Is Your Soul Prospering?. Gaius’ was (3 Jn. 2) Is Your Soul Prospering? Gaius’ was (3 Jn. 2) What Does It Look Like?

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Is Your Soul Prospering?

Gaius’ was (3 Jn. 2)

Is Your Soul Prospering? Gaius’ was (3 Jn. 2) What Does It Look Like?

Gaius’ Prospering Soul The soul – the spiritual inward man – will and purpose (I Thess. 5:23, Eph. 6:6, Phil. 1:27)

Gaius’ Prospering Soul The soul – the spiritual inward man – will and purpose (I Thess. 5:23, Eph. 6:6, Phil. 1:27) Walks in Truth – What is “Your” Truth? (3 Jn. 3, I Jn. 2:4-5, 2 Jn. 1-2)

Gaius’ Prospering Soul The soul – the spiritual inward man – will and purpose (I Thess. 5:23, Eph. 6:6, Phil. 1:27) Walks in Truth – What is “Your” Truth? (3 Jn. 3, I Jn. 2:4-5, 2 Jn. 1-2) Busy in doing a faithful Work – helping brethren who are strangers – fellow workers for the truth (3 Jn. 5-8)

Gaius’ Prospering Soul The soul – the spiritual inward man – will and purpose (I Thess. 5:23, Eph. 6:6, Phil. 1:27) Walks in Truth – What is “Your” Truth? (3 Jn. 3, I Jn. 2:4-5, 2 Jn. 1-2) Busy in doing a faithful Work – helping brethren who are strangers – fellow workers for the truth (3 Jn. 5-8) Gaius had set the right priority in his life – laying up treasures in heaven (Matt. 6:19-21, I Tim. 6: 18-19, Matt. 19:16-22, Lk. 8:14)

The Prospering Soul Being “Perfected” – complete, mature (2 Cor. 13:9)

The Prospering Soul Being “Perfected” – complete, mature (2 Cor. 13:9) Perfecting Holiness – keeping oneself unspotted from the world (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1, Jms. 1:27)

The Prospering Soul Being “Perfected” – complete, mature (2 Cor. 13:9) Perfecting Holiness – keeping oneself unspotted from the world (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1, Jms. 1:27) Perfecting life – Being As Our Heavenly Father- love enemy – pray for persecutor (Matt. 5:44-45, 48)

The Prospering Soul Being “Perfected” – complete, mature (2 Cor. 13:9) Perfecting Holiness – keeping oneself unspotted from the world (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1, Jms. 1:27) Perfecting life – Being As Our Heavenly Father- love enemy – pray for persecutor (Matt. 5: 44-45, 48) Eye ever on the prize of the high calling – heaven (Phil. 3: 10-16, 2 Tim. 2:17-18, 2 Cor. 4:16-17, 5:1-9, I Pet. 1:4-5)

The Prospering Soul Walking In Truth - Word Doing Works Of Faith Growing to Perfection Renewed by Heaven day by day