Living with the Love of God in Us

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 AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD. HEBREWS 11 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. JOHN 17:20-26 DIVINE LOVE MOTIVATES GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS! Love: The Action of Gospel Relationships Living with the Love of God in Us JOHN 17:26; EPHESIANS LIVING WITH THE LOVE OF GOD IN US 1. God’s love for us is foundational for our spiritual endeavors. 1:4 2. Love is evident. 1:15 3. Love secures our relationship with God seeking the salvation of man. 2:4; 3:17-19 LIVING WITH THE LOVE OF GOD IN US 4. Love humbly forebears seeking unity. 4:2 5. Love speaks truth seeking doctrinal accuracy. 4:14-15 6. Love edifies seeking growth. 4:16 7. Love forgives seeking restoration. 4:32 LIVING WITH THE LOVE OF GOD IN US 8. Love pursues pure relationships seeking God’s approval. 5:1-6 9. Love sacrifices seeking right marriage roles. 5:25-33 10. God’s love for us is foundational for our spiritual endeavors. 6:23-24 LOVE: HUMBLE SACRIFICE THAT POINTS PEOPLE TO CHRIST! LOVE: HUMBLY SACRIFICE POINTING PEOPLE TO CHRIST! APPLICATION 1. I must get past the concept that I must fight for and defend my rights seeking rather to love others sacrificially. 2. I must allow the needs of others to impact how I live—the greatest need of a person is their salvation. 3. Love is a way of life—not a one-time event. APPLICATION 4. The greatest testimony to the lost world around us is to love them with God’s love! It is not about loving them by agreeing or joining but loving them by living a life that points to the love of God. 5. I must recognize my inadequacy to love and depend upon God’s grace to be driven by His love for me. LOVE: HUMBLY SACRIFICE POINTING PEOPLE TO CHRIST! 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