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INTRODUCTION:
*Open your Bibles to Romans 12
While you are finding your place, let me tell you a story
This is old-fashioned day, and we have just past Veteran’s Day, and so I thought I Would share an old-fashioned story
There is a 12th century church that stands in gray stone as a pillar in the community of Angoville-Au-Plain, a small village in Northwest France
At first glance, there is nothing spectacular about it, though it is picturesque and typical for the place that it stands
What is not typical, though, is the memory held by this church
For the stained-glass windows of the church depict the scenes of battle
And its wooden pews hold 77 year-old blood stains that stand as a reminder of love
For in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army parachuted into Angoville-Au-Plain
The day would be known as D-day
And like most places on D-day, the fighting in Angoville-Au-Plain was fierce
Both sides were experiencing heavy casualties
Wounded soldiers from both sides were seeking aide
And on that very morning, in that little church, two American medics made history
Their country was engaged in the war to end all wars
Their enemy was a force of evil that threatened the entire world
And yet, as Robert E. Write and Kenneth J. Moore setup triage in the sanctuary of that church, none of that mattered
Because what these two men chose not to be Germans or Americans-the chose to be life and love
American and German soldiers alike poured into the doors of that church that day
And every man that passed through the door was viewed the same: A dying man in need of life-saving care
Only one requirement was given to them as they came seeking aide: if you want to come in, you must leave your gun outside
The two men labored in toil for friend and enemy alike, for with their weapons down they were all the same
dead men, clinging to a hope of life
Because of the love of those two men, 80 soldiers and a child injured in the fray were saved from death that day
Their blood stands to this day as a testimony to the power of love to save
We are reading from Romans 12 this morning, beginning in verse 9. Would you stand with me in honor of the reading of God’s Word
PRAY, Invite the church to be seated
*LISTENING GUIDES OUT
Today, as we celebrate old-fashioned day, I would submit to you that we live in an old-fashioned society
Sure, our world is full of new technology everyday
Sure we have new vices, new ways that we sin, new forms of debauchery and greed
Yes, the music of our age is different
And don’t get me started on fashion trends of this hour
But we live in an old-fashioned society because sin and death still rein
Hell still burns with unquenchable fire, and most of the world seems all to eager to get there
Hatred and division are still alive and well.
In some ways, they are better off than they ever have been
Despite being a nation with a heritage as immigrants, criminals, persecuted, and marginalized peoples,
we still find in each other more differences than commonalities
more causes for hatred than reasons to love
more walls of division, than bridges to unity
And yet, in this morning’s illustration, we find a picture of our text...
In Romans 12, we have been talking about the transformed life
If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you must live a transformed life
You cannot live your life as you did before you knew Christ, because Jesus changes you forever
As followers of Jesus Christ, let us look upon two medics from our nation’s darkest hour and see that love changes everything
FOR ON THE CROSS ARE STAINS OF BLOOD THAT PROVE THAT LOVE SAVES LIVES!
The blood of Jesus was shed to bring peace to the enemies of God
The blood of Jesus was shed to win victory over sin and death
The blood of Jesus was shed to heal the broken and the hopeless
The blood of Jesus was shed to tear down the walls that divide us
The blood of Jesus was shed to bring dead men back to life
ALL of these things are what you were before that moment you met Jesus
You were God’s enemy
You were a slave of sin and death
You were divided from your brothers and from the Lord
You were a dead man walking
But then, you met Jesus
If this isn’t true of you, let it be true today
YOU CANNOT FOLLOW JESUS AND BE THE SAME
THE LOVE OF JESUS TRANSFORMS YOU!
HIS GRACE IS FREE, BUT IT WILL COST YOU EVERYTHING!
Today, let’s be set free.
Look at verse 9:
If you are in Christ, you will be transformed!
There are three things I would have you to note about your transformation this morning, the first one is this:
Love requires more than lip-service
I often hear people tell me there are too many hypocrites in the church
First, let me say that the church is where hypocrites belong
Give me the liars, cheats, and traitors.
Give me the adulterous thieves and hypocrites, they are right where they need to be
We welcome every sinner that would walk through the door
Jesus will meet you this morning right where you are!
But let me be clear, friend, that while He meets you there, He loves you too much to leave you that way
Jesus will change everything about you
One of the biggest changes that Christ will call you to is to learn to truly love
Not the feel good, Christmas and valentines, Hallmark-movie-kind-of love
The blood, sweat, and tears kind-of love
Not just loving those that you like, but those that hate you
You can’t just say “I love you,” and then bite each other’s backs
Love is displayed in actions
It is the choice to put the good of others before your own
It is the choice to hurt so that another may heal
Love without sacrificial action isn’t love
THIS IS WHY THE CROSS IS THE ULTIMATE ACT OF LOVE: What more could Christ give than His life?
If you are in Christ, Love is not a word, it is a lifestyle
We are to love those that are in the body of Christ and those that are not
Love is to be the earmark of the body of Christ
To love like Jesus means each person must think of yourself as least and last
Love takes active action and participation
There is no bench-warming-fandom-from the pews.
Christ doesn’t need fans, He calls followers
Either you are on the team, or you simply do not love
Love is always hoping, pushing through the hard, never stopping, praying without ceasing.
Love is an open door to caring, giving sacrificially, and giving all of me for others
Look at verse 14:
Love requires more than lip-service, but secondly
Love requires a giver happy not to receive
I like giving gifts, but it is hard to give and never get back
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