THIS IS THE FINAL LESSON IN OUR SERIES, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH LOVE.
LOVE
A) WHAT DOES THE WORD LOVE MEAN? "AGAPE" DESCRIBES AN UNCONDITIONAL CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF ANOTHER PERSON. IT IS A DELIBERATE ACT OF ONE'S WILL AND IS UNAFFECTED BY THE CAPRICIOUS NATURE OF HUMAN EMOTIONS.
1) SEEN IN THE LOVE OF GOD SENDING HIS "ONLY BEGOTTEN SON" - JOHN 3:16; 1 JOHN 4: 7-11;
ROM 5: 8-10.
2) THIS IS PRODUCED IN OUR HEARTS BY THE LOVE THE HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES THROUGH THE WORD AS
"WE WALK BY THE SPIRIT" - GAL 5: 16-17, 22-23
3) IT IS THE KIND OF LOVE WE HAVE FOR ALL MANKIND - 1 JOHN 3: 17-18; 4: 7-8,11.
B) THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE IS SEEN IN 1 CORINTHIANS 13
C) WHAT AREAS ARE WE TO PRACTICE THIS ATTITUDE OF LOVE?
1. THE CHURCH, THE BRIDE OF CHRIST - EPH 5: 25. WHEN WE LOVE THE CHURCH WE WILL GLADLY SACRIFICE OUR TIME, ENERGY AND FINANCIAL ABILITY FOR HER. 2 COR 8: 1-9; 9: 6-8
2. WE HAVE TO LOVE THE WORD OF GOD - PSA 119:97, 47-48, 127, 163.
A. WE SIMPLY WILL DELIGHT IN IT - PS 1: 1-2; 119:97
B. WE WILL SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACH IT - 2 TIM 2:2; EZRA 7:10
C. STUDY IT - 2 TIM 2;15
3. WE WILL LOVE OUR FAMILIES - EPH 5:25; TITUS 2: 4-5
A. WHEN WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES WE WILL...
1. SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THEM - 1 PET 3:7
2. LOVE THEM MORE THAN OURSELVES - EPH 5: 22-23
3. TEACH THEM ABOUT GOD - DEUT 6: 4-6
4. LOVE OUR BRETHREN - HEB 13:1
A. WE WILL ENCOURAGE THEM - HEB 3:13; EPH 4:29
B.. PRAY FOR THEM - JAS 5:16
C. NOT CRITICIZE THEM - GAL 5:15
D. SEEK TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG THEM - EPH 4: 1-3
5. LOVE THE SOULS OF THE LOST
A. WHEN WE HAVE THAT LOVE WE WILL GO AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TOP THEM - MK 16:15
B. WE WILL DO THIS REGARDLESS OF THE COST OF TIME, MONEY OR EFFORT.
C. INSTEAD OF MAKING EXCUSES WE WILL EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY - ISA 6:8
6. WE WILL LOVE GOD - MT 22:37
A. WHEN WE DECIDE TO LOVE GOD WE WILL DILIGENTLY STRIVE TO OBEY HIS WILL
1. JOHN 14:15; MT 7: 21-23; JOHN 4:34