★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ NDIC/DMO Chapel,
21st January, 2015
* Speaker: Pastor Ambrose Nwogu
* Topic: God with us (3)
Points to Consider:
* Jesus is God by his nature
★ 1st John 5:20 → "We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true God. We are in union with the one who is true, his Son Jesus the Messiah, who is the true God and eternal life."
★ John 1:1 → "In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God."
★ John 1:18 → "No one has ever seen God. The unique God, who is close to the Father’s side, has revealed him."
* Because Jesus (whom God sent to the earth) is also God, His own nature is love & He can love like no other!
★ John 13:1 → "Now before the Passover Festival, Jesus realized that his hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end."
★ John 15:9 →"Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love."
* We have perfect love in the combined expression of the love of both God the Father and Jesus Christ
* The statement "God with us" is deeper than it seems:
→ God is not only "with" us, He lives "in" us!
★ Colossians 1:27 → "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
* Sometimes, Jesus is with us but we do not realise that fact.
* He is not only "with" us and "in" us, He is "for" us
★ Romans 8:31 → " What, then, can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?"
* God is also "among" us!
* John the Baptist declared: "I am baptizing with water, but among you stands one among you whom you do not know." (John 1:26)
* In the world, there are times that you may feel that you are all alone, but be consoled and encouraged that God is with you, and in you!
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★ Additional thoughts from Pastor 'Lola Owotumi
* The Gospel is the wondrous story of love. When you take away love, there is no Gospel
★ Psalm 42:7-8→ "Deep waters call out to what is deeper still; at the roar of your waterfalls all your breakers and your waves swirled over me. By day the LORD will command his gracious love, and by night his song is with me — a prayer to the God of my life."
- God is Calling you to live a life of deeper love
- Sometimes, God allows you to go through Challenges, so that you will experience new dimensions of God's love
- Your situation can be handled by love
- Don't ever allow anything to take you away from the love of God
- You should allow God's love to be expressed through you to bring positive change in the world
★ 1st Thessalonians 4:9 → "Now you do not need anyone to write to you about brotherly love, since you have been taught by God to love each other. In fact, you are showing love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia, but we urge you, brothers, to keep on doing this even more."
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