Pray For Growth In Love

PRAY FOR GROWTH IN LOVE

I THESSALONIANS 3:12, 13

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

I.                   THE LORD MAKE YOU

A.   RECOGNIZES THAT THIS CAN NOT BE DONE BY MAN’S WILL

B.    RECOGNIZES THAT THIS LOVE IS NOT NATURAL

C.    RECOGNIZES THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE

II.                THE LOVE PRAYED FOR

A.   THEY HAD LOVE

B.    THEIR LOVE WAS TO BE AN ABOUNDING LOVE

C.    THEIR LOVE WAS TO GROW NOT JUST TOWARD ONE ANOTHER

III.             WHY GROW IN LOVE

A.   THE IMPLICATION IS THAT WE CANNOT GROW IN HOLINESS WITHOUT GROWING IN LOVE

B.    THE IMPLICATION IS THAT THIS GROWTH IN HOLINESS IS OUR LIFE GOAL

C.    THE IMPLICATION IS THAT WE NEED THIS HOLINESS TO APPEAR BLAMELESS BEFORE GOD

D.   THE IMPLICATION IS THAT THIS WILL BE COMPLETELY FULFILLED WHEN HE COMES AGAIN