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January
2008
January
2008
Love Your Enemies
5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you, 5:45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 5:44-45
Key Point: We are to love our enemies; because when we do so, we’re simply acting in a manner that fulfills our glorious destiny in Christ, and is consistent with Jesus’ character.
Jesus’ “Mountain Message’
From doormats to creative reconcilers
Who is your “enemy”?
3 steps to creating the “right” to hate and harm our enemies
- Dehumanize -
- Demonize -
- Destroy -
Prayer changes our view of the enemies
3 reasons to love the “hostile outsiders”
- Identity -
- Distinction -
- Destiny -
Jesus’ character
Our personal application of this Biblical command
- Identify
- Reorient our view
- Pray
- Act “as if”
- My Decision
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