Life is often hard and unfair. Our almost constant temptation is to get even, to talk about others behind their back because they did that to us, to make fun of those who are different. But Jesus called us to a counter-cultural lifestyle – to love! And 1 Corinthians 13 tells us that to unleash love means love honors others and isn’t selfish. This may not sound very fair when others are mistreating us, but disciples of Jesus are called to a higher, and better standard, as we’ll see today!
Part 4: Love Honors
Love Unleashed
September 15, 2019 • Randy Hageman
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Part 8: Love Seeks
October 13, 2019 • Randy Hageman
Unleashing God’s love is a decision we make to share the love of Christ with others in practical, daily ways. It’s certainly actions that include being kind and forgiving. But it also includes sharing the Good News of this love with others. We’re called by God to unleash His love by seeking out those who don’t know it or have forgotten about it and share this Good News with them!
Part 7: Love Lasts
October 6, 2019 • Randy Hageman
Unleashing God’s love is not a simple wish or desire – it takes work, action; it’s a verb! And it’s hard. But the Apostle Paul reminds us that God’s love, the love Christ lived, and the love he models for us to live through the help and power of his Spirit, this love lasts and never gives up. It’s impossible apart from Christ, and yet, with it, we are transformed! And when we unleash his love, it transforms our families, church, community and world!
Part 6: Love Sees
September 29, 2019 • Susan Hageman
As we make our way through portions of “the love chapter,” we come to 1 Corinthians 13:6: “Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth.” (NIV) What was Paul trying to say to the young church in Corinth when he wrote this letter to them around A.D. 55? And how does it apply to not only our world, but to your life and my life in the here and now? Today we will consider what delighting in evil or rejoicing with truth have to do with unleashing God’s love.