Loving an On-Again/Off-Again Enemy
Speaker: Drew Bennett Series: I & II Samuel: God's Presence Passage: 1 Samuel 18:6, 1 Samuel 24:1
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Outline
Intro: Do you have anybody in your life that you would describe as an enemy? How does your faith shape the way you relate to them?
I. THE SOUL-DESTROYING SIN
"Envy is pain caused by the good fortune of others.” - Aristotle
II. A COAL-HEAPING LOVE
"I only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.” - Dorothy Day
III. AN ENEMY-LOVING GOD
"Forgiveness flounders when we exclude the enemy from the community of humans even as we exclude ourselves from the community of sinners.” – Miraslov Volf
Takeaway: The kingdom comes when the lion and the lamb lay down together!
Resources
- Lee Camp, Mere Discipleship
- Dale Ralph Davis, 1 Samuel
- Paul Miller, Love Walked Among Us
- Eugene Peterson, Leap Over the Wall
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