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Love Extended – God’s People In The World

Brian Hopkins

March 1, 2026

In this series of messages, we have examined God's love. We found that God is love by His very nature. God manifested His love in the world when Jesus - God the Son - was embodied in the flesh of the man Jesus of Nazareth. God's Spirit fills the heart of every believer with His love in the hour we first believe. On the evening He was betrayed to be crucified, Jesus demonstrated the sacrificial love we are to offer people when He washed His disciples feet, then He gave them (and us) a "new" commandment, that we are to love one another just as He has loved us, saying that all people would recognize by our love that we are His disciples.

Love Embodied – Jesus Christ

Brian Hopkins

February 15, 2026

We have seen that God Himself is the very definition of love. Love is not an aspect of God's character. Nor is love one of God's creations. Love is the very essence of God. Logically then, since God is love, Jesus who is God in human flesh is God's essence of love embodied. But the love of Jesus is much more than a state of being. Jesus clearly demonstrates His love through action. The apostle Paul wrote that Jesus demonstrates His love for us in giving His own life for sinful mankind. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is indeed the ultimate demonstration of God's loving nature. But Jesus also demonstrated God's love throughout His earthly ministry by acts of selfless service to His children. Jesus used the example of washing His disciples' feet on the night He was betrayed - including His betrayer Judas Iscariot! Afterward He commanded them (and us) to serve those around us sacrificially just as He had demonstrated.

Love Defined – God Reveals Himself

Brian Hopkins

February 8, 2026

This message is the first in a series entitled "God Is Love." These messages will explore the nature of God's love and our proper response to Him. John the apostle gave us succinct definition of God's nature when he wrote in 1 John 4:8. "...God is love." Love is not just an aspect of God's character. Love is the very essence of His being. Nor is God's love an emotion, an attraction, or a response to a loved one being "lovable" in the way people ordinarily think of love. God's love is all encompassing, unconditional, and eternally unchanging. God revealed to Moses the characteristics of His love in Exodus 34:6 - "...“The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness..."