Sermon Outline
- The Love of the World
- What do you love? (1Jn 2:15)
- What does it mean to love?
- Love is a sacrificial pursuit/service of one’s life for the benefit of another. (John 15:13)
- Love seeks to encourage, to build up, to strengthen the faith walk of another. [1Cor 13:4-8a Love is (insert in PPT)]
- Love will forgo things in order to not cause others to stumble. (Matt. 18:6, 1Cor. 8:12 )
- What is the world and the things of the world? (1Jn 2:2, 3:1, 3:13, 3:17, 5:19)
- The 3 examples (1Jn 2:16
- The desires of the Flesh
- The desires of the Eyes
- The pride of Life (Dan. 4:30)
- Why the Love of the World is incongruent with the Christian Life
- You have conquered the prince of this world (1Jn 2:14, Gal 1:4, Rom 8:37)
- You have experienced the Father’s Love (1Jn 2:15b)
- You have love for the Father (1Jn 2:15b)
- This world is passing away (1Jn 2:17)
- Love for God
- Expressed in doing the Will of God (1Jn 2:17)
- Believing in the Son: (John 6:39-40)
- His Kingdom comes to earth – Mt 6:10,
- Delivered from evil – (Eph 1:4-5)
- Repenting of Living Life the way we want to live it and instead do what God wants (Mt 21:31-32)
- Seeking to extend God’s kingdom
- So who/what do you love? How would your spouse, your coworkers, your kids, your enemies answer.
- Expressed in doing the Will of God (1Jn 2:17)
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