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How God's Sacrificial Love Defines True Discipleship
- 1. A different kind of love by: Brian Birdow Sermon text: John 13:34-35; 15:8-14 www.cmcoc.org
- 2. Objective of Lesson ✓To better understand how God loved us ✓To understand how we must love others. ✓To show the necessity & impact of brotherly love.
- 3. A New Commandment • John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. • By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- 4. How did God love us? • In a self sacrificing way (Romans 5:6-11) • He left heaven & took on flesh (John 1:14 &17, Heb. 2:17) • He emptied Himself, He was humble (Philippians 2:5-8) • In a healing & compassionate way (Matthew 11:28-20, 14:14, 15:32) • He taught us (Matthew 4:23-5:2; Mark 6:34) • He prepared for us a dwelling place (John 14:1-3, Col.1:5)
- 5. He taught us how to be reviled & bless Romans 12:14
- 6. Revile, but still bless • Matthew 27:12-14 • Notice He did not respond (Proverbs 26:4-5, Isaiah 53:7) • Matthew 27:38-44 • They heaped abuse at Jesus and He did not respond by calling legions of angels! (Matthew 26:53)
- 7. 1 Corinthians 4:12-14 ➡And we labour (toil), working with our own hands. When reviled we bless; when persecuted we endure it ➡when slandered (defamed) we speak kindly (we entreat): we have become as the filth (scum) of the world, the refuse of all things. ➡I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish (warn) you as my beloved children
- 8. He taught us to love while suffering Romans 12:17
- 9. Love while suffering • John 19:25-29 • With nails in His hands and feet… • With a lacerated body… • With a crown of thorns on His head… • He still takes care of His mother.
- 10. He taught us to forgive while suffering Romans 13 : 8 & 10
- 11. Forgive while suffering • Luke 23:32-43 • Remember the two robbers (Matthew 27:44) • Remember the chief priest, elders, those passing by accusing Him and reviling HIM? • He says “Father, forgive them;”
- 12. He taught perseverance while suffering Romans 12:12
- 13. Perseverance while suffering • Having prayed earnestly in the garden & being strengthened (Luke 22:43-44) • Being scourged….(Mt. 27:26) • Being mocked & spat upon (Mt. 27:27-30) • He endures the cross …. Mt.27:45-50….twmp • He is crucified and hangs on the cross for three hours!
- 14. Our love must be evidenced John 15:8 My father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.