God's Love is Real

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL OVERVIEW WILL FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LESSON EACH WEEK. BIBLICAL TRANSLATIONS WILL VARY, BUT THE MAIN RESOURCE WILL BE THE TOWNSEND PRESS SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMENTARY, 94th EDITION. THIS FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO BE OF HELP TO THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND THEIR LOCAL CHURCH AND/OR SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Lesson Title: BELIEVE GOD’S LOVE
Faith Pathway/Faith Journey Topic: BELOVED CHILD
Printed Text: 1 John 4:13-21; 5:1-3

Key Verse: 1 John 5:1 (NIV)
EVERYONE WHO believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
Source: Townsend Press Sunday School Commentary – 94th Edition, 2014-2015

UNIFYING LESSON PRINCIPLE:
Community is built on unity and mutuality. What holds the members of a community together? The writer of the book of 1 John said that believers are made complete when, as a community, they abide in God’s love and the spirit of God’s love abides in them.

CONCLUDING REFLECTION:
Love is the principal thing in the life of Christians. Everything revolves around the love of Christ for us and in us. As a vocation, love is the essence of the Christian. Christians live counter to realities that distance others or treat people as outsiders to God’s love. Love is not an option for Christians; it is their very identity and life in the world.

PRAYER:
O Lord, the fettering darkness of hate continues to assault the human spirit in our daily existence. Mature us in Your love so that we might be agents of transformation wherever we go. Help us to love broadly and deeply our neighbors as ourselves. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.