BiG Idea: Loving God and Loving others go together
Loving my neighbor takes compassion
Matthew 22:37–40
37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind., 38 This is the greatest and most important command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor
How would I want to be loved?
Loving my neighbor honors Jesus when I put
Philippians 2:7
7 Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity. And when he had come as a man,
John 1:14
14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2 Corinthians 8:9
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
Hebrews 4:15
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin.
1 Corinthians 9:19–23
19 Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law—though I myself am not under the law—to win those under the law. 21 To those who are without the law, like one without the law—though I am not without God’s law but under the law of Christ—to win those without the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some. 23 Now I do all this because of the gospel, so that I may share in the blessings.
What’s the most loving thing someone could ever do for another person?
What is the most loving thing a person has ever done for you?
The way we view Jesus
Loving my neighbor as myself has to mean
“If you believe that there’s a heaven and a hell, and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life, and you think that it’s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward…—how much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?”
-Penn Jillett (Penn and Teller)
DLife Bootcamp Takeaways:
We will see that disciple-making isn’t a program; it’s a LIFESTYLE.
We will learn how to begin and lead a DGROUP
We will learn to use the BIBLE as our only textbook to lead group discussions of selected Bible stories.
We will learn to lead a DGroup to plan and complete MISSION PROJECTS outside the walls of the church
We will learn how to show loving spiritual ACCOUNTABILITY to those in our groups
This Week I Will:
Pursue Jesus By:
Point to Jesus By:
Memorize: 2 Corinthians 8:9
Next Sunday: Matthew 4