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CHRIST LOVE

INTRODUCTION:

THE WORD LOVE TO SOME OF US IS JUST A FIGURE OF SPEECH, BUT CAN YOU LOVE A PERSON , IF HE IS NOT WILLING TO BE LOVED. THAT WAS OUR CONDITION BEFORE WE MET CHRIST JESUS, WE WAS NOT LOOKING FOR LOVE UNTIL CHRIST JESUS CAPTURED OUR HEARTS. CHRIST LOVE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU IF YOU INVITE HIM INTO YOUR HEART.

TODAY I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

CONTINUING IN CHRIST LOVE

ABIDING IN CHRIST LOVE.

LOVING ONE ANOTHER.

A. CONTINUING IN CHRIST LOVE.

John 15:9 “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.”

THE QUESTION IS HOW DID CHRIST JESUS LOVE US? HE LOVED US BY LAYING DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US, SO THAT HE CAN BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOU AND GOD. GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE US, BUT IT IS US WHO WILL DISCONNECT FROM HIM. HOW DID THE FATHER LOVE HIS SON THROUGH OBEDIENCE.

GOD LOVED HIS SON SO MUCH THAT HE GAVE HIM TO US. BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE IN CHRIST LOVE WE MUST SPEND TIME WITH HIM AND TIME IN HIS WORD. YOU CANNOT CONTINUE IN HIS LOVE IF YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. LOVE HAVE TO BE RECIPROCATED WITH EACH OTHER.

WHEN YOU CONTINUE IN CHRIST LOVE, HIS LOVE WILL KEEP YOU IN THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES OF YOUR LIFE.

WHEN PEOPLE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE CHRIST LOVE , THEY WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PLEASE THE LORD. THEY DO THIS BY LIVING FOR THE LORD ON A DAILY BASIS.

Ephesians 5:2 “and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”

B. ABIDING IN CHRIST LOVE.

John 15:10 “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ABIDE IN CHRIST LOVE? IT IS TO DWELL, REMAIN AND BE PRESENT IN HIS LOVE BY OBEYING HIM, EVEN IF HE HAS TO DISCIPLINE YOU. SOME OF US DO NOT LIKE THE LORD TO CORRECT US, WHEN HE DO THIS SOME OF US BACKSLIDE FROM THE FAITH.

WHEN YOU ABIDE IN CHRIST LOVE IT WILL PRODUCE GOOD DEEDS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. LOVE NEEDS A PLACE TO ABIDE AND IF YOUR HEART IS NOT OPEN TO LOVE, IT WILL GIVE PLACE TO WICKEDNESS. SO THE KEY TO REMAINING IN CHRIST LOVE, YOU MUST OBEY HIM.

SO WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ABIDE IN CHRIST LOVE?

SO YOU DON’T BE A CASTAWAY. THAT IS A PERSON WHO IS REJECTED OR DISQUALIFIED IN RELATIONS TO ONES FAITH OR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. JESUS SAID THEY WILL BE CAST INTO THE FIRE FOR TO BURN.

THE HIGHEST FORM OF CHRIST LOVE IS OBEDIENCE. THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN GIVE TO CHRIST THAT WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF OBEDIENCE.

1 John 2:3 “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”

C. LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

John 15:12 “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

JESUS DID NOT GIVE US AN OPTION CONCERNING LOVE ONE ANOTHER, IT WAS A COMMAND. AND HE WANTED US TO LOVE EACH OTHER AS HE HAVE LOVED US.

CHRIST LOVE COMES WITH KINDNESS AND NOT HARSH WORDS. HIS LOVE BUILD OTHERS UP AND NOT TEAR OTHER’S DOWN. HIS LOVE COMMUNICATE AND NOT SHUT DOWN ON OTHER’S. HIS LOVE FORGIVE OTHER AS CHRIST HAVE FORGIVING THEM. HIS LOVE IS OPEN TO RECONCILIATION , EVEN IF THEY DON’T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER.

Romans 12:9 “Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”

THE WORD ABHOR MEANS TO HATE OR DETEST SOMETHING VERY MUCH