(Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV) And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Roots provide . Roots provide . THE GLORY OF LOVE 1. God loved . (1 John 4:9-10 NLT) God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. (Romans 5:8 NLT) …God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 2. God IS . (1 John 4:8 NIV) Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:16 NLT) We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 3. Our response: We must . (Deuteronomy 6:5 NLT) And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. (Matthew 22:36-37 NLT) “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ (1 John 3:1 NLT) We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 4. Our response: We love . (Matthew 22:39-40 NLT) A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” (John 13:34-35 NLT) So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”