7 Dear

friends, let us continue to love

one another, for love comes from God.
Anyone who loves is a child of God
and knows God. 8 But anyone who
does not love does not know God, for
God is love.

9 God

showed how much he loved us by

sending his one and only Son into the world
so that we might have eternal life through
him. 10 This is real lovenot that we loved
God, but that he loved us and sent his Son
as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

11 Dear

friends, since God loved us that

much, we surely ought to love each
other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if
we love each other, God lives in us, and
his love is brought to full expression in
us.

13 And

God has given us his Spirit as

proof that we live in him and he in
us.14 Furthermore, we have seen with our
own eyes and now testify that the Father
sent his Son to be the Savior of the
world.

15 All

who declare that Jesus is the Son of

God have God living in them, and they
live in God. 16 We know how much God
loves us, and we have put our trust in his
love. God is love, and all who live in love
live in God, and God lives in them.

17 And

as we live in God, our love grows

more perfect. So we will not be afraid on
the day of judgment, but we can face
him with confidence because we live like
Jesus here in this world.

18 Such

love has no fear, because perfect

love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it
is for fear of punishment, and this
shows that we have not fully
experienced his perfect love. 19 We love
each other because he loved us first.

8 If

I were you, I would go to

God and present my case to him.
9 He does great things too
marvelous to understand. He
performs countless miracles.

1I

will exalt you, my God and King,

and praise your name forever and
ever. 2 I will praise you every day; yes, I
will praise you forever. 3 Great is
the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! No
one can measure his greatness.

He does great things too

marvelous to understand.
He performs countless
miracles.

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will

of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I
am writing to Gods holy people in
Ephesus, who are faithful followers of
Christ Jesus. 2 May God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

3 All

praise to God, the Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms
because we are united with Christ. 4 Even
before he made the world, God loved us and
chose us in Christ to be holy and without
fault in his eyes.

5 God

decided in advance to adopt us into

his own family by bringing us to himself
through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted
to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6 So we
praise God for the glorious grace he has
poured out on us who belong to his dear Son

7 He

is so rich in kindness and grace

that he purchased our freedom with
the blood of his Son and forgave our
sins. 8 He has showered his kindness
on us, along with all wisdom and
understanding.

9 God

has now revealed to us his

mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to
fulfill his own good pleasure. 10 And this is
the plan: At the right time he will bring
everything together under the authority of
Christeverything in heaven and on earth.

11 Furthermore,

because we are united

with Christ, we have received an
inheritance from God, for he chose us
in advance, and he makes everything
work out according to his plan.

12 Gods

purpose was that we

Jews who were the first to trust
in Christ would bring praise
and glory to God.

13 And

now you Gentiles have also heard

the truth, the Good News that God
saves you. And when you believed in
Christ, he identified you as his own by
giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he
promised long ago.

14 The

Spirit is Gods guarantee that he

will give us the inheritance he
promised and that he has purchased
us to be his own people. He did this
so we would praise and glorify him.

I. UNDERSTAND THAT GOD NOT ONLY

LOVES, HE IS LOVE.

a)

b)

God in His very nature and essence is

love.
God loved the whole world as a whole,
we who are sinners.

I. UNDERSTAND THAT GOD NOT ONLY

LOVES, HE IS LOVE.

a)

Worship also means WORTHSHIP

it denotes the worthiness or great
value of one who receives it.

I. UNDERSTAND THAT GOD NOT ONLY

LOVES, HE IS LOVE.

a)

b)

c)

Because of Christ, we are holy and blameless in His

sight.
God looks at us as if we have never sinned.
All we can do is to express our thanks for His wonderful
love.

I. UNDERSTAND THAT GOD NOT ONLY

LOVES, HE IS LOVE.

a)

b)

c)

We must be a living proof that sin and Satan has been

defeated.
In the church, family and everywhere, God expects us
to live at peace with each other.
God wants our Christian principle to be applied in all
our social relationships especially within our home.