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Loving God and Loving Others: the Outworking of the Holy Spirit

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Naveen opens by confessing his personal struggle to love others, especially his immediate family, as an outflow of truly loving God. He emphasizes that loving God and others is not a human effort but the outworking of the Holy Spirit within believers. The core message is a call to be confident in God’s love for us, as this is the only foundation from which we can genuinely love Him and our neighbors.

  • [01:36] – He is convicted by 1 John 4:20, which states that anyone who claims to love God but hates a brother or sister is a liar.
  • [03:08] – He presents two main points: loving others is an outworking of the Holy Spirit, and we must first be confident of God’s love for us.
  • [04:29] – References John 7:37-39, explaining that the Holy Spirit produces rivers of living water that flow from within a believer.
  • [06:19] – Cites Romans 5:5, that God’s love is poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
  • [06:38] – Points to Acts 6:3, noting that even those chosen for practical service like distributing food needed to be “full of the Spirit.”
  • [08:11] – Quotes Ephesians 5:18, urging believers to “be filled with the Spirit.”
  • [09:12] – States that our ability to love originates from God, referencing 1 John 4:19 (“We love because he first loved us”) and John 3:16.
  • [10:01] – Uses Malachi 1:1-5 to illustrate how God’s love is evident in the common blessings of life we often take for granted.
  • [13:54] – Explains that doubting God’s goodness, as Eve did, is the root of being out of fellowship with Him.
  • [14:55] – Gives the example of Elijah in 1 Kings 19:10, who doubted God’s goodness and fell into self-pity despite his great faith.
  • [18:56] – Shares the story of the woman at the well (John 4:28-30, 39-42), whose shame was removed by an encounter with Jesus, leading her to evangelize her entire town.
  • [22:39] – Shares the story of the repentant thief on the cross (Luke 23:39-43), who, after a brief encounter with Jesus, fearlessly defended Him and was promised paradise.
  • [28:19] – Provides a personal testimony of how God used him to lead a Bible study for a homosexual man during a time of personal despair and frustration in the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • [31:21] – References Romans 8:16, that the Spirit Himself testifies we are children of God, which leads us to do our Father’s business.
  • [31:45] – Reads Philippians 2:1-11, exhorting believers to adopt the humble, self-emptying attitude of Christ as the model for loving others.
    • Scripture References
    • 1 John 4:20
    • John 7:37-39
    • Romans 5:5
    • Acts 6:3
    • Ephesians 5:18
    • 1 John 4:19
    • John 3:16
    • Malachi 1:1-5
    • 1 Kings 19:10
    • John 4:28-30
    • John 4:39-42
    • Luke 23:39-43
    • Romans 8:16
    • Philippians 2:1-11

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