Abundant Life Church - Springfield, MO

“Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.”- Proverbs 14:9-10 ESV

“Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: 417 Missions & Miracle Healing For the Hidden Hurts of the Heart class“A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭30‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV

​​“Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)”- Judges‬ ‭8‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord .” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won't die for this sin. Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.”- 2 Samuel 12:13-14

“This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn't true. For the Lord placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, ‘I will never harm the king—he is the Lord 's anointed one.' Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn't kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.”- 1 Samuel 24:10-11

ALC Recommends: "Honor: The Secret To All Relationships' by Pastor Larry Stockstillhttps://us.amazon.com/Honor-Secret-Relationships-Larry-Stockstill-ebook/dp/B0GX2ZK7F8https://larrystockstill.com/blog/4-ways-leading-with-honor-will-transform-your-toughest-relationships"But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don't judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.” So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.”- 1 Samuel 16:7, 12-13

“Those who fear the Lord are secure; he will be a refuge for their children. Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.”- Proverbs 14:26-27

“And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.”- ‭‭Judges‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. Had you kept it, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart. The Lord has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord's command.”- 1 Samuel‬ ‭13‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT

“When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke into tears. Saul had been plowing a field with his oxen, and when he returned to town, he asked, “What's the matter? Why is everyone crying?” So they told him about the message from Jabesh. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry. He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: “This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who refuses to follow Saul and Samuel into battle!” And the Lord made the people afraid of Saul's anger, and all of them came out together as one. When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah. But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together.”- 1 Samuel‬ ‭11‬:‭4‬-‭8‬, ‭11‬ ‭NLT

ALC Recommends: “Give Him His Crown” - Bethany Echohttps://open.spotify.com/album/2GsaAf501pCDpoGnoeDCRQ?si=mg_M_hmIQmOj8QS9S2UDlw“Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.”- 1 Samuel‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Laughter can conceal a heavy heart, but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.”-Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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“So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and put in place statutes and rules for them at Shechem. And Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone and set it up there under the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.” So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance.” - ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭24‬:‭25‬-‭28‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” ‭‭- Joshua‬ ‭24‬:‭15‬ ‭ESV

ALC Recommends: “Heal Your Hurting Mind” by Craig Groeschel“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.” ‭‭- Joshua‬ ‭24‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.”- Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”- ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭10‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my Lord say to his servant?”‭‭- Joshua‬ ‭5‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: 417 Missions - abundant.us/give “417 Missions - Camp”“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” ‭- Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭ESV‬

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬“A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.” - Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭19‬ ‭ESV‬‬“It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.” - ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬“When God fulfills your longings, sweetness fills your soul. But the wicked refuse to turn from darkness to see their desires come to pass.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭19‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the Lord. And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.”- ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭9‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, just as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day eighty-five years old. I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming. So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”- Joshua‬ ‭14‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.”- ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

ALC Recommends: Mission Trip to La Ceiba, Honduras - July 15th-19th“The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was  with Moses, so I will be with you.”- ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭3‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” - ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And the Lord has declared today that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments,”- ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭26‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned.”- ‭‭Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭16‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.”- ‭‭Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT

ALC Recommends: Baptism Sunday“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”  ‭- Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.” ‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. Then at three o'clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down!” Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”‭‭- Mark‬ ‭15‬:‭33‬-‭39‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others vowed the same. Peter swore, “A curse on me if I'm lying—I don't know this man you're talking about!” And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's mind: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he broke down and wept.”- Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭29‬-‭31‬, ‭71‬-‭72‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests to arrange to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted when they heard why he had come, and they promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.”- Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬“The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard.” As soon as they arrived, Judas walked up to Jesus. “Rabbi!” he exclaimed, and gave him the kiss.”- Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭44‬-‭45‬ ‭NLT‬‬

ALC Recommends: | Praises | Volume 1 by Jared Pollardhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3IWemYaM5ZrhVhBEQ2HAYD?si=Q6T9BhyfRPqhFM5qRn7m-g“Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head. Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked. “It could have been sold for a year's wages and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly. But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me. She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time. I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed.”- Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭3‬-‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.”- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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