Sent With Love Pt.2
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Matthew 28:18–20 (NKJV) The Great Commission
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Apostolic Church- a community of sent people into the world to represent God with the mandate to make disciples
Sent With Love- we are sent into the world representing and demonstrating Gods Love. Love is the culture of the kingdom of God
Love Each Other First
John 13:34–35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Everyone Will Know We Are His Real Disciple- Follow the Teachers example and teaching
Initiatives of Love & Generousity
Letterbox Drop- New People, Lonely, Youth
Mums With Babies, Toddlers -
Coffee & a Chat ?
John “The disciple Jesus loved”
Rested His head on Jesus chest- Revelation of Gods love
1 John 4:7–8 (NASB95) 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Knows- understands God is Love
Born- Birthed from
Love Is From God- Comes Out of God
Created In Gods Image- given the capacity to love
Christians Supercharged With Love? Higher Love
Higher Love-
Agape- Unconditional love- Love of a parent to a child
We are created in his image and all mankind has been created with the capacity-gift to love. We chose to love or not to love
Lower form that is often built around you love me I will love you. You treat me wrong I wont love you
God Gives Love Us A Spirit of Love
2 Timothy 1:6–8 (NKJV) 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,
Given A Gift- Stir Up “The Gift”
Gift- Charisma- Favour to Love
Charisma-a compelling attractiveness or charm that inspires - a personal quality that influences and draws people to you
You carry a gift of love of love to give to the world on behalf of God.
Power-Love- Sound Mind- Awesome Combination
Supernatural Power-Love Live God loves- Disciplined Mind
Supercharged Love- supernatural power, supernatural love
Supernatural Mind disciplined to follow Christs example
God Gives Us Love
God gives Us Love To Give
God Sends Us To Give Love
Spirit of Fear- Fear to love unconditionally, rejected, Laughed at
Stupid to love unconditionally. The enemy wants you nto have a spirit of fear to stop you being “Sent with Love”
1 John 4:18 Perfect Love Casts Out Fear--
Remember To Love- Timothy needed Reminding
Remind- cause to remember, cause to not forget “Timothy dont forget God has given you the gift of love in your spirit to pass on to others.
Sent With Love
We Carry A Gift of Love
Man kind Has Been Made to Live In Gods Love
Higher Love Song-Phil Collins -Think about it, there must be higher love Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is a wasted time Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine Things look so bad everywhere In this whole world, what is fair? We walk blind and we try to see Falling behind in what could be
Bring me a higher love Bring me a higher love Bring me a higher love
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Love Casts Out Fear
1 John 4:18 (NKJV) 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
Perfect- Genuine, mature, complete
Casts- throws out, hurls
People conqueor fear because they love- parents give their life, people will face tremendous danger for love- Ivan South Sudan
Opening Our Mouth Because We love
We Dont Open Our Mouth Because -opening your mouth because you judge, open your mouth because your angry, opening your mouth because you condemn
We Go Because We Love
When We Go We Remember To Love
1 Corinthians 13:8 (NASB95)
8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
Do Everything In Love
Believing You Carry A Gift to be Given to others
1 Corinthians 16:13–14 (NASB95) 13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
14 Let all that you do be done in love.