-1 John 3:10-ESV
- "10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."
-God is Love.
-Love is the fruit of salvation.
-1 John 3:11, 14- ESV
-"11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another."
-"14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death."
-Fresh command-Love one another with a fresh love. Share His Love.
-1 John 3:1-2
-"3 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears[a] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is."
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-"The Love of God is causeless, measureless, ceaseless."-Kenneth Boa
-"Pride always goes over God."
-Seeking the good of others regardless of cost.
-1 John 3:17-18
-"17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth."
-Shows in generosity.
-1 John 3:14b-15
-"14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him."
-Failing to Love
-Reality of Hate
-Return to assurance
-1 John 3:19-20
-"19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything."
-Growing in Love
-Obeying
-Abiding
-1 John 3:23-24
-"23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us."
-So mad at this season? Am I really or is there a little madness still left in me? Can I love people more for God and all they do? How can I show people without seeming freaky to them?
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