1 John | A Series About Abiding in Christ – Love, For Real

1 John 3:11-18

John 13:34-35

A critical piece of genuine abiding in Christ is a supernatural love for His people, the church.

Genesis 4:1-9

There is a kind of feigned ‘christian religion’ that is a veiled indifference to God and that is cold and sometimes even resentful toward His people as a result.

Ezekiel 33:30-32

The epitome of true love is Christ laying down His life for the salvation of undeserving sinners.

Galatians 5:13

The love of Jesus’ church, if it is real, should be observable: affection, attention, and assimilation.

1 Peter 5:14 // Philippians 2:3-4 // Acts 4:32

“Nothing in the world is dearer to God’s heart than his church; therefore, being his, let us also belong to it, that by our prayers, our gifts, and our labors, we may support and strengthen it.” — Charles Spurgeon