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Love can you get enough?
Key passage (Php4:8-9)
We have been reflecting on things that are true, honorable, right, things are are pure, lovely and of good repute, things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Things that Paul said if you have seen, if you have heard these things, do these things.
One of the things to reflect on is love.
Previously we have looked at faith and hope and this morning as it says in
Starting scripture today (1Cor13:13)
1Cor13:13
The greatest thing is love.
(insert illustration of love) high’s and low’s (keep it brief)
This morning we will look at love defined, love demanded, love developed and love demonstrated.
I. Love defined
Merriam Webster: Strong affection for another; attraction based on sexual desire; affection based on admiration, benevolence
English language does not truly define love as in the Bible as in the Greek there are four words.
Eros - Carnal sexual love, reserved for marriage (Heb13:4)
Philia - brotherly love (Jn11:3)
Storge - family love (not used in N.T.) - this word in and of itself is not used, but in a compound with Philia it is used (Rom12:10)
Agape - Love that desires the great good, highest good (Jn3:16)
I want to develop just a little more when it comes to Philia and Agape since both used so much in the scripture
Agape: Active, good will, we are commanded for this kind of love
Phlia - That which is freely given, not commanded, not forced and it from heartfelt decisionAg
Agape according to Thayers and Strong’s can in some scriptures be defined as “brotherly love, affection)
Also you can find the use of Philia is commanded in the scripture
Philia in scripture (Rom12:10)
So we the definition, some same we have the command (which means demand) for love, so let’s go that now.
II.
Love Commanded
We are commanded to love God (Mk12:30; Mt10:37)
In that verse it is agape love, then you can see in other verses it is philia love
We are commanded to love each other (Jn13:34-35)
There the combo word I mentioned before, it is the Greek word Philiastorgos
With this love for one another, it is affectionate, it is demonstrated for and to each other.
We are commanded to love our families (Eph5:25, 28-29; Tit2:4)
Husbands to love their wives
Or even
Wives love their husbands and their children (even if husbands are children)
So love God, love each other, love husband, love wife and children now brings us to neighbors as well as enemies.
We are commanded to love our neighbor (Mk12:30-31; Mt5:44)
So important that Jesus linked it with loving God
Then there is the tougher one because of our feelings, our thoughts, our ways, which are not God’s ways but still we can do it through Christ Jesus, to love our enemies
Love crosses all barriers, breaks down all walls.
Where we are weak, love is made strong in Christ and it can be developed so we reflect Christ.
Love Developed
(insert illustration/slide falling into love)
You don’t fall into love; love is developed; love comes with decision, determination and dedication.
Love developed is taught to us by God (1The4:9)
That is brotherly love (phileo)
It is exemplified by Christ (1Jn4:9-10; Rom5:8)
God teaches us how to love one another, but let me give on more example.
Again, love exemplified by God in Jesus
Love is taught by Jesus (1Jn3:16; Jn11:3, 5, 13:1)
No better example than His willingness to die for us
In the manner in which he loved his disciples
How He loved His Apostles (aka disciples)
Jesus teaches us to love one another by not only His words but His actions.
Love is taught by Paul (Eph5:1-2, Php4:1)
How we ought to walk in love
Who he also demonstrated, exemplified for us
Paul was not alone, Peter taught it too, to love fervently (1Pt1:22, 2:17)
Who also spoke, taught of brother love too
But it was not just the apostles, but it was the disciples, the followers of Christ or in other words Christians (Tit2:3-4)
Older woman, teach younger, encourage younger to love husband and children
Even young can demonstrated, exemplify love (1Tim4:12, 2The1:3)
Or how about not just young in age, but young in faith.
In our transformation to be move like the Son, we can develop heartfelt affection for one another
We can take our brotherly love and add our love for the greatest good for someone and come to this scripture
Agape love (2Pt1:7; 1The4:9)
Godliness, kindness, and love!
when we demonstrate agape love for one another the heartful affection will follow as a result
God teaches us to love one another, then asks us to do it!
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Love Demonstrated
Exemplified by sending the Son so we can have life (Jn3:16) and that He would be God’s perfect sacrifice.
God’s perfect and acceptable sacrifice (1Jn4:10)
It was demonstrated in the sacrifice (1Jn3:16)
It is demonstrated in deed and truth (1Jn3:17-18)
It is demonstrated in obedience (1Jn5:2-3)
It is perfected laid out for us in 1Cor13:4-8
True love, is patient, kind, it is humble, polite and bears all things, hopes all things and desires the best for the other person.
Love never fails for it is Christ in you that does it!
So what is love? - it is heartfelt affection toward God and man; coupled with wanting, desiring the best for everyone.
We can learn about love where we are short by God’s word and through God’s people.
We need to be willing to learn.
A scripture to remember (1Pt1:22-23)
(Invitation) if you have purified your souls, great, love one another, if you have not had your soul purified by the washing of the water, then now is the time, come be born again.
(Insert invitation slide) (Song) (Prayer)
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