September 23, 2018 43:18-19 (NLT)

THE ZÓÉ LIFE!

10 [Jesus said,] “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” -John 10:10 (NKJV)

11 I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun. -Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NKJV)

~Zóé: (Greek) of the absolute fullness of life which belongs to God; a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed.

10 Jesus said, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water?”…13 Jesus said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” 15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” -John 4:10-11, 13-15 (NKJV)

3 Hinderances To Living A Zóé Life!

~Offense, Unbelief, And Unconfessed Sin! 3 They were offended at Him [Jesus]…5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. -Mark 6:3,5-6 (NKJV)

6 A doubtful mind will be as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind; 7 and every decision you then make will be uncertain, as you turn first this way and then that. 8 If you don’t ask with faith, don’t expect the Lord to give you any solid answer. -James 1:6-8 (TLB)

16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. -James 5:16 (NKJV)

15 [The Lord says,] “I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.” -Isaiah 57:15 (NCV) 5 Characteristics Of A Zóé Life!

23 When you live a life of abandoned love, surrendered before the awe of God, here’s what you’ll experience: Abundant life. Continual protection. And complete satisfaction! -Proverbs 19:23 (TPT)

A Zóé Life Is Marked By…

1. A New Era Of Life Giving Marriages! 16 You never know, wife: The way you handle this might bring your husband not only back to you but to God. You never know, husband: The way you handle this might bring your wife not only back to you but to God. 17 And don’t be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God’s place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life. -1 Corinthians 7:16-17 (MSG)

2. A New Era Of Life Giving Families! 20 “I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all ’s hopes.” -1 Samuel 9:20 (NLT)

3 Your wife will bear children as a vine bears grapes, your household lush as a vineyard, The children around your table as fresh and promising as young olive shoots. 4 Stand in awe of God’s Yes. -Psalm 128:3-4 (MSG)

3. A New Era Of Life Giving Generosity! 38 [Jesus said,] “Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back — given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.” -Luke 6:38 (MSG)

1 Looking up, He [Jesus] saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And He saw also a poor widow putting in two mites (copper coins). 3 And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; 4 For they all gave out of their abundance (their surplus); but she has contributed out of her lack and her want, putting in all that she had on which to live.” -Luke 21:1-4 (AMPC)

4. A New Era Of Life Giving Discipleship! 19 Jesus called out to them and said, “Come and follow Me, and I will transform you into men who catch people for God.” 20 Immediately they dropped their nets and left everything behind to follow Jesus. -Matthew 4:19-20 (TPT)

20 The disciples went out proclaiming the good news; and the Lord continued working through them, confirming every word they spoke with the signs He performed through them. -Mark 16:20 (VOICE)

5. A New Era Of Life Giving Salvations! 10 [They asked,] “How have your lifeless eyes been opened?” 11 [He said,] “A man named Jesus approached me and made mud from the ground and applied it to my eyes. He then said to me, ‘Go, wash yourself in the .’ I went and washed, and suddenly I could see.” -John 9:10-11 (VOICE)

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, and He has anointed Me to be hope for the poor, freedom for the brokenhearted, and new eyes for the blind, and to preach to prisoners, ‘You are set free!’ 19 I have come to share the message of Jubilee, for the time [era] of God’s great acceptance has begun.” -Luke 4:18-19 (TPT)