Caring for Each Other’s Physical Needs (1 John 3:10-19)
THEME: “Because of God’s love for us, we ought to meet the physical needs of each other.”
“Having been led by the Holy Spirit to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and on profession of our faith in Him, having been baptized by immersion in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
We promise that we will watch over and counsel one another in the spirit of brotherly love, that we will remember one another in our prayers, and that we will aid each other in sickness and distress.”
I. The Foundational for Love
A. Salvation (1 Thessalonians 4:9)
1. Born Again (1 John 4:7; John 13:35)
2. Loved by God (1 John 4:8,11)
3. Part of a Family (Ephesians 4:4-6)
B. Obedience (1 John 4:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:10; John 13:34)
II. The Extent of Love (1 John 4:9-11)
A. Love when Hated (Romans 5:8)
B. Love through Humiliation (John 13:1-15)
C. Love through Sacrifice
III. The Expression of Love (Acts 2:44-47)
A. Give of Your Possessions
B. Give of Your Homes (1 Peter 4:9)
1. For Fellowship
2. For Lodging (Hebrews 13:2)
C. Give of Your Time (Philippians 4:25-30)