Love Is A Verb (Pt. 3)

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.
Matthew 22:37-38 NLT

If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. Matthew 5:46 NLT

Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” Luke 10:28-37 ESV

Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples, when they see the love you have for each other. John 13:34-35 MSG

The love of God will cause us to love in a way that points others to Jesus.

The greatest way to love someone is introduce them to Jesus and His amazing love.

Connecting and caring are critically linked ways of loving.

Do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? James 2:14 MSG

The lost world needs less debating and more delivering on the command to love like Jesus.

Faith without works is dead! James 2:17 ESV

Faith’s greatest work is love, and loves greatest gift is grace!

A retreating army makes an easy target for the enemy.

After breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?"
"Yes, Master, you know I love you.” Jesus said, "Feed my lambs.” He then asked a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?” "Yes, Master, you know I love you.” Jesus said, "Shepherd my sheep.” Then he said it a third time: "Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was upset that he asked for the third time, "Do you love me?" so he answered, "Master, you know everything there is to know. You've got to know that I love you.” Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. John 21:15-17 MSG