Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 1)
December 5th, 2009Previous |
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- Disciples realized that they were responding to Jesus who was willing to give of Himself for them
- Examples of Jesus giving himself away
- Love is not love until it is given away
- Jesus – God gave away His most precious possession
- No greater love than to lay down our live for others
- Jesus impressed the deep compulsion of His eternal purpose
- It was clear that the Master considered no service too small or sacrifice too great.
- Jesus denied Himself many of the comforts and pleasure of the world and became a servant
- He continually gave His life “for their sakes”
- Disciples learned not in theory but in practice (painful and hard to accept)
- Jesus life was the measure by which they were to regard their own service.
- To give freely as they had received – Matthew 10:8
- Love one another as He loved them - John 13:34
- Calvary love was the standard