Today’s
Key Word is Love which means “Others First”
GOD IS LOVE AND IS BOTH
Personal
Love & Unconditional Love
God has always been love before anything was created.
His love is eternal and never ending.
The Persons of God Personally loved each other, before time began.
God The Father Personally Loved God The
Son, and The Holy Spirit
God The Son Personally Loved God The Father,
and The Holy Spirit
God The Holy Spirit Personally Loved God
The Father and God The Son
At the cross they worked together harmoniously,
and showed their love for us.
At the cross they each had a role to perform.
“God demonstrates His Love for us in this way:
while we were sinners,
Christ died for us (as our substitute and in our place)”
God is perfect and God CANNOT sin, or be tempted to Sin.
God is perfectly righteous. He loves His righteousness wherever
it’s found.
They always had perfect love for their own righteousness, and each
other’s perfect righteousness.
They know how to love, because they have always loved each other.
They love each other with personal love and never had to unconditionally.
God’s unconditional love is for sinful creatures like us.
Jesus Christ the creator of all things came down to earth as the
God-Man.
He demonstrated His love for God His Father, and then for all people.
Jesus Christ loved His Father so much, that He did exactly as His
Father commanded Him.
He always did His Fathers Will.
Some Scripture
verses show us this example
Please fill in the blank words of Jesus
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my ______ but to do the
will
of Him who sent me”
Sword Drill: John 6:38
“My food is to do the ______ of Him who sent me and to finish His work”
Sword Drill: John
4:34
Jesus had Personal 
God His Father
Jesus
had Unconditional 
Sinful People
How did God
The Father show His love for us?____________
How did Jesus
Christ show His love for His Father? _________
__________________________
__________________________
What happened
after Jesus died for our sins and was laid in a tomb?
________________________________
The Christian Life – The Power Of Love
If we believe in Jesus work and sacrifice for us, then we
are said to be
Sword Drill: John
3: 1-8 B________A_________
Sword Drill: John
10:9 S_______________
Sword Drill: Romans
14:8 B________ to the L________
Now we have been born again into God’s Family, we belong to God.
We are God’s family. Because we are His family we must learn to
live like members of His family, just like Jesus has shown us how to live.
We must learn and have the same Love, as He did.
We can only personally love a few people around us.
We should unconditionally love all people, as the bible say’s
This is done when we “Forgive as Jesus Christ forgave us”
In God’s family we must learn to obey God’s commands
and
follow His instructions!
Please fill in the blanks
“If you obey my ____________ you will live in my love, just as I have
obeyed my Fathers commands and live in His love”
“I have taught you this so that my joy may be in you, and your joy
may be __________”
“My command is this, ____________each other as I have loved you”
“Greater love has no one than this, than a man lay down his life for
his _________”
“You are my friends if you do what ___ command”
Sword Drill: John
15:10-14
The Christian Life – The Power Of Love
Now we are in God’s family, God expects that we learn and obey
Jesus’
commands. Just as Jesus obeyed His Fathers commands.
In His family we are always a part of His family forever.
God never kicks us out of His family.
Once a child of God, we are always children of God.
“Nothing can separate us from the love of
God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
Sword Drill: Romans
8:35-39
Jesus say’s “I give unto you eternal life, you will NEVER perish.
No one can snatch you out of my hands”
Sword Drill: John
10:28
If we are faithful to Jesus Christ by obeying His commands, then
Jesus calls us His friends, because we
know and obey His commands.
If we are faithful to Him throughout our life, we shall receive
our inheritance when He checks our life and
service at the “judgement (evaluation) Seat of Christ”.
Why not find and read again the following
Lesson’s at this site?
What Must I Do To Be Forever Saved
Eternal Rewards
.
To Love God we must obey God’s commands,
which are Jesus’ commands too! All His commands are
grouped together into a plan called Love, as shown in the ten “Stress
Busters”.
