BIBLEWAY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
2306 South FM 116/ PO Box 774
Copperas Cove, Texas 76522
Dr. W.G. (Will) Jackson, II, Senior Pastor
February 16th, 2025
MORNING SERVICE 11:00 AM
“The Challenge Is To Love Past Ourselves And Our Own Capabilities!”
RESPONSIVE READING:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 NKJV SERMON TEXT:
Luke 6:32-38
NKJV & AMP
SERMON TEXT:
Luke 6:32-38 NKJV
32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.
35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping [expecting] for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:32-38 AMP
32 If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
34 If you lend [money] to those from whom you expect to receive [it back], what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to receive back the same amount.
35 But love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; for your reward will be great (rich, abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High; because He Himself is kind and gracious and good to the ungrateful and the wicked.
36 Be merciful (responsive, compassionate, tender) just as your [heavenly] Father is merciful.
37 “Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change].
38 Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”
- A MATURE LOVE IS THE ONE THAT LOVES WHEN IT IS NOT CONVENIENT AND DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND EXPECTATIONS!
- Let Us Not Forget That God So Loved The World. Every Single Soul On This Planet, Past, Present, and Future, He Loves. While We Will Never Have His Capacity To Love People, We Are Still Called To Love Others As They Deserve!
- WOULD YOU LEND YOUR HEART, MONEY, AND ESSENCE TO HELP SOMEONE BE INTRODUCED TO THE LOVE OF GOD THROUGH CHRSIT JESUS?!
Introduction:
Love is the foundation for everything in this world. It does not matter what we do in this life when we do not have love. Love is the evidence that God exists. It is the evidence of a changed life. Most importantly, it is the heartbeat of the Christian life. No matter what the motivation is, if we do something without love, we appear as a clanging cymbal to the rest of the world. In other words, someone who just makes a lot of noise but does not back up their actions.
God‘s love is the opposite. It is not one that makes a lot of noise, but it makes a great impact. It is the check from an anonymous giver in the mail that helps someone survive another month. It is the prayers of many when their loved one doesn’t know the Lord or is diagnosed with a terrible disease. God‘s love radiates through his believers.
SUPPORTING SCRIPTURE:
John 13:35 NKJV
35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
I Corinthians 13:4-7 NKJV
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up [arrogant];
5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Romans 5:8 NKJV
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
John 21:15 NKJV
15 “So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.””
Hebrews 12:14 NKJV
14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Romans 13:8 NKJV
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
CONCLUSION:
“THE CHALLENGE IS TO LOVE PAST OURSELVES AND OUR OWN CAPABILITIES!”
DO NOT LOVE DOWN TO THE WORLD’S STANDARDS BUT UP TO CHRIST’S!
SO MAKE BIBLE WAY AND THE EKKLESIA GREAT AGAIN BY OUR LOVE TO THE BODY, OUR COMMUNITY, THE WORLD, OUR FAMILY AND BECAUSE WE LOVE JESUS WHO IS THE CHRIST!
DO YOU KNOW JESUS IN THE PARDON OF YOUR SINS?
THE DOOR OF THE CHURCH IS OPEN.
BENEDICTION:
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion, and power, both now and ever. Amen.