Divine Love

OVERFLOWING GRACE GOD’S LOVING FAVOR IN MY INADEQUACY RESULTING IN OVERFLOWING BENEFITS. GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS MY RESPONSIBILITY PARABLE OF THE SOWER ACCEPT AND DECLARE GOD’S TRUTH REGARDLESS OF THE POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THAT TRUTH. MY MANNER 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1-12 BOLDY PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL IN THE RIGHT MANNER FROM A POSITION OF GODLY CHARACTER. MY PURPOSEFULNESS MATTHEW 29:18-20 BASED UPON THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST, BUILD GOSPEL RELATIONSHIP DEPENDING UPON THE POWER OF CHRIST. MY FOUNDATION 2 JOHN BUILD LOVING RELATIONSHIPS ON TRUTH. TRUTH DIVIDES MATTHEW 10:5-42 PROCLAIM TRUTH THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD: IT IS WORTH IT! TRUTH UNITES PHIL. 1:27-30 TRUTH UNITES THE BELIEVER IN RELATIONSHIP AND PURPOSE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR COURAGEOUS LIVING. TRUTH SANCTIFIES JOHN 17:14-26; HEB. 12:11-16 GOD’S TRUTH TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES ENABLING A FAITHFUL TESTIMONY TO A LOST WORLD. FAITH BELIEVES HEBREWS 11:1-7 FAITH BELIEVES IN THE REALITIES OF GOD WHO KEEPS HIS PROMISES. FAITH BELIEVES IN THE REALITIES OF GOD. 1-7 1. Faith believes God exists. 3, 6 2. Faith believes God is the creator of all. 3 3. Faith believes God is my authority and rewarder. 6 4. Faith believes God should be pleased with my life endeavors. 6 5. Faith believes God keeps His promises. 4-7 FAITH BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD. HEBREWS 11 FAITH THAT BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD . . . 1. drives me to want to please God with all my life endeavors. 2. is willing to sacrifice all regardless of the earthly outcome. 3. maintains an eternal viewpoint of life choices looking towards God’s promises of rest and reward. 4. results in a faithful testimony pointing other people to God. God’s provision of salvation is through Christ. The glory of God Christ, my great is revealed Shepherd, through His redeems me from provision of my sin. salvation. My pleasing My redemption God reveals enables me to the glory of please God. God. FAITH FAITH THAT BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD . . . . . . is revealed in everyday choices. WHEN I LIVE IN FAITH, PEOPLE WILL SEE THE THE REALITIES OF GOD. Divine Love JOHN 17:20-26 DIVINE LOVE 1. Jesus is from God. John 17:21-23 2. The Father loves the Son. John 17:24; 2 Peter 1:16-18 3. The Father loves us. John 17:24 4. This divine love is what provides salvation. Jn 17:26; Jn. 3:35; 5:20 DIVINE LOVE 5. This divine love of salvation allows us to understand God. John 17:24; John 3:16; Col. 1:9-14; Eph. 3:14-19 6. This divine love compels me to love and obey God. John 17:26; John 14:21-23 7. This divine love compels us to serve God in gospel relationships. John 17:23; 2 Cor. 5:14-21 GOD’S LOVE FOR ME MOTIVATES ME TO LOVE IN GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS. APPLICATION • Strive to understand the fullness of God’s love through meditating upon the reality of who you are, the reality of who God is, and what God has done for you. • Ask yourself, upon who or what am I basing my relationships–relationships not rooted in divine love will always come up short. DIVINE LOVE MOTIVATES GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS! FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHEROKEE ROAD: BUILDING GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH TRUTH, FAITH, AND LOVE. God’s provision of salvation is through Christ. The glory of God Christ, my great is revealed Shepherd, through His redeems me from provision of my sin. salvation. My pleasing My redemption God reveals enables me to the glory of please God. God. FAITH