Life of the Church: The Greenhouse

This last Sunday we heard from one of our elders, Andoni Montaño, on what it means to be loved by God, and manifest His love here on earth.

Reading through 1 John 4v7-18 we see that John is taking the focus from how we can love God, to how God loves us. The love you give to others will not be dependent on what you can give but what God has given you. You cannot give what you have not first received.

Only when we are overflowing with God’s love, can we begin to manifest His love to those around us. If you’re wondering what the manifest love of God is, look no further than Jesus. We learn from Him that signs and wonders - words of knowledge, healing, deliverance, etc. point to and participate in God’s love for mankind, and his intention to bless us in Christ.

Our identities are not wrapped around these gifts, rather, we use them to build up and serve others, demonstrating God’s love for them. We will grow in our exercising of these gifts when they are done from a place of security & overflow.