Pulling Together

Published: Aug. 9, 2015, 10 a.m.

1Peter: Living HopePulling Together: 1Peter 1:22-2:3August 9, 2015Please turn to 1Peter 1:22-2:3 V 1:22: Two Kinds of LoveSeldom set foot in your neighbor\u2019s house\u2014too much of you, and they will hate you. Proverbs 25:17Phileo: Brotherly loveAgape\u2019: God-like sacrificial love \u201cBut God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.\u201d Romans 5:8App: Would you lay your life down for God and His people? How we\u2019re able to love this way (1:22)1.Obey the Truth \u201c\u2026you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\u201d John 8:32\u201cI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u201d John 14:62.By the power of the Holy Spirit. (see Galatians 5:22)App: Spiritual Breathing: \u2022Exhale: Agree with God about your need to love and be loved \u2022Inhale: Allow Jesus to take His proper place on the throne of your life \u201cA new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.\u201d John 13:34, 35App: How would you honestly assess your \u201clove-level\u201d? App: Is there a fellow believer with whom you need to be restored?What is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?