The Royal Family - Love Light (notes)

The Royal Family - Love Light

We Are Living at

• The most strategic time in the history of the church.
• Let’s not miss all that God wants us to experience at this time.

Light

• Is powerful
• Keeps life going
• Is what surrounds God.
• Is what God is covered with.
• Demonstrates that we are in the love of God.

I John 2:8

8 Again I write to you a new commandment, that is true both in Him and in you; for darknesses be passed, and very light shineth now [and very light now shineth]. 9 He that saith, that he is in light, and hateth his brother, is in darknesses yet [is in darkness till to yet]. 10 He that loveth his brother, dwelleth in light, and cause of stumbling is not in him [and offense is not in him].

(Wycliffe New Testament)

The Key

• To walking in the light (of God) is loving each other. When ever we allow bitterness and hatred to enter our hearts we live in the dark.
• To living a life of victory over darkness & evil is to live a life full of the love of God.

Victory Over Evil

Is not based on people who are talented, gifted, strong or impressive but for a church who walks in love with each other and who cares for the lost.

I John 4:7

• 7 My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes from God, and when we love each other, it shows that we have been given new life. We are now God's children, and we know Him.
• John says the source of love is God Himself and when we love each other it shows that we are connected to the life of God.

I John 4:8-9

• 8 God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known Him. 9 God showed His love for us when He sent His only Son into the world to give us life.
• The way we know that we know God is by loving others. The picture of God’s love is seen in the death of Jesus Christ.

I John 4:10-11

• 10 Real love isn't our love for God, but His love for us. God sent His Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven. 11 Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.
• The love God has for us is real love, our love for Him is secondary. This is manifested by the sacrifice of Jesus which bought our redemption. By this great love example we are to love each other. This is how we stay in the light.

I John 4:12-13

• 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and His love is truly in our hearts.
• The way we show that we have seen God is by the way we love each other.
• 13 God has given us His Spirit. That is how we know that we are one with Him, just as He is one with us.
• Being one with God is our goal and our purpose.

I John 4:14-16

14 God sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. We saw His Son and are now telling others about Him.15 God stays one with everyone who openly says that Jesus is the Son of God. That's how we stay one with God 16 and are sure that God loves us. The right Revelation of Jesus gives us the assurance that God loves us.

I John 4:16-17

• The right Revelation of Jesus gives us the assurance that God loves us.
• 16 and are sure that God loves us. God is love. If we keep on loving others, we will stay one in our hearts with God, and He will stay one with us.
• God is love and as we keep loving others we are united with God and His light will increase in us.
• 17 If we truly love others and live as Christ did in this world, we won't be worried about the Day of Judgment.

I John 4:18-21

• As we love others we live as Christ did when He was here and the judgment will not affect us.
• 18 A real love for others will chase those worries away. The thought of being punished is what makes us afraid. It shows that we have not really learned to love.19 We love because God loved us first. 20 But if we say we love God and don't love each other, we are liars. We cannot see God. So how can we love God, if we don't love the people we can see? 21 The commandment that God has given us is: "Love God and love each other!"

Love is demonstrated by actions not by words.

• Let our actions speak for themselves.
• Let the world see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven.