Love Christian Style

 

I think of the series Love American Style. All the different people affected by love. Well today it should show as Love Christian Style.  It is real and it is good and it is desirable.

 

Christian love should be…

Given to all

Deuteronomy 10:19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

 

Love is given, not necessarily earned

 

Christian love should be…

Without selfishness

Matthew 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

 

If we do this we will make a difference

 

Christian love will be…

Known as believers’ love should be known – a certain standard

John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

 

If we wish to convince those around us that Jesus lives within us, they must see Him live in each of us

 

My observations around minorities

 

Their problems become our problems

 

 

We should…

Follow His model

John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

 

Jesus gave His life

Jesus held back nothing

Jesus cares for our well being

Jesus has not deserted us

 

 

 

 

Real brotherly love cannot help but be…

Sincere

Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

 

No secret agendas

No ulterior motives

No unfeigned love and back-stabbing sessions, etc.

It is something that…

Grows and spreads

1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

 

Share a little love and see if it does not come back

Many couples end their marriage because love has “failed”, when in fact they have failed to give their love out for each other

 

Real brotherly love will be…

Fervent

1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

 

Let love live!

Let love give!

Let love show!

Let love grow!

Care for each other with zeal!

Care for each other and others will know it is real!

 

Gary Marcum – New Beginnings Church – 072708pm