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You Have Carefully Followed My…Love

Text: 2 Timothy 3:10
20 October 2019

WHY WE WANT TO FOLLOW PAUL’S EXAMPLE OF LOVE

1. Paul was not a naturally loving person

a. He was a man full of hatred
b. He sought to imprison and kill Christians

2. But he became an outstanding example on what it means to love

3. We can follow his example in learning how to love too!

HOW PAUL WAS FILLED WITH GOD’S LOVE

1. He first experienced the love of God when he was saved

a. That God would forgive him of all his sins
b. That God would use him to serve him

2. But Paul did not stop there – he sought to fill his heart with His love

a. To learn more about God’s love
b. To dwell on God’s love
c. To let the love of God envelope him

3. Being filled with God’s love empowered him to love others

HOW PAUL EXPRESSED HIS LOVE

1. Putting the interest of others above himself

a. He endured much hardship ministering to people as a missionary
b. He wrote letters to encourage the brethren when he was suffering in prison
c. He was willing to lay down his life for the sake of the brethren

2. Being sensitive to people

a. Paul carefully approached his relationship with brethren
b. He would not use his apostolic authority to command
c. He would choose to appeal to them in love
d. A person Paul showed sensitivity to – Philemon   (Philemon 8)

APPLICATION FOR ALL – LEARN FROM PAUL’S EXAMPLE OF LOVE

1. To be filled with God’s love

a. Not just to experience it
b. But to dwell on it and be reminded of it

2. To express that love

a. In putting the interest of others above our own
b. In being sensitive to one another