Abundant Life Church - Springfield, MO

ALC Recommends: The Unseen Realm by Michael Heiser “Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?” ‭‭- Psalm‬ ‭58‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬“No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth.” - ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭58‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said, “That isn't necessary—you feed them.” “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered. “Bring them here,” he said. Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children! Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.”- ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬-‭23‬ ‭NLT‬

“Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬“Don't fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won't kill them. Physical discipline may well save them from death.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬“Don't withhold appropriate discipline from your child. Go ahead and punish him when he needs it. Don't worry—it won't kill him! A good spanking could be the very thing that teaches him a lifelong lesson!”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭TPT‬

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“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”‭‭- 2 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”- ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

ALC Recommends: “Guided Prayer” on the YouVersion Bible App“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”- 2 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Don't befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job's prayer.” - Job‬ ‭42‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold. And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. He had also seven sons and three daughters.”- ‭‭Job‬ ‭42‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

"When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the Lord had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring."‭‭- Job‬ ‭42‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold.”‭‭- Job‬ ‭42‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭ESV‬

“Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.” - ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬“A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.” ‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬“Although rebellion is woven into a young man's heart, tough discipline can make him into a man.” - Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭15‬ ‭TPT‬‬

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“For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.”- ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

“For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.” - 2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬

ALC Recommends: “Poverty, Riches & Wealth” by Kris Vallotton“For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.” - ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” ‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace. For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?” - ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭12‬-‭16‬ ‭

“The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” - ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC recommends: Praying together as a couple!“Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.” ‭‭- 1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭ESV

“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.” ‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV

Join us for our next mission trip!We'll be going to Cuba in March of 2026.

“The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” - 1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.”‭‭- 1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: “Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God” by Gordon Fee

“It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.” - ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭20‬:‭25‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Join us on our next mission trip! Our next trip will be to Cuba in March of 2026.

“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” ‭‭- Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭14‬-‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.”- ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭4‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: “Small Groups, Five Habits” devo on the You Version Bible App https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/16786-small-groups-five-habits“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”‭‭- Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭20‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?” The older counselors replied, “If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.” But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers. “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?” The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist! Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!'” Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam's decision, just as the king had ordered. But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!” So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the Lord's message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.”- ‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭10‬:‭6‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.”- ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭18‬:‭34‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.”- ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭18‬:‭33‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: VBS Family Block Party this Wednesday“...the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.”‭‭- Psalm‬ ‭18‬:‭32‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.” ‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Join us for VBS this summer from July 27th-29th, followed by our VBS Family Block Party on July 30th from 6:00-8:00 pm!To register your kids visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN9OLn5npsXY0oNl18dSNwNPCUb4rwqzdPkwnVY3GqAKNNyg/viewform?usp=header

"John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” - ‭‭Luke‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”- ‭‭Luke‬ ‭3‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: VBS & Family Night, July 27-30https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN9OLn5npsXY0oNl18dSNwNPCUb4rwqzdPkwnVY3GqAKNNyg/viewform?usp=header"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."- ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV

“When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.” - ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