#145 LTLT S5 EP 19: Embracing Selfless Love and Compassion in 1 John 3 Final Verses

So glad again to be before you . We are about ready to get into the word of God . I hope that you are ready to go forth . Amen . It is always a blessing to be able to hear the word of God , because I deal with people who live in areas where the name of Jesus can get you killed . Hallelujah , amen .

So , wherever you are , if you're able to see the next say the name of Jesus freely , that is such an awesome lesson . Amen . So if you have your Bibles , please turn with me to first John , chapter three . Please turn with me to 1 John , chapter 3 . Amen .

If you are in the car , at work , whatever have you , you don't have your Bible handy , just have a listening ear , amen , and ready to hear what it is that God has to say as he uses his willing servant , catherine , amen . So without further ado , let us go before him in prayer . Father , we thank you so much for your grace and your mercy .

Thank you , god , for allowing us yet another opportunity to be able to hear your word . I pray in the name of Jesus you would grant me supernatural understanding to your truth , that I might be a blessing to your people . I like to the kingdom .

I pray in the name of Jesus , that you will bless every ear that is here , that you will give them hindsight , god , that you will give them a word , god , that they can apply , that we all can apply forever . Amen . I pray that you would just have your way in this time . We turn it over to you , god , in Jesus Christ's name , we do pray .

Amen , amen and amen , hallelujah . So we left off here at verse 15 , picking up at 16 . We left off here at verse 15 , picking up at 16 . The thing that I got most out of yesterday's lesson was that , even when they're hating on you , you still love them . Hallelujah , amen . That was a lot to be said . It really was Amen .

So if you did not listen to yesterday's episode , which was episode number 144 in season 5 , episode 18 , please take a minute and listen to it , because it will speak hand in hand or hand in glove , however you want to say , with what is coming right here in this moment . So let's go forth . He says hereby .

He said perceive we the love of god because he laid down his life for us , amen . He said perceive . So he said think for a minute . It wasn't nothing but the love of God that he would lay down , he would send his only begotten son to lay down his life for us . Amen , that we might live . He didn't have to , he wanted to .

It was a choice that he made , a conscious choice that he made because he loved us just that much .

Amen . He created us on purpose and for purpose . Hallelujah . Your life does have significance , whether or not you treat it that way . He , when he took the dust and put you together , he did it on purpose . He gave you the right father and he gave you the perfect mother to create you , hallelujah .

And it was not again because he had to , it was because he loved you just that much . He has something to accomplish through you . He says , and we ought to lay down our lives for one , for I was about to say for one another , but for the brethren , amen . The same gift that Jesus gave us .

We ought to be willing and ready to give it to our brothers and our sisters in Christ . Amen , hallelujah . And I think it's interesting because he just said for the brethren Amen , would you exclude the unsaved ? Come on , hallelujah , when you think about it , the reality is that he created all in his image and after his likeness . Amen .

Now , whether or not folks abide in the love that Christ gave us , that's a whole other story . But it doesn't mean that you didn't wasn't created without purpose . It's just like saying look , the . The lamp is insignificant because nobody bought it . No , the life is significant . The lamp is significant and it has a purpose . Amen .

Once you put in the light and plug it into the wall , then its purpose will be fulfilled . Amen , whether or not the lamp is bought or not , it still does not dismiss its purpose . Hallelujah , whether they receive you or not , whether they accept you or not , it does not diffuse your purpose . Hallelujah , amen , you , me , all of us .

He asks us to lay down our life for somebody else outside of ourself . Amen , he says . Look , but whosoever hath this world's goods or good and seeketh his brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him , how dwelleth the proof of the pudding that you love me is that ? Look , you take care of me , hallelujah . That's just one proof . Amen .

If you have the things , that , especially when you have more than enough , you have it , and then you know that your brother have need of it . Uh , look , he asked the question . If you love god , will you give it to him ? Come on , somebody .

See , this is where we have to separate , separate things and things that don't matter , the temporary things , to the things that matter , things that are eternal . Will you hold back what you have because you want it or because you think you need it , and not give it to your brother , your sister ? Hallelujah , amen .

It's like having two things , two things in your closet and your brother have a need . Rather than you holding on to both , why not give one amen , and even more ? He said you love me . Give him the best , jesus , come on . How many times do we give somebody something ? We give them the sloppy agape , we give them the raggedy leftovers . Come on , somebody .

We give them the thing that's all stained up and messed up . I would dare give my best to them . That's for me . Come on . That's the truth of the matter . Don't we do it ? Hallelujah . But he says to us ? He says how dwelleth the love of God in him If you're able to help with the need and don't , come on somebody , A whole lot of folk .

