If You Want To Live ... Love

If you want ...

To Enter Into Life

Matthew 19:16-22

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,

Matthew 5:43

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

Luke 10:25-37

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.

Matthew 7:12