PASTOR ZANDERS' BIBLE STUDY
"WEDNESDAY IN THE WORD"
~ S.P.L.A.S.H.! "LOVE"~
"Show People Love And Share Him"
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew28:19-20 (NIV)
PASTOR ZANDERS' POINTS:
Genuine love breaks down walls of resistance and prepares people to hear the good news that God loves them even IN their sin & rebellion.
GOD loves us unconditionally; we must love people and others – through the Power of the Holy Spirit and the love of God who lives in us, we can love others.
Many times it’s not what we say or do, it’s how we say or do it; Love isn’t what it says, it’s what it Does.
Luke 15 – the father loved the son, unconditionally – even upon his return.
When people know you care, you’ve earned the right to speak into their lives; when people know they are loved, they are more likely to trust and confide in you.
Be authentically true to who we are in Christ... don’t pretend!
Leading people to Christ: all we can do is plant the seed; we can’t win them, only God gives the increase through the watering.
Genuine love comes from a relationship with God and the power of God!
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:9-20*- whatever Christ’s love compels me to do; it’s not what I want anymore, it’s what Christ wants – I must please the One Who died for me! Newness of life comes Only from God!
Read: Colossions 3:12
PASTOR ZANDERS' CLOSING POINTS:
- Radical love can only be manifested in us through Jesus the Christ!
- The only way we can be an effective witness of God is to depend upon the Spirit of God to guide us.
- We must see people through the eyes of Jesus; we must join Him in search of the ‘lost sheep’ – we must determine to be focused and committed
- We must commit to do whatever it takes to love like Jesus loves us.
HOMEWORK for next week:
Read the scriptures below, record the subject's relationship
1. God is Love
(1 John 4:7-9, 16)
2. Love is not just a feeling
(1 Corinthians 13, Romans 12:9-10, 1 John 3:16-18)
3. Love the Least Lovely
(Luke 6:27, 28; Romans 12:15-18)
4. Learn from the Master
(Matthew 8:2, 3; John 8:10, 11; John 11:32-35)
4th Lesson: "S.P.L.A.S.H.! - "AND"
2nd Lesson: "S.P.L.A.S.H.! - "PEOPLE"
V Take an online Spiritual Gifts Inventory-visit: churchgrowth.org.
- There are no right answers; print your results, discuss with others
- Discover your gifts - discover your purpose - walk in God's grace!