John 15:9-10 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love..."

Moving along in our Rooted and Rising series, we are now looking at the Value of being people in the Love of God! Last week, we introduced the idea of being people rooted in the Truth of the Gospel of Christ and how He invites us into full discipleship, to "pick up our cross and follow Him." And now we're seeing the other side of the coin by discussing the Love of God. It is God's love that invites us into fellowship with Himself and one another.

The Love of God is all about salvation, that God hasn't counted our sins against us but comes into our muck and mire and brokenness to rescue us from darkness. That God doesn't hold our sins against us but comes into our world to redeem us from the curse is LOVE. Love is relational. It's powerful. And it's about doing life together.

From Genesis to Revelation, the story of God and His people is about relational healing and walking in the wholeness and fullness that Jesus invites us into through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.