1 John 3:18 LB …let’s stop just saying we love people; let us really love them, and show it by our actions.

I GOT A SHOW YOUR LOVE STORY…ACTION!!

IT’S EASY TO LOVE PEOPLE YOU LIKE, BUT WHAT ABOUT “THOSE PEOPLE”

WHAT ABOUT DON’T BELIEVE OR WORSHIP LIKE US, DON’T THINK, ACT OR VOTE LIKE US?

JESUS CHALLENGED US ON THIS ONE: IT’S TOUGH BUT…HERE IT IS: I’M GOING TO LOVE YOU EVEN IF I DON’T AGREE WITH YOU!

1 John 4:7-8 LB let us practice loving each other…if a person isn’t loving and kind, it shows that he doesn’t know God—for God is love.

PRACTICE LOVING; IT DOES NOT SAY PRACTICE CONVICTING BECAUSE THAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT’S JOB!

John 16:8 CEV The Spirit will show the people of this world the truth about sin and God’s justice and the judgment.

Matthew 7:1-3 ERV “Don’t judge others…God will treat you the same way you treat others. “Why do you notice the small piece of dust that is in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood that is in your own?

IT’S HARD TO DO…BUT JESUS IS CLEAR: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!

1 Corinthians 16:14 CEV Show love in everything you do.

WHY…BECAUSE LOVE ALWAYS WORKS!

1 Corinthians 13:8 NIV Love never fails.

YOU MAY NOT SEE IT AT FIRST… PLANT THE SEED: LET IT GROW!

Galatians 6:7 ERV You will harvest what you plant.

WE WANT EVERYTHING NOW, BUT IT MAY TAKE A MINUTE!

THANK YOU JESUS…HE SHOWED US DIFFERENT LOVE!

Matthew 9:12-13 MSG “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick?
‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”

John 13:35 NCV All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.”

1 John 4:11 LB Since God loved us…surely ought to love each other too.

AND JUST IN CASE YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME YET….NEXT LEVEL STUFF!

Matthew 5:44-47 ERV Love your enemies…If you do this, you will be children who are truly like your Father in heaven… If you love only those who love you, why should you get a reward for that? Even the people who don’t know God are nice to their friends.

LOVE YOUR ENEMY… AN EXAMPLE? LOVE WORKS!

Matthew 7:5 MSG Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults—unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging.

John 7:24 GW Stop judging by outward appearance!

WE MIGHT BE SURPRISED IN HEAVEN!

YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND SOMEONE BUT…
YOU DON’T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND SOMEONE TO LOVE THEM!
YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH THEM, BUT REMEMBER…
YOU DON’T HAVE TO AGREE WITH SOMEONE TO LOVE THEM!

1 Peter 4:8 NLT Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven’s door,
Not by the beauty of it all, by the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp
the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine, looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, “What’s the deal? I would love to hear Your take.
How’d all these sinners get up here? God must’ve made a mistake.

And why’s everyone so quiet, so somber? Give me a clue.”
“Hush, child,” said He. “They’re all in shock. No one thought they’d see you.”