But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.             Galatians 5:22, 23 (ESV)

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 4:32-5:2 (ESV) 

Introduction - The power of a living example 

Fallen Condition Focus: The opposite of love, is hate, and hate is an enmity against someone that seeks his or her destruction. We are all susceptible to living in hate and producing the works of the flesh.

Sermon Proposition: Since God has loved us in Christ, we ought to imitate God's love

Divine love, agape, is a self-giving love that exalts God and gives freely to the other. It is this love that we so profoundly in Christ's self-giving on the cross in obedience to the Father and for those he loves. To walk in love, to bear the fruit of love, is to walk daily in the path of Christ imitating his example of self-giving and God glorifying love. 

Main Point #1 Since God has loved us in Christ, we ought to forgive others as we have been forgiven  

Main Point #2 Since God has loved us in Christ, we ought to walk in the self-giving love of Christ 

Main Point #3 Since God has loved us in Christ, we ought to love others as our worship to God 

Conclusion