They won't give because they're not getting . Oh Jesus , come on . That's a word , ain't it ? Amen ? How many times do we have the opportunity to give but we don't because we're not getting ? My god , now , ain't that something ? Think about it now . Don't think about her and him and so and so , and this one and that one . How about you ?

How many times have you had something you can give to somebody that you don't need and you didn't ? Because they didn't give it to you , because they weren't there for you . They didn't show up when you needed them .

So I'm not , I'm putting my hands in my pocket and I'm closing myself off to be a blessing to somebody else because they weren't a blessing to me . Jesus hall , he said my little children , let us not love in word , neither in tongue , but in deed and in truth . Hallelujah , amen . Love in what you do , love in what you say .

You let your word be your bond . If you're gonna to do something , do it . Don't hold back based on whatever reason . Hallelujah , he says to us , let us not love with what we necessarily all that we say amen , don't . Let . Let's not just say it just to be saying it , amen , or saying it just because it sounds good , or saying it because I'm supposed to .

How many times do we say things that we've rehearsed over the years ? Hallelujah Amen . You say you love me , but you have no action behind what you say . Hallelujah , you say you love me , but you're never there for me . I say I love you , but I'm never there for you . Come on , hallelujah Amen . I say I love you and you have a need .

You got a bank full of money , but you know I need food on my table for my babies tonight and you can't help me because I don't know when I can give what you gave me back to you . That's just a scenario , but it happens all the time . People have needs and they go unanswered because somebody's too selfish to give it .

Some would say well , a closed mouth , don't get fed , and that is true . But what happens when you open up your mouth and ask and they still say no , but then they turn around and say I love you ? How ? This is really the root and the fruit to verse 17 . Amen , we are so busy we are .

I mean , I love you just flows off of our mouth so easily , but we're really not practicing what we preach . We say that easily , but we're really not practicing what we preach . We say that we love , but we not loving unconditionally . So many times we love based on what you do for me . That is selfish . Truth be told , that's what that is .

That is selfishness at its best . I won't do for you unless you do for me . How many times you say I'll go to your church but you going to come to mine ? Hallelujah , I love you . I seen you . I love you so much . You don't know nothing about me . You ain't taking the time to get to know me . How can you love me and you don't know who I am ?

Come on somebody . What happened to the relationship ? Hallelujah , because , look , if I take time to invest in the relationship , amen , then I'm able to have feelings . I'm able to understand the difference between saying that I love you and saying that I genuinely love you . Come on somebody . We digging deep .

Verse 19 , he says and hereby we know that we are of the truth and shall assure our hearts before him , for if our heart condemn us , god is greater than our heart and knoweth all things , amen . God knows all things , amen . He knows what inside , what is going on in your heart Amen .

And if we are moving in selfishness , the selfishness will be the thing that condemns us . Come on , hallelujah . God is even greater than us . Come on , hallelujah . God is even greater than our own selfishness , amen . This is why you know he works things to our good . He knows how to filter out that selfishness . Hallelujah , amen .

He knows how to make sure that we get the messages that he's teaching us in his word in us , hallelujah . This is why he said look , if we keep on , we stay in the word and we continue on with the Lord , if we continue to learn and understand what he requires of us . He says truly , we will be free , amen . He says we will be free , hallelujah , amen .

This is why we don't have to worry about trying to fix ourselves . He know how to fix us , amen . He know how to purify us Amen . He know how to change our heart . That changes our mind , in which , once our heart and our minds are changed and our behavior will follow from the inside out , hallelujah . Why not from the outside in ?

Because outside says I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do , but my heart is disconnected from it . Jesus , come on somebody , but see , look when he works it from the inside . What we do on the outside is produced from what's on the inside . Come on somebody . Hallelujah , jesus , he's freeing somebody .

Hallelujah from all of the religions , confinements that are out there , that are keeping people from really experiencing Jesus . Hallelujah , he says to us beloved , if our heart condemn us not , then have we confidence toward God . He says , and whatsoever we ask , we receive of him , look , god is the source .

Amen , and understanding that when we do what we do , we're not doing it in our own , in our own what's the word ? In our own power or in our own strength , but that what we do is in him . And so , because what we do in him is in him , we can ask him amen , whatever it is that we need , and he's going to send the right people .

And he's going to send the right people , he's going to send the right ideas , he's going to send the things in our path to get , so that we can get to the thing that we're asking him for . This is why we got to make sure that he is the source to everything that we ask .

