August 9th, 2026 - Love in Action

Scripture Passage: 1 John 4:7-21

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Love in Action
Wedding text #2

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In case you miss chiasms
A. God is love
B. God shows love
C. This is love:
B' We should show love
A' God's love complete in us

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Grounded in the Gospel
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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Stretching Statement #1
Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

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Stretching Statement #2
12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

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Stretching Statement #3
13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.

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Stretching Statement #4
17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.

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Stretching Statement #5
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

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Statement of Belief
15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

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Ultimately, it is very practical
19 We love because he first loved us. ... 21 ... Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

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1. Know "God is Love"
2. Know that God loved on you
3. Know when you see love
4. Know when you are loving
5. Do a fear check