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The 3 Qualifications of the
Overcoming Life
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#1: Die to Self
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–“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his
life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake
will find it.” Matt. 16:24-25
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–“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no
longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I
now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave Himself for me.” Gal. 2:20
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–“He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his
life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” John 12:25
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Only what has died can be raised
to life...
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–“Yet indeed I also count all things
loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my
Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things,… that I may
know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of
His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any
means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Phil.
3:8,10-11
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–“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls
into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it
produces much fruit.” John 12:24
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•Qualification
#2: Trust in God
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–“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone desires to
come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross,
and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matt. 16:24-25
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–“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and
gave Himself for me.” Gal. 2:20
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–“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who
believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will
flow rivers of living water.” John 7:37-38
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–“Without faith it is impossible to please God.” Heb.
11:6
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•Qualification
#3: Obey God
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–“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his
life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find
it.” Matt. 16:24-25
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–“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15
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–“If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word…” John
14:23
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–“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22
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Too simple?
•The
simplicity that is in Christ
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–“For I am jealous for you with godly
jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may
present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest somehow,
as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may
be corrupted form the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he
who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached,
or if you receive a different spirit which you have not
received, or a different gospel which you have not
accepted—you may well put up with it!” 2 Cor. 11:2-4 |
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