The source and order of love

THE SOURCE AND ORDER OF LOVE

May the Lord make you grow in love for each other and for everyone. We have this kind of love for you. (1 Thes. 3:12 NLT)

1. Let us look carefully at who makes love grow: It is God!

May the Lord make you grow in love for each other and for everyone. We have this kind of love for you. (1 Thes. 3:12 NLT)

Sometimes we try to force love among people, as leaders we motivate others to love one another, but as leaders we cannot force people to love one another. Only God can do this!

May the Lord make you grow in love for each other and for everyone… (1 Thes. 3:12 NLT)

2. Let us look at the order. 
The order is to first love one another in our inner circle, secondly to love ‘everyone’.
In other words, first there must be love in our home, then in our spiritual family (church), then in our community, and to all the souls that are still not in church and have not been saved.

May the Lord make you grow inlove for each other and for everyone. We have this kind of love for you. (1 Thes. 3:12 NLT)

When other people see that we love one another, then they will see something different, and they will want to get close. They will see that we are children of God and will want to participate in that same love.

If you love each other, all men will know you are My followers. (John 13:35 NLT)

Think about it:

In what way has God put love in you for others?
What has that love for others made you do?
Have people looked for you because of the love you have for others?