2. SermonSermon 1 John 4:7-12 ‘Jesus = Victory…to Love’ 1 John 4:7-12 ‘Jesus = Victory…to Love’

6. The Grace of God The Power of God The Righteousness of God The Peace of God The Truth of God Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 1:17 Acts 20:24 Romans 1:17 Ephesians 6:15 Colossians 1:3-5

7. Find encouragement from those who have gone before you Put off everything that trips you off Persevere until the end Keep a single-minded focus Endure the suffering in order to see a smile Hebrews 12:1-3

8. 1 John 5:4-5 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

9. 1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

10. 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

11. 1 John 4:9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

12. John 4:11-12 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."