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Revival In The Home1 Corinthians 13October 11, 2009

But if we walk in the light, as he is in But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sinhis Son cleanses us from all sin

1 John 1:71 John 1:7

7 7 Beloved, I am writing you no new Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. word that you have heard. 8 8 At the same At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already away and the true light is already shining. shining.

1 John 2:7-81 John 2:7-8

9 9 Whoever says he is in the light and Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 10

Whoever loves his brother abides Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. cause for stumbling. 11 11 But whoever But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.the darkness has blinded his eyes.

1 John 2:9-111 John 2:9-11

4 4 Love is patient and kind; love does Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 5

or rude. It does not insist on its own or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful way; it is not irritable or resentful (keep record of wrongs); (keep record of wrongs); 6 6 it does not it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. with the truth. 7 7 Love bears all things, Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:4-71 Corinthians 13:4-7

• We can blame our un-love on others.We can blame our un-love on others.• We can blame our un-love on our flesh. We can blame our un-love on our flesh. • We can use grace as a license for sin.We can use grace as a license for sin.• If we do we will remain in darkness.If we do we will remain in darkness.

1 John 2:111 John 2:11 11 11 But whoever hates his brother is But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

We can choose darkness.We can choose darkness.

7 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. of God and knows God. 8 8 Anyone who does Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is not love does not know God, because God is love. love. 9 9 In this the love of God was made In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live Son into the world, so that we might live through him. through him. 10 10 In this is love, not that we In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.sins.

1 John 4:7-101 John 4:7-10

11 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. also ought to love one another. 12 12

No one has ever seen God; if we No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.us and his love is perfected in us.

1 John 4:11-121 John 4:11-12