Changeless Love
The sermon emphasizes the unchanging nature of God's love and its transformative power in the lives of believers.
George Fox preaches about the importance of waiting on God and guiding our minds to the Father of Life, where there is no shadow or changing. He emphasizes the need to remove and change things that are temporary and embrace the unchanging love of God in our hearts, allowing it to grow and abound so we can reign over our own hearts and overcome what is contrary to God. By embracing the newness in Christ, we can experience a transformation where old things pass away, and we are guided to the living God for light, life, and power, ultimately becoming a sweet-smelling savor to Him.
Text
FRIENDS, in the Measure of the Life of God wait, to guide your Minds up to the Father of Life, where there is no Shadow nor Changing. As ye do hither come, ye must know a Removing and Changing of that which will Change, with that which doth not Change, to that take heed to guide all your Minds. . . .
So here the Love of God will in your Hearts come to be shed abroad, which Love is one, and doth not change; in it dwell, and grow, and abound, that over all that, which is contrary to the Lord of Life, who destroys Death, ye may reign every one over your own Hearts. . . .
So that ye may come to know the Saints State, unto whom all things were become New, and the Old things were passed away; and that which . . . is New, that mind, to guide all your Minds up to the living God, from whence Light, Life and Power doth come. So in it the Lord God of Life preserve you, that to him ye may be a sweet-smelling Savour; for that which will corrupt, and doth corrupt and will grow ragged, and come to be torn, and will dye of itself and will wither, fade and stink . . . is that which is contrary to the Measure of the Life of God, and is with the Light condemned.
Sermon Outline
- I points: - Understanding the Nature of God's Love - The Unchanging Character of God - The Impact of God's Love on Our Lives
- II points: - The Process of Transformation in Christ - Reigning Over Our Hearts - The New Creation in Christ
- III points: - The Role of Light, Life, and Power - Living as a Sweet-Smelling Savour - Avoiding Corruption and Decay
Key Quotes
“the Love of God will in your Hearts come to be shed abroad, which Love is one, and doth not change” — George Fox
“ye may reign every one over your own Hearts” — George Fox
“the Old things were passed away; and that which is New, that mind, to guide all your Minds up to the living God” — George Fox
Application Points
- Embrace God's unchanging love as the foundation for your life.
- Seek transformation by allowing God's love to guide your thoughts and actions.
- Live in a way that reflects the new creation you are in Christ, avoiding anything that leads to spiritual decay.