This is the lessons i prepared for the youth for 19/10, hope it will help out~
Love
The greatest expression of love to men is when God send Jesus to die for our sins
John 3:16 --"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
God had used many parables to illustrate His love for us
- Parable of the Lost Son –forgiving love (seeking)
- Parable of the Lost coin – not giving up love
- Parable of the Lost Sheep – love for the needy
The whole Bible surround on this theme (love)
- The great commandment – love God whole-heartedly, love people passionately
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 -- And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Definition of love by Paul
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 -- Love is
Ø patient
Ø kind
Ø does not envy
Ø does not boast
Ø not proud
Ø not rude
Ø not self-seeking,
Ø not easily angered
Ø keeps no record of wrongs
Ø does not delight in evil
Ø rejoice with the truth
Ø always protects
Ø always trusts
Ø always hopes
Ø always perseveres
Ø Love never fails
God’s love is agape love – unconditional love (greater than any form of love)
Justice
Our God is fair and justice
Everything we do will be judged by God at the end of time.
God will give us warning and guidelines
Ø The old testaments contains very specific laws and instructions
o When the people sin against God, they are judged
God is fair
Ø Our human minds won’t be able to understand why God let such things happen, but we must understand that God knows the ultimate plan.
Ø So do not judge others, cause only God knows what is happening
Ø Nothing can happen unless God allowed it
Ø God knows the reason of it
o Romans 9:15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
God will always keep his promises
1. Jeremiah 29:11 --For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
2. Malachi 3:6 – I the Lord do not change
We can depend on God
Even though God will punish us of our sins, He will also give us chances to turn back to Him,
Ø God judge but before he judge, we will be given enough chances to repent
Ø We won’t be able to tell that God will not give us chances to repent
Holy
The only thing we need to do is to follow Christ
Ø 1 Corinthians 11:1 -- Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
Ø Leviticus 20:26 – You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own
God should be our standard.
So if God is holy we should try our best to live a holy life, and only through that we can please God.
A holy life is an inwardly task, not an outwardly task.
Holy=humility to God
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