Gos is Love, 1: God's Love Manifested Toward Us

GOD IS LOVE, PART 1:
LOVE MANIFESTED TOWARD US
TEXT: 1 John 4:7-12

SUMMARY: Wearing love as a badge of discipleship, the Christian loves because God is love, because God loved us in Christ, and because God loves through us.

I. LOVE’S ORIGIN: GOD IS LOVE (4:7-8)
A. God’s Attributes Challenge Our Comprehension.
B. God’s Attributes Proceed Out of Him:
C. God’s Attributes Transform Those Who Know Him.

II. LOVE’S MANIFESTATION: GOD LOVED US (4:9-11).
A. The Revealing (Manifesting) of His Love
B. The Essence of His Love.

III. LOVE’S PERFECTION: GOD LOVES THROUGH US (4:12).
A. It is Invisible.
B. It Lives in Us.
C. It is Made Complete in us.