He says because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight . He says and this is His commandment that we should believe on the name of His Son , jesus Christ , and love one another , as he gave us commandment .

Look , a whole lot of times that it seems that we have a lack , and we have and I'm talking about a continuous lack , because we definitely are going to experience seasons in our lives . Amen , we're going to have times where we're going to have less than enough .

Okay , we're going to have times in our life where we have a lot of , a lot of um , excitement , and then there's going to be times in our life we have a lot of mourning . Amen , there's going to be times in our lives for everything that happens underneath the sun .

I believe that the reason why it seems prolonged is because something is going on in regard to us loving each other . Amen , a whole lot of times . The things that seems to weigh the heaviest on us is not because God desires that for us , but because we are not listening to Him . Amen , we're not getting the lesson so that we can go on to the next lesson .

Hallelujah , amen , a whole lot of times . God is trying to teach us something or make us go through a lesson that we don't want to experience . Hallelujah , because with every lesson comes some testing . Amen . The testing just is the witness that we got the lesson . Come on , y'all the lesson or the test ? I'm saying that again .

The test is the witness that I got the lesson , amen . And when you pass the test , you've learned the lesson . Come on , somebody , talk to me . Does that make sense ? Amen , I'm almost done . He says 24 . And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him . Okay , the proof of the pudding that you are in him is that you keep his command .

What is his command ? Again , what is it that you love one another ? He says , and he in him . And hereby we know that he abideth in us by the spirit which he hath given us . You cannot say this , that and the other , and your life don't align with it . Y'all excuse me , I'm going to say that again .

You cannot say I'm this and I'm doing this and I'm that and I believe this and I believe , and your life not align with that . Amen , hallelujah . That would make you a liar . Yeah , and that's not judgment , that's not condemnation . That's the word Amen .

That's the word he talks about it in the first chapter of this great book About the difference between the truth and the lie . Hallelujah , amen , being a part of the light and being a part of the darkness . This ain't coming out of thin air , hallelujah .

It is in the word of god , the same word that is your standard , it is mine , hallelujah , and I've just been called to um . Identify it , amen , bring it to light as as as you would say . Amen , show you in the word where it says amen .

I think that sometimes christians get a bad rap , especially teachers and pastors , because all we're doing , if we're in relationship with him , amen , is giving the word of god . Amen . And folk get mad at you for giving the word of god . And the reality is is this ? You're not getting mad at me , you're getting mad at God . Amen , because this is his standard .

All we're doing is relaying the message Hallelujah , amen . So the proof is in the pudding Whether or not you are in him . It's whether or not you I didn't say everybody else whether or not you are loving the people that are around you , loving the people that come in contact with you the way he desires you to . Amen , not just you , but me too .

Hallelujah , let's pray , father , we thank you so much once again for your grace and your mercy . Thank you , god , for allowing us to make it through this conversation , and I just pray that it was impactful . I pray that everyone that was here got what it is that you desire to give .

Father , we love you so much and we're so very grateful , hallelujah , for all that you're doing in us , and I just pray , in the name of Jesus , as you've called me to this place , that I would do it the way that you tell me to do it .

Hallelujah , that those who are supposed to align with me to go forth in this thing , I pray , in the name of Jesus , that they too will be willing and obedient , as you have called me to be . Father , we love you so , so much , god , we are so very grateful and so thankful , god , as we wrap up this week amen with learning to live in truth .

I pray that everyone got what it is that they were supposed to get . I pray , in the name of Jesus , you would bless the one , bless those that said pray for me , whatever their need might be , that you would do it . Father , we love you and we thank you . In Jesus Christ's name , I do pray , amen , amen and amen , hallelujah , y'all .

Make sure y'all come on back tomorrow , as we have God's diamondsonds in the Rough to come up to bat . Amen , not just Friday , but Saturday as well . We got two more because we have a lot of God's Diamonds in the Rough interviews that we need to get through before the year is out .

So not just Friday , but Friday and Saturday we're going to have some interviews from that platform as well . I hope that y'all will come back for Learning to Live in Truth on Monday

. Amen , as we continue to explore and go through 1 John , picking up at the fourth chapter . Amen , as we slowly and gradually come to the end . Y'all know it's only five chapters in this great book . Amen , before we go into the next . So I thank you for being with me and thank you for allowing me to be able to sow into you .

Amen , as , uh , we go forth , um , as the kingdom of god , uh , being about the business of god . Amen . So I love y'all so much . So many blessings from me to you . Y'all have a great day , great night . Amen , amen and amen .