November 1 2015 Could we with ink the

November 1, 2015

Could we with ink the oceans fill, And were the skies of parchment made,

Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade,

To write Would the love of God drain the ocean above, dry.

Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky to sky

O love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forevermore endure The saints’ and angels’ song.

November 1, 2015 Love Exemplified

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5: 1 -2

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children…

Therefore, just as young children delight in being copies of their parents, be “clones” of God – and let every step of your life be characterized [governed] by love.

2 … walk in love let every step of your life be characterized [governed] by love.

14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. Matthew 14: 14

2 … walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us…

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3: 16

17 “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. John 10: 17 -18

3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1: 3 -5

2 … walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma Ephesians 5: 1 -2

sacrifice OFFERING

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12: 1 -2

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. ” Amen. Matthew 28: 18 -20

25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. ” John 17: 25 -26

God will not always show you what is on the road ahead, but He will always equip you for the journey you take. Unknown

20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13: 20 -21

3 I I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being He who has begun a good work in you will complete it confident of this very thing, that until the day of Jesus Christ; Philippians 1: 3 -6

What Next? Therefore, just as young children delight in being copies of their parents, be “clones” of God – and let every step of your life be characterized [governed] by love.