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Grace Fellowship Church GraceDoctrine

Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, February 05, 2009. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org. Memory Verse 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.”.

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  1. Pastor/TeacherJim Rickard Thursday, February 05, 2009 Grace Fellowship Churchwww.GraceDoctrine.org

  2. Memory VerseJohn 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.”

  3. The Upper Room DiscourseJohn 13-16John 13:34A New Commandment

  4. 11. Our Lord's description of Impersonal Love is given in Luke 6:27-38.

  5. This sermon (vs. 20-49), deals with the disciples’ relationships to:1. Possessions, vs. 20-26, 2. People, vs. 27-45,3. The Lord, vs. 46-49.

  6. You can also summarize the sermon in four words: Being, vs. 20-26, Loving, vs. 27-36, Forgiving, vs. 37-45, Obeying, vs. 46-49.

  7. In the section on “People”, Jesus tells us how to get along with our enemies (vs. 27-36) and our brothers (vs. 37-45).

  8. a. Luke 6:27-28, These mandates cannot be fulfilled by any human power or strength.

  9. They can only be fulfilled by the divine power of Bible doctrine resident in your soul and the filling of God the Holy Spirit.

  10. b. Luke 6:29, This is a total lack of revenge motivation. Love is not vengeful.

  11. c. Luke 6:30,This does not mean you are obliged to everyone who asks without regard for your own abilities or the circumstances of the person begging or asking of you.

  12. It is obliging us to liberality and love according to our abilities and the true needs and circumstances of our poor brethren and in the order which God’s Word has directed us:

  13. 1) Providing for our own families, 2) Then doing good towards the body of Christ, 3) Then to others, as we are able.

  14. The 2nd part is not a restraint from pursuing thieves or oppressors, but prohibiting us private revenge, or making a big deal about the little things. Deut 15:7-9

  15. d. Luke 6:31, Do unto others as you would have done to you. What you think is reasonable that others should do to you were they in your circumstances and had the ability to do good to you.

  16. e. Luke 6:32-34, Human love repays kindness with kindness. Divine AGAPE love goes much further and is able to be kind to those who mistreat you. Luke 12:48

  17. f. Luke 6:35-36, AGAPE Love functions regardless of sins or offenses against you and without expectation of repayment or gratitude.

  18. A merciful or compassionate man easily forgets injuries, pardons without being solicited, and does not permit repeated acts of ingratitude to deter him from doing good.

  19. It is obliging us not to withhold AGAPE Love from fear that if we lend we may lose what we lend.

  20. g. Luke 6:37, AGAPE Love excludes gossiping, maligning and judging. Here we also have the positive aspect of reaping what you sow.

  21. h. Luke 6:38, AGAPE Love means a heart for giving that results in tremendous rewards and blessings for both time and eternity. Deut 15:10; Prov 19:17; 22:9; 28:8

  22. Our loving and merciful actions will be rewarded by God, either indirectly through others or directly via divine providence. Deut 24:19; Eccl 11:1; Psa 41:1-3; Prov 11:25; 28:27; 2 Cor 9:6

  23. SummarySeven aspects of Unconditional Love.

  24. 1) Love your enemies.2) Do good to those who hate you.3) Bless those who curse you.4) Pray for those who mistreat you.

  25. 5) Do not retaliate.6) Give freely.7) Treat others the way you want to be treated.

  26. The application of AGAPE love makes you distinctive from others (vs. 32-34,), and as having the same characteristics as the heavenly Father (vs. 35).

  27. 5 areas of “what you sow is what you will reap”. vs. 36-38; cf. Gal 6:7

  28. 5 areas of “what you sow is what you will reap”. vs. 36-38; cf. Gal 6:7 1) Mercy will lead to mercy, Luke 6:36.

  29. 2) Judgment will lead to judgment, vs.37a.

  30. 2) Judgment will lead to judgment, vs.37a.3) Condemnation will lead to condemnation, vs. 37b.

  31. 2) Judgment will lead to judgment, vs.37a.3) Condemnation will lead to condemnation, vs. 37b.4) Pardon will lead to pardon, vs. 37c.

  32. 2) Judgment will lead to judgment, vs.37a.3) Condemnation will lead to condemnation, vs. 37b.4) Pardon will lead to pardon, vs. 37c.5) Giving will lead to giving, vs. 38.

  33. Principle:Attitudes and actions often reflect back on the individual.

  34. 1 John 3:23, “This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.”

  35. Grace Fellowship ChurchThursday, February 5, 2009 Tape # 09-009AGAPE Love, Luke 6 Upper Room Discourse, Part 241 John 13:34; Luke 6:27-38James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009

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