Eric Ward
September 11, 2024
We can only be spiritually fruitful when we are connected to God through His word.
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Truly happy people are those who allow God’s
word to determine how they think.
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Truly happy people live according to the word of
God and not according to what’s popular at the moment.
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Truly happy people live in community with other
believers.
Hebrews
10:25 (NLT) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but
encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing
near.
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1. Recognize that the Bible is the primary way
God reveals who He is, who we are, and how to have a relationship with Him.
Romans
1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that
brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the
Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a
righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The
righteous will live by faith.”
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2. Read the Bible like a love letter from God.
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3. Immerse yourself in the Word of God.
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4. Meditate on the Word of God.
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5. Recognize that God’s word is a treasure that
is meant to bring joy and delight to our souls.
Psalm
119:103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm
119:127 Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
Jeremiah
15:16a When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s
delight,
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We can only be spiritually fruitful when we are
connected to God through His word.
Galatians
5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things
there is no law.
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