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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. COMMAND
A. PRIMACY OF LOVE
I Pet 4:8a But before everything,
1. PRIORITY (I Pet 4:7; Jn 13:34-35)
2. IMPORTANCE (Col 3:12-14; I Cor. 13)
B. TYPE OF LOVE
I Pet 4:8b have intense love
1. FERVENT (I Pet 1:22 Mt 18:21-22)
2. LOVE (Rom 5:8; 12:14, 20; Mt 5:44; Mk 12:33; I Jn 3:10-11; 4:11)
II. CONSEQUENCES
A. SCOPE OF LOVE
I Pet 4:8c among yourselves,
1. PROPER PLACE (Ex 22:21; Deut 14:29; Gen 18:1-2)
2. FAMILY (Jn 13:35; I Thes 4:9; II Jn 5 )
B. IMPACT OF LOVE
I Pet 4:8d since love hides a multitude of sins.
1. COVER-UP (Prov 10:12; 28:13)
2. FOREBEARANCE (Gal 5:13-15)
III. CULMINATION
A. DEMONSTRATION OF LOVE
I Pet 4:9a Show hospitality to one another
1. EXTERNAL (Heb. 13:2 )
2. EVERYONE
B. SPIRIT OF LOVE
I Pet 4:9b without complaint.
1. KINDNESS
2. SERVICE