Sermon Tone Analysis

That is the question we will be answering tonight.

There are many things that we love.

We love football, we love food, we love technology, we love TV shows and movies, we love hobbies, friends, pets, clothes, shoes, and on and on.

Love Sacrifices

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Sacrificial Love is Olaf saying to Elsa as he stood by Elsa’s side to encourage her, “Some people are worth melting for”

Sacrificial Love is Gandalf standing on the Bridge of Khazadum putting his life on the line to protect his friends from danger.

Jesus who puts himself in harms way on the Cross so that we may live.

It was Jesus who was the true Olaf, sacrificing himself so that we could have hope.

It was Jesus who was the true Gandalf, who stared death in the face, screaming you shall not pass.

And it was Jesus who walked into the Forbidden Forrest of Sin, so that we could have life.

Real love is sacrificial...

We are called to love like Jesus loved...

1 john 4:7-21

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We love out of the overflow of Jesus’ love for us...

Love isnt contingent upon your feelings, it is a decision that we make to sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of others…and it comes from God.

So how do you become a better lover?

You look to Jesus, how is Love manifest, and as you bathe yourself in his love for you, you will find the motivation and the means to love others as you ought to love.

All of these stories are fictional…but they all are shadows of the true story about Jesus Christ

Jesus who puts himself in harms way on the Cross so that we may live.

It was Jesus who was the true Olaf, sacrificing himself so that we could have hope.

It was Jesus who was the true Gandalf, who stared death in the face, screaming you shall not pass.

And it was Jesus who walked into the Forbidden Forrest of Sin, so that we could have life.

Real love is sacrificial…We are called to sacrifice our lives for others, just like Jesus sacrificed his life for us.

Love Confronts

luke 14:3-

Jesus loves these Pharisees enough to help them understand what true religion is....loving God and loving People

The Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus so that they could get rid of him, but Jesus traps them by showing them that they were the ones who were breaking the law because they were failing to love people in need…therefore revealing that they didnt love God at all.

They loved their laws more than the law-giver

They loved their

My son has a habit of throwing a tempur tantrum when he doesnt get his way...

When he goes crazy I have to drop everything Im doing, take the time to explain to him what he did wrong, and then discipline him.

It isnt fun.

I hate the whole process

I dont like having to stop everything, I dont like having to try to explain to a 2 year old what he did wrong...

I dont like

Love Serves

Jesus shows how much he loves by meeting a real need from a man who was sick.

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Harry finds out that he must die in order that evil wouldnt win.

He goes in the Forbidden Forrest and surrendurs himself to Voldemort.

Voldemort casts the curse of death on him not knowing that in killing Harry he was actually killing himself....

Jesus Christ entered the Forbidden Forrest, as he stood before the crowd being condemned for sin that was not his own.

He took the punishment that we deserved so that we could experience the blessing of abudant life.

He