Today instead of sharing a verse and writing... I'm going to share some verses and notes from church today since Pastor Dave preached on love. The title of the message was "Relate in Love". Basically, we have many different types of relationships and different levels of relationships in our lives but in each relationship - whether with a friend, a bank clerk, or family member we need to show love to one another.
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A few highlights from today's message:
* Healthy relationships are essential with God and Man.
Ephesians 4:2 - Be completel humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Hosea 6:6 - I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.
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* Central to Bad relationships is Sin
James 4:1-4 ; What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don't they come from the evil desires at war within you?... because your motives are all wrong - you want only what will give you pleasure. you adulterers! Don't you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of GOd? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
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*Central to Good relationships is Love (God)
1 John 4:7-8
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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*Therefore, we need to relate to God and others in love.*
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Henry Blackaby says, "Everything in your Christian life, everything about knowing Him and experiencing Him, everything about knowing His will, depends on the quality of your love relationship to God."
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(How true that is! How is your love relationship with God doing? Does He have your heart? Are you loving Him completely?)
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