MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE.. LOVE

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LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE

Love is Patient, Love is Kind

Pastor's Note

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Last week we learned

MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE.. LOVE

Jesus said it this way

[ Matthew 22.37-39 NLT

Jesus replied, "`You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' 38 This is the rst and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself.

- Bible says Love should be our. Greatest Ambition / #1 Priority / Our Highest Goa

[ 1 Corinthains 13.13 - 14.1a NLT

Three things will last forever--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love. Let love be your highest goal

- Love is SUPREME VALUE in Lif - Love is PRIMARY OBJECT in Lif

- In order to Love like GOD.. We NEED GOD's LOVE in our live - GOD's Love LAS - Human Love Wears ou

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1 Corinthians 13 is the Perfect Picture how Jesus Loves... It tells us HOW LOVE ACTS

[ 1 Corinthians 13.4 NIV Love is patient, love is kind. Both are Powerful expressions of Love

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1. TO LOVE LIKE JESUS WE MUST HAVE PATIENCE

HOW DOES GOD DEVELOP PATIENCES IN OUR LIFE ? - For those who annoy us - Those who push our buttons

YOU MUST COOPERATE WITH GOD

- GOD has a Part. - YOU have a Part. - GOD Provides the CIRCUMSTANCES - WE Provide the RESPONSE

[ Romans 5.3-4 NLT

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us --they help us learn to be patient. (endurance or perseverance)

4 And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until nally our hope and faith are strong and steady

GOD's PART OUR PART

GOD Allows the Problems and Dif culties... ultimately it's for our Good !

- GOD wants to Grow Me into Jesus like Characte - GOD wants to Me to Love Peopl

The RESPONSE There are 2 Things that will help me respond with PATIENCE.

when people Irritate - Problems

________ 1. Learn the Bigger Perspective... Seeing beyond ourselve - Bigger Perspective is GOD IS WORKING IN US TO BE LIKE JESUS Bible calls this WISDO

[ Proverbs 19.11a NIV

A person's wisdom yields patience

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- When we have Bigger Perspective... We don't get as Uptigh and we GROW in Patienc

________ 2. Deepened on Jesus' Powe [ Colossians 1.11 NLT

We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need

- Only way you & I can love the way Jesus loved Draw on the power that Jesus give

- LORD help me to love that perso

YOU WILL FAIL BY BEING IMPATIENT FROM TIME TO TIME... - Maybe you Snap out at your Children / Spouse / Co-worke

AT THAT VERY MOMENT... - Realize and Admit your Impatience to GOD - Admit it to the those and ask forgiveness . !!!

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Love is patient, love is kind

To love like Jesus loves us... WE MUST BE PATIENT

2. TO LOVE LIKE JESUS WE MUST BE KIN

- Patience is your ATTITUDE towards other - Kindness is your ACTIONS towards other

KINDNESS is LOVE in Action !

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Jesus Illustrated KINDNESS in Parable of Good Samarita

[ 3 men who encounter a Crime scene

[ 2 Walk on by... 3rd man, a Despised Samaritan, stops to show Kindness to man in nee

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- Good Samaritan did 4 Things we need to learn... to be KIND PEOPL

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#1 WE NEED TO START SEEING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AROUND US

- Both Patience and Kindness start with... HOW WE LOOK AT PEOPLE - If you're not Aware of people's Needs... you Cannot CARE about them

[ Luke 10.33 AMP

But a Samaritan (3rd man), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him

- Message / When he saw the man's condition, his heart went out to him

- The STARTING POINT ...When he SAW

- If we want love like Jesus we have to CHANGE HOW WE SEE PEOPLE - Not as a enemy / People in Nee - Must become more SENSITIV

CHURCH... there are wounded people all around us we just don't see i

WHY don't we see them ??.... BUSYNESS - Busyness is the death of Love - Hurry is death of Kindness If we're going to be KINDER & LOVE... SLOW DOWN

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- When we're Busy... we're Distracte

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- Pass by on Plane or Train... we don't see anythin

- BUT.. WALK pass something, we can see the Detail

- In order to be KINDER... I must Slow Down to see other's need - When I Slow down and LOOK & LISTEN... THEN I'm Loving yo

[ 1 Corinthians 10.24 NCV

Do not look out only for yourselves. Look out for the good of others also

....We have to SEE it ASK

- Holy Spirit give me Spiritual Radar. - Open my eyes to see people in my life who are Hurting.

