Rooted And Grounded In Love (2)
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… Thank you Jesus, God is faithful – faithful saviour. In seeking the Lord – the Lord continuing to put on my heart what we’ve been looking at in Ephesians chapter 3 and verse 17, I want t continue with where we were last time. Continuing we’ll just read that to remind ourselves …
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
…and that’s what I want to look at again – the second part – again Our Greatest Need, we’re continuing to look at the fact that our greatest need is God’s love in our life. That’s obvious to most of us isn’t it – to a sincere believer – ‘Being Rooted and Grounded in Love’. You mentioned John 15, I want to take it up from there please..
¶As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love…
… There’s some great promise here friends, some great great glorious promises – ultimate…
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.