For Those That Love God Must Also Love His Children.

Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Isaiah 58:1-11

Sermon outline:

1. A love for the brethren is a gift that God gives his children
2. Love is an action, not simply a feeling
3. Evidence of children of the devil: behaving like Cain who hates righteous deeds
4. Evidence of children of God, want to be like the good brother, Christ

Family Discussion questions:

1. What bad thing did Cain do?
2. Why did he do this?
3. Who are the children of God?
4. What do people who hate Jesus think of Christians?
5. How did Jesus show his love for us?
6. How should we treat other Christians?
7. What are the ways which the Bible teaches us to show love for the church family?
8. Why is this sometimes hard? What hope is there for Christians who find this difficult?
9. Why would it follow that Christians will begin to love the church the way
10. God loves the church?
11. Why should we love the church even if it doesn’t earn us salvation?
12. How are you meant to be a gift from God to his other children?