The Love Code: Heaven’s Culture

2. The Love Code:The Love Code:
Heaven’s CultureHeaven’s Culture
Love Cares For Others More Than Self

3. About Culture & IdentityAbout Culture & Identity
Culture
The Nigerian Culture
Identity:As a Nigerian
 As a believer in Christ
About chants, logos, anthems & chants

4. Birth
Certificate
International
Passport

5. Nigerian CitizenNigerian Citizen
The Coat of Arms
The National Flag
The pledge
The National
Anthem

6. I am Heaven’sI am Heaven’s
Citizen! I am God’s,Citizen! I am God’s,
totally God’s.totally God’s.
I am God’sI am God’s
RepresentativeRepresentative
Here on the Earth!Here on the Earth!
He finds expressionHe finds expression
through me……through me……

7. OUR CULTURE IS
OUR IDENTITY
OUR IDENTITY IS
OUR CULTURE
John 13:34-35
Not in words or
chants…..

8. How does this culture become aHow does this culture become a
part of us? Col 3:14part of us? Col 3:14
1) Get taught 1 John 3:10-17

9. As good as Dead…..1 JnAs good as Dead…..1 Jn
3:14-153:14-15

10. How does this culture become aHow does this culture become a
part of us?part of us?
2) Watch and imitate. 1 Jn 2:4-6
3) By doing (take action), catch yourself,
adjust, keep at it!
1 Jn 3:18-20

11. Phillipians 2:1-4Phillipians 2:1-4
Have you gotten anything at all out of
following Christ?
Has his love made any difference in your
life?
Does being a member of the community of
the Spirit means anything to you?
Do you have a heart?
Do you care?

12. Self Says regularly…….Self Says regularly…….
I need to get all I can, can all I get and sit on
the can.
I am alone in my serious customized
challenge, and no one cares
Tell them Pastor! They don’t check on me
They don’t give me what I need
Self is a bottomless pit!

13. Think on these things……Think on these things……
We need to give thought to
others…..consciously, regularly
When an opportunity comes your way,
do you ever think about someone
else/others?
Who is thankful for you?
When what you really desire happens for
others easily and quickly, do you rejoice
with them? Are you excited for them?

14. Others over self is our way of life!Others over self is our way of life!
Caring for self more than others sets one up against
God. 2 Tim 3:2
“Walking in love" transforms us and makes us live
freely and boldly before God. It also makes us free to
ASK and RECEIVE, because we are DOING what
God commands. 1 Jn 3:21-24
The purpose/object of God’s love is US
The purpose/object of our love is Christ.We Prove it
when we make others the object of God’s love in us;
not self love! 1 Cor 13:5

15. Where would we be?Where would we be?
If Jesus sought self more than others,
where would we be?
1 Jn 4:7 (AMP)
1 Jn 4:19-20 (AMP)
1 Jn 4:21 (AMP)

17. This is who we Are! This is who I Am!This is who we Are! This is who I Am!
 I am Heaven’s Citizen! I am God’s, totally God’s.
 I am God’s Representative Here on the Earth! He finds
expression through me.
 I am the House that God is Building! I am a living stone, fitted
together with other believers into the House of God!
 I belong to God’s Kingdom! I am a Son of God, A Heir of God,
a Joint Heir with Christ.
 I have no personal AGENDA! God’s Will is my Agenda!
 I have no personal AMBITION! God’s Service is my Ambition!
 I am Crucified with Christ! The Life I now live is Christ’s! I live
by the FAITH of the SON of God who Loved me, and Gave
himself for ME!
 Jesus is my Lord! He is the VINE, I am a BRANCH! I bear fruit
when I abide in Him. I ABIDE in JESUS!
 I am a member of the Body of Christ! I am not of HCCC, of
Paul or Apollos. I am of CHRIST.