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• Illustration: May describes and quotes a friend who said, “I guess I better get ready; something bad is bound to happen before too long,” in order to illustrate that many people believe God will only allow so much joy.
• Jesus promised that his followers would experience a fullness of life that few could imagine.
• Big Idea: He never pretended that life would always be easy, but Jesus promised us life without limits.
• We have been “made rich” by Christ.

• 1 Corinthians 1:7
• 1 Corinthians 12:7
• Whatever God calls us to do, he equips us to do.
• Illustration: To illustrate how God will give us what we need in our moment of need, May draws a comparison to the injured Kirk Gibson’s clutch hit home run in the 1988 World Series.

• 1 Corinthians 1:8
• Jesus can keep us strong and faithful to him until the end.
• Lack of faith in God’s strength is what is preventing many of us from doing more with our lives.
• Illustration: To illustrate how faith enables us to claim God’s strength, May quotes the testimonial of a smoker who was enabled to quit only after clinging to a hopeful strategy.
• Whatever strength we need is available when we need it.

• 1 Corinthians 1:9
• Illustration: To illustrate the opposite of an available father, May quotes first the song, “Cat’s in the Cradle,” and then references the dad in TV’s The Wonder Years.
• Jesus assured us that our Father was a loving, generous Father who wants to give good gifts to his children.
• Jesus constantly reminded us that God is approachable.
• John 14:6

• When Jesus came into the world, one of the gifts he brought to us was the gift of no-limit living.
• Illustration: May compares God to a silent partner, someone who is there for us, who has a vested interest in us, and who sees that we have what we need to succeed.