There are many situations in life, which cause us to be stressed,
but God has given to us His promises
so we can trust Him always, in our troubles.
provided so that in any situation in life, we can trust, relax and be
confident in the Lords provision and care, because
GOD KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING
Note: It would be of great
help for you, to read the lesson at this site about the “Person
of God”. You can then understand
how trustworthy and reliable the Word of God is.
He has a plan to make us just like His Son Jesus, so that in the middle of our problems, the thinking within our
soul can be just like Jesus’ thinking.
He had great peace, tranquillity and joy (God’s happiness) in all
situations. He endured the cross knowing
His future glorious resurrection.
The Christian Life – The Power Of Love
Some of God Promises for you, as you
live in this world and face many problems and heart aches.
Please fill in the blanks
“God works all things together for good, to those who ______
Him”
Sword Drill: Romans
8:28
“If ______ is for you, who can be against you”
Sword Drill: Romans
8:31
“The Lord is my ______, I will not be afraid what can people
do to me”
Sword Drill: Hebrews
13:6
“Living is ________ and dying is great profit (great gain and
benefit)”
Sword Drill: Philippians
1:21
“You will keep in perfect _______, the person whose mind is
steadfast (firm and not changing) on the
Me, because they ______ in you”
Sword Drill: Isaiah
26:3
“Cast your cares upon Me, for I Care
for you”
Sword Drill: 1 peter
5:7
Jesus say’s
“Whoever has my commands and _____ them, he is the one who loves ____.
He who loves me will be loved
by my Father, and I too will love Him and show myself to him”
John 14:21
“If anyone ___________, he will obey my teaching.
My Father will love him, and we will come to Him
and make our ___________with
him”
John 14:23
“A new command I give you: Love ___________.
As I have loved you, you must love one another.
By this all men will know that you are _____ disciples,
if you love one another”
John 13:34-35
Important
The Word of God and The Word of Christ
are the same, as God is Jesus Christ in the flesh and Jesus is God.
John 1:1-14
The bible calls itself
The _____ of God and the _____ of Christ
1 Corinthians 2:16
The Christian Life – The Power Of Love
Love conquers all.
God’s commands are found within the “Stress Busters” (SB).
We can be calm and at peace in our minds, in every situation and
difficulty within our life. We can come out of our problems stronger in
our faith (believing God’s Word), trust and more confident in The Lord.
This pleases God and we gain a good report before God,
the angels and
each other.
Sword Drill: Hebrews
11:39
As we believe God’s Promises in His Word,
so we can obey all Jesus’ commands.
SB1 
Fellowship (companionship) With God
Worry, fear, anxiety, jealousy, feeling guilty, acting selfishly,
fits of anger, rage, hatred are some of the
attitudes, which God regards as sinful and they break fellowship with
Him.
When we allow these attitudes to enter into our thinking, which
is often seen by our actions, in what we say
and do, we need to use SB1 to get back in fellowship with God.
(Please read again the Tabernacle-Bronze
Laver Lesson)
Confessing
sin to God is telling God what He already knows!
God’s Rule:
“Against God and God only have I sinned!”
Sword Drill: Psalm
51:4
God’s Promise:
“If we confess our sin’s (to God), He will
forgive our sins
and cleanse us (make
us clean) from all unrighteousness (wrong doing)”
Sword Drill: I John
1:9
SB2 
The Power
of The Holy Spirit
When we are in fellowship with God we are under the
controlling
power of the Holy Spirit again.
God’s Strength
and Power working in us, and for us!
(Read again Tabernacle-Golden
Lamp stand Lesson)
God’s Rule, Command & Promise:
“Live by the Spirit and you will not live by your sinful nature desires
(way’s)”
Sword Drill: Galatians
5:16
God’s Promise
“The fruit (production) of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, and faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control”
Galatians 5:221-23
SB3 
Faith Rest
We now need to find and use the promises of God, so we can trust
the Lord, and can relax in our minds,
not worried, afraid, anxious or jealous about anything.
