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3. Re:Love 2

4. Appetite

5. That's just the way he is…

6. Must...Buy…It!

7. She's always been like that…

8. 2 Things: Love carries an eraser Love gives up control

9. But… Does love turn a blind eye To destructive behavior?

10. Does love leave people As they are?

11. Is it, "Live and let live?"

12. Love encourages change Because love cares too much To let people remain broken

13. Creation Fall Redemption Restoration

14. God is…Jesus…is…?

15. Christ Jesus…who, being in very nature God… - Phil. 2:5

16. …if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. - 2 Cor. 5:17

17. Does love leave people As they are?

18. God is love God loves us just as we are God loves us too much to let us stay as we are

19. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen

20. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” - Matt. 4:18-19

21. Change!

22. Change! What type?

23. It is impossible to commit to Jesus And not be changed

24. It is impossible to be a follower of Jesus And not be in the process of being changed

25. Morality-based Religion= I've arrived! The Faith= Only Jesus is Perfect

26. Immediate Change- Trajectory

27. "Boat Sleep" Rocks…

28. He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" - Matt. 4:40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" - Matt. 4:40

29. He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" - Matt. 4:40 Lepers, Unclean Spirits Healing for a City Full of People

30. He's pointing out Areas needing growth ("You're just scared- that's just the way you are…")

31. Love encourages change Because love cares too much To let people remain broken

32. Love engages Because love puts their needs Above their wants

33. Word on the Street…?

34. “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

35. And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar- Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven

36. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it

37. Is Jesus seeing Who Peter is at this very moment? Is Simon a "Rock" yet?

38. Jesus knows: 1) Where Peter has come from Jesus knows: 1) Where Peter has come from

39. Jesus knows: 1) Where Peter has come from 2) Who he is right now Jesus knows: 1) Where Peter has come from 2) Who he is right now

40. Jesus knows: 1) Where Peter has come from 2) Who he is right now 3) What he can become as he follows by faith………..

41. And he calls him What he can become Rather than who he is

42. What might that have Meant to Peter?

43. What God sees in you Is beyond anything You've ever seen In yourself

44. Simon is called Peter And then… The Rock crumbles

45. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

46. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you” Reprove, admonish, forbid

47. But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man” -Matt. 16:15-18, 21-23

48. The key to becoming The Rock Jesus sees in him Is found in focusing On the things of God Over the things of man

49. Jesus calls him Who he isn't yet But deals with him As he is

50. Love encourages change Because love cares too much To let people remain broken

51. Love engages Because love puts their needs Above their wants

52. 3 Ways to View People…

53. - As I am right now - As they are - As they can be

54. - As I am right now Gives me the right to judge you Find you wanting And look down on you Most people

55. - As I am right now My strengths against your weakness

56. - As I am right now My areas of maturity Against your immaturity

57. Does nothing To encourage change

58. - As they are - Understand and empathize With where you are And what you've experienced

59. - As they are - Gives grace And refuses to judge From a position of superiority

60. - As they are - Recognizes that we are all Broken Just in different ways

61. Gives grace… But does nothing to bring Healing and change

62. That's just the way he is…

63. She's always been like that…

64. Says that nothing can be done Jesus is a good teacher But he doesn't change lives

65. - As they can be - Created by God and Loved right this moment

66. - As they can be - Potential to become All that God created him/her to be

67. Gives Acceptance Now Yet Understands: 1) Where they've been Gives Acceptance Now Yet Understands: 1) Where they've been

68. Gives Acceptance Now, yet Understands: 2) In Christ, No One is Limited by their past Or their present Gives Acceptance Now, yet Understands: 2) In Christ, No One is Limited by their past Or their present

69. Gives Acceptance Now, yet Understands: 3) I have a part to play In helping them discover All that God created them to be Gives Acceptance Now, yet Understands: 3) I have a part to play In helping them discover All that God created them to be

70. Love encourages change Because love cares too much To let people remain broken

71. Love engages Because love puts their needs Above their wants

72. "From now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view" - 2 Cor. 5:16

73. "From now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view" - 2 Cor. 5:16 - Eyes of faith - An unshakeable confidence in God's life-changing Power

74. - Simon? Peter!

75. Is he there yet? Will he be?

76. God loves you as you are… God loves you too much To let you stay that way (And we should, too!)

77. How? Power of our words Strength of our example

78. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear - Eph. 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear - Eph. 4:29

79. …let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds...

80. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - Heb. 10:24-15

81. Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness

82. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ - Galatians 6:1-2

83. "I want to encourage you To become all that God created you to be" - I'm not perfect - I see so much in you - I'm going to encourage God in your life……….

84. Love encourages change Because love cares too much To let people remain broken

85. It's OK to not be OK It's not OK to stay that way…

86. Hope for every Relationship: - Jesus changes people From the Inside Out

87. Changes Everything: - Our relationship becomes a catalyst for growth rather than letting destructive actions continue for fear of being called "judgmental"

88. "Today, Lord- help me to see beyond my own arrogance and supposed growth…

89. Help me to see more than someone's story and history, though I do need to try to understand it…

90. Help me to see what people can become as they follow you fully. And make me an instrument of encouragement toward that as the other person allows"

91. As a Church: - It's always OK to not be OK - It's not OK to stay that way

92. As a Church: We want to be an instrument Of God's love for real change Because that's Discipleship