Secret Church (2)

Memorial Day

Story of My Grandfather

Showing Love To Those Who Hate

Have you ever showed compassion on someone that didn’t like you very much? or maybe someone that treated you so bad?

Daniel and Joel calling For help

It can be hard to so love to someone that might not have treated very well

It can be easy just to write them off

But the truth is that Jesus Loves them and wants them to have a relationship with them.

Today I am sharing a story that I had the opportunity to learn so much more about because I got to meet this persons best friend and talk about them and the passion he had the lost people

Romulo Sauñe (Saw-nea) and three of his friends were driving back from a Church party

Ran into a road block

sized up the situation

5 buses burned and 6 bodies lay on the ground

a terrorist marxist group on Peru

As he stood waiting he felt compassion for these men

Started Sharing the Gospel

They listened

He told them that God loves them and that he loved them

and that No sin that cannot be forgiven

They listened attentively

The leader then came and interrupted Romulo

while waving his Gun he told them, “You are guilty of fooling the people with your religion. Today you are being judged.”

then with no more words the leader shot them.

Romulo last Words were “God, I love You, Jesus, I love you”

During his funeral procession other believers marched fearlessly to stand tall for their faith.

Loving those who hate you

these men were in the process to murder Romulo for nothing more then sharing Christ to people that needed it most.

Romulo spent the last few moments of his life sharing love with the ones that were trying to kill him, and hated him

How do we follow this example?

Luke 10:25–37 NIV

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 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.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

The Samaritan showed love to someone that Hated Him, and wanted nothing to do with him, but He showed him love and saved this man, and cared for him

Jesus tells us to have this heart

Luke 6:27–28 NIV

“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

How can we have the same heart of Romulo?

Reflect on God’s Love For Us

Romans 5:8 NIV

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Christ Died For us when we were enemies of God, while we wanted nothing to do with God, he STILL sent us son to die, so that we can have a relationship With Him

Pray For Them

Matthew 5:44 NIV

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

The fastest way to get a heart for those who are “unLoveable” is to pray from them and that God would work in their life.

But Chris I Don’t feel like I can or I just don’t want to

Pray For The Holy Spirit To Help You

John 15:26 NIV

“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.

We cannot do it on our own, we need help. If we try to do it on our own we will fail