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40/7 Re:Love 2
Love encourages changeBecause love cares too muchTo let people remain broken
…if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.- 2 Cor. 5:17
God is loveGod loves us just as we areGod loves us too muchto let us stay as we are
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”- Matt. 4:18-19
It is impossible to be a follower of JesusAnd not be in the process of being changed
Morality-based Religion= I've arrived!The Faith= Only Jesus is Perfect
He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"- Matt. 4:40
He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"- Matt. 4:40Lepers, Unclean SpiritsHealing for a City Full of People
He's pointing outAreas needing growth("You're just scared-that's just the way you are…")
Love encourages changeBecause love cares too muchTo let people remain broken
“But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it
Is Jesus seeingWho Peter is at this very moment?Is Simon a "Rock" yet?
Jesus knows:1) Where Peter has come from2) Who he is right now
Jesus knows:1) Where Peter has come from2) Who he is right now3) What he can become as he follows by faith………..
What God sees in youIs beyond anythingYou've ever seenIn yourself
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you”Reprove, admonish, forbid
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man”-Matt. 16:15-18, 21-23
The key to becomingThe Rock Jesus sees in himIs found in focusingOn the things of GodOver the things of man
Love encourages changeBecause love cares too muchTo let people remain broken