Love Unbounding
Looking at one verse tonight – Rom 5:5
Could have looked at 1 Cor 2:2
Rom 5:1-5 shared by Adrian Carey-Jones at the Missionary Meeting
Trials bring out character
Trials, perseverance, character, hope
That faith is in God
Trials are not pleasant but they bring us to the point of hope
The Holy Spirit is poured into our heart
God’s love is shed abroad in us
The love of God can saturate our being
The work of the Holy Spirit in our heart
Example of the love of God in Adrian Carey-Jones
What is the secret of loving God?
We are called to keep in step with the Holy Spirit
We must be in regular prayer
The Thessalonians loved God will a joy inexpressible and full of glory
We must not harbour sin
The verses that follow v5 – speak of the cross
Christ died for us in our most lowly/wretched state – v8
The guarantee of our salvation – v10
Reflecting on the cross
We need to spend time meditating on the cross
God’s love is known at the cross
God’s love is known in the fellowship of the saints
A cheery word often lifts your soul
The Holy Spirit pours out God’s love in our hearts
He instructs in the word
He gives us deep assurance
By Him we cry ‘Abba, Father’
God speaks to His people by His word
Example of Sarah Edwards
Rom 8:31 – objective truth
God is for us – who can be against?
Rom 8:35, 38-39
We must hold onto these truths
Quote/Song from Charles Wesley
Quote/Song from Augustus Toplady