Emotionally / Spiritual / Physical / Financia

- Help me to SEE those who need ENCOURAGEMEN

.....................Evaluate yourself / How sensitive to Other's needs are you ____________________________

The Good Samaritan also

#2 SYMPATHIZED WITH PEOPLE'S PAIN

He wasn't just sensitive to it... He Sympathized

[ Luke 10.33 AMP

But a Samaritan, who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him] ...pity

- Hebrews 4.15 / Jesus empathizes with our weaknesses

[ Romans 12.15 NLT

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep ....Wasn't until GOD changed my heart that I could Rejoice with other

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- We're to SHARE each other's sorrow

- We're to CARRY each other's burden ....This allows us to FEEL what others fee

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A GREAT WAY TO HAVE SYMPATHY.. IS TO LISTEN TO PEOPL - SENSITIVITY begins with EYE - SYMPATHY begins with EARS ( STORY: Gyro )

- The Better LISTENER you become.. More SYMPATHETIC you becom - First your EYES kick in / Then your EARS / THEN YOUR HEAR

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Steps to being Kinder

STEP 1. Start SEEING people Differentl

STEP 2. Start SYMPATHIZING with the

.. Look & Liste

#3 SIEZE THE MOMENT TO BE KIND

- DON'T.. Wait / Delay / Procrastinate / Put it off - DO What you can at that Moment

[ Luke 10.34a NLT

Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them

- He didn't complete his trip. - Didn't plan to return later.

He Seized the MOMENT.. and Helped him

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HE ALSO USED WHAT HE HAD

NEVER SAY... I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HELP THAT PERSON

- Wine & Oil

- Bandages... More than likely tor apart his own shirt

....Jewish man was nake

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HE DOES WHAT HE CAN, WITH WHAT HE HAS, AT THAT MOMENT

[ Proverbs 3.27-28 NLT

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them

28 If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, "Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you.

- Message / Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person

Don't tell your neighbor "Maybe some other time" or "Try me tomorrow" when the money's right there in your pocket.

WHENEVER YOU FEEL MOTIVATED TO DO KINDNESS.. DO IT ! SPONTANEOUS KINDNESS.. SEIZE THE MOMEN

........................................................................ IN ORDER TO SEIZE THE MOMENT

3.1 YOU MUST BE WILLING TO BE INTERRUPTED

- LOVE is often Inconvenient... That's why you must be spontaneous - KINDNESS takes Time...

Can't plan it out / Your whole schedule can be blow LOVE IS WHAT MATTERS MOST ANYWAY

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3.2 YOU MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE RISKS

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- If you're going to help people you are going to have to look beyond your fear

POSSIBLE FEARS OF GOOD SAMARITAN - Robbers still aroun - Thought it a trap... Samaritans were hated by Jew - The Man could REJECK his offer of hel

TODAY... What if they Sues me ? - Let GOD's LOVE cast out all your fear

INSTEAD of.. "What if they....?"

REPLACE with.. "What if GOD shows up? "What if my love softens their Heart? "What if GOD is using me to water Seed planted..?

- Let GOD's LOVE cast out all your fear Like mother's love for child makes her run into re to save the

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#4 SPEND WHATEVER IT TAKES

There is a Cost to Kindnes - It will Cost you to Sacri ce your

TIME / MONEY / ENERGY / REPUTATION / INCONVENIENCE

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