Sermon Tone Analysis

We’re going to *pick up* from where we *left off last week*.

We’ve been *talking about* *walking and living by faith* in God and in His Word.

For the last 2 weeks we’ve *been on* “*Faith Which Worketh By Love*.”

I’m going to *continue* on *that line* of thought.

*I.  **1st* of all, *our main text* for this teaching on love comes from *(Galatians 5:6)* Which says, *“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.***[1]***

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*A.           *The word *“avails”* *means* *“Have Strength or to have Power.”

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*1.            *So what *Paul* is *saying* in that *circumcision or uncircumcision* *has no Strength or Power,* *but* *what** does have* *Strength and Power* *is FAITH* *which** **works by or thuough LOVE.

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*a.   *Even the word *“working”* According to the strong’s *reveals** that*, 1 of the definitions of the word *“working”* is  *“To put forth power.”***[2]**

*(1)         **Faith** will put **forth it’s power* *by Love.

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*(2) **Love** is **not a substitute for faith*, *(love and faith** **work together)* but *if we want our faith to work* we have to *walk in love.*

*2.           **1JOHN 5:1*

*a.            *The *New American Standard Version* *makes it* a little *clearer*, and it says, *(1 John 5:1)* *“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.”* *NASB*

*(1)         *The *New Century Version* says, *“Whoever loves the Father also loves the Father’s children.”*

*NCV*

*b.           *Let’s go on reading *1JOHN 5:2-4*

*(1) **Notice** here* *how* *Love and Faith* *are **put together** in these Vs*.

You *can’t separate* *love from faith* *and* *expect** your **faith to work*.

*(2) **It would **be** **like* *taking the tires** off your **car*.

Sure your engine might run, but you’re not going to get very far.

*c.            **When** we **love God,* we *automatically* *love 1 another.

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*(1)         **(Romans 5:5)* Says, *“The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”*

*KJV *

*(2)         **When** we **place** our **faith** **in** the Lord **Jesus** Christ the very **love of God** **came into our hearts.

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*(3)         *But *just because* *we have** the **love** of God* *in our hearts* *doesn’t** **mean** that we’re **walking** **in it.

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*(4)         **You** have to **make** that **decision** **that** **you are going to walk in love.

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*3.           *Look at *1JOHN 4:20-21*

*a.            **This is a commandment* that *we have from Jesus* *and* *that **commandment** is that **we love 1 another,* *If we don’t* then John is saying that *we don’t love God.

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*(1) **Now don’t feel condemned* if you’re *not perfect* in this area, *no one is.*

*(2) **This commandment* is just *like* the *commandment of forgiveness*.

When someone does something wrong to you, *you might have to forgive them every time** you **think** of **what they did*.

*b.  **Some times* there are *people* that in the natural they *are very unlovable*, *but* *every time* that *you see** them **or** **think** **of them* *you have to **make a decision* that you are going *to walk in love* toward them.

*B.          **1JOHN 2:9-10*

*1.            **What I want you to **notice* in *(V 10),* *“He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling (missing it) in him.”

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*a.            **If** **you’re** **not receiving* God’s promises’, *If **you’re** **missing it,* *check** **your** **love walk.

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*2.           *Turn to* **ROM 12:10 *

*a.   *The *last ½** **o*f this *V* says *“In honor preferring one another.”

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*(1)         *The word *“Honor”* *literally** **means*, *“Value.”

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*(2)         **Paul* is *literally telling us* that we need to *Value our brothers and sisters* in the Lord *more highly than ourselves.

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*b.           **PHIL 2:1-3*

*(1)         *In these *Vs* here *Paul* is *telling us*, *“to walk in love, to be in unity, and to esteem (think or consider) the other better than yourself.”

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*c.            **The true **God kind of love* *that **we need to have** **one for another **is* *“to value our brother or sister more highly than ourselves.”

