I'm preparing a sermon for Sunday night on 1 John 3:11-24. In the midst of this section we read the following:
1 John 3:16-18 16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
I've just written down for my sermon, 'Love is not a word to define, but a deed to do.'
In the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross God displays his love for us. The death of the Lord Jesus is self-giving, self-sacrificing, so that we might know the love of God for us Christ held back nothing of himself but gave everything for us.
This becomes for us the example we are to follow as we love one another, self-giving, self-sacrificing that God's love might be known by many in and through us.
1 comment:
'Love is not a word to define, but a deed to do.'
This is a great quote to ponder. Love itself is a word, yet it transcends language. Love is embodied. Love is given. I trust this was a powerful sunday sermon and that God worked deeply through you...
Post a Comment