1. Emotions: The Color of Life Love - The God Given Emotion
Rev. Robert J. Smith
Pastor
Colonial Hills Baptist Church
Emotions: The Color of Life Love - The God Given Emotion

2. 1 John 4:7-11
7  Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9  In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11  Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

3. Billy Graham
“The Bible is God's "love letter" to us, telling us not only that He loves us, but showing us what He has done to demonstrate His love.”

4. Emotions of Love = The God-given Emotion
Review of Series
The Color of Life
Emotions of Love = The God-given Emotion

5. Our First Landmark: The Source of Love
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

6. Our First Landmark: The Source of Love
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17 (KJV)

7. Our First Landmark: The Source of Love
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 1 John 3:1 (KJV)

8. Our First Landmark: The Source of Love
Application Authentic emotion of Love begins with God.

9. Our Second Landmark: The Nature of LoveII
8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

10. Our Second Landmark: The Nature of LoveII
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not God, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal…. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, God, these three; but the greatest of these is God.

11. Our Second Landmark: The Nature of LoveII
Application Authentic emotion of love is spiritual not carnal in nature.

12. Our Third Landmark: The Proof of Love
III
9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

13. Our Third Landmark: The Proof of Love
III
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (KJV)

14. Our Third Landmark: The Proof of Love
III
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 John 3:16 (KJV)

15. Our Third Landmark: The Proof of Love
III
Application The genuine/authentic emotion of love is sacrificial

16. Our Fourth Landmark: The Fruit of LoveIV
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

17. Our Fourth Landmark: The Fruit of LoveIV
12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (KJV)

18. Our Fourth Landmark: The Fruit of LoveIV
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 1 Peter 1:22 (KJV)

19. Our Fourth Landmark: The Fruit of LoveIV
Application The authentic emotion of love is not selfish, but selfless.

20. Conclusion The Authentic emotion of Love begins with God.
The Authentic emotion of love is spiritual not carnal in nature.
The Authentic emotion of love is sacrificial.
The Authentic emotion of love is not selfish, but selfless.

21. Conclusion
To experience this authentic emotion #1. Enter into a personal relationship with Christ. #2. Study God’s Word. Search the scriptures about Love #3. Apply these truths to your daily life.