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The thief

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All Bible quotations are from the King James Version.

Agenda

1. An intelligent plan 2. A cruel scheme 3. The character & actions of thief 4. A plan of action for life

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: John 10:10 KJV THERE IS A THIEF WITH A PLAN TO KEEP YOU FROM ENJOYING YOUR LIFE Hinders enjoyment of life

Premature destruction

Steal dreams

an intelligent plan Kills relationships Destroys potential

Are you victim of a cruel scheme? lies

Lies are the seeds of ruin affecting beliefs, practices and decision making

crises

panic

Crises manipulate the environment propelling us in a particular direction

Panic causes us to source unreliable help from the wrong places so that over time our problems are compounded

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44 KJV As thief’s goal is to rob of what is valuable As accuser the objective is to bring evil reports including false reports

thief murderer

As murderer his intent is always destruction

accuser

father of lies angel of light adversary

As an angel of light he makes evil attractive and seem to be harmless

As adversary he will always be your enemy

As father or creator of the lie he has deliberately manipulated and rejected truth

The actions of the thief

feeds his prey lies

so he can manipulate them to act irrationally

cleverly engaging thoughts and emotions to cause prey to respond in a predetermined way

his lie is therefore tailored to suit the intended outcome

I've come that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 KJV

Jesus Christ the solution

Human limitations

Jesus Christ is able to arm us with grace, knowledge, truth and power so that we can gain control of our lives.

John 8:32

On our own we’ll never win.

Every time you seem to get ahead something else crops up to pull you back.

John 15:5

Unguarded moments

Without perfect information you and I are always vulnerable to those many unguarded moments.

Colossians 2:2,3

Your decision?

Now that you have considered these things, how will you proceed?

John 20:31

Final Words And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 17:3 KJV For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 10:13 KJV