Abundant Life Church - Springfield, Mo

“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:40, 44 ESV

“I have received full payment and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.”  - Philippians 4:18 ESV

"Even in Thessalonica, you sent me help for my needs once and again. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.” - Philippians 4:16-17

ALC recommends: Blessed Life by Robert Morris  "You cannot outgive God." "And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into a partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.”  - Philippians 4:15 ESV

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”  - Philippians 4:19 ESV

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”‭‭ - John‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“...for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." "Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.” ‭‭- Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬, ‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

‬‬“...for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." "...holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.”‭‭ Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬, ‭16‬ ‭ESV

“...for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world...” - ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬

"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." - Philippians 2:12‭-‬13 ESV

“As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.”   - Matthew 9:9-12 ESV

"Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.”  - Philippians 1:15-16 ESV "The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice...” - Philippians 1:17-18 ESV

“And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” - Philippians 1:14 ESV

ALC Recommends: "The Blessed Life" by Robert Morris "I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.” - Philippians 1:12-13 ESV

"...because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” - Philippians 1:5 ESV

“Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” - John 8:10-11 ESV

“But every one shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.”  - Jeremiah 31:30 ESV

“In those days they shall no longer say: “‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’”  - Jeremiah 31:29 ESV

“And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord.”  - Jeremiah 31:28 ESV

ALC Recommends: Seed Faith By Oral Roberts “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.”  - Jeremiah 31:27 ESV