Lesson 1 God S Love For You Part I

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The key takeaways are understanding God's love for you, your spiritual make-up, how God sees you, your identity in Christ, the true nature of God, and your spiritual authority.

Understanding God's love for you is the single most important revelation you can have as a believer. It is not based on your performance but on God's unconditional love for you shown through Jesus Christ.

Jesus showed His compassion by feeding people, healing people, forgiving people, teaching people, helping people find faith, raising the dead, and saving those who were dying.

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Lesson 1 – God’s Love for You – Part I

I. Course Overview

A. We should always be continuing to grow and develop in these life


foundations:

1. Understanding God’s love for you

2. Understanding your spiritual make-up

3. Understanding how God sees you

4. Understanding your identity in Christ

5. Understanding the true nature of God

6. Understanding your spiritual authority

B. By understanding these six areas, you will:

1. Revolutionize your relationship with God

2. Be empowered to overcome any attack of the enemy

3. Have the ability to minister to anyone at any time about


anything

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C. The most important part of a structure is its foundation. These


points will help you to establish a firm foundation in the Word of
God.

D. The language of the Spirit is the Word. If we do not understand


the Word, we will not understand what the Spirit is speaking to
us. We are always students of God’s Word.

E. These are points that we are purposely always growing in


throughout our whole lives.

II. Understanding God’s Love for You

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A. This is the single most important revelation you can have as a


believer. – John 3:16

B. This is not talking about your love for God.

1. To get God’s love is not based on your performance, and


showing your love to Him should not be based out of fear,
works, or deeds.

a. The message of God’s love has become one of a


“works” message to many believers.

i. “If you love God, you will … go…do…give, etc.”

ii. When we can’t go, do, or give, then we


believe that we don’t love God enough.

b. I John 4:8 – God is love: His nature, character, and


everything He does is based solely out of His love for
us, not on our merits.

c. Our actions don’t affect God and His love for us, but
they can affect how we react to Him.

2. Matthew 22:34-40

3. Focusing on God’s love for you brings you into grace.

C. Jesus and the Father were “moved with compassion,” not pity
(which has condemnation) or sympathy (which has distance).

1. Matthew 9:36; Matthew 15:32; Mark 8:2 – Fed people

2. Matthew 14:14 – Healing

3. Matthew 18:27 – Forgiveness

4. Matthew 20:34 – Healing

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5. Mark 1:41 – Healing

6. Mark 5:19 – Delivered from demon possession

7. Mark 6:34 – Taught

8. Mark 9:22 – Helped find faith and delivered from demon


possession

9. Luke 7:13 – Raised the dead

10. Luke 7:12 – This was the only motivation Jesus needed!

11. Luke 10:33 – Saved the dying man who was robbed
(picture of a dying world)

12. Luke 15:20 – Picture of restoration of the world

D. Love motivates us because God is love. – I John 4:7-8

1. The love of man instills fear.

a. Being a man-pleaser will only keep you in bondage.

2. The love of God is freedom.

a. When you know how much God loves you, who cares
what others think!

Continued in Lesson 2

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