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Be Bold

Bold Love

Sunday, February 15, 20261130am
📖 1 John 4:16-18
Is your love for God bold enough to shape your life? Bold love lives in God's love daily — not visiting it occasionally. Perfect love drives out fear, and our love for God is a grateful response, not a payment plan.
Key Points
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Bold love starts with living in God's love — not just visiting it on Sundays
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You can't love God boldly if you only visit His love occasionally
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Bold love drives out fear — when love is mature, fear has no grip
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Fear in relationships shows love is not fully trusted
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Our love for God is a response, not a bribe or negotiation
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You can't disappoint someone who already knows everything about you
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Bold love is a lifestyle — loving publicly, obeying consistently, forgiving boldly

From the Series

Be Bold

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Sermon Summary

God Loves More Than We Realize

This message centers the Be Bold theme in God's initiating love. Bold living starts with knowing that God's love does not begin with our worthiness.

Love Changes Posture

Because believers are loved by God, they are called to live with assurance, gratitude, and transformed conduct rather than insecurity.

Sermon Quote

God just loves you.

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You can't say you believe God if the evidence of your life is not intact.

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