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momentumLoving God
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Mark 12:30 (NIV) ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with
all your strength.”’
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Love: desiring the best for the
other
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What is the best for God?
Knowing God’s perfect heart for all and co-operating in His plan.
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Ephesians 1:4-5He created the universe as a place for
us to be born, and respond to His love invitation to be adopted into His family forever, becoming like Him – He wants to fill the earth with love.
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John 14:15If anyone loves Me, he
will obey what I command.
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Why is it loving to obey God?
Because God is love and His commands direct us to the
best outcome for all.
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Attitude to commands
1. Disobey to resist interference in my plans.2. Obey to stay out of trouble.3. Obey to get benefits.4. Obey to please the Father and co-operate in His wonderful plan.
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Know & experience God By His creation
God’s invisible qualities have been clearly seen, being understood from
what has been made (Romans 1:19-20).
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Know & experience God By His word
Creator – childrenRedeemer – invitation
King – imitationJudge – rewards
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But He is at heart first a Father His mercy
triumphs over judgment – life is not
about right and wrong but about connection with Him, with Dad.
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Know & experience God
By His SpiritListen to Him personally and talk
to Him by spending time with Him – you are unique.
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Know & experience God
In community fellowshipLearning of God’s family diversity
and learning to live for others and not for ourselves.
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Matthew 25:34-36 For you gave Me something to eat,
gave Me something to drink, invited Me in, clothed Me, looked after Me
when sick, visited Me in prison.
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Example of Jesus Christ
In losing our lives for the benefit of the interests of others, we
actually discover our true selves.
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Know & experience God
Bring others into the family and demonstrate His character.
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God is love‘Love never fails.’
‘The greatest of these is love.’Love is a choice, not a feeling.
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GODLY = Choosing love as a character trait:
intentional response to promote well-being when responding to that which has generated ill-being.
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1 John 4:20-21 (NIV) ‘If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.’
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Jesus simplifies the commands
If anyone loves Me he will obey what I command. This is My
command: Love one another as I have loved you.
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Loving God 1. Know Him and His heart – spend time in His creation and His Word.2. Obey His commands – co-operate in His plan.3. Spend time with Him listening and praying.
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Loving God 4. Live for others’ interests in your community – assist those who are vulnerable.5. Bring others into the family – make the invitation.6. Choose God’s character of love, no matter what.