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IFICOULDTELLYOUONELASTTHING#5–NEVERSTOPLOVINGSermonbyToddLester October1,2017

1Corinthians13:13Threethingswilllastforever—faith,hope,andlove—andthegreatestoftheseislove.Psalm39:4,Psalm90:12,Mark12:29-31,Galatians5:14THREETRUTHSTOREMEMBER1.THEBEST______________________ISLOVE1Corinthians14:1a,1Corinthians13:3(Mes)2reasonstomakeloveyourhighestgoal:

a) Loveiswhatlifeisallaboutb) Loveistheonlythingthatwilllast

2.THEBEST________TOLOVEIS___________1John3:18,Ephesians5:23.THEBEST___________TOLOVEIS___________Galatians6:10,Ephesians5:16,Proverbs3:27-28

LoveSongsSeehowmanyofthefamoussongtitlesyoucanfigureout.Love_________________________(Captain&Tenille)

W_______L_______Love(LedZepplin)

C______L______T______C______Love(Queen)

_______A_______Love____(WhitneyHouston)

___J________LoveT_____(WilliamFeatherston)

_____!________________Love(TheSupremes)

H_________Love(SteveWinwood)

__J____C________________Love____(StevieWonder)

__T________Love____(ThePartridgeFamily)

S______LoveS______(PaulMcCartney&Wings)

J_______Loves___(AnnaWarner)

__Love__________(LaurieKlein)

_____Loves____(TheBeatles)

____P__________Love(HueyLewisandtheNews)

Love____________(ElvisPresley)

C_____B_______LoveTheBeatles

W______Love__________________?(TinaTurner)

A________Love(BrianDoerksen)

____Love___G____(FrederickLehman)

Love___Love____,B_____(DonnaSummer)

LoveY___________(JustinBieber)

________N_______Love(TheBeatles)

________Love(DonnyOsmond)

LoveD______,____LovesE_________(CharlesWesley)

Score(outof24):____BonusPoints:1pointforeachothersongthathas‘Love’inthetitle._________________________________________________________________________

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IFICOULDTELLYOUONELASTTHING#5–NEVERSTOPLOVINGSermonbyToddLester October1,2017

1Corinthians13:13Threethingswilllastforever—faith,hope,andlove—andthegreatestoftheseislove.Psalm39:4Lord,remindmehowbriefmytimeonearthwillbe.Remindmethatmydaysarenumbered—howfleetingmylifeis.Psalm90:12Teachustorealizethebrevityoflife,sothatwemaygrowinwisdom.Mark12:29-31Jesusreplied,“Themostimportantcommandmentisthis:‘Listen,OIsrael!TheLordourGodistheoneandonlyLord.AndyoumustlovetheLordyourGodwithallyourheart,allyoursoul,allyourmind,andallyourstrength.’Thesecondisequallyimportant:‘Loveyourneighbourasyourself.’Noothercommandmentisgreaterthanthese.”Galatians5:14Forthewholelawcanbesummedupinthisonecommand:“Loveyourneighbourasyourself.”THREETRUTHSTOREMEMBER1.THEBESTUSEOFLIFEISLOVE1Corinthians14:1aLetlovebeyourhighestgoal!1Corinthians13:3(Mes)IfIgiveeverythingIowntothepoorandevengotothestaketobeburnedasamartyr,butIdon’tlove,I’vegottennowhere.2.THEBESTWAYTOLOVEISTIME1John3:18Dearchildren,let’snotmerelysaythatweloveeachother;letusshowthetruthbyouractions.Ephesians5:2Livealifefilledwithlove,followingtheexampleofChrist.Helovedusandofferedhimselfasasacrificeforus,apleasingaromatoGod.3.THEBESTTIMETOLOVEISNOWGalatians6:10Therefore,wheneverwehavetheopportunity,weshoulddogoodtoeveryone—especiallytothoseinthefamilyoffaith.Ephesians5:16Makethemostofeveryopportunityintheseevildays.Proverbs3:27-28Donotwithholdgoodfromthosewhodeserveitwhenit’sinyourpowertohelpthem.Ifyoucanhelpyourneighbournow,don’tsay,“Comebacktomorrow,andthenI’llhelpyou.”

