JESUS LOVES ME, THIS I KNOW

I John 4:7-21

I. THE ABSOLUTE REALITY OF GOD’S LOVE

v.19 “. . . He first loved us”

1. (v.8,16) God is love
2. (v.9-10) God demonstrates His love

v.9 “In this the love of God was manifested toward us . . .”

1. (v.9) “God has sent His only begotten Son into the world”
2. (v.10) “He . . . sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins”
3. (v.14) “the Father sent the Son as Savior of the world”

II. THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF GOD’S LOVE

v.16 “we have known and believed the love that God has for us”

1. Who believers have a new capacity to love
2. Why believers have a new capacity to love

1. (v.19) Love for God
2. (v.7,11,12-13,20-21) Love for one another

1. (v.11,19) We have a powerful motivation
2. (v.9-10) We have a perfect example
3. (v.12-13) We have the Holy Spirit

JESUS LOVES ME, THIS I KNOW

I John 4:7-21

I. THE ABSOLUTE REALITY OF GOD’S LOVE

v.19 “. . . He first loved us”

1. (v.8,16) God _______ love
2. (v.9-10) God _____________________ His love

v.9 “In this the love of God was manifested toward us . . .”

1. (v.9) “God has sent His _______________________ Son into the world”
2. (v.10) “He . . . sent His Son to be the __________________ for our sins”
3. (v.14) “the Father sent the Son as _______________ of the world”

II. THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF GOD’S LOVE

v.16 “we have known and believed the love that God has for us”

1. Who believers have a new capacity to love
2. Why believers have a new capacity to love

1. (v.19) Love for ___________
2. (v.7,11,12-13,20-21) Love for ______________________

1. (v.11,19) We have _______________________________
2. (v.9-10) We have ________________________________
3. (v.12-13) We have _______________________________