Church Sermon: Love...yourself Marikina Foursquare Gospel Church Feb 11, 2018 Sis. Esther Simon

1. LOVE
YOURSELF
Luke 10:27
MARIKINA FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH
FEBRUARY 18, 2018

2. He answered, "'Love the Lord
your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all
your strength and with all your
mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor
as yourself.
- Luke 10:27

3. I. BIBLICAL REASONS TO LOVE
YOURSELF
It is right to love yourself because:

4. I. BIBLICAL REASONS TO LOVE
YOURSELF
a. You are made in God's image.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our
image, in our likeness,so that they may rule over
the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over
the livestock and all the wild animals,and over all
the creatures that move along the ground.”
It is right to love yourself because:

5. I. BIBLICAL REASONS TO LOVE
YOURSELF
b. God loves you.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
It is right to love yourself because:

6. I. BIBLICAL REASONS TO LOVE
YOURSELF
c. It is the basis for loving others.
Luke 10:27
He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your
neighbor as yourself.
It is right to love yourself because:

7. How do you show
self-love?

22. II. LOVE YOURSELF PROPERLY
a. Avoid comparing yourself with what you see in
others
God has created us with many unchangeable in our lives:
-parents - birth orders
-gender - siblings
-physical appearance - time in history
-mental capacity - aging
-race/nationality - death
Be who you are, you are unique, you have different identity and
capabilities.

23. II. LOVE YOURSELF PROPERLY
b. Love yourself but not too much

24. II. LOVE YOURSELF PROPERLY
c.Treat yourself with love
- Love yourself wholly
-Treat yourself with respect and have proper
boundaries
- Be patient and kind to yourself.

25. II. LOVE YOURSELF PROPERLY
d. Know the truth about yourself
1. Balancing the truth that you know about yourself
*There is a war going on inside of us.
a. Genesis 1:27, Jeremiah 17:9
b. Psalm 139:14
c. Romans 7:18-20

26. II. LOVE YOURSELF PROPERLY
Let us read in tagalog verse:
'Alam kong walang mabuting bagay na
aking katawang makalaman. Kaya kong
mabuti, ngunit hindi ko nga lamang magawâ
mabuting ninanais ko. Sapagkat hindi ko
ang mabuting gusto ko, ang masamang hindi
gusto ang siya kong ginagawa. Kung ang
ko ay hindi ko nais, hindi na ako ang
kundi ang kasalanang nananatili sa akin. '

27. II. LOVE YOURSELF PROPERLY
*We are sinners but we are forgiven sinners
Ephesians 1:7-8
Romans 8:1
2.Tell the truth about yourself
* Dont listen to condemn voices.
* Look into the mirror (the word of God)
James 1:23-25
2 Corinthians 4:8-10

28. Matthew 22:37-38
Jesus replied:“‘Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind.’38This is the first and greatest
commandment. 39 And the second is like it:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
But all of these 3 are connected to each
other, love yourself seems has less impact to
us, but it is not the least among the 3
commands, they are connected, they are
one.
Conclusion

29. Have you been treating yourself properly?
What are the things you need to improve to
show self-love?
Reflection