Sometimes the battle in our mind, rages long and strong and for
a long time. We have to use these “Stress Busters”
many times in a single day.
The Lord is My Strength and My Shield
We have a
mind of peace, because we believe
God’s is our
shield, refuge and protection in everything.
Our good thinking
leads to good decisions and good actions.
God’s Rule and Promise:
“With God nothing is impossible”
Sword Drill: Luke
1:37 – 18:27
God’s Command and Promise:
“Stand at the cross roads and look, ask for the paths of old
(God’s paths), ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find
rest for your souls”
Sword Drill: Jeremiah
6:16
God’s Command and Promise:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart (thinking) and don’t lean (depend)
on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him (tell God about
it), and He will direct you paths”
Sword Drill: Proverbs
3:5-6
SB4 
The
Word of Christ our God
We must us SB1-SB3 before we read the bible and learn
the Word of God.
God only speaks to us with His Word,
when we are in
fellowship (companionship) with Him.
Learn, use and live
by God’s Word – Daily
God’s Rule:
“Let the peace of God rule in your hearts” (thinking)
“ Let the word of Christ
live in you richly”
Sword Drill: Colossians
3:15-16
God’s Command:
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ”
Sword Drill: 2 Peter
3:18
God’s Promise:
Jesus says “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a person
remains in Me (My Word)
and I in him, he will produce much fruit;
Apart from Me, you can do nothing”
Sword Drill: John
15:5
SB5 
The
Grace Compass
As we learn God’s Word we come to understand what grace is, and
how God’s grace
applies to us, and how we can be gracious
in our attitudes
and actions toward others.
God’s Rule:
“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith –
and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works,
so that no one can
boast”
Sword Drill: Ephesians
2:8-9
God’s Command:
“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus”
“Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility,
gentleness and
patience”
“Forgive as the Lord forgave you”
Sword Drill: 2Timothy 2:1- Colossians 3:12-13
God’s Promise:
“God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things
at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work”
Sword Drill: 2 Corinthians
9:8
His Grace, Forgiveness and Favour is Sufficient and Enough for Me!
SB6 
Strong Unshakeable Belief in Your Destiny
Each day we use SB1-SB5.
One day we come to the place in our life of Strong Unshakeable
Belief in Your Destiny, where we are certain in our mind about God’s plan
for our life with the Lord, and are very confident in Him.
I will dwell in the
House of The Lord Forever
God’s Rule and Promise:
“I know the plans I have for you”, say’s the Lord, “plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future”
Sword Drill: Jeremiah
29:11
God’s Command:
“Stand firm and hold to the teaching you have learnt”
“Resist the Devil (Satan) standing firm in the faith (believing God’s
Word)”
Sword Drill: 2 Thessalonians
2:15 & 1 Peter 5:9
God’s Rule and Promise:
“To Him who is who is able to keep us from falling and present us faultless
before His Glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only
God our saviour be glory and majesty, power and authority, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen”
Sword Drill: Jude
25
SB7 Personal Love For God
One day we come to a place of a personal Love for God
and an unconditional
love for people
Sureness in Your Love
For God
Our minds are on our Lord and not people. This great victory means
that we can enjoy people more and more, because we look at them through
the eyes of Jesus Christ. People can’t hurt us the same as they used to!
God’s Rule and Command:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind” & “Love your neighbour as yourself”
Sword Drill Matthew 22:37-39
Gods Rule:
“Hope does not disappoint us, because the Love of God is poured out
into out hearts by the Holy Spirit, which is given to us”
Sword Drill: 2 Thessalonians
3:5
“Do everything in love”
Sword Drill: 1Corinthians 16:14
God’s Promise:
“Blessed is the person who perseveres under trial, because when
they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life that
Sword Drill: James 1:12
SB8 Unconditional Love
For All People
A forgiving, kind and compassionate
love for everyone.
Love for God and a love for people go hand in hand!
