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If You Want To Live ... Love
Contributed by David Heasler on Mar 8, 2004 (message contributor)
Summary: Jesus said the way to life was to keep the commandments. The greatest commandment is to love.
If you want ...
To Enter Into Life
To really live ... all your life
every minute of every day
To fully experience... all life has to offer
Do it God’s way
Matthew 19:17 Obey the commandments (1 John 5:3)
Do not murder, Do not commit adultery
Do not steal, Do not lie,
Honour your father and your mother
Love your neighbour as yourself
Given to Moses Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge ...
Leviticus 19:18 But ...
Confirmed by Jesus You have heard that it was said,
Affirmed by Paul
Romans 13:9 The commandments
Galatians 5:14 The entire law
Is summed up in this one command
Cited by James
James 2:8 The royal law
Three times Jesus said it was ...
second only to the commandment to love God
in its life giving power
1. ‘Love’
vs.37
a) Go ... where the people are
b) And ... have mercy
1. Don’t treat them ... they way they deserve
2. Treat ... Everyone you meet
(a) Better ...
(b) Better than ... they would every imagine
Ask God ... to show you ... to give you the sensitivity
how to love ...
2. ‘Your Neighbour’
No matter ... who he is
a) Obviously, if ... he’s been ... beaten
b) Even, if ...
1. vs.31 He’s a ... pastor
2. vs.32 He’s a ... board member
3. vs.33 He’s a ... person with absolutely no faith at all
Treat Him ...
3. ‘The Way You’d Like To Be Loved’
a) Look out ... for people
b) Take care ... of people
c) Check in ... on people
Treat everyone the way you’d like to be treated yourself.
