Sermon Audio: Love Your Enemies
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Luke 6:27-38
Duration: 27:48
Size: 12.7 MB
Luke-The Investigative Gospel
Love Your Enemies
Luke 6:27-38
The truth is that we as a society think often about revenge.
This message will have application to everyone present today because, difficult people are problem for everyone.
1. True Disciples Are to Love Their Enemies
Jesus says that for a believer to refrain from hating his enemy is not enough.
The word bless is a contraction of two Greek words Eu – good and logos word meaning that we have a good word for those who do not have a good word for us.
Jesus himself modeled this when after he had been mocked, beat and nail to a rough cross, he prayed “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.”
If we are truly living as Christ has dictated then we are not going to be worried about what we are going to get out of the deal.
2. True Disciples are to refrain from retaliation
But what Jesus was calling for was a new standard of conduct for his disciples.
3. True Disciples are to live by the Golden Rule
Jesus very clearly says to his disciples, “Treat all men, but especially your enemies, the way you would like to be treated.”
4. True Disciples are to avoid a Judgmental Spirit
Somehow judgmental people seek to lessen their own guilt by judging the sins of others.
Conclusion:
In fact, we cannot love our enemies in our own strength, but it can be done through the power of the Holy Spirit.