GLORIFY, LIVE & LOVE part 3 Glorifying Christ through lives of Credibility and. L Which love? Phileo Eros Agape John 3:16 Love is 1 Corinthians 13:1 1 Corinthians 13:2 1 Corinthians 13:3 Love is 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 4a 4b 4c 4d 5 6 7 1
Love for the COMMUNITY F Ephesians 5:25 C John 13:34-35 All Luke 6:27-35 Abby Stocker, The Craziest Statistic You ll Read About North American Missions, Christianity Today 08.19.13 1. L 1 John 4:8 2. A 3. S 4. C 2
GLORIFY, LIVE & LOVE part 3 Glorifying Christ through lives of Credibility and love for the Community. LOVE Which love? Phileo Eros Agape John 3:16, For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. (HCSB) Love is powerful 1 Corinthians 13:1 - Love is more powerful than words - If I speak the languages of men and of angels, but do not have love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:2 - Love is more powerful than abilities - If I have the gift of prophecy, and understand 3
all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so that I can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 - Love is more powerful than sacrifice - And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is active 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 4a Love is patient; love is kind. 4b Love does not envy; 4c is not boastful; 4d is not conceited; Conceited means; puffed up or proud. 5 does not act improperly; is not selfish; is not provoked; does not keep a record of wrongs; improperly selfish provoked 4
keep a record of wrongs 6 finds no joy in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things Love for the COMMUNITY Family Ephesians 5:25, Husbands, love your wives, just as also Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her... (HCSB) Church 5
Jesus said in John 13:34-35, I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. (HCSB) All others Jesus said in Luke 6:27-35; 27 Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don't hold back your shirt either. 30 Give to everyone who asks from you, and from one who takes away your things, don't ask for them back. 31 Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them. 32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do what is good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full. 6
35 But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil. (HCSB) Center for the Study of Global Christianity One out of five non-christians in North America does not personally know a single follower of Christ. That s 13,447,000 people In America, 65 % of Buddhists In America, 75 % of Chinese people In America, 78 % of Hindus In America, 43 % of Muslims Worldwide: more than 8 in 10 Todd M. Johnson said, You should really have lifelong friendships with Hindus, Buddhists, and so on. It s so simple, and yet it becomes a great deal. 1. Let Love in... 1 John 4:8, God is love. (HCSB) 2. Ask Him to help you love others 3. Surrender to the Spirit of Love 7
4. Continually think of how God loves you 8