Sermon Tone Analysis

Love - Part 2

Kidz World Today - Children’s Church

Confession of Faith

I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel.

I am moved by what I believe.

I believe the WORD of God!

The victory is mine!

I have it now!

I can see it through the eyes of my faith!

Love

Last Week - We discussed The number one command we have as believers is to love one another.

We also know that Love Requires Commitment

We looked at the Prophet Elisha when he was called by God to minister with the Prophet Elijah he cut out his exit strategy, by burning all that was familiar to him - meaning his cattle and equipment to honor his commitment to God!

Today I want to talk about the

“Sacrifice of Love” and Speaking The Truth In Love

Saving Private Ryan tells the story of a young soldier (Private Ryan) whose brothers have been killed in battle.

To spare his family the agony of losing all of their sons, the government orchestrates a rescue mission to save him and send him home.

The rescue team is led by a no-nonsense army captain who seems to believe that the whole thing is a bad idea.

In the film’s final scene, the captain is fatally wounded while fulfilling his mission.

With his dying words, he looks the soldier in the eyes and says, “Earn this! Earn it.”

The film flashes forward many decades, and we see Private Ryan as an old man standing at the grave of that captain.

You can tell he has been haunted by those words and trying to “earn it” all his life, but he never knows for sure if he has measured up.

He pleads with the grave, seeking approval, but he finds none.

Many people believe they have put their faith in Jesus, but they also believe they have to earn what he did for them on the cross.

Here’s the good news: when Jesus was hanging on that cross, dying to save you, he did not use his dying words to say, “Earn this.”

Do you know what he said instead?

He said, “It is finished!”

Jesus Sacrificed - Laying his life down to save you and me!

Sacrifice

There is a Nike ad, which states, “Believe in something.

Even it means sacrificing everything,” is a striking nod to Colin Kaepernick’s 2016 public statement against racism and social injustice, in which he kneeled during the national anthem.

Love Speaks Truth

There are some that speak the truth, but there is not much love.

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They almost seem to be angry.

2. It seems that they always have a point to prove, and they are determined to pound into the ground anyone who might have a different view.

B. Speaking the truth in love is in contrast to the people who lie in wait to deceive.

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Sometimes the folks who are deceitful seem more loving than those who are speaking the truth.

2. Their loving mannerisms are a part of the whole deceptive attempt to ensnare you and that’s not love

It is important that we speak the truth.

It is also important that we do so in love.

If we don’t get this Love thing operating efficiently in our lives then we are challenged to have powerful ministries, solid homes , marriages and children who will know what to stand for

Love

Until we can look in the mirror and come to terms with our own sins and our own need for God’s grace, we’ll never be able to see ourselves or others through the lens of love.

God wants us to have a heart for loving unlovable people because that’s what God did for us.

He loved us much more than we could ever deserve, and he calls us to do the same for others.

Next Steps

Find Someone to Love who may be a little difficult to Love!

Volunteer for a project of ministry at the church!

Read Your Bible