Sermon Rewind 5/15/11

God Loves Community

I John 4:7 - 12
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.


Peter Park closed the Wonder.Full series with a look at God’s epic love in the context of community. In I John 4:7 - 12, we see that love not only comes from God, but that He IS love. God showed His love for us by sending us Jesus so that we may have eternal life with Him. But, a relationship is always proactive and reciprocal. Thus, God asks us to love each other. Why is this? Because when we love each other, God’s love is brought to full expression, and He becomes tangible. It is only through our actions that God’s love becomes real and draws others to Him.
Jennifer Ryu shared how God’s love became more real as she attended the Oasis life group. This was only made possible when she remained steadfast in her pursuit to know God better. Do we pursue Him as He pursues us?

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