Branch Church
He Said What? Love Your Enemies
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Branch Church
83 Pine St, Peabody, MA 01960, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Jesus said, "Love your enemies." This radical teaching of Jesus forces us to think through the lens of the Gospel. Loving our enemies takes courage and action. It takes more strength to meet hate with love than to meet it with strength. Jesus gives us a better way to respond. A way that is just and good. A way that allows good to prevail.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6 practical ways to LOVE YOUR ENEMY;
1. Don't avoid them
1. Don't avoid them
6 practical ways to LOVE YOUR ENEMY;
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
6 practical ways to LOVE YOUR ENEMY;
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
3. Do good to them
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
3. Do good to them
6 practical ways to LOVE YOUR ENEMY;
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
3. Do good to them
4. Refuse to speak bad of them
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
3. Do good to them
4. Refuse to speak bad of them
Forgiveness in many cases is not possible because we will not stop talking.
Holding a grudge doesn't make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn't make you weak; it sets you free.
6 practical ways to LOVE YOUR ENEMY;
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
3. Do good to them
4. Refuse to speak bad of them
5. Thank God for them
6. Pray for them
1. Don't avoid them
2. Disarm them
3. Do good to them
4. Refuse to speak bad of them
5. Thank God for them
6. Pray for them
A model prayer:
"I ask you to love this person through me because I can't do it in my own power. I ask you for a love I don't have and can't begin to produce."
"I ask you to love this person through me because I can't do it in my own power. I ask you for a love I don't have and can't begin to produce."
“Love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. That’s why Jesus says, “Love your enemies.” Because if you hate your enemies, you have no way to redeem and to transform your enemies. But if you love your enemies, you will discover that at the very root of love is the power of redemption. You just keep loving people and keep loving them, even though they’re mistreating you.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Love Your Enemies” - Nov. 1957 - Montgomery, AL
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Love Your Enemies” - Nov. 1957 - Montgomery, AL