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Abounding Love: A Call to Excellence and Sincerity

Explore the depth of abounding love in the Christian life through proper knowledge, discernment, excellence, sincerity, and fruitfulness. Discover how love can grow continually, leading to a life that glorifies God and reflects Christ's teachings. Let these scriptures inspire and guide you towards a life filled with genuine love that bears fruit to the praise of God.

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Abounding Love: A Call to Excellence and Sincerity

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  1. This I Pray! Philippians 1:9-11 Studies in Philippians (4)

  2. Love, a fundamental quality in the Christian’s life 1 Corinthians 13 • We need abounding loveEphesians 3:17, Colossians 2:1-2 That your love may abound This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  3. More and more – while it is already there, it must keep increasing (it never stops increasing!) • Described as a mighty growing stream. Such can do great damage, unless it is properly routed • Our continual growth 2 Peter 1:5-8 1 Corinthians 15:58 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 That your love may abound This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  4. In knowledge – properly directed love based upon truth • Knowledge – full and clear understanding of something • Our growing love will correlate with growth of knowledge - Psalm 119:97 Colossians 1:9-10 Is our love according to God’s word?What do we love and how?Is it self-serving or compromising? That your love may abound This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  5. In all discernment • The product of increased and applied knowledge • Wise judgment because of what we know • A regulator – we think before we act Hebrews 5:12-14 That your love may abound This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  6. The things that are excellent • Excellent means superior. Like an expert able to spot something genuine • Approve – to judge to be right. How? We test it. • Romans 12:1-2, 1 Thess. 5:12 1 Corinthians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 8:8, 13:5 Approve excellent things This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  7. Excellent - Our lives as Christians are to be striving toward high quality • Jesus used this word to describe how we are of more value than birds Matthew 6:26, 10:31 • It is easy to spot the difference between the good and the bad. But what about between good and better, OR better and best? Approve excellent things This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  8. That you may be sincere – pure and without hidden motives.“To judge in the light of the sun” (BDAG) • Sun light can expose flaws. How do we compare to “the light of the SON”? • We are to be without hypocrisyRomans 12:9, James 3:17, 1 Peter 2:1 That you be Sincere This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  9. And without offense – Not causing one to stumble • We are continually challenged to consider others, lest we “offend” them. • When we act without regard to the weaknesses of our brethren - Romans 14:15. • God cares how much we care – John 13:34-35 That you be Sincere This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  10. Till the day of Christ • How long are we to act in sincerity? Until He returns, or as long as we live • We always live with that realization - Acts 17:31, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-7, 2 Peter 3:10 • How will we fare on that day? 1 John 2:28, 1 Peter 1:7 That you be Sincere This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  11. Fruit is reference to the product of something. The end result • We are to be productive and present our “fruit” to the Lord Matthew 25:20, 22John 15:1-8 • Our fruit – Galatians 5:22-23 Romans 6:22 Filled with Fruit This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  12. Which are by Jesus Christ - Ephesians 5:9-10 “…finding out what is acceptable to the Lord” • Our fruit proceeds from our heart – Matthew 12:33-35 Filled with Fruit This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  13. To the glory and praise of God – when we are living as we ought to, God is glorified • Matthew 5:16 John 15:8 1 Peter 2:12 – honorable conduct by which Gentiles will “glorify God in the day of visitation.” Filled with Fruit This I Pray!Philippians 1:9-11

  14. Do we pray for the abounding and sincere love of one another?

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