Gods Rule:
“Love one another, as I have loved you”
Sword Drill: John
15:12
God’s Command:
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
Sword Drill: Matthew
5:44
“Support (bear with) each other and forgive whatever grievances
you may have against
one another”
Sword Drill: Colossians
3:13
God’s Promise:
“God loved the world so much that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him
SHALL NOT (Never) PERISH but shall have eternal life”
Sword Drill: John
3:16
SB9 
God’s Happiness
Content and satisfied in all circumstances
God’s Word is periodically tested more and more, and we
come to a place, where we are content
because we share God’s happiness in every pleasant or unpleasant circumstance
of life.
God’s Rule:
“Shout with Joy to God all the earth. Sing the Glory of His Name;
Make His praise glorious”
Sword Drill: Psalm
66:1-2
God’s Command:
“Think it pure joy, my fellow believers, when you face trials of many
kinds because the testing of your
faith develops perseverance, which produces a mature person”
Sword Drill: James
1:2-4
God’s Promise:
“To Him who is able to keep us from falling us from falling and to
present us before His glorious presence
without fault and with great joy”
Sword Drill: Jude
24
Joy is Learnt
“I have learnt the secret of being content (satisfied) in any and every
situation, whether well fed or
hungry, whether living in plenty or in want”
Sword Drill: Philippians
4:12
SB10 
Jesus Attitude Becomes Our Attitude
What Decision’s Can I
Make to Please My Saviour Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ and His Word become our best friend, and priority.
He means more to us than anything else in life.
His thinking becomes our thinking.
God’s Rule and Command:
“Do nothing out of selfishness, but in humility think about others
better than yourselves. Each of you
should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of
other’s.
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ”
Sword Drill: Philippians
2:3-5
“Let us fix our eye’s on Jesus, the author and completer of our faith,
who for the joy set before
Him endured the cross, disregarding it’s shame and sat down at God’s right hand”
“Think about Him who endured such hostility from sinful people, so
that you will not become weary and loose heart”
Sword Drill: Hebrews
12:2-3
Jesus’ Promise:
“I am coming soon! My reward is with Me”
Sword Drill: Revelation
22:12
God’s plan is the Lifelong Plan for the
believer in Jesus Christ.
It is also known as the Christian way
of life.
It’s a great plan, with so much to expect.
There will be difficulties and suffering, but not always. The benefits of
persevering are far better for us as we live on this earth.
Persevering in our faith pleases our
Saviour- Jesus Christ.
“No problem or difficulty has got a hold of you, except what is
common to people. And God is FAITHFUL; He will not let you be tested
beyond what you can bear. But when you are tested, He will provide a way
out, so that you can stand up under the test”
1 Corinthians 10:13
Your rewards will be great as you live on earth
and in eternity!!!
Review the lesson about Eternal
Rewards
Each of these rewards are symbols pointing
to amazing positions,
power glory and
wealth forever, in Jesus Christ.
The Christian Life – The Power Of Love
We can use these “Stress Busters” our
entire life
Through Thick and Thin
Our reward will be great in heaven.
Jesus will say “Well Done!” when we see Him face
to face.
Activity
Please fill in the blanks
Sword Drill: 1
Corinthians 13:4-8a
Love is P__________
Love is K__________
Love does not E___________
Love does not B_________
Love is not P________
Love is not R_______
Love is not Self S_______
Love is not easily A_______
Love keeps no record of W_________
Love does not delight in E__________
Love rejoices with the T________
Love always P__________
Love always T________
Love always H________
Love always P_________
Love never F__________
Verse 13b
Now these three remain, F_____, H______, L_______
The greatest of these is L______
“Grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ” - “To Him be glory forever and ever – Amen”
Thank You that you have saved me, and have provided
all I need to be as Jesus was I pray that you will help me to live knowing
eternity is just around the corner. Help me through your Holy Spirit and
Your Word to obey your commands, and to live faithfully for the precious
Name of Jesus Christ. I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen