Overcrowding is a spiritual condition. Avoid filling up on the wrong and pile on the good.

1. O v e r c r o w d e d
1 John 2:15–17; 24-28
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2. 1 John 2:15–17
Please stand for the reading of
God’s Word
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3. first
Do not love the world nor the
things in the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love
of the Father is not in him.
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4. next
For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh, the lust of the
eyes and the boastful pride of life,
is not from the Father,
but is from the world.
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5. finish
The world is passing away, and also
its lusts;
but the one who does the will of
God lives forever.
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6. Finished
Let us pray!
(You may be seated) 6

7. O v e r c r o w d e d
Overcrowded classrooms
Overcrowded house
Overcrowded garden
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8. Stop doing this!
1 John 2:15 (NASB95)
15 Do not love the world nor the things in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the
Father is not in him.
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9. Stop loving the thing in
the world
1. Human society
organized and functioning
apart from God.
2. Material objects or the
things the world has to
offer. 9

10. In the world
For all that is in the world, the lust of
the flesh and the lust of the eyes and
the boastful pride of life, is not from
the Father, but is from the world.
1 John 2:16 10

11. Serpent-can’t eat from all the trees
Eve-just not from tree of knowledge we’ll die
Won’t die be like God
Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree
was good for food, and that it was a delight to
the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to
make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate;
and she gave also to her husband with her, and
he ate.
These led to the first sin
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12. For the flesh sets its
desire against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against
the flesh; for these are
in opposition to one
another, so that you
may not do the things
that you please.
Galatians 5:19–21 (NET)
19 Now the works of the
flesh are obvious: sexual
immorality, impurity,
depravity, 20 idolatry,
sorcery, hostilities, strife,
jealousy, outbursts of
anger, selfish rivalries,
dissensions, factions, 21
envying, murder,
drunkenness, carousing,
and similar things. I am
warning you, as I had
warned you before: Those
who practice such things
will not inherit the
Galatians 5:17 12
Lust of the flesh

13. Lust of the eyes
The 10th Commandment You shall not covet your
neighbor's house. You
shall not covet your
neighbor's wife, or his
servants, his cattle, or
anything that belongs
to your neighbor.
— Exodus 20:17
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14. All these evil things
proceed from within
and defile the man.
Mark 7:23
Looking and lusting
Desiring
Lust of the eyes
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15. Boasting Pride of life
But as it is, you
boast in your
arrogance; all
such boasting is
evil.
-James 4:16
Galatians 5:9 A little leaven leavens the
whole lump of dough. It’s contagious!
James 3:5 So also the tongue is a small part of the
body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how
great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
Ignited by hell itself!
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16. Why?
 Not from God
 The world is passing away
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17. The prize
but the one who
does the will of God
lives forever.
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18. Overcrowded
John 2:24–28
Part 2. How do I keep from getting spiritually overcrowded?
The pure milk of the word
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19. Don’t complicate the Gospel
...let that abide in you which you
heard from the beginning. If what you
heard from the beginning abides in
you, you also will abide in the Son and
in the Father.
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20. Heard
 The true Gospel message
 Not the false or amended
 John’s Gospel Message
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21. Like this
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John 3 video

22. Pure Gospel
Not man centered
 Special revelation
 Cult
 Another Jesus
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23. The same answer as before
This is the promise which
He Himself made to us:
ETERNAL LIFE.
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24. The reason for this part of 1 John
These things I have written to
you concerning those who are
trying to deceive you.
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25. Let’s break this down
As for you, the anointing which you
received from Him abides in you,
and you have no need for anyone
to teach you;
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26. Let’s break this down (continued)
but as His anointing teaches you
about all things, and is true and is
not a lie, and just as it has taught
you, you abide in Him.
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27. The anointing
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 Rubbed with oil
 The Holy Spirit

28. In Him, you also, after
listening to the
message of truth, the
gospel of your
salvation having
believed, you were
sealed in Him with the
Holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 1:13 28
A part of your salvation

29. The Spirit’s job
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in My
name, He will teach you all things,
and bring to your remembrance all
that I said to you.
John 14:26 29

30. that is the Spirit of
truth, whom the world
cannot receive,
because it does not see
Him or know Him, but
you know Him because
He abides with you and
will be in you. 30
He is there for the duration

31. Our down payment on a heavenly home
who also sealed us
and gave us the
Spirit in our hearts
as a pledge.
2 Corinthians 1:22 31

32. Finishing up with pure gold
Now, little children, abide in Him,
so that when He appears, we may
have confidence and not shrink
away from Him in shame at His
coming. 32

33. Abide in Him
Live in Him
Let Him live in you
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34. No worries
Rapture ready
Confidence
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35. O v e r c r o w d e d
Let the love for Christ overcrowd your soul
Let your love for Him crowd out anything else
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