Fruit Harvest

• Root of it is His work in our lives
• Our effort is our cooperation with His work

How is love borne in us

1 John 4:13-16

• Objective confession of truth (1 John 4:14-15)
  • Defining and demonstrating God's love for us (1 John 4:8-10)
• Personal experience of that love (1 John 4:16)
  • Spirit's outpouring of love (Rom 5:5)
  • We see the kind of love that makes us His children (1 John 3:1)

Nutrients within love

1 John 4:17-21

• Confidence on the day of judgment (1 John 4:17)
  • There is judgment, but we have assurance
• Casting out fear (1 John 4:18)
  • He displaces our fear with love
  • Fear is the response to threat caused by
    • Loss of control
    • Bodily harm
    • Rejection
    • Unknown
• Love of God (1 John 4:19)
  • His prior love provokes our love
• Love of others (1 John 4:20-21)
  • Starts with those closest to us (brothers)
  • Spreads to those around us