Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ1 John 3:11-15 (The Message) F1 John 3:11-15 (The Message) For this is or this is

the original message we heard: We the original message we heard: We should love each other.should love each other.  We must not be We must not be like Cain, who joined the Evil One and like Cain, who joined the Evil One and then killed his brother. And why did he then killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because he was deep in the kill him? Because he was deep in the practice of evil, while the acts of his practice of evil, while the acts of his brother were righteous. So don’t be brother were righteous. So don’t be surprised, friends, when the world hates surprised, friends, when the world hates you. you.

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristThis has been going on a long time.This has been going on a long time.  The The

way we know we’ve been transferred way we know we’ve been transferred from death to life is that we love our from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn’t love is as good as dead. Anyone doesn’t love is as good as dead. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don’t go together.eternal life and murder don’t go together.

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLove Each OtherLove Each Other

–Negative example of Cain…Negative example of Cain…

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLove Each Other

–Negative example of Cain…

–Positive example of love instead of hatred

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ1 John 3:16–17 This is how we’ve come to

understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLOVING DEMONSTRABLYLOVING DEMONSTRABLY

1.1. GOD DEMONSTRATES THIS…GOD DEMONSTRATES THIS…

2.2. WE ARE TO IMITATE GOD’S LOVE IN WE ARE TO IMITATE GOD’S LOVE IN CHRIST DEMONSTRABLY TO CHRIST DEMONSTRABLY TO OTHERS…OTHERS…

3.3. IF I DON’T DEMONSTRATE THIS TO IF I DON’T DEMONSTRATE THIS TO OTHERS I MURDER GOD’S LOVE…OTHERS I MURDER GOD’S LOVE…

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ1 John 3v18–20 My dear children, let’s

not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLOVING OTHERS DEMONSTRABLY LOVING OTHERS DEMONSTRABLY

DELIVERS US AND BLESSES DELIVERS US AND BLESSES OTHERS…OTHERS…

1.1. LOVING OTHERS DELIVERS US FROM LOVING OTHERS DELIVERS US FROM OURSELVES OURSELVES

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristJames 2:15-16 (The Message) For

instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you?

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLOVING OTHERS DEMONSTRABLY LOVING OTHERS DEMONSTRABLY

DELIVERS US AND BLESSES DELIVERS US AND BLESSES OTHERS…OTHERS…

1.1. LOVING OTHERS DELIVERS US FROM LOVING OTHERS DELIVERS US FROM OURSELVES OURSELVES

Truth - People are attracted by genuine Truth - People are attracted by genuine love, but repelled by the artificial variety.love, but repelled by the artificial variety.

2.2. LOVING OTHERS RELEASES US TO SEE LOVING OTHERS RELEASES US TO SEE THAT GOD WILL CARE FOR US THAT GOD WILL CARE FOR US

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ1 John 3v1 John 3v21–2421–24  And friends, once that’s And friends, once that’s

taken care of and we’re no longer taken care of and we’re no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, accusing or condemning ourselves, we’re bold and free before God! We’re we’re bold and free before God! We’re able to stretch our hands out and receive able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we’re doing what we asked for because we’re doing what he said, doing what pleases him. what he said, doing what pleases him. Again, this is God’s command: to believe Again, this is God’s command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. Christ.

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristHe told us to love each other, in line with He told us to love each other, in line with

the original command. As we keep his the original command. As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLOVING OTHERS IS LIVING LOVING OTHERS IS LIVING

DEEPLY AND SURELY IN DEEPLY AND SURELY IN CHRISTCHRIST

Faith/Belief in ChristFaith/Belief in Christ

Loving each otherLoving each other

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin ChristLOVE EACH OTHERLOVE EACH OTHER

LOVE EACH OTHER LOVE EACH OTHER DEMONSTRABLYDEMONSTRABLY

LOVING OTHERS DEMONSTRABLY LOVING OTHERS DEMONSTRABLY DELIVERS US AND BLESSES DELIVERS US AND BLESSES OTHERS…OTHERS…

LOVING OTHERS IS LIVING DEEPLY LOVING OTHERS IS LIVING DEEPLY AND SURELY IN CHRISTAND SURELY IN CHRIST

Living Living Deeply Deeply in Christin Christ