God's Love



What’s Love Got To Do With It?

1 John 4:7-19

7Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 13By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16And 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.

17Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18There 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. 19We love Him because He first loved us.

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Introduction:

• Love is mentioned some 480 times in Scripture

• Love & God are mentioned in the same or accompanying verse in 32 books of the Bible -- Almost 1/2

• Love & Jesus or (Christ) are mentioned in the same or accompanying verse in over 20 Books of the New Testament -- Over ½

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• What is Love? --- Love by definition = Powerful attraction to another (Webster)

Illustration: Bobby and green peas for dinner - "Jesus Loves Me!

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1. God Demonstrated His Love For Us

A. God demonstrated His love.....

John 4:9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

[Let’s say it together] John 3:16 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.

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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2. Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love!

A. Life is filled with hurt harts and broken relationships!

B. People will tell you that they love you and then hurt you!

B. But nothing can separate you from the love of God!

Romans 8:38 & 39

38For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,

39nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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3. God Takes Care Of Those Who Love Him

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Illustration: 13 year old boy talking to a friend about girl problems: "I've walked her to school 4 times, carried her books twice, and bought her 3 sodas....Should I kiss her now?"

"NO" said the friend, "You've done enough for her already!"

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1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

A. The World doesn’t understand “My sins are forgiven”

B. The World doesn't understand "The Bride of Christ"

C. The World doesn't understand "Walls of Jasper and streets

of Gold!"

D. The World doesn't understand "Eternity with God."

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Conclusion:

How Much Do You Love God?

Jesus said in Mark 12:30 & 31

30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

31And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

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How many believe that liars are not going to heaven?

1 John 4:20-21 (NKJV)

20 If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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We are to love the hurting….

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➢ The Bible gives us many Scriptures about loving each other:

Matthew 5:44 (NKJV)

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,

John 13:35 (NKJV)

35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

John 15:12 (NKJV)

12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Romans 13:8 (NKJV)

8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NKJV)

4 Love suffers long and is kind;

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1 Corinthians 13:8 (NKJV)

8 Love never fails.

Hebrews 13:1 (NKJV)

1 Let brotherly love continue.

1 Peter 4:8 (NKJV)

8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."

1 John 3:16 (NKJV)

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.

1 John 4:7 (NKJV)

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

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