THE WORLD'S MESSAGE VS JESUS' CALL The world encourages material accumulation and personal success for happiness but this stands in contrast with Jesus' call to follow Him for abundant life Material success is fleeting and ultimately insignificant in the light of eternity and while happiness is ambiguous abundance as promised by Jesus is desirable and everlasting THE CONCEPT OF ABUNDANCE The Old Testament presents abundance in material terms as seen in Deuteronomy and Psalm with the caveat that it required faithfulness to God Despite this human nature led to repeated loss of abundance due to disobedience JESUS' REDEFINITION OF ABUNDANCE
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