Welcome to the sermon. I hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving Day. I am thankful for this blog.
This week, we will continue our series on the characteristics that should be present in the life of a Christian who is growing in the Lord. The characteristic that we will explore more about is love.
Love is what God is all about. In fact, I John 4:8 tells us that God is love. God loves all that He has created. He loved the world so much that He sent His Son the Lord Jesus into this world to provide the way to forgiveness of sins and eternal life in the Father's house.
Jesus is our example of what it means to live a life of love just as He is our example in all of our existence. Jesus' love led Him to stay on the cross in spite of the pain and shame. He suffered for us because of His great love for us. Jesus even loved and forgave His persecutors by asking the Father to forgive them.
In order to imitate and obey Jesus, love must be a characteristic of our lives. Jesus gave the commandment that we are to love one another.
The Bible tells us that we are to love our brothers and sisters in the faith. Jesus also told us that we are to love our enemies as well.
One thing that is true of God's love is that it seeks what is best for the other. As followers of the Lord, we must seek to do that which is best for those whom we know. One of the most loving things that we can ever do for another person is to share with them the truth about Jesus and His love and forgiveness.
One of the great chapters in the Bible that tells us what love is all about is I Corinthians 13. This chapter tells us that love is kind. It leads us to be patient people who forgive others. It leads us help others to reach their full potential. When we love, we work for the good of this world. We work to help people in the hard times of their lives.
Love is what Jesus is all about. He gave His life out of love. He is not willing that any should perish. Jesus invites everyone to come unto Him, and that includes you. If you have never accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord, I hope that you will do that today. Experiencing the love of Jesus will lead you to love others. Amen.
Prayer Requests
Please continue to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Pray that the sick will quickly recover.
Pray for those recovering from storm damage in Central America, and in other parts of the world.
Peace is needed around the world. Pray for peace in Ethiopia, Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Our prayer focus countries this week are Bangladesh and Benin.
Next week, we will continue with our current sermon series. I will post the verses on Monday and a review on Wednesday. May God bless you all.
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