What Is Love

Today that command is still with us – AGAPOMEN ALLELUS. We all have differents likes and dislikes. Some like more lively worship while others like more conservative. What do you say? AGAPOMEN ALLELUS - Let us love one another! Some are from a more Mennonite tradition while others are not -- what do you say? AGAPOMEN ALLELUS - Let us love one another! Some young leaders have new ideas while others want to preserve our tradition--what do you say? AGAPOMEN ALLELUS - Let us love one another!

I just shared with you the story of John Griffith and the bridge. God once faced a similar dilemma. He could not save sinners and spare Jesus as well. How could He be just and justifier at the same time? God had to allow the jaws of death to close in on His Son. He allowed Jesus to give up His life for us. Millions every day go by oblivious and indifferent of this sacrifice. However, there is one tremendous difference between the two fathers. Unlike the Memphis Express that caught John Griffith by surprise, sending Jesus was not a panic move. It wasn’t a spontaneous decision. It was planned. Paul said

Gal 4:4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son

Jesus’ death was not the result of jealous Jews or hard-hearted Romans. It was the result of a loving God who saw there was no other way to save man. We all know what John 3:16 says, but do we also know what 1 John 3:16 says?

1 John 3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

The love of God demands a change in our lives. We love one another out of the love we have received through Jesus. As we close the service today I want you to think again about this story. We are going to show you a clip from a movie that was made around the story of John Griffith. The movie was made by a film company in the Czech Republic and is called MOST which means THE BRIDGE in Czech.