WHY AM I HERE…IF THERE IS A GOD?
WHY? – Part 2
Paul Westbrook
August 28 & 29, 2021
We exist to…
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“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV)
Matthew 22:37-38
“In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,”
1 John 5:3 (NIV)
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”
1 John 3:16 (NIV)
John 14:15, 21, 23-24; 15:10
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
1 John 4:8 (NIV)
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Matthew 22:39
Jesus – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34-35 (NIV)
Leviticus 19:18
“And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
1 John 4:21 (NIV)
“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Galatians 5:14 (NIV)
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“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 (NIV)
Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:46-48; Acts 1:8
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“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)
Jesus – “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV)
1 Timothy 1:17