1. God Revealed July 17, 2016
The love command is not an optional extra. - Dodd

2. 1 John 4:7-12

3. 1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

4. Ephesians 2:1-2
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience

5. Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

6. 2 Corithians 5:20
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

7. John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

8. 1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

9. 1 John 4:10
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (atoning sacrifice) for our sins.

10. 1 John 2:1-2
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

11. John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

12. Romans 5:8
but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

13. Romans 5:10
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by His life.

14. 1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

15. 1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

16. Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

17. 1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us.

18. Vincent van Gogh

19. John 14:9 (b)
Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father.

20. 1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us.

21. For Our Consideration
Have we stopped and considered how much God loves us and the cost paid for that love?
What does being an ambassador for Christ mean?
How is God’s love perfected in me and what does that have to do with loving others?
How do we reveal the reality of God in our lives?

22. Prayer Focus Thank You Father for Your great love for us
Thank You Father for never leaving or forsaking us?
Thank You Father for repeated chances to learn to walk in love.
Thank You Father for Your Word and Holy Spirit to lead us