Controlled by the Love of Christ! 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

The Word: Controlled, Compelled, Constrained, Driven and Gripped By

1. The Love of Christ Controls Us!

• The Love That Gave the Son Who Saved or Delivered Us! John 3:16-17

1 John 4:9 By this the Love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him! In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his Son to be the atonement for our sins!

What Am I Giving?

• The Love Called Us and Made Us Children of God! 1 John 3:1

1 John 3:1 See How Great the Love of the father has bestowed upon that we should be called Children of God; and such we are!

How Am I Living?

• The Love of God that Made Us Alive! Ephesians 2:1-11

Who Am I Influencing?

• The Love of Christ Covers a Multitude of Sins! 1 Peter 4:8

2. The Love of Christ Controls Us! Not Our Sin Failures Experiences!

• Our Sin Against God and Others:

Paul’s Past & the Christ’s Love Controlling Him: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Peter’s Sin Failure and How the Love of Christ Would Control Him! John 21

Letting the Love of Christ Control Us and Not Our Sin Failures?

1) Know, Believe, Be Convinced of and Confess the Truth of God’s Love!

Psalm 103:7-13 – What God did with Our Sin Experiences!

2) Confess Your Sin Failure Again, Once and For All!

Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to Thee, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”; and Thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. See Psalm 51

1 John 1:9 If We Confess Our Sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all Unrighteousness

3) Dispute the Lies of the Enemy!

4) Believe and Confess Who You are In Christ!

5) Worship Him/Go Love Someone! Go Forgive Someone! Go Bless Someone!