Love for the Church

Sermons

Kyle Butt
05/18/16 - Wednesday Summer Series

Series: Summer Series 2016

Love is the most important concept in the Bible! (Mat. 22:36-39; 1 John 4:16; 1 Cor. 13:1, 3)

What is "the church"? The church defined: The church is the collective body of people who are obedient to the gospel! (Mat. 16:16-18; Acts 2:36-39, 41, 47)
What is "love for the church"? Love for the church is love for our brothers and sisters in Christ!
Why the church is so worthy of our love?
What love IS NOT: Love is not mere acceptance; the world tells us to love and accept people no matter what they do!
What love IS: Love is doing what is spiritually best for another person. It is not acceptance. Mark 10:17-21 is a demonstration of Jesus showing biblical love. The difficult thing to do is the loving thing to do.
Examples of love for the church in the Bible: