“NOW THIS IS LIVING!”

LUKE 15:25-32

“Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” —Luke 15:31-32

AWAKENING TO LIFE:

Today’s awakening is the awakening to

. This is the realization that you’re most “at home” with the Lord

These awakenings are not only something you go through once to find your way back to God. You go through them again and again to

close to God.

LIVING THE ZOE KIND OF LIFE:

Think of the difference between “BIOS” (βίος) life & “ZOE” (ζωή) life as the difference between the

of life and the

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of life.

The “abundant life” that Jesus promised to give in John 10:10 was a

kind of life.

The things that position us to experience ZOE life in Jesus were all

by the older brother in this story.

CELEBRATE GOD IN WORSHIP:

To experience the ZOE life God wants to give, you need to participate in

worship gatherings.

When it comes to the worship of God in a gathering, there’s a direct correlation between the

of the people & the transforming

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of the worship.

What is something for which you can give God thanks?

CONNECT TO GOD’S PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY:

Though our culture is becoming more and more obsessed with achievement we are simultaneously growing less and less competent at

.

We are

by God to flourish spiritually when we are connected to community.

People may go to a church for good preaching or music. But people STAY at a church because of

.

CONTRIBUTE TO GOD’S MISSION BY BLESSING OTHERS:

God has a redemptive plan for this world and

are invited to play a part. You’ve been given a gift, a platform & daily opportunities. Are you engaged in the mission?