Do you ever feel like your love is "running on empty"? It’s easy to be kind when people are nice to us, but what about the difficult, the ungrateful, or the ones who have hurt us? We often try to manufacture love from our own willpower, only to find that our "tank" is dry. Where do we find a source of love that never runs out?
In this study, Pastor Ron Hindt continues our series through the book of 1 John titled Get Real. Moving verse-by-verse through 1 John 4:7-21, we discover that we don't have to produce love—we simply have to participate in the love that God has already poured out. Learn how God’s love was proclaimed, personified at the Cross, and how it is ultimately perfected in us as we live it out.
The Definition of Divinity: Explore the profound truth that "God is Love." Discover why this isn't just an attribute of God, but His very nature, and how understanding His love for us is the only way we can truly love one another.
The Ultimate Thought: Hear the story of the great theologian who, when asked for his most profound thought, replied: "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." Learn why you can go deep into theology, but you will never get past the simple, world-changing reality of God's affection for you.
The Cure for Fear: Discover how "perfect love casts out fear." Whether it’s fear of the future, fear of failure, or fear of judgment, learn how resting in God’s finished work provides a boldness that the world cannot understand.
The Behavior Test: Pastor Ron shares that the Gospel has two parts: "believing it" and "behaving it." Learn why claiming to love an invisible God while hating a visible brother is a spiritual impossibility, and how to practice love in the "nitty-gritty" of daily life.
