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LOVING. GOD. and. One Another. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Matt. 22:36. "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.“ Matt. 22:40.
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LOVING GOD and One Another
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Matt. 22:36 "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.“ Matt. 22:40 “Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.‘” Matt. 22:37 "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matt. 22:39
Made for Love • “In His own image” Gen. 1:27 • Person • Intellect – thinking • Emotions – feelings • Actions • “God is love” 1 John 4:8 • Give love and receive love Creator - Created
Made for Love “In His own image” Gen. 1:27 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” 1 John 5:3 "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5
Love is a Choice God made man with the Ability to choose to love or not to love ! Man’s love for God is not simply a feeling. Love is a command Obey - Disobey
Showing Love for God “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” 1 John 5:3 Love = total surrender to Him Does not sin habitually – 1 John 3:9
Showing Love for One Another Love for God = obeying commands Command = love one another “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12 “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Gal. 5:14
Showing Love for One Another 1 John 2:9-11 Passed from darkness to light 1 John 3:11 “we should love one another.” 1 John 4:7-8 “every one that loveth is born of God” 1 John 4:9-11 “we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:12 “If we love one another”
1 John 4:19-21 “And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”
LOVING GOD and One Another
LOVING GOD We will be obedient to His commands We will become a Christian We will be dedicated, faithful, fruitful
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning February 19, 2012