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Sunday Northfield VT – 01/06/2013


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Please note, the audio changes volume quite frequently throughout the recording.

 

Speakers:

  • Steven Atherton
  • Megan Atherton

Scriptures used:

  • 1 John 4:7-13

Subject:

  • Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
  • God is love.
  • We are to love one another, which is how we then learn how to love those that are without.
  • Before we come to Christ, we cannot walk in God’s agape love.  Rather we walk in Phileos love, which is all about us.  We “love” others because of what we get out of it – whether that be pleasant company, sex, a sense of being better than others or what have you.  It all revolves around us and does not point to God.
  • When we receive Christ as our Lord and Saviour we are “born again” of God.  When that truly happens we want to learn of our Heavenly Father and His ways so we begin to learn of His love and to walk in His ways.  Through that process we not only come to love others, but we also come to know God.  If that has not happened to you, then how can you say that you are “born of God”.
  • Jesus showed us how this is to work.  He loves us even though we are unlovable (i.e. sinners).  That is why He is the propitiation of our sins.  He then expects us to love one another likewise.  We can only do this when we love others, not for what we are going to get from them, but for what we can give.
  • Man does not see God.  Man sees us.  If we do not manifest the love of God, then how is man to know that the love of God exists?  If man does not know that the love of God exists then how can man be saved?
  • God’s promise is that if we love one another that He will dwell in us and His love will be perfected in us.  Have you ever considered that God’s love could be perfected in you?  While this may be impossible with men, all things are possible with God so who are you going to believe.
  • When you love, you will dwell in God (i.e. the Body of Christ) and His Body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit and so you will be able to do as Jesus did for He did all things by the Father (i.e. His natural Father, the Holy Spirit).
Ministers Conference
2017 Ministers Conference will take place at Grace Ranch in TX from Monday, October 9th to Saturday, October 14th, 2017. Interested in attending? Contact Steve Atherton at (915) 988-2450 for more information.

2016 Ministers Conference is now available online: click here to listen.)

2015 Ministers Conference audio is available online (For audio of the 2015 Ministers Conference, click here.)