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Love: The Practical Manifestation of Blessed Assurance
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever heard someone boast of their love for God and almost in the same breath, spew forth the venom of hatred toward a fellow believer in Christ?
As a young teenager, I remember hearing a relative (who was constantly talking about their love for God) pour out words of passionate hatred and ill-will toward a brother in Christ.
This Christian brother was one who was known to live a life that demonstrated his love for Christ, encouraged other believers with acts of love and earnestly sought to lead lost people to faith in Christ.
Another family member attempted to curb the criticism of this brother by reminding the criticizer of the fact that we should be careful what we say about brothers and sisters in Christ.
To which the criticizer replied, “He is no brother of mine!!!”
The words of our text are a sobering reminder that if we truly are possessors of the Blessed Assurance Jesus gives, our lives should manifest a different attitude than the one expressed by the individual I just described.
TS: If our salvation is real and we truly possess His blessed assurance, it will be manifested though our behavior toward our fellow believers.
I. THE PRINCIPLE OF LOVE TO BE LIVED ( )
A- The principle proclaimed ()
1- Believers are to love one another!
B- The principle explained ()
1- The negative example of Cain: ()
a- Carrying a grudge against another Christian is indication of a deep-seeded sin problem.
b- We must remember that holding hatred in our hearts is the same as murder in God’s eyes.
2- The world hates us, but that is not to surprise us.
This hatred is because of sin.
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3- Love for fellow Christians is the litmus test for the genuineness of our faith.
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C- The principle demonstrated ()
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His love is easily seen.
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He laid down His life for us (; ).
II- THE PRINCIPLE OF LOVE TO BE PRACTICED ()
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Our love for each other should match His love for us.
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Our love should be the sacrificial type.
1) Lottie Moon gave herself for the Chinese.
2) What have you done for others…for the salvation of the lost?
II- FULFILLING ()
A. Practiced through active proof ()
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Our words of love should be matched by our actions.
2. Our actions demonstrate how much we love God.
B. Through obedient living ()
1. Words are cheap.
a. Judas feigned words of love for Jesus and betrayed Him to His enemies.
2. All around us we can see our actions and know if we are real.
a. Proof of Our Love ()
1) Our love for each other should match His love for us.
a) Our love should be the sacrificial type.
1) Lottie Moon gave herself for the Chinese.
2) What have you done for others…for the salvation of the lost?
C. Through scriptural testimony ()
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We can know that we belong to him and have the assurance that we need before God.
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Even false guilt and cannot take away our assurance.
a. Must base our lives on the truthfulness of God and His word ()
3. Prayer becomes focused and powerful.
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1. Answered prayer is hinged to obedience ()
2. There are two key issues of obedience.
a. Do you trust Him fully?
4. Assurance grows as the presence of the Holy Spirit is manifested in our lives.
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Do you really love fellow Believers?
1) If you hold ill-will toward them you don’t love them!
CONCLUSION:
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Our love for each other should match His love for us.
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Our love should be the sacrificial type.
1) Lottie Moon gave herself for the Chinese.
2) What have you done for others…for the salvation of the lost?
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