MEETING AGENDA
- OPENING PRAYER – Ask one person to open the meeting in prayer.
- GROWTH QUESTIONS – Ask everyone the Growth Questions.
- ATTENDANCE – Take attendance through the DG Attendance System.
- TODAY’S LESSON – Go over this week’s DG lesson.
- GIVING – Encourage everyone to give on the App.
- CLOSING PRAYER – Ask for prayer requests and pray.
LIVE IN TRUTH AND LOVE
TODAY’S PASSAGE:
2 John 1-6 (NLT) – 1 This letter is from John, the elder. I am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the truth—as does everyone else who knows the truth— 2 because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever. 3 Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love. 4 How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded. 5 I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. 6 Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.
- DEFINITION – Truth (alētheia) – What is true under any matter in consideration; personal excellence, an open and honest quality of mind that is from falsehood and deceit, sincerity of mind and integrity of character
- Every Christian should strive to live in truth, to live a life free from lies and full of integrity.
- Every believer has the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, living within them.
John 14:17 (NASB) – The Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you.
- Since the Spirit of Truth lives in us, he enables us to live a life of truth, integrity and sincerity.
- Lies and deceit have no place in the life of a Christian.
- The Holy Spirit (truth) within us will prompt us to love and encourage one another.
- Jesus commanded us to “love another.”
John 13:34 (NLT) – 34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
- This is a command Jesus repeated often (John 15:12, 17) so we know it was important to Him.
- As Spirit-filled believers, we are empowered to live a life of truth and love, walking in obedience to the clear command of Jesus.
- The Apostle John defines love as doing what God has commanded.
- Jesus also clearly linked love and obedience.
John 14:15 (NLT) – “If you love me, obey my commandments.”
- One of the most important commandments Jesus has given us is to love each other as He loved us.
- Now, we can see that loving others well, in obedience to His command, also demonstrates our love for God.