August 16th, 2026 - The Spirit and Love in Action
Passages in Focus: Romans 8:1-17; 1 John 4:7-21
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The Spirit and Love in Action
2 for one
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Paul and John
Spirit and Love
Missionary and Pastor
Shakespeare and Dr Seuss
Lawyer and Mystic
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Paul and John
1. gospel
2. action
3. Spirit as guide
4. transformation
5. connection
6. no fear
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1R. Gospel story
3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.
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1J. Gospel in John
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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2R. Action: Spirit desires
5 Those ... who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
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2J. Action: Love others
11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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3R. Spirit guided
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.
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3J. Spirit guided
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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4R. Transformed life
11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he ... will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
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4J. Completing God's Love
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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5R. Connected Spirits
16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
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5J. Connected love
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
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6R. No fear, you're family.
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.
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6J. No fear, you are loved
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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The truth of the gospel
compels us forward
to face our fear
and bring peace to others.