The Key to a Meaningful Life
Part of One Hope—First John
October 31, 2021

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? —1 John 5:1–5

is the Key to a Meaningful Life.

Everlasting life does not begin at physical death but at

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How does trusting Jesus give you a meaningful life?

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been
– vs. 1-3

They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. —Matthew 23:4


Everyone born of God

the world – vs. 4-5

God delights in

out of the world.

Trusting Jesus is the key to a meaningful life.