Summary:

When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you receive zoë life. If you are willing to die to your selfish desires, that eternal life inside of
you will destroy your old sin nature. When you refuse to die to self,
you limit the power of zoë and demonstrate that you love yourself and
your interests more than you love God.

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1. Adam had zoë, or the very nature of God in him, but through his disobedience the curse of selfishness entered the Earth.
   1. God breathed His very essence, or ...

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Summary:

The Christian life is characterized by a lack of selfishness. God desires that you be a blessing to someone else. When you love God you will die

to self, which is denying your plans, purposes and pursuits so God's
will can be expressed through your life. When you die to self, you
resist anything that contradicts the Word of God. Selfishness will
separate you from God and block the manifestation of His abundant life.

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1. Your life as a Christian should not be self-absorbed.
   1. Strive to ...

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Serving God must be done in singleness of motive. God knows our motives, and as Believers, we must examine our motives to ensure we are motivated by

love only. God is motivated by love and Jesus demonstrated His great
love by laying His life down for us. When we love God, we will be
motivated by love and serve others as an expression of our love toward
Him.

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1. Your motive for serving must be single (Colossians 3:22-24).
   1. Motive is the reason or fear that prompts an individual to act o...

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Summary:

When a person is in the childhood stage of spiritual development, he or she demonstrates unsteadiness, curiosity, a tendency to be concerned about the affairs of other people and
talkativeness. It is important that we grow out of these things in order
to come into spiritual maturity.

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1. The body of Christ must become spiritually mature.
   1. The fivefold ministry gifts (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers) are given to help bring the body of Christ into spiritual maturit...

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Summary:

Meditating on God's Word is a critical step to receiving answers to your prayers. You must see yourself successful before you will actually experience success. Use your imagination as a

tool to frame your future. Become consumed with what God has said in His
Word.

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1. Meditating on God's Word is a key to answered prayer.
   1. To meditate is to dwell on something in thought, or turn it over in your mind, to ponder.
   2. Meditate on God's Word day and night, then you will make your way prosperous a...

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