Text: John 12:1-11
- Introduction: I John 4:7-19
- If God is in us and we are in Christ, then we should love as our God loves us
- We should love others as God does
- We should love the children of God as God does
- We should love God as He loves us
- If God’s love is in us, then it will be shown, displayed and manifested evidently
- God gave His Son to us
- God made forgiveness possible for us
- God made His love available for us to experience
- If God’s love causes blessings from Him, then our love should bless others
- Our love should give others confidence in our relationship with them
- Our love should cause others to enjoy us, not fear us
- Our love for God ought to bless Him in the same way that His love blesses us
- If God is in us and we are in Christ, then we should love as our God loves us
- We show our love to Jesus by welcoming Him John 12:1,2
- By not being ashamed of Jesus publicly
- By welcoming Jesus into our home
- By honoring Jesus in our home
- We show our love to Jesus by sacrificing for Him John 12:3
- Mary sacrificed her finances for Jesus
- Mary sacrificed her time for Jesus
- Mary sacrificed her pride for Jesus
- We show love to Jesus by not being offended by criticism John 12:4-8
- Mary was criticized by one of Christ’s disciples
- Mary was criticized unjustly and hypocritically
- Mary accepted her critic and her advocate based upon the source
- Action Points:
- How did you show God’s love to others this week?
- How did you show God that you love Him for loving you?
- How does truly doing what you do out of love help you when you are criticized for doing it?