This document discusses how one can prove their love for God through desire, obedience, and commitment. It examines several Bible passages to support this. Specifically, it argues that love for God is shown through: 1) Craving His word and hiding it in one's heart to avoid sin; 2) Compliance with His commands, as Jesus complied with the Father's command to lay down His life; and 3) Commitment to watch, pray, and follow God's word at all times, as Jesus was committed to the Father's commandment. The document concludes by summarizing that love for God is proven through desire for His word, demonstration of obedience to His commands, and determined commitment to follow His word.

1. How Can You Prove Your
Love for God?
Text: 1Cor 8:3
3But if any man love God, the same is known
of him.
God’s love to man is shown and known early
on.

2. John 3:16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
Rom 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed;
because the love of God is shed abroad in
our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is
given unto us.
Rom 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
However, man’s love to God is not as often
reciprocated.
How Can You Prove Your Love for God?

3. I. In Your Craving
John 8:42-43
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your
Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth
and came from God; neither came I of myself,
but he sent me. God’s love to man
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even
because ye cannot hear my word. Man’s love to God

4. 1Cor 16:15
I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house
of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of
Achaia, and that they have addicted
themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
Ps 119:10
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O
let me not wander from thy
commandments.
No one likes to be ignored; we should
hang on God’s every word, literally.
Ps 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I
might not sin against thee.

5. II. In Your Compliance
John 10:17-18
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because
I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down
of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I
have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father.
Because the Father commanded it, Jesus has
the power to do it.

6. John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Now a direct command.
“Ye”- individual command;
NOT “try to” keep, you have to power
to do it.
John 14:22-24
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how
is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and
not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man
love me, he will keep my words: and my
Father will love him, and we will come unto
him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that
loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the
word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's
which sent me.

7. Ps 119:15-16
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and
have respect unto thy ways.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I
will not forget thy word.
III. In Your Commitment

8. Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding
sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
Mark 14:37
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and
saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest
not thou watch one hour?
Mark 13:33
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know
not when the time is.
Mark 13:34
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far
journey, who left his house, and gave
authority to his servants, and to every man
his work, and commanded the porter to
watch.

9. Mark 13:35
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when
the master of the house cometh, at even, or
at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the
morning:
Mark 13:37
And what I say unto you I say unto all,
Watch.
Mark 14:37 …couldest not thou
watch one hour?
John 14:31
But that the world may know that I love the
Father; and as the Father gave me
commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go
hence.

10. How Can You Prove Your Love for God?
 In a desire for His word.
 In a demonstration of obedience to His
commands.
 In a determined commitment to follow his
word.
How Can You Prove Your Love for God?
Text: 1Cor 8:3
I. In Your Craving- John 8:42-43
Ps 119:10; Ps 119:11

11. II. In Your Compliance- John 10:17-18
John 14:15; John 14:22-24; Ps 119:15-16
III. In Your Commitment- Mark 14:34
Mark 14:37; Mark 13:33, 34, 35, 37
John 14:31