INTRODUCTION We’ve come to one of the most important passages in the New Testament. Jesus reveals what He considers to be the MOST IMPORTANT commandment in the entire Bible—to love God. And He volunteers the second most important commandment—to love our neighbors as ourselves. Everybody has a different…

Galatians 5:13–26 (CSB) “ 13 For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. , 15 But if you bite and devour one another,…

The vital importance and primacy of love for God and others

One of the greatest privileges we have is carrying one another's burdens, and one of the greatest challenges we have is carrying one another's burdens. How do we carry one another's burdens well? How do we do so in a way that glorifies Jesus? How do we do this without becoming burned out? When we carry one another's burdens well, we are loving one another, and everyone will know that we are Jesus' disciples.

Introduction vv. 25-28 In ancient times there was a woman, tradition says her name was Photina, who had lived a hard life. Her people were outcasts. They had married into families that weren’t approved by national leaders and so they were rejected. In fact, travellers would go miles out of their way…

Pharisees v. Jesus The Pharisees and the Sadducees were growing more irritated by Jesus, believing that he was a heretic and a blasphemer but the power in the words and the manner in which He taught them, caused overwhelming fear and anger in all who were in power in Judea. Sadly, these well-trained,…

—Turn in your Bibles to Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with…

Last week I pointed out that the first four "you have heard it said" statements cast us as the ones who commit murder, adultery, divorce and who claim god-like abilities to determine the future. We were the abusers. We were the enemy to God and to others. In the fifth statement, the tables turn. We are…

Intro Text - Mark 12.28-31 28 Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” 29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘ Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord…

Explaining and applying what Jesus calls the second greatest commandment.

How do you see yourself? - When you think about what people say about you, what do you think they say? How do you see others? When you talk about other groups of people, what do you say? Reflection is difficult. It is especially difficult because lets face it, we’re biased. We tend to dislike people…

This Sermon looks at how remembrance day shouldn't be a day of just remembering. Along with being a day of remembrance, it should also be a day that calls us to action. Following the example of those who served, we should honour their memory and their service by loving our neighbours as ourselves.

I heard about this Pastor. He was raising money for a new sanctuary. He told his congregation one Sunday morning "If anybody will give a thousand dollars, you can pick out the next three hymns." A little old lady in the back raised up her hand and said "Pastor, I'll do it." He was so excited. He said…

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What Does it Mean to “Go and be a Neighbor?” Our theme verse for today comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37 Jesus spoke this parable in response to a lawyer that asked “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him with a question “What is written in the law?”…

Three days ago we remembered those who fought and died to preserve the freedoms we enjoy in this nation. We cherish and celebrate our freedoms, and when it comes to our spiritual freedoms we have infinitely more cause for rejoicing. But immediately after reminding the Galatians of their spiritual freedom in Christ, the Apostle Paul stresses that real freedom should sharpen one’s focus on serving others.

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God…

What does it mean to love your neighbor? Who is my neighbor?

We are told to love our neighbor as ourselves, or better still as Christ has loved us. But who is our neighbor? Do we decide who our neighbor is or is that out of our control. Or do those around us determine if we are a loving neighbor or not. We will answer these questions today.

Love They Neighbor 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor…

We must understand the answer to the question, Who is our neighbor and are we theirs?

Sadly, within the Church we either have misunderstood God's Law or thrown it out altogether and now we are seeing the breaking down of all the structures in society both inside the Church and outside of the Church in our country. As a nation we are increasingly becoming sheep without a shepherd. In this sermon we take a big picture viewing of understanding God's Law in light of his character and how it actually shows us how to properly love our neighbor and restore justice!

A disciple of Jesus Christ will perform acts of love and kindness for other people, no matter who they are.