2023-11-12
LJC Devotional (watch the video)
LJC Welcome & Announcements
Prayer
- Am I loving as though the Spirit of God is living in me?
- Am I living in a way that reflects God is in me?
- Am I loving like God is living in me?
1 John 4:11-12
11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
(Life Application Study Bible commentary on vs. 12: “If no one has ever seen God, how can we ever know him? John in his Gospel said, “God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him know” (John 1:18). Jesus is the complete expression of God in human form and he has revealed God to us. When we love one another, the invisible God reveals himself to others through us, and his love is made complete.”)
1 John 4:13
13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
(Life Application Study Bible commentary on vs. 13: “When we become Christians, we receive the Holy Spirit. God’s presence in our lives is proof that we really belong to him. He also gives us the power to love. Rely on that power as you reach out to others. As you do so, you will gain confidence.”)
1. Am I loving as though the Spirit of God is living in me?
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1 John 4:15
15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
2. Am I living in a way that reflects God is in me?
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1 John 4:16
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
3. Am I loving like God is living in me?
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How do I follow Jesus?
- I walk in the Spirit of God, I live like Jesus & I love like Jesus
(All scripture references are in NIV)