Session 6: Duty or delight? (Part2)

More biblical descriptors of love:
2 Cor.9:7-8 - Giving is loving if you are a cheerful giver.

John Piper insisted that if you're giving or making an offering without having the joy or cheer in your heart on what you are doing, then it is not acceptable to God. You should really be glad when you give something. It's like giving to other people is what makes you happy. The desire of your heart, the motive, the one that you really wanted to do that makes your heart joyful is to give.

• The battle is not first at the level of behavior.

• The battleground is what makes you glad.

1 Peter 5:1-2 - Love loving the sheep.

Heb. 13:17 - If I don't serve you with joy, you don't get any advantage from me.

• Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the need of other people.

Acts 20:35- The most controversial word in this verse is "Remember".

• It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Luke 14:12-14 - Be motivated by the exposition of your joy as you draw other people into it.

Closing exhortations

• Get outside your comfort zone.

You can't say that you love God without being obedient to share the gospel.
You can't say you love God and just sitting pretty at your home.

• For love's sake say no to pornography.

You can't just continue to live your eyes watching dirty things and say you love God.. thats totally foolish! You're fooling yourself, not God.

• Do something radical for the poor.
  

Have compassion for them. You indeed are so lucky to born with advantages in life. Learn to share them to the poor. It's not insane to give money to the poor, cause you know that it will benefit them. It's much insane if you're spending your money to things that may result in vanity.