FORWARD >> Forward with God's Love

Pastor Tony Liuzzo (Lead Pastor) - John 13:33-35 (John 3:16; 13:33-35; 15:13; 1 John 1:6-7; 3:1; 4:8-9 & 12; 1 Corinthians 13:4 & 8; Romans 5:8; Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 10:24-25)

 

If someone had to describe you, what would they say?

We are often described by the dominant characteristics that stand out about us. Our identity comes from what we do or how we act and live. 

In John 13, Jesus was preparing to leave the disciples and He was giving them some last instructions. Jesus was teaching the disciples about their identity. He was speaking to them as the family of God and what they represented. Jesus commanded them that the world would know that they were His by the love they lived out towards each other. Not just any love, but God’s love!

This love would change the world if the world could experience it through us! Do you live out God’s love? Are you ready to embrace the identity that God has called us to live? We must move Forward with the love of God!

 

FORWARD >> Forward with God's Love

John 13:33-35

I. Our love is to be a reflection of God's love
Defining God's love:
1. love is patient
2. love is kind

II. God's love should be the DNA of the church
A. love must be provoked by each other
B. love must be experienced through each other
C. love must impact the world

III. God's love is to be our identity