CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: God Will Enable You To Love Him And To Love Others - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The central message is that true love for the Lord must be inseparable from love for one another. The speaker uses the analogy of a coin having two sides, arguing that focusing only on the vertical relationship with God while neglecting love for fellow believers is a deception. He emphasizes that testing one's love by how much one loves the difficult members of the church is a practical way to ensure both commandments—loving God and loving neighbor—are upheld.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How do we evaluate our love for Jesus?One aspect of our love for the Lord is how much we love one another, especially difficult brothers and sisters in the church.
The two arms of the crossJust as the cross has two arms, our faith involves loving the Lord and loving the people sitting right next to us.
Avoiding self-deceptionIt is a deception to claim we love Jesus with all our hearts while holding animosity toward a fellow believer.
A scholar tests JesusA Bible scholar in Matthew 22 asked Jesus which commandment in the law was the greatest.Matthew 22:35
Love God with all your heartJesus responded that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
The other side of the coinJesus added the second commandment, loving your neighbor as yourself, because true love has two inseparable sides like a coin.
God is invisible, but people are right hereBecause God is invisible, it is easy to have emotional feelings of love for Him, but the real test is loving the people we see.
Jesus loved us when we were unspiritualJesus did not love us because we were spiritual or impressive; He loved us at our worst and calls us to love others the same way.
Jesus prays for His disciples in John 17Jesus showed His love for the Father by serving and praying for the disciples He was given out of the world.
Father, keep them in your name that they may be oneJesus's great burden in John 17:11 was that His followers would be one just as He and the Father are one.John 17:11
The bride shares the husband's desireAs part of the bride of Christ, we must share the same desire and walk hand in hand in the same direction as our husband.
CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: God Will Enable You To Love Him And To Love Others - Zac Poonen
To listen to the complete message click here : https://cfcindia.com/sermon/god-will-enable-you-to-love-him-and-to-love-others
Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The central message is that true love for the Lord must be inseparable from love for one another. The speaker uses the analogy of a coin having two sides, arguing that focusing only on the vertical relationship with God while neglecting love for fellow believers is a deception. He emphasizes that testing one's love by how much one loves the difficult members of the church is a practical way to ensure both commandments—loving God and loving neighbor—are upheld.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How do we evaluate our love for Jesus?One aspect of our love for the Lord is how much we love one another, especially difficult brothers and sisters in the church.
The two arms of the crossJust as the cross has two arms, our faith involves loving the Lord and loving the people sitting right next to us.
Avoiding self-deceptionIt is a deception to claim we love Jesus with all our hearts while holding animosity toward a fellow believer.
A scholar tests JesusA Bible scholar in Matthew 22 asked Jesus which commandment in the law was the greatest.Matthew 22:35
Love God with all your heartJesus responded that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
The other side of the coinJesus added the second commandment, loving your neighbor as yourself, because true love has two inseparable sides like a coin.
God is invisible, but people are right hereBecause God is invisible, it is easy to have emotional feelings of love for Him, but the real test is loving the people we see.
Jesus loved us when we were unspiritualJesus did not love us because we were spiritual or impressive; He loved us at our worst and calls us to love others the same way.
Jesus prays for His disciples in John 17Jesus showed His love for the Father by serving and praying for the disciples He was given out of the world.
Father, keep them in your name that they may be oneJesus's great burden in John 17:11 was that His followers would be one just as He and the Father are one.John 17:11
The bride shares the husband's desireAs part of the bride of Christ, we must share the same desire and walk hand in hand in the same direction as our husband.
