Topic: KEEP YOURSELF IN THE LOVE OF GOD
JUDE 1:21
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. WHAT′S GOD′S LOVE
2. HOW DO PEOPLE WANDER AWAY FROM GOD′S LOVE?
3. WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP YOURSELF IN GOD′S LOVE.
1. WHAT′S GOD′S LOVE:
IT′S the totality of his mercies, compassion, benevolence, and grace towards his creations, man especially. See Ephesians 3:19 (it talks about knowing God′s love). See 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 t; it talks about being nothing without having love.
THE LOVE OF GOD HAVE DIMENSIONS: 1. Breadth of his love is all-encompassing, 2. The length is from eternity past to eternity future. 3. The depth of his love is revealed from what he saved us from, i.e., the futility of life - eternity with Satan in hellfire. What′s the cost? It cost Christ to become a man just to save us. 4. The height is where he is taking us to. Eyes have not seen, and the ear has not heard what he′s preparing for us. A bit was discussed in Revelation, as heaven is of Gold.
2. HOW DO PEOPLE WANDER AWAY FROM GOD′S LOVE? JUDE 1: 16-19
People walk away from God in any of these ways from the above verses
1. Grumbling and complaining. That′s the problem of the Pharisees
2. Walking according to self-lust
3. Mounting great swearing words
4. Flattering people to get love or approval
5. Walking by sense
3. WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP YOURSELF IN GOD′S LOVE.
1. Outside the love of God, we′re nothing; that′s why you must keep yourself in his love. PLEASE RETURN TO HIS LOVE.
2. In the love of God, you′ll access all that God has kept or allocated to you.
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU′RE IN GOD′S LOVE
The following are indicators
1. Passionate about God (John 2:17)
2. Commitment to the things of God.
3. Do you derive pleasure from the things of God, or do you give God pleasure? (Psalm 122:1)
4. Sacrifice for God.
