended us to live more than just a bios life. And so there's another word that's used in the New Testament in the original language for life. And it's the word zoe. The word zoe. It includes a bios kind of life. But it goes way beyond just a bios life. Because while a bios life is about quantity. And it's about more of the same. Zoe is more about quality of life. It's a life that comes from knowing God. And ultimately refers to eternal life with God. In heaven. It's a life that will never end. But zoe life is not just about eternal life. Zoe life is also about having a better life here and now in this world that we live in right now." [10:09] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4) "And so when Jesus says, I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. He was using the word, not bios, but zoe. He was referring to a kind of life that changes us. A kind of life that changes our present. But also a life that changes our future as well. And so finding our way back to God. And experiencing more of him and more of his presence in our lives. It's about discovering this zoe life that Jesus talked about." [10:59] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5) "More. More. More. Will never fully satisfy. And that's a lesson that we all need to learn. That more will never ever fully satisfy. Some of us. We learn it earlier than others. Some people never really learn it. They go to the grave having never learned that. Some people on their deathbed. With all their life behind them. Finally learn. That more will never fully. Satisfy. We must learn that lesson." [12:43] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6) "Friends at one time. Every single one of us. We were lost. We were lost. We were dead. In our sins. And if you have found your way back. To God. Then you have the absolute best. Reason to celebrate. Like hands down. There's no better reason to celebrate. Not even the chiefs winning another Super Bowl. Yes I said it. I will need a bodyguard. To walk out to my car later. But I said it." [17:20] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7) "We must keep celebrating. What he's done in our lives. And what he continues to do. In our lives. You've been found. If you're a believer. If you're a follower of Jesus. You have been found. You have been given a chance. To make peace with your past. And you have the forgiveness of Christ. Because of his sacrifice. Upon an old rugged cross. You've been given purpose for living. And you've been given hope. For the future. We must celebrate. And if you want. To experience more of the Zoe life. Not just a Bios life. But the Zoe life. You must never stop celebrating." [18:26] (47 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8) "Friends do not ever underestimate. The power. And importance. Of unity. It is so important. So important. That prior to Jesus going to the cross. Jesus prayed for unity. He prayed that his followers. His believers. His church would be one. That they would be unified. In the midst of diversity. In the midst of differences of opinion. In the midst of different political. Parties. They would be unified. That they would have a unity. That would hold them together. That would build up the church. That would be a witness. And a testimony. To the watching world." [24:04] (45 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9) "We were created for connection. We were created to do life together. And here's what I find. Absolutely fascinating. Because I love it. I just love it when science confirms. What we read in the Bible. Science confirms. That connection. Community. It actually tends to lead to longer bios lives as well. That God has created us to need those relationships. The zoe life in us. That they work together. That when we have connection and community with each other. It actually leads to a better bios. Natural. Chronological life as well." [26:53] (41 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10) "The story of the prodigal son. Is what awakens us to zoe life. This abundant life. This life to the full. It's the story of the prodigal son. That changes our priorities. Changes our desires. Which ultimately changes. Our hearts. Throughout this series. I've been encouraging you. To pray a very simple prayer. And I want to encourage you. To pray a simple prayer again. Right now. In this week. And it's this. God awaken in me. The confidence. That I can live a brand new life." [29:59] (41 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)