GOD'S LOVE FOR US
Sermon by Wm. Henry Cash
Transcribed by June E Cash,
LILACLADY JUNEBUG2
THE LOVE OF GOD FOR US IS REVEALED IN JESUS' WORDS TO NICODEMUS IN JOHN CHAPTER 3.VERSE 16.
I. THE LOVE OF GOD OUR FATHER.
A. GOD'S LOVE - JOHN 3.16
John 3.16 FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM
SHOULD NOT PERISH
BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
1. FOR GOD - GOD ORIGINATED, AND IS
THE CAUSE OF SALVATION.
2. SO LOVED - THE INSTRUMENTAL
CAUSE OF SALVATION.
3. BELIEVETH - RECEPTIVE CAUSE IN
SALVATION
4. NATURE - FOR GOD SO LOVED
HIS LOVE THE MOTIVE
5. GIFT - THAT HE GAVE.....
6. SACRIFICE - HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON.
B. LOVE OF IN I JOHN 3.1
BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER OF LOVE THE FATHER HATH BESTOWED UPON US, THAT WE SHOULD BE CALLED THE SONS OF GOD: THEREFORE THE WORLD KNOWETH US NOT, BECAUSE IT KNEW HIM NOT.
I John 3.1
1. MANNER - BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER
2. MEANING - CALLED THE SONS OF GOD.
3. MEASURE - THE WORLD KNOWETH US
NOT.
C. LOVE OF GOD IN I JOHN CHAPTER 4 1. ORIGIN OF LOVE - GOD THOUGHT IT. IT'S NATURE IS BORN OF GOD. I John 4.7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
2. GOD'S LOVE FOR US - GOD IS LOVE.
I John 4.8 He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love.
3. MANIFESTATION OF LOVE - - GOD TAUGHT IT. I John 4.9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
4. SACRIFICE OF LOVE- GOD WROUGHT IT.
I John 4.10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
5. LOVE THROUGH US - LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
I John 4.11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
6. PROOF OF LOVE - I John 4.12 NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME. IF WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, GOD DWELLETH IN US, AND HIS LOVE IS PERFECTED IN US.
7.KNOWLEDGE OF LOVE - I John 4.16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
8. RESULT: CONFIDENCE OF LOVE. I John 4,17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
9. JOY IN LOVE - I JOHN 4.18 THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE; BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR: BECAUSE FEAR HATH TORMENT. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. I John 4.19 We respond in love to Him, for He has loved us, and fear goes out the door when we discover LOVE IS THERE.
II. LOVE OF CHRIST
A. LOVE OF CHRIST IN I JOHN 3.1 - 2
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
1. BESTOWING - HATH BESTOWED.
2. SEPARATING - WORLD KNOWETH US NOT.
3. TRANSFORMING - BE LIKE HIM.
B. REDEEMING LOVE IN EPHESIANS CH. 1.
EPHESIANS CHAPER 1.VERSES 3 -6
v. 3.Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. v 4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. v 5.Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will. v 6. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
1. PAST - ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED.
Ephesians 1.3 - 6
2. PRESENT - BESTOWMENTS -
FORGIVENESS OF SINS. Ephesians 1.7 -12
v.7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
8. Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence. 9. having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himself:
10. That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11. In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. 12. That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
3. FUTURE FRUITION - REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION..... Ephesians 1.13 - 14
Ephesians 1.13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise. 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
JESUS PAID IT ALL
by Elvina Hall 1820 - 1889
I HEAR THE SAVIOR SAY
THY STRENGTH INDEED IS SMALL!
CHILD OF WEAKNESS ! WATCH AND PRAY!
FIND IN ME THINE ALL IN ALL !
JESUS PAID IT ALL !
ALL TO HIM I OWE !
SIN HAD LEFT A CRIMSON STAIN !
HE WASHED IT WHITE AS SNOW !
LORD, NOW INDEED I FIND
THY POWER AND THINE ALONE
CAN CHANGE THE LEPER'S SPOTS,
AND MELT THE HEART OF STONE.
FOR NOTHING GOOD HAVE I
WHEREBY THY GRACE TO CLAIM
I'LL WASH MY GARMENTS WHITE
IN THE BLOOD OF CAL'VRY'S LAMB.
JESUS PAID IT ALL!
ALL TO HIM I OWE !
SIN HAD LEFT A CRIMSON STAIN !
HE WASHED IT WHITE AS SNOW !
AND WHEN BEFORE THE THRONE
I STAND IN HIM COMPLETE
"JESUS DIED MY SOUL TO SAVE"
MY LIPS SHALL STILL REPEAT.
JESUS PAID IT ALL!
ALL TO HIM I OWE !
SIN HAD LEFT A CRIMSON STAIN !
HE WASHED IT WHITE AS SNOW !
