AM: “I AM IS LOVE”

TEXT:  I John 4:7-21

I. Knowing God is all about experiencing and expressing His love (vv. 7-8)

  1. God wants His children to love others with His love (v. 7a)
  2. God wants His children to know Him so they can love others (v. 7b)
  3. God is love and He wants mankind to benefit from His love (v. 8)

II. Knowing and showing God’s love is all about manifesting it (vv. 9-11)

  1. God manifested His love to us by giving of Himself to us (v. 9)
  2. God manifested His love to us by meeting our need effectively (v. 10)
  3. God manifested His love to us by loving us first (v. 11a)
  4. God manifested His love to us so we can love others with it (v. 11b)

III. God wants His love and His presence to dwell in His image bearers (vv. 12-16)

  1. God wants others to see Him in His children by seeing His love (v. 12)
  2. God wants others to see His Spirit living through His children (v. 13)
  3. God wants others to see His Son evident in His children (v. 14)
  4. God wants others to see His presence in His children (v. 15)
  5. God wants others to see His love for us evident in His children (v. 16)

IV. God wants His love to give us confidence in our eternity (vv. 17-21)

  1. By growing in our love for Him in our life (v. 17a)
  2. By growing in our preparations for eternity (v. 17b)
  3. By growing in our confidence in our relationship with Him (v. 18)
  4. By growing in our love for Him because of His love for us (v. 19)
  5. By growing in our love for others with God’s love in us (v. 20)
  6. By growing in our love for God in obeying His will for my life (v. 21)
  • Action Points:
    • I know I have experienced God’s love in my life because I can see it _______________
    • This week I am going to ______________ express God’s love in me more to others in my life.
    • This week I am going to ________________ to express my love for God more in my life.