This week very special guest speaker Steve Watts brings us a fantastic message about living an eternal life!

1. Hi, my
name is
STEPHEN

2. Some introductory
thoughts
Target audience?

3. 1 John 2v 12 – 17
How should I live if I
have eternal life?

4. I am writing to you who are God's children
because your sins have been forgiven
through Jesus.
I am writing to you who are mature in the
faith because you know Christ, who existed
from the beginning. I am writing to you who
are young in the faith because you have won
your battle with the evil one.

5. I have written to you who are God's
children because you know the Father. I
have written to you who are mature in
the faith because you know Christ, who
existed from the beginning. I have
written to you who are young in the
faith because you are strong. God's word
lives in your hearts, and you have won
your battle with the evil one.

6. Do not love this world nor the things it
offers you, for when you love the world,
you do not have the love of the Father in
you.
For the world offers only a craving for
physical pleasure, a craving for everything
we see, and pride in our achievements and
possessions. These are not from the Father,
but are from this world.

7. And this world is fading away, along with
everything that people crave. But anyone
who does what pleases God will live
forever.

8. 1 Jn 1v1 – 4
I’m telling you the
truth. Believing
what I have told you
will fill me with joy

9. 1 Jn 1v5 – 2v2
We all sin! Deal with
it quickly! Don’t
tolerate or accept sin
in your life!

10. Do you have any
recurring sins that
you tolerate? (It’s
just who I am)

11. Prodigal Son
story – Beth
Moore

12. 1 Jn 2v3 – 8
If you truly love Him
then obey what He has
said

13. 1 Jn 2v9 – 11
Do you truly love
your brothers and
sisters?

14. Contrast of hate v’s
love (by choice not
feelings)

15. What my YWAM
Base director says.

16. I am writing to you who are God's children
because your sins have been forgiven
through Jesus.
I am writing to you who are mature in the
faith because you know Christ, who existed
from the beginning. I am writing to you who
are young in the faith because you have won
your battle with the evil one.

17. I have written to you who are God's
children because you know the Father. I
have written to you who are mature in
the faith because you know Christ, who
existed from the beginning. I have
written to you who are young in the
faith because you are strong. God's word
lives in your hearts, and you have won
your battle with the evil one.

18. What is he saying?
I’m preaching to the
converted! You guys
already know this.
Don’t fall away.

19. Do not love this world nor the things it
offers you, for when you love the world,
you do not have the love of the Father in
you.
For the world offers only a craving for
physical pleasure, a craving for everything
we see, and pride in our achievements and
possessions. These are not from the Father,
but are from this world.

20. And this world is fading away, along with
everything that people crave. But anyone
who does what pleases God will live
forever.

21. Love?
What do I CHOOSE
to set my affections
to?

22. Flesh Physical
(SEX)
Eyes Material
(MONEY)
Pride of Life Self –
sufficiency
(POWER)

23. I once was a runner …

24. Gen 3:6 When the woman saw that the
fruit of the tree was good for food and
pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for
gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.
She also gave some to her husband, who
was with her, and he ate it.

25. Outcome?
SIN => SHAME!

26. Deu 17:16 The king, moreover, must not
acquire great numbers of horses for himself or
make the people return to Egypt to get
more of them, for the LORD has told you,
"You are not to go back that way again."
Deu 17:17 He must not take many wives, or
his heart will be led astray. He must not
accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

27. Outcome?

28. Safeguard?

29. Deu 17:18 When he takes the throne of
his kingdom, he is to write for himself
on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from
that of the Levitical priests.
Deu 17:19 It is to be with him, and he is
to read it all the days of his life so that he
may learn to revere the LORD his God and
follow carefully all the words of this law
and these decrees

30. So … what is your
takeaway from this
morning?