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*(1)        **Paul* even *goes on* *to **give** us a **hint* on *how** to do that*, *PHIL 2:4*

*(2)         *The *NIV* is a *little clearer* *(Philippians 2:4)* *“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

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*3.           *Look at *MATT 23:11-12*

*a.            *In other words, *“He that is greatest among you will serve others.”

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*4.            *The *Living Bible says*, *“To be the greatest, be a servant.”

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*5.            *In *(MARK 10:45)* Jesus said, *“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”*

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*a.            **Paul* said in *(1COR 3:12-15)* that *all of our works will be made manifest and tried by fire,**/ /**some works will remain**/ /**and**/ /**we’ll receive the reward for it,**/ /**others will be burnt by the fire.

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*(1) **I want my works to remain,* in order *for them **to remain*, *they have to be **done by love.*

*(2)         *The *greatest work or fruit* that we *could have* that will remain *is* for us *to walk in love.

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*II.

**It’s **possible* for a *person* to *be part* of the *family of God,* *know the Lord* and even be *serving the Lord,* even to be *a minister* *and not walking in* the Royal Law of *Love.

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*A.  **If* they’re *not walking in love* they’re *not walking in faith.**

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*1.            **Faith worketh by love.

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*B.          **ROM 13:8-9*

*1.    **Paul said* that we are to *love thy neighbor** **as thyself*.

*a.   **Paul said it*, *James** said it*, but *Jesus even said it*.

*b.            *Jesus said in *(Matthew 19:19)* *“Honor thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”*

*(KJV) *

*2.    **Sometimes people have* a *question* about *who thy Neighbor is*.

*a.   **According to Jesus*, *it’s **any man*, *woman*, or *child*.

*b.  **That means* that we are to *walk in **love** to **everyone*.

*3.           **Go back* to what Paul said in *ROM 13:8b-11.**/

/**(“Comprehended”* *means* *“Summed up.”)*

*a.            **If we **want to be free** **from sin** **and** **to** **keep God’s commandments*, *we **must** **walk in love.

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*C.          *Look at *EPH 4:30-5:2* (*No breaks between chapters*.)

*1.    **Paul said* *in order for us **to walk in love**,* we *have to* *put aside the differences* that *we* may *have* *and** **walk in unity.*

*a.            *In *(Psalm 133:1-2)* David said, *“Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!

(2) [It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.”*

*(KJV) *

*b.  *The *ointment* that *David refers* to is in *reference** **to** the **anointing*.

*(1) *The *anointing** of God* is *where* the *church** **has** its **power*.

*(2) **More than anything** else*, the *Devil** **wants to stop** the **anointing* of the church.

*(a)         *It the *anointing* that shall *destroy** **every yoke of bondage.*

*(Isaiah 10:27) *

*c.   **There’s **power in** that **anointing*, but it *only** will **come**/ /**as we put God 1st*, *Walk in love** and **stay in unity*.

*III.

**(1COR 13:8)* *says*,* “Love never fails.”*

*A.  **Why** is it that **love never fails?*

*1.    *It’s because *when** you’re **walking in love*, *you’re keeping** all of **God’s commandments*.

*2.            **You’re allowing the Anointing** **of God* to *flow** **through you.

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*a.   *You’re *opening* up the *channels to receive* all that God has for you.

*b.  **Your** **faith** **will** **be** **powerful and effective.*

(If you’re walking in love.)

*B.           *Paul said in *(Ephesians 5:1-2)* *“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (2) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us.”*

*(KJV) *

*1.            **We have a God of faith.*

*We are to** **be** **a **people of faith.

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*2.            **We have a God of Love*.

*We** are **also** to **walk in love.

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*3.            **Remember Love never fails.*

Faith Works by Love # 3

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[1]/The New King James Version/.

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996, c1982.

Ga 5:6.

[2]Strong, J. /The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible : Showing Every Word of the Test of the Common English Version of the Canonical Books, and Every Occurence of Each Word in Regular Order./

electronic ed.