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 John 10:1 “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.  Matthew 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [a]Because narrow is the gate and [b]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Revelation 20:10-15 10And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small

short sermon synopsis: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 New King James Version 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.      Paul was writing to a new church that was  under persecution in 1 Thessalonians then later 2nd Thessalonians. Sometimes life get so bad it can make you want to shutdown ; where you do not want to talk to anyone; sometime even God.  Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 is saying to the church things are hard but you need to keep praying. The Devil can rob you of your happiness but not joy- if you have it from God.word sasy is  John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.  Prayer is our way to interact with God. The bible says lay burden on him. Psalm 55:22 says "Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." You cannot lay burden on him unless you interact with him.

   When a birthday, holiday, illness, retirement, birth , death or etc... comes and a card is received ; most people know that the polite response is to say thank you in some form. , We say thank you after sitting down to a enjoyable meal, with great service, with a tip. The words thank you  or thank you very much are present in almost every language on Earth. A few examples: Hawaiian: Mahalo,  Hindi: Dhanyawaad,  Fillipino: salamat, Spanish: Gracias, Italian: grazie,  French: Merci, Japanese Domo (arigato).  The phrase is one of politeness to express gratitude. It is considered bad manners , impolite or selfish to forget to say thank you. We want someone  to remember our love, support or positive actions toward them with gratitude. There is great disappointment , sadness or even sometimes anger when a person is not given even a smile expression of gratitude or thanks. The parent who worker to send thier child to school but is forgotten when they succeed. The spouse who gives up thier

Romans 13: 8-10 Everyone is looking on how to enjoy life God has provided a way on how to fully enjoy life through his son Jesus Christ. In the first part of this series we are to do two things we need to do in order to have full enjoyment in our walk with God. 1. Pay Up (Romans 13:8) Debt is a major cause to stress and results in our joy been taken away. Paul the apostle has informed believers to meet their obligations since it not only brings honor and glory to our Lord but prevents non-believers from mocking our faith. Ask God to be a good steward to what he has already provided to you for your daily needs. 2. Warm Up (Romans 13:8b-10) Strife among brethren is a major cause of ruining our witness Paul writes that we are to show continual love toward believers since Jesus showed everlasting love to his disciples even when they abandoned him before his journey to the Cross. Forgiving each other and doing no harm will show others that no matter the differences we are unified as one bod