Return to Main Page Kingdom of Right Relationships Part 3: Loving God the Son Matthew 22:34-40 Introduction: A. Living in Four Relationships B. The Most Important Relationship C. The Commandment - Matthew 22:37-38 1. Love Commanded Is Controllable 2. An All-encompassing Love- Matthew 22:37-38 3. Agape Love – Ephesians 6:24 A Christian is one who loves “our Lord Jesus Christ with a love incorruptible” - Ephesians 6:24 “love” = agapao = love which desires only the highest good for its object I. Loving God the Father A. The Father’s Highest Good - John 17:1-5 B. Have Faith - Trust Him! - Hebrews 11:6 C. Worship Him - John 4:23-24 D. Enjoy Him - Psalm73:25 E. Obey Him - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3 F. Be Holy (1 Peter 1:15-16) G. Love Others – 1 John 4:20 II. Loving God the Son A. The Son’s Highest Good - John 17:1-5; Philippians 2:9-11 Philippians 2:9- 11 ⁹Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ¹¹and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. B. Thank Him – Luke 17:11-19 C. Serve Others in Humility - John 13:1-5 “The Son can do nothing of Himself’- John 5:19, 30 “For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will” - John 6:38 “My doctrine is not Mine” - John 7:16 “And I seek not Mine own glory” - John 8:50 “The word which you hear is not Mine’- John 14:24 Philippians 2:5-8 D. Keep His Commandments – John 14:15 ¹⁵“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.“ ‑ John 14:15 ²¹He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. - John 14:21 “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. - John 14:23 ⁷If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. - John 15:7 ¹⁰If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. - John 15:10 ¹⁴You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. - John 15:14 E. Lay down your life for Christ - John 15:13-15; 12:3 “And they loved not their lives unto the death,” Revelation 12:11 John 12:3 F. Have faith and believe that Jesus came forth from God - John 16:27-28 ²⁷for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. ²⁸I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.” 1 Peter 1:8 ⁸whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory G. Feed His Lambs/Sheep and Follow Him - John 21:15-17, 19 “Do you love Me? . . . Feed My sheep . . . Follow Me.”‑ John 21:15, 17, 19 H. Look Forward to His Return – 2 Timothy 4:8; Revelation 22:17, 20 2 Timothy 4:8 ⁸in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. “crown” = stephanos = the victor’s crown. Revelation 22:17 Revelations 22:20 III. Returning to Your First Love – Revelation 2:4-5 A. The First Love – Revelation 2:4 ⁴Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. ‑ Revelation 2:4 B. How do you find a love that is lost? - Revelation 2:5 1. “Remember from where you have fallen” 2. “Repent” 3. “Do the things you did at first”

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