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Introduction
Love is in---the air
Stop in the---name of love
I can’t help---falling in love with you
What’s love—got to do with it
Love makes—the world go ‘round
Love me—tender—love me—sweet
Oh how I—love thee—let me—count the ways
With all—my love
Dream Statement #1
Connect - We dream to be a church that connects all people into meaningful relationships with God and one another, in a caring and loving environment.
How?
Text: 1 Peter 1:21-23
Transition
In the Scripture we can clearly see an effective approach to connecting with God and with one another through real love.
I. Starting Point—Jesus (vs 21a)
Where to be begin?
Our starting point—our foundation—begins with Jesus!
When you examine the Gospels—the life of Christ—you will discover that He loved deeply, sincerely, and compassionately.
A. Experience love
We learn to love because Jesus loved—He modeled love.
B. Sacrificial love (Agape)
The love of Jesus was unconditional and sacrificial.
C. Steadfast Love
It does not ebb and flow but is steady/steadfast.
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Jonathan & David—Jonathan had the right to the kingdom as the firstborn son of the king; but he stepped aside for God’s plan—David was chosen to lead the kingdom.
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We need to begin with Jesus and experience His sacrificial, steadfast love.
Transition: In this passage I see next steps
II.
Next Step—Trust God (vs 21b)
A. We trust God because He saved us!
Really main point that Peter is making in vs 20,21.
as Christians trust in Christ they are also through Christ trusting in God.
B. We trust God because He Keeps His Word
C. We trust God because He shows us what to do.
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Birth of Jesus foretold all the way back in Genesis—even through years of silence—God fulfilled His promise.
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We need to trust God because He is trustworthy.
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Continued Steps—Faith and Hope in God
A. Our faith and hope are rooted in the Resurrected Lord.
B. Our faith and hope is fueled by God’s presence in our lives.
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We need to continue our steps putting our faith and hope in God
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Final Stretch (vs 22)
philadelphia
phileō—root (‘affection, love’
agapaō (‘love, especially strong, deep love’) here
A. Testimony of our relationship with Christ
It is a reminder that one of the first marks of genuine growth in holiness in individuals and in churches is earnest love for fellow Christians.
B. Holy Spirit produces fruit
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We need to love others deeply.
V. Finish Line (vs 23)
Christian growth cannot be self-centred and individualistic, for it occurs in the context of fellowship, a fellowship which must deepen and remain for all eternity.
A. New Life
B. Transformed Life
C. Eternal Life
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We need to live a transformed life.
Conclusion:
In our church world today I often hear people say they want the deep things of God —they past the elementary things.
We want to jump into the “deep” end so to speak when we struggle to stay above water in the shallow end.
Some listening to the message today may feel it elementary or for newer believers.
However,
A report by Pew Research Center and the General Social Survey published in September found a skyrocketing number of Americans are leaving Christianity to become atheist, agnostic or "nothing in particular."
The study predicted that if the number of Christians under 30 abandoning their faith accelerates beyond the current pace, adherents of the historically dominant religion of the U.S. could become a minority by 2045.
We, as believers in Christ and as a body of believers MUST connect with others in love!!
Begin with Jesus, (First Love),
Trust God,
Continue steps of putting our faith and trust in God
Final Stretch—love one another deeply
Finish Line—really the beginning of eternal life.
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