Sermon outline
The Call to Love (1Jn 4:7)
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- The Call to love is an invitation.
- The Call to love is a command (Mt 5:44, Lk 6:27, Eph 5:25, 33, Titus 2:4, 1Pt 1:22, Dt 6:5, Mt 22:37)
- It is the fulfillment of the Law of God (Mk 12:30-31)
Love originates in God (1Jn 4:7, 12)
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- Love is from God
- Love is Sacrifice (1Jn 4:9-10)
- Love is proof one ‘has been born of God’ (1Jn 4:7)
- Love is proof one ‘knows God’ (1Jn 4:7)
- Love is proof that God ‘abides in us’ (1Jn 4:12)
- God is love (1Jn 4:8)
Defining Love
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- Easy to conclude that if one ‘loves’ then they must be redeemed based upon what has been said so far.
- BUT What really is love?
- Fulfillment of the Law (Gal 5:14)
- Servanthood (Jn 13)
- Not revenge or grudge (Lev 19:17-19), biting or devouring (Gal 5:15), hating (1Jn 4:20), harming (Rom 13:10).
- Not self-focused
How can we cultivate sacrificial Love?
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- First – Getting to know Christ and reflecting on his gift to us (1Jn 4:19)
- Prayer
- Scripture Study
- Obedience to the World
- Second – Opening our eyes and focusing on the person in front of us
- First – Getting to know Christ and reflecting on his gift to us (1Jn 4:19)
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