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Loving as Jesus loves – love is essential 1 Cor.13:1-3
1. God is Love – 1John4:8,16God gives of himself a. He creates us b. He saves us - sacrificial act of love – John 3:16;
1John 3:16; 4:9,10 - intimate relationship – Eph.5:31,32 - secure/permanent relationship –
Rom.8:35-39
c. God serves us
1. Assuring us of his love –Rom.5:5; 8:15,162. Equipping us to serve – 1Cor.12:4-6; 1Cor.12-
14; Eph.4:1-16; 1Pet.4:10,113. Providing all we need - Our Shepherd – Ps.23; John 10 - Cleansing us – Eph.5:25-27 - Praying for us- Lk.22:31,32;Heb.7:24,25 - Sharing his plans – John 15:15 - Enabling us to do what is right-
Rev.19:8;Phil.2:12,13
2. God’s people must love
1Cor.13 is about life in the Church
a. Without love I am hollow – v.1
b. Without love I am nothing – v.2
c. Without love I achieve nothing – v.3
Christ’s love must fill our hearts & motivate us – 2Cor.5:14,15
3. Practical steps
a. Respond to God’s sacrificial loveb. You owe a debt of love – Rom.13:8 1. Those in the Church - do you know them? - do you pray for them? Eph.3:16-19 - pray & show love to 1 difficult person 2. Those outside the Church - 1 difficult person, 1 person to “reach/teach”c. “Clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus”-
Rom.13:14