Demonstrations Are Here!

Prophetic Scripture:

1st Corinthians 2:4-5  And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

1st Corinthians portrays Christ as our ”LORD”  It contains 16 chapters, 437 verses and 9,489 words.  It’s time now for “my people” not to just talk about “my power”, but to demonstrate it!!

God wants us to step out in miracles and make a practice of signs and wonders!!

“FOR THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GOD ARE HERE”!!

Demonstration:  the action of showing the existence or truth of something by giving proof or evidence.

Demonstration in the Greek is Apodeixis (pronounced a-pod’-ike-sis) and means manifestation; making manifest; showing forth a demonstration; proof.  The Gospel is not a verbal argument for the existence of God.  It is above all things a demonstration of God Himself.  It is the evidence of who He is in His love and power!

GOD'S LOVE: THE SOURCE OF LOVE

1 John 4:7-11 (KJV)

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Statistics state that nearly one billion Valentine’s cards are exchanged each year. February 14th is the day!  During that day, many will rush out - and even some at the last minute - to get that special someone a box of chocolates, some flowers and/or a valentine card.

Webster defines a valentine as “a gift or card sent to a loved one on Valentine’s day”.  If you will think about it, we don’t send these cards, flowers or chocolates out to just anyone.  They are generally reserved for those whom we love.  I have received some very nice gifts on Valentine’s Day in the past.

But as we observe this day dedicated to those whom we love, I want to examine the greatest love story of all time:  The love that God had/has for us!  As a result of God’s love for us, we should have that same love for others. No text illustrates this fact better than the text chosen for today’s message.

1 John 4:7  Beloved, let us love one another.  What an intriguing thought!  This call to love is one that needs to be heard today.