Love is as Love Does Sermon

This is not a be a spiritual doormat message. This is be a spiritual son or daughter message. When we choose to look like our father, to look like our father in heaven, that is one of the most attractive things to an unbelieving world is to see a people who believe that this is real enough, that they're willing to let their ego die, that they're willing to let their flesh die, that we're willing to let our preference die for the sake of allowing the life of Christ to be alive in us. [00:48:13] (36 seconds)  #ReflectLikeFather

Man, I just I gotta I gotta apologize for the way I've been treating you. Like, you've been nothing but kind and good to me, and I've just had a lot of anger and resentment towards black people specifically because I was Hispanic. I've just had a lot of anger and resentment, and I've realized a lot of it's for no reason. So I don't know what you guys are doing, but I need some of that in my life. [00:35:06] (22 seconds)  #ChooseReconciliation

Notice these action words in here, in these last three verses. Turn, give, go, do not refuse. Love is not just a sentimental thought or feeling, it requires action. Love is as love does. And when we are reflecting the heart of the father, we are reflecting the heart of an action oriented God. [00:39:28] (25 seconds)  #LoveIsAction

And isn't that a picture of our life that if our foundation is not solid in this life when the inevitable test of life come our way, our foundation if not solid will be problematic. Which actually leads us to our main idea for today And that is simply this, let love be your foundation. Let love be your foundation. [00:06:37] (24 seconds)  #LoveIsTheFoundation

Why? Because these words are foundational for us. This is the foundational teaching of all of Jesus' teachings. If you wanna sum up everything, if you wanna look at what was Jesus' best lesson or lecture ever, Sermon on the Mount. And it's more than just lecture. It is not meant to be heard, but it must be applied. Better yet, it must be lived. [00:07:29] (24 seconds)  #LiveTheSermon

Because if not, this message is just more information for you to put in your bible back pocket or to help you build up more bible bullets to shoot at the person next to you or the person who cuts you off tomorrow morning. And instead of you giving them a half of a peace sign, you're like, god bless you. It's not what we want. It's transformation. [00:17:44] (18 seconds)  #TransformationNotDefense

We don't read these things and hear these things and say, okay, now go do it. But these are things that as we read them and we hear them, we must fall to our knees and say, God, without you, I cannot do this. I simply cannot. When was the last time you prayed for an enemy? [00:30:34] (20 seconds)  #PowerToLoveComesFromPrayer

We gotta get it together for ourselves internally. And this is not like a try harder message. This is a let's listen more and trust that the Lord will guide us. Why? Because the things that Jesus asked of us, these are not impossible. It may seem impossible in your own strength, but by the power of his spirit, it is a thousand percent possible. [00:16:16] (24 seconds)  #TrustTheSpiritNotSelf