LoveWillKeepUsTogether(Captain&Tenille)

WholeLottaLove(LedZepplin)

CrazyLittleThingCalledLove(Queen)

IWillAlwaysLoveYou(WhitneyHouston)

MyJesusILoveThee(WilliamFeatherston)

Stop!IntheNameofLove(TheSupremes)

HigherLove(SteveWinwood)

IJustCalledtoSayILoveYou(StevieWonder)

IThinkILoveYou(ThePartridgeFamily)

SillyLoveSongs(PaulMcCartney&Wings)

JesusLovesMe(AnnaWarner)

ILoveYouLord(LaurieKlein)

SheLovesYou(TheBeatles)

ThePowerofLove(HueyLewisandtheNews)

LoveMeTender(ElvisPresley)

Can’tBuyMeLoveTheBeatles

What’sLoveGottoDoWithIt?(TinaTurner)

ArmsofLove(BrianDoerksen)

TheLoveofGod(FrederickLehman)

LovetoLoveYou,Baby(DonnaSummer)

LoveYourself(JustinBieber)

AllYouNeedIsLove(TheBeatles)

PuppyLove(orYoungLove)(DonnyOsmond)

LoveDivine,AllLovesExcelling(CharlesWesley)

IFICOULDTELLYOUONELASTTHING-#5NEVERSTOPLOVING

Sermon by Todd Lester October 1, 2017 Icebreaker/IntroductionThe‘LoveSongs’activity(alsousedNov.27/16–incaseyou’veuseditpreviously)isprettystraightforward.Analternativeistouseanadapted‘FamilyFeud’gamethattiesinwellwiththistheme.Ifyouwouldlikeadownloadofthegame,ormoreinformationaboutit,contactmeatterrykreutzkamp@westheights.orgAskiftherewasanythingfromthisweek’smessagethatstoodout–eitherapointthatwasmadewhichreallyresonatedwiththem,or

perhapsaquestionordifficultythatcameupforthem.

WhatdoyouthinkToddmeantwhenhesaidthat‘noteverythingintheBibleisequal’?

Read1Corinthians13:13(Threethingswilllastforever—faith,hope,andlove—andthegreatestoftheseislove).ToddsaidthatthegreatestmessageintheBibleislove.Wouldyouagree?Doyouthinkwegiveenoughemphasistothisinthechurch?Inourlives?

Howcanhaveitbeagreaterinfluence(eg.howshouldthis‘greatmessageoflove’alterhowwereadandapplytheBible)

Considerreadinganddiscussingthefollowingpassages:Psalm39:4,Psalm90:12,Mark12:29-31,Galatians5:14

Toddsaidthattherearemanymisconceptionsaboutlovetoday.Canyounameone?

ToddalsomentionedthatHollywoodnevertellsthewholetruthaboutwhatloveis(eithersentimentalorsexual,artificialand

superficial).Haveyouseenamoviethatyouthinkdepictslovehonestly?(eg.TheBlindSide)

THREETRUTHSTOREMEMBER1.THEBESTUSEOFLIFEISLOVE

Focuseson1Corinthians14:1a,1Corinthians13:3(Mes)

a) LoveiswhatlifeisallaboutWhydidToddsaythatitwasdangeroustothinkwehavetofitloveintoourschedules?(itmakesusthinklovingrelationshipsarejust

onepartofourlifewhentheactuallyareourlife)

ToddpointedoutthatMark12:31saysthatlovingothersisequallyimportantaslovingGod.Doesthissurpriseyou,ormakeyou

uncomfortable(ie.shouldn’tlovingGodbethemostimportant).Wheredoesthe‘asyourself’fitin?

WhatdidToddsaywasthebiggesttemptationinourculture?–togetdistractedwithlessimportantthings.Wouldyouagree?Howis

thistrueinyourownlife?

b) LoveistheonlythingthatwilllastToddaskedthequestion‘whydon’twelovepeoplemore?’(hesaidthatitwasbecauseloveisarisk,butwhatotherreasonscouldwe

give?)Canpersonality/introversion/extroversionplayaroleinourwillingnesstorisklove?

IntheKJVversionof