God of Love | Week 1 | Greater Love Series

What does it mean to love unconditionally?

¹³ Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends. ~ John 15:13 NASB

• Jesus bore the scars of a covenant cut in blood.
• Every drop fulfilled a divine covenant — and when the enemy sees those marks on you, he backs off.

¹³ In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise, ~ Ephesians 1:13 NASB

Edenic Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Sweat Becoming Blood in Gethsemane

• Key Principle: Redemption of our surrendered will
• ¹⁵ Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and tend it. ¹⁶ The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may freely eat; ¹⁷ but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for on the day that you eat from it you will certainly die.” ~ Genesis 2:15-17 NASB
• ⁴⁴ And being in agony, He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground]. ~ Luke 22:44 NASB

Adamic Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Face Beaten and Beard Plucked

• Key Principle: Redemption of our image and authority
• ¹⁵ And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.” ~ Genesis 3:15 NASB
• ²¹ And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. ~ Genesis 3:21 NASB
• ⁶ I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pull out My beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting. ~ Isaiah 50:6 NASB
• ³⁰ And they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head. ~ Matthew 27:30 NASB

Noahic Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Back Scourged

• Key Principle: Redemption of our protection and healing
• ¹¹ I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be eliminated by the waters of a flood, nor shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” ~ Genesis 9:11 NASB
• ²⁰ who once were disobedient when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. ²¹ Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ~ 1 Peter 3:20-21 NASB
• ¹ So Pilate then took Jesus and had Him flogged. ~ John 19:1 NASB
• ⁵ But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; The punishment for our well-being was laid upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed. ~ Isaiah 53:5 NASB

Abrahamic Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Head Pierced with Thorns

• Key Principle: Redemption of the promised blessing through substitution
• ³ And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” ~ Genesis 12:3 NASB
• ²⁹ And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ~ Matthew 27:29 NASB
• ¹³ Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in the place of his son. ~ Genesis 22:13 NASB

Mosaic Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Hands Pierced

• Key Principle: Redemption of our works and relationship with the law
• ⁵ Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; ⁶ and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.” ~ Exodus 19:5-6  NASB
• ³⁹ See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.” ~ Luke 24:39 NASB
• ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ~ Ephesians 2:8-9 NASB

Davidic Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Feet Pierced

• Key Principle: Redemption of our dominion and divine purpose
• ¹² When your days are finished and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from you, and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ~ 2 Samuel 7:12-13 NASB
•  ³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; ³³ and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” ~ Luke 1:32-33 NASB
• ³⁹ See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.” ~ Luke 24:39 NASB
• ⁷ How delightful on the mountains Are the feet of one who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” ~ Isaiah 52:7 NASB

New Covenant ↔ Jesus’ Side Pierced

• Key Principle: Redemption of our access to intimacy with God
• ³³ “For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. ~ Jeremiah 31:33 NASB
• ²⁰ And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood. ~ Luke 22:20 NASB

Action Steps: What Should We Do with This?

1. Embrace the Covenant — Accept the scarred, risen Christ and come under His covering.
2. Live Marked by the Blood — Walk in obedience, identity, healing, blessing, grace, purpose, and intimacy. All of which come through daily surrender.
3. Declare the Covenant — Wherever you go, let hell say, “Here is one with whom the Great King has cut covenant.”

Words of Knowledge

We believe the Lord wants to heal someone with some sort of blockage in their digestive system.

We believe the Lord wants to heal someone suffering from osteomyelitis, a bone infection.

We believe we heard that there is someone who is being encouraged to do stem cell therapy, but the Lord says hold on he has a better way that you haven’t seen yet.