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Lord Help me to Love
Lord Help me to Love
16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Intro: John was overwhelmed by the Love of God. (The disciples whom Jesus Loved) For John, love became one of the big ideas of the Christian life.
In this letter (that is what it was) John describes the characteristics of love. The love of God, and the we should have.
a. The nature of God is love. He is love. Only in Christianity will you find this kind of love. God loves us so much that He was willing to make a great sacrifice for us.
I. What is love?
I. What is love?
The word love is found in the bible over 300 times. Different meanings.
a. To be a friend.
b. A social love.
c. Romantic love.
d. Agape love: This how God loves us (Love of God) Sacrifice, unselfish, Giving love.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1. It is a love that is from above. It comes from God, and since we have (Christians) have the Holy Spirit, we too demonstrate this love.
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Love is a fruit of the spirit.
Galatians
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
A Loving God gave His son.
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
VS 16
“By this we know love (Love of God) He laid down His life for us”
This is love in action. Love at it’s highest. Jesus loving a sinful world so much that He was willing to lay down His life those who desire hell.
a. This should make us love Him.
6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
I Timothy
This is a love that comes from God because God is love.
8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
I John
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
I John 4:
This verses show us God is Love, and how much He loves us, but also shows us that we need to love.
How do we Love?
How do we Love?
VS 16 “And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren”
The essence of Christianity in Love, because God is love. They cannot be separated.
a. God loves us, He abides in us, so we are able to love one another.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
I John
It’s not a matter of should we love. We are commanded to love.
a. The love of God is made known in us. God’s love should be seen in us. That is proof that we have the Spirit of God in us, when we love others.
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
The only why we can love our enemies is through the love of God that is in us.
HOW DO WE LOVE?
A. We love by accepting God’s love gift. Salvation.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:23
B. We love by Loving God.
Matthew
37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Mark and Luke share the same verse.
C. We love by giving of ourselves.
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
1. We do this not by talking about love or saying the word love, but by action.
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
a. Not just in theory, but in deed (works, labor) doing what you say you do. “Walk to walk, don’t just talk the talk”
b. Some people say they love Jesus, but their actions don’s show it.
III. What are the Results of Love?
III. What are the Results of Love?
God’s love will flow through us.
God’s love will flow through us.
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Matthew
Jesus never overlooked anyone's needs.
a. Since we (followers of Jesus) posses divine nature walk in His steps and see through His eyes.
b. We should see the needs of fellow believers. (Two churches have reached out for our need)
2. Jesus was never too busy too help someone.
a. Jesus was never too tired too help someone.
b. Jesus was too caught up in what He was doing too help someone.
c. The women at the well. He was tired. His disciples had gone to get food and when they returned, He didn’t eat. He took take of her need.
2. One of the results of love is the proof that we really love God.
5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”
If we love God we will tell other about Him and what He has done for us.
If we love God we will want to spend time with others that Love Him.
If we love God we will want to spend time alone with Him.
If we love God we will want toe worship Him.
1. We see the results of the Love of Jesus through the Gospels.
2. There will be results of our love to others.
a. People will be blessed.
We see the results of the Love of Jesus through the Gospels.
b. God’s will is done.
c. People will be saved.