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God's Idea of a Good Time

Friday, January 7, 2011

7:00 P.M.

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www.rossvillechurch.comwww.blainebowman.com

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1 John 4 17-18 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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"As He is, so are we in this world."

Jesus was here to doto do the Will of His Father; so are weso are we.

Jesus was here as the BelovedBeloved of the Father; so are weso are we.

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19 We love Him, because He first loved us.

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We are ableable to love God, onlyonly because He first lovedloved us and gavegave Himself for us.

Without His sacrifice, we could notcould not love Him.

Jesus Blood washed away the enmityenmity of sin that stood between us, and reconciledreconciled us unto God.

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20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

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How we behavebehave toward one another revealsreveals our love, or the lacklack of love for our Lord.

One who loves God can not helpcan not help but love his brothers and sisters in God's family.

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The love of God in Christ, in the hearts of Christians from the Spirit of adoption, is the great proof of conversion. This must be tried by its effects on their tempertemper, and their conductconduct to their brethren. If a man professes to love God, and yet indulgesindulges anger or revenge, or showsshows a selfish disposition, he gives his profession the lie.

But if it is plain that our natural enmity is changedis changed into affection and gratitude, let us blessbless the Name of our God for this seal and earnest of eternal happiness. Then we differ from the false professors, who pretendpretend to love God, whom they have not seen, yet hateyet hate their brethren, whom they have seen.

Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary.

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21 And this Commandment have we from Him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

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This is as clear as it can possibly be:

We mustmust love one another, but if the Love of God is in us, it's not a burdennot a burden.

The Love of God takes one's eyes off of selfoff of self, and turns themturns them unto the needs and desires of others.

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Love for the unseen God can only be concretely expressed by love for one’s visible Christian brother. Furthermore, God’s command has joined together the two kinds of love -- love for God and love for one’s brother.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.

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In other words, we manifest our love for God, asas we love one another.

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Philippians 2 1-4 If there be therefore any conso-lation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies (tenderness and compassion), fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likemindedlikeminded, having the same lovesame love, being of one accordone accord, of one mindone mind. Let nothingLet nothing be done through strife or vainglory (selfish ambition or vain conceit); but in lowliness of mind let each esteemesteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things (his own interests; welfare), but every man also on the things of others (what they are doing).

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Be interested in one another.

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Matthew 25 34 Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.

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37 Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered, and fed Thee? or thirsty, and gave Thee drink? 38 When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in? or naked, and clothed Thee? 39 Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the done it unto one of the least of theseleast of these My My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.brethren, ye have done it unto Me.

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For good or ill, howeverhowever we behave toward one toward one anotheranother, we behave toward our Lordour Lord.

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If Jesus was here, you'd do the same to Him.

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Let's treattreat one another as we would desiredesire to be treated.

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As I showshow my love for you, I showshow my love for our Lord.

Secret loveSecret love ain't worth much.