❖ Love changes everything

M a l a c h i 3 : 1 0

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house,

And try Me now in this," Says the Lord of hosts, "If I will not open for you the

windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room

enough to receive it.

If you really want to experience

God’s supernatural provision, then

do as He says. Test Him. Give more

than you can manage and see how

He responds.

A motivation of love changes

everything

P s a l m 6 3

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my

God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no

water.

P s a l m 6 3

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is

better than life, My lips shall praise You.

P s a l m 6 3

Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and

fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

❖ Love vs Obligation

• Love changes everything

Duty and obligation will never give

you the joy that love can give

We don’t obey to be loved. We obey

because we are loved.

J o h n 1 4 : 1 5

If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Jesus cares much more about your

love, than your obedience

A c t s 1 3 : 2 2

He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all

My will.'

P s a l m 5 1 : 3 - 4

For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.

P s a l m 5 1 : 3 - 4

Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-- That

You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

❖ How do I love God?

• Love changes everything

• Love vs Obligation

P s a l m 6 3

You are my God; Early will I seek You

G a l a t i a n s 5 : 1 3 - 1 4

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through

love serve one another.

G a l a t i a n s 5 : 1 3 - 1 4

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your

neighbor as yourself.”

When we love, we are free!

Francis Chan

G a l a t i a n s 5 : 6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but

faith working through love.

Stop trying to do things to be

accepted by God

God does not love you because of

what you do. God loves you because

of who He is.

1 J o h n 4 : 1 9

We love God because He first loved us

❖God is pursuing you

• Love changes everything

• Love vs Obligation

• How do I love God?

R e v e l a t i o n 3 : 2 0

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the

door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

J a m e s 4 : 8 a

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

P s a l m 4 : 7 - 8

You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in

peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

P s a l m 1 6 : 1 1

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

P s a l m 2 8 : 7

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly

rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

G a l a t i a n s 5 : 2 2 - 2 3

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law

M a l a c h i 1 : 1 1

For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place

incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be

great among the nations," Says the Lord of hosts.

The solution to loving God more is

not simply trying harder. Loving

God requires His work in our hearts.

We all need Jesus!