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A short time back in again.

Thank you for your graciousness.

This is not a normal way for me to preach.

I know we did some of this during covid-19 work meeting in person, but it's going to be a little less polished.

So be gracious with me.

And I'm going to ask down in about the resources page, if you're interested, but let's be on a 35-minute message.

When you can just watch it 10 to 12 minute one.

So Millers to 66th wedding anniversary, 23rd wedding anniversary yet, but we're getting closer.

All this talk about anniversaries got me thinking about love and what does it take to make it through 66 years or fifty years or something like that?

While obviously it takes more than just the the first scene of love is patient.

Love is kind.

Love is not boastful, jealous room.

That's that's good.

And that's the question.

What is sacrificial?

Love that?

What does it look like played out in your everyday life?

And thanks for this time.

Different value of the technology that we have to wear.

I can still open God's word with my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Both here.

And anywhere else.

Would you allow us to hear what you want to stay here this morning?

I pray this in Jesus name.

Amen.

Sermon series called not your normal.

Dear, John letters in the word.

John's the first 1st, John.

What does sacrificial love?

Looks like the 1st.

John 2:7 begins.

Like this is your friend.

I'm not writing a new commandment for you.

Rather.

Do you pass from the very beginning.

This old commandment to love one?

Another does the same message, you have heard before that.

Sixty, to seventy years of before John wrote this letter, the people of her Jesus live when he was asked.

What's the most important Commandments?

He said, love God, right?

But love your neighbor as yourself, and of course, he was quoting at Leviticus 19:18, some that Moses had written in the law.

So many years before, a fast forward, another 10 or 20 years in the Apostle.

Paul write the church in Rome.

And again, reiterate, this passage.

All things tie back to love.

And that's Romans chapter 13, verses 9 and 10.

From the time of Moses was riding a belong to the time of Jesus, to the time of Paul, to the time, John, 70, years, after Jesus, it all comes back to love one.

Another.

He said yet is also new.

The truth of this commandment and you are also living in for the darkness is disappearing.

And the True Light is already Shining.

Jesus lived the truth of this commandment.

Aquino in in John's gospel chapter 13.

We saw Jesus washes disciples feet for you.

Many of them would have thought I might be able to do that.

Jesus pushed Beyond versus a 34 35, just a little bit late.

Now.

I am giving you a new commandment love each other.

Just as I loved you.

You should love each other.

Your love for one.

Another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

So Jesus says here's the new commandment John saying all right, it's new and if so, what does that look like?

What it look like play.

Where we going to see us a taste of it that our passes today, 2:9 to 11.

If anyone claims, I am living in the light, but hates a Christian brother or sister that person is still living in darkness.

Anyone who loves another brother or sister is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.

But anyone who hates having been blinded by the darkness was not too long before.

Jesus Sprite, 70 years ago has said your love for one.

Another will prove to the washing world that you are my disciples, your 14.

If your love, for one another, for each other for other fellow Believers, John.

Apparently, her Jesus loud and clear.

My question is, do we still have that really looks like or is an example of sacrificial?

Love, today?

We have over 200 Christian denominations in the United States alone.

According to USA Today, author, Chris Pulaski in June of 2021 and the fact that fewer people want to be associated with us.

You don't have to look far to see the vision with an American Christianity.

He writes, we're still divided over the 2020 election.

Racial Justice even wearing masks.

If this was close to, this was a know he wrote that, I wonder if today sacrificial, love for many of us.

John said and 1st John 2:18.

Jesus lived the truth of this commandment to love one.

Another that we keep going.

In our text.

This is a great partner.

First John chapter 2 verse 12 to 14.

I am writing to you who are God's children because your sins have been forgiven through, Jesus.

I am writing to you who are mature in the face because you know Christ who existed from the beginning.

I am writing to you who are young in the face because you have won your battle with the evil one.

I am writing to you or God's children because, you know, the father I have written to you who are mature in the face because you know Christ who existed from the beginning, I have written to you who are young in the face because you are strong and God's word lives in your hearts.

And you have won your battle with the evil one.

Rabbitry on first and second stick with me over the last sixteen years, frankly, over the last 30 years in the church is, there's going to worship Wars of do we sing the traditional Ham versus the modern courses in for so many people over and over and over again, while if you look at our texts, that's what John was doing.

He was repeating the same thing.

Getting back off.

This little John said that I'm riding through Jesus Christ.

So forgiving somebody sends me an example of sacrificial love how absolutely.

I think.

I mean to forgive an offense.

That takes a different kind of love.

John goes on to say, do the same group, the little children in Bridgeport.