Love is a Verb
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Love is a Verb
Love is a Verb
Back in the early 90’s a hit Christian Band named DC Talk wrote a song titled Love is a Verb. The lyrics are…I think Owasso should challenge another church to a lip sync battle on you tube and join in our Owasso PD in our becoming a citizen friendly environment.
Love is a verb
What is Paul saying to us: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling?
The Philippian Christians needed to follow Christ, obey His commands, and follow Paul’s instructions which are drawn from Christ’s example. But this is not new. This is the way it is and has been since the beginning.
Work it out!
Are you saying the blood of Christ isn’t necessary? Are you saying we are saved by works? No I’m not. Listen carefully. You have been saved by grace through faith, not of any works you have done, lest you should boast.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Already saved people, who may not like where you are planted, who may not like your circumstances, or the people God has placed around you...
Work it out!
We don’t quit, we don’t walk away. We work it out.
This Christ thing isn’t for me…it’s hard, my friends are having fun, i’m stuck in Bible study…work it out
I’m called to love the unlovable, new laws seem to defeat the church, and take us back a step...
Work it out!
Stop putting your self in front, stop taking the best seat, stop judging your brother, calling others and starting a chain of Prayer Requests... and get behind.
Make Christ your example, humble yourself and work it out.
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Where did Christ get the power, motive, and intent to go to the cross.
Love
Love is the differentiator in the Christian walk.
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Cor 13
Love never fails.
1 Cor 13:4-
What are you to work out? You are to work out until you love like Christ loves!
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
The Shema
The Shema
Heart
Heart
The Hebrew people thought the heart was the location of understanding
This is the place we find our affections, those internal desires that attract us to one thing or another or over another.
A very small spark inside the heart can explode into a raging fire that gets out of control
A new car that isn’t necessary
A new ring or jewelry a shopping spree “but it was on sale”
You touch a coworker inappropriately and she responds positively
You receive an email from an old boyfriend and the emails begin to consume your day
We must guard our affections carefully
Loving God with the whole heart means he is Lord over all our affections. He is the center of our attraction, He comes first. If He isn’t...
Work it out
WILL
Mind
Mind
The heart also serves as a home for our will, the resolve that causes us to stand strong for beliefs and convictions.
Even small children have strong wills...
They too stand their ground
It takes willpower to make good moral choices in our fallen world
A stubborn selfish will on the other hand can be an ugly sight when the selfish can’t resolve within their will to put others first. Relationships crash, businesses crumble, homes are broken and kids are left without nurture ll because of the selfish will.
Is the Lord Lord over your will? Do you stand for the things God stands for? Is God your primary love? Does He organize your life in Holy ways?
Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.
‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.
‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male without blemish. He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.
‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lord is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons. The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes. Then he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Lev 9:2
Do you love God with all of your heart as it concerns your affections and will?
What evidence supports your answer?
Work it out
Soul
Soul
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
The Hebrew people believed God formed us from the dust of the ground and breathed into our nostrils and we became a living soul.
We are not inanimate objects
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
Inanimate objects proclaim Him; they show his glory.
Psalm 19:1-2
But we, well We worship Him!
Our free will is set to worship the creator, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul...
Do you love the Lord your God with all your soul?
What evidence supports your answer?
Mind
Mind
The mind, our intellectual power
It is more than just learning earthly tasks
The mind allows us to learn about God, to study God, to think about God. Our mind is capable of memorizing His word, causing us to have stimulating conversation about the Bible, and activating our minds to hear and accept the truth of God.
Read a good book on Christ and share it. Go deep in thought with Him, ask for wisdom and knowledge, seek Him in prayer often...
Or, we can update Facebook and scan it to see whats trending...
Do you love God with your entire mind?
What evidence supports your answer?
Strength
Strength
We have the ability to rise each morning, go into our world, and make a difference.
Be a good steward of your body that would allow you to use it to bring glory to His name.
Is your energy consumed doing good in His name?
Here is where the rubber meets the road. Yes, your best efforts may go unnoticed by the church. Work it out!
Mother Teresa never set out to be famous. She set out to give a cup of cold water to a starving, dying human being whom God loved.
Be a helping hand.
Do you love God with all your strength?
What evidence supports your answer?
Work it out...
Back to DC Talk
Pullin' out my big black book
Cause when I need a word defined that's where I look
So I move to the L's quick, fast, in a hurry
Threw on my specs, thought my vision was blurry
I looked again but to my dismay
It was black and white with no room for grey
Ya see, a big "V" stood beyond my word
And yo that's when it hit me, that luv is a verb
Words come easy but don't mean much
When the words they're sayin' we can't put trust in
We're talkin' 'bout love in a different light
And if we all learn to love it would be just right
Hey, tell me haven't ya heard?
Luv, is a serious word
Hey, I think it's time ya learned
I don't care what they say
I don't care care what ya heard
The word luv, luv is a verb
Thinkin' of a way to explain-o
Cause ya' know when I'm flowin' like a bottle of Drain-o
Simple and plain, L-O-V-E
Ain't all that junk that ya see on TV
Put soaps on a rope cause they ain't worth copin' with
It's a myth that there ain't no hope and
Luv is enough if it's unconditionally
Givin' now you're living out the Great Commission
Thinkin' of a way to explain-o
Cause ya' know when I'm flowin' like a bottle of Drain-o
Simple and plain, L-O-V-E
Ain't all that junk that ya see on TV
Put soaps on a rope cause they ain't worth copin' with
It's a myth that there ain't no hope and
Luv is enough if it's unconditionally
Givin' now you're living out the Great Commission
Back in the day there was a man
Who stepped out of Heaven and he walked the land
He delivered to the people an eternal choice
With a heart full of luv and the truth in His voice
Gave up His life so that we may live
How much more luv could the Son of God give?
Here is the example that we oughtta be matchin'
Cause luv is a word that requires some action
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
Love is a word that requires some action
Closing prayer...