Grapevine's First Baptist Church Podcast
The weekly message from Grapevine's First Baptist Church, a community of believers who follow the Bible as our authority and Jesus as our hope.
Grapevine's First Baptist Church Podcast
06.23.24 | Believe God and Love One Another | Doug Page
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Grapevine's First Baptist Church
Love Demonstrated:
1 John 3:16-18
- God’s Love for Us
- Our Love for Others
- Our Love for those on Team Darkness
Ephesians 5:2
1 John 3:10; 2:10; 3:11; 3:14-15; 4:20-21
God’s Clear Command: Believe in God and Love One Another
1 John 3:23-24
- Fellowship is a standing with God we cannot lose.
- Abiding is a posture of dependence on Jesus.
- Keeping His commandments is the product of abiding.
- His command is to believe in God and love one another.
Believing God and Loving Others provides:
- Assurance
1 John 3:19
2. Confidence
1 John 3:20-21
Romans 8:1-2
Sometimes, our heart condemns us, but in doing so, it gives a wrong verdict, and then we have the satisfaction of being able to take the case to a higher court, for God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things. - Charles Spurgeon
Hebrews 4:16
Hebrews 11:6
3. Assistance from the Holy Spirit
1 John 3:23-24
John 14:15-21
Romans 8:16
Galatians 5:16