What if someone could tell you how to be completely satisfied and fulfilled in your life - no matter how much money you make, where you live, who you’re married to, or how you look - satisfaction regardless of circumstances? Think it can’t be done? Find out, in this message from Chip Ingram.

Main Points

Jesus’ promise of satisfaction - John 7:37-38

Solomon’s counsel for satisfaction - Proverbs 2:1-6

How to unearth spiritual wisdom from God’s Word - John 6:63

3 Important Tools:

Context - What informs this passage?
Content - What is the basic flow/outline?
Climax - What seems to be the most important truth, event, or action in the passage?

How to hear God's voice from your study of His Word - John 7:17

3 Great Questions:

Is there a command to obey? - John 7:37
Is there a promise to claim? - John 7:38
Is there an example to follow? - John 7:31, 50

Barriers to receiving Jesus’ promise:

Familiarity – brothers - John 7:5
Fear of what others may think or do - John 7:13
Unwillingness to obey - John 7:17
Ignorance - John 7:24
Superficial assessment or evaluation - John 7:25-31

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About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

About Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.

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