THE LIGHT OF LOVE (4 OF 6)
Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18, 1 John 4:7-19
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The Light of Love
Walk in the Light
Dave Gustavsen
1 John 3:16-18; 4:7-19
Good morning Chapel family. We're taking this winter to walk through the book of 1 John, which is a little letter written by John the Apostle-the same guy who wrote the Gospel of John. He was one of the twelve disciples, so he had the incredible privilege of walking with Jesus, in person, for three years. So in this letter, it's toward the end of this life, and he's explaining how even though Jesus is no longer physically here, we can actually walk with him today just like John did back then-because he's fully alive and very knowable.
There's a little phrase in the first chapter that really summarizes this whole series. In John 1:7 it says, "Walk in the light, as he is in the light." Isn't that an awesome invitation? Jesus called himself "the Light of the world." So obviously he's in the light. And we're being invited to come out of the darkness of hypocrisy and fear and shame, and join Jesus in the light. To live like him, and with him. That's what the book of 1 John is all about.
So...one of the things that makes this world darker is when people treat each other with a lack of love. Wouldn't you agree? Lack of love is what makes marriages go cold; it makes families grow distant from each other; it causes road rage and online insults and gossip. I would say most of the darkness we experience in this life can be traced back to a lack of love. So I wonder-when you think about your life, are there things-are there relationships-that you've just gotten used to being broken or dysfunctional, and you've given up on those things ever getting better? But if you were able to approach that situation or that person with a whole new level of love, you would be amazed at the change that would bring. Because love is that powerful.
And that's what this next section of the letter talks about. If we are truly walking in the light with Jesus, we become capable of loving in ways that we coul ...
Walk in the Light
Dave Gustavsen
1 John 3:16-18; 4:7-19
Good morning Chapel family. We're taking this winter to walk through the book of 1 John, which is a little letter written by John the Apostle-the same guy who wrote the Gospel of John. He was one of the twelve disciples, so he had the incredible privilege of walking with Jesus, in person, for three years. So in this letter, it's toward the end of this life, and he's explaining how even though Jesus is no longer physically here, we can actually walk with him today just like John did back then-because he's fully alive and very knowable.
There's a little phrase in the first chapter that really summarizes this whole series. In John 1:7 it says, "Walk in the light, as he is in the light." Isn't that an awesome invitation? Jesus called himself "the Light of the world." So obviously he's in the light. And we're being invited to come out of the darkness of hypocrisy and fear and shame, and join Jesus in the light. To live like him, and with him. That's what the book of 1 John is all about.
So...one of the things that makes this world darker is when people treat each other with a lack of love. Wouldn't you agree? Lack of love is what makes marriages go cold; it makes families grow distant from each other; it causes road rage and online insults and gossip. I would say most of the darkness we experience in this life can be traced back to a lack of love. So I wonder-when you think about your life, are there things-are there relationships-that you've just gotten used to being broken or dysfunctional, and you've given up on those things ever getting better? But if you were able to approach that situation or that person with a whole new level of love, you would be amazed at the change that would bring. Because love is that powerful.
And that's what this next section of the letter talks about. If we are truly walking in the light with Jesus, we become capable of loving in ways that we coul ...
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