Not serve , not obey, do something for Him, Loved by Him
Jude 1 CSB
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are the called, loved by God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
Loved by God
Enjoy relationship - His sons and daughters
1 John 3:1 CSB
See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children—and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.
Loved by God
Eph 3 - wide, long, deep, high
Love Changes Everything
Accepted
Romans 5:1 CSB
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Love Changes Everything
Boldness
Hebrews 4:16 CSB
Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.
Love Changes Everything
Peace - not exempt from pain but we know God will work it out
Philippians 4:7 CSB
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Love Changes Everything
Courage - accomplish great things - God for us who can be against - no fear
1 John 4:18 CSB
There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears is not complete in love.
Love Changes Everything
Worship - expressing my love for God - always a response
Not a Sunday thing but a lifestyle thing - worry is a warning sign
Matthew 6:33–34 CSB
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
"Worship is simply glorifying God; this means there is nothing required of us that cannot be done as an act of worship." - John MacArthur
Romans 6:13 CSB
And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.
Called to be Love
Everything else we talk about begins and flows from this
