I.       Can We Choose What We Love? Yes!

a.       We love what we pay attention to.

b.      We love what we spend time with.

c.       We love what we trade other things for.

d.      We love what we invest in.

II.       What Is the World?

a.      Not referring to the Earth.

b.      Not referring to the people in the world.

c.      Referring to a system that is opposed to God.

III.     What Are the Things in the World?

a.       Desires of the Flesh—

b.      Desires of the Eyes—

c.      Pride of Life—

IV.     Why Shouldn’t We Love the World or the Things in It?

a.       Love for the world is incompatible with love for           the Father.

b.      The things of the world are inferior what the Father has for us.

c.       The world and its things are temporary.