October 16, 2022
Passage:  1^st John 2:1-11
Speaker:  Pastor Josh Holland
Main Point:  When I experience the love of God in Jesus, I want to love like Jesus loved.

I. The love of God is greater than all my sin.  (1-2)
            A. Background.
                        John 13:34 – 14:1
                        John 14:15-18
                        John 14:21-27, 31
                        John 15:1-17
            B. I can be free from sin, and must guard against it.
            C. Jesus talks to the Father for help in my faith struggles.
                        (Luke 22:31-32, Romans 8:34, cf. Romans 8:26-27)
            D. Let Christ’s atoning love shape everything we do.

II. To know God is to experience His love and love Him back.  (3-6)
            A. Knowing God is not information but inner transformation. 
                        (cf. John 14:21-23)
            B. Wanting Jesus most of all results in spiritual growth.
                        (Philippians 3:7-14)
            C. Without Father-Son fellowship, we have no fruitfulness.
                        (cf. John 14:1-8)

III. To know His love is to love each other sacrificially.  (7-11)
            A. If it is true, it isn’t new, and if it is new, it isn’t true.
                        (John 13:34)
            B. The love of God is now seen physically in Jesus and in us.
            C. The proof I belong to God is my love for other believers.
            D. Resentment renders me useless for God.