LOVING ONE ANOTHER (2)
INTRODUCTION
1 John 4v8 – God is love
John 3v16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life
1 John 4v10-11- In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another
Mother Teresa
“Little things done with great love can change the world”
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them”
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving”
Everyone needs to feel loved. It’s the way God made us
GOD’S LOVE FOR US
God loves and accepts us, He is good, and always wants what is best for us, as a loving Father
God continues to love and accept us, regardless of our successes or failures
God loves, accepts, and values us just as we are.
The more we receive and understand God’s love for us, the more we will want to give this love to others
LOVING ONE ANOTHER
If God so loves us, then we ought to love one another (1 John 4v11).
John 14v21 - He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me
John 13v34 - A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you...By this all men will know you are My disciples
James 2v8 - If you really fulfill the Royal Law according to scripture, you shall love your neighbour as yourself
God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Rom 5v5).
Love and faith are of the heart, and we can active this love within us by our faith (Gal 5v6) – by choosing to speak and act in love regardless of how we feel
Be patient
Be kind
Don’t be jealous
Don’t be proud and arrogant
Don’t be rude and unmannerly
Don’t insist on your own rights or your own way
Don’t be touchy or fretful or resentful
Pay no attention to a suffered wrong
Do no rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness but rejoice when right and truth prevail
Endure everything without weakening
Believe the best about every person
Honour one another (Rom 12v10)
Live in harmony with one another (Rom 12v16)
Stop passing judgement on one another (Rom 14v13)
Accept one another (Rom 15v7)
Instruct one another (Rom 15v14)
Serve one another in love (Gal 5v13)
Be kind and compassionate to one another (Eph 4v32)
Submit to one another (Eph 5v21)
Encourage one another (1 Thess 5v11)
Spur on one another (Heb 10v24)
Do not slander one another (James 4v11)
Offer hospitality to one another (1 Pet 4v9)
Fellowship with one another (1 John1v7)
Don’t grumble against each other (James 5v9)
Have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins (1 Pet 4v8)
Carry each other’s burdens (Gal 6v2)
Remember, love never fails! (1 Cor 13v8), and without love we have nothing (1 Cor 13)
FINALLY
Love can sometimes involve being inconvenienced, sacrifice, death to self, and going the extra mile - as well as all it's wonderful benefits!
