LOVE-OLOGY

“Love That Goes the Distance”
Pastor Ben Johnson – March 5, 2023

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
— 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 (NIV)

LOVE BETTER.

This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break. When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket. Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” — Genesis 32:24-26 (NLT)

1. Be OPEN to God’s GOODNESS in our lives.
   
   What this means is; that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life has gone. A new life has begun!
   — 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
   
   Unconditional ACCEPTANCE. Unbeatable HOPE. Unbelievable PEACE.
   

2. Be EAGER for God’s WORK in our lives.
   
   For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him. — Philippians 2:13 (NLT)
   
   SAVE us. CHANGE us. USE us.
   

3. Be ACTIVE in God’s PURSUIT of others’ lives.
   
   This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. — John 15:12 (NLT)