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God is Love - Pastor Stuart Price
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God is Love
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is Love. 1 John 4:7-8
Here we are, this Sunday is the 24th December and tomorrow is Christmas day! God’s love didn’t begin at the time He created the universe and man. There was not a time that God started loving, love was already there. Where God was, there was love, where God is there is love, where God is there will always be love.
God is Love 1 John 4:7-21
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and many other items. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boys name was Bill. Bill invited Mark in for a drink and some eats and over the years they formed a close relationship.
Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you every wonder why I was carrying so many things from school that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothers pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together I realised that if I had, I would have missed that time and many others that would follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books for me that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.”
Jesus Christ did a lot more than just healing the sick. He not only lived as perfect life in our place, He died for us so we can have eternal life. He rose again from the dead to warrant that we will also be risen and live with Him forever and ever. This passage contains the greatest single statement about God in the whole Bible that God is Love..
Romans 5:8 For God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
John had first hand knowledge and experience of the Love of Jesus. He walked with Christ on earth John 13:23 He heard and saw the things that Christ spoke and did. So in his book 1John 4:8-9 He who does not love does not know God, for God is Love. In this, the Love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Then in Verse 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. The day you were born again by the Spirit of God. The very nature of Christ came into you, and changed your heart, your thinking, your motives and your actions.
Did you see what John said Live Through Him and Jesus Lives Through You! It is easy to say “I Love God” This is how you can say you really love God, by loving others. Show your love to your brothers and sisters in the Lord and your love will be flowing out to the unbelievers.
God commanded us to love. Love comes from God and love leads back to God.
Much Love and Blessings
Pastor Stuart & Colleen.