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Resources on Love of God

Resources on Love of God

God’s Holiness and Love Don’t Conflict

Section 1: God Week 2: God Is Good Day 4: God’s Holiness and Love Don’t Conflict Rom. 3:21-26 Yesterday’s reading closed by asking you to list some of the evil things going on in the world right now.  Sadly, there are many you could have chosen. Mass shootings. Children being abused. Human trafficking. Whatever you included in your list, you were likely horrified and angered as you thought about those events. How would we feel if God, however, just shrugged…

God’s Love for Us Is Undeserved

Section 1: God Week 2: God Is Good Day 2: God’s Love for Us Is Undeserved Eph. 2:1-10 God’s love for us expresses itself in different ways in different contexts. Whatever the context, though, because love involves giving of oneself for the benefit of another person, God always selflessly seeks our good. The clearest example of that was Christ’s willingness to leave all the prerogatives of heaven to become human and die on the cross. He didn’t have to do…

God Is Love

Section 1: God Week 2: God Is Good Day 1: God Is Love 1 John 4:7-12 For many of us, love is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of God’s goodness. But love can be a tricky thing to define because of the way it’s portrayed in our culture today. God’s Love Is More Than an Emotion A prime example of that is my 16-year-old niece who I friended on Facebook. BIG mistake. Nearly every post…

The Meaning of Christmas pt. 3

1 John 4:7-12 Here we find a purpose statement that helps us better understand Christmas (and God’s desire for our lives). “God sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him” (v.9). Life in him is meant to be a life of love. God invites us to consider love an essential aspect of who God is for, “God is love” (v.8b). Furthermore, followers of his are called to display God’s love to a watching…

A Loving People

1 John 4:7-12 Love is the foundation of the two greatest commandments: to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.  Therefore, Scripture is clear: there is not a characteristic more to the heart of being a follower of Jesus than love.  So how ought we to love?  What should love look like in our lives? To view the discussion questions associated with this sermon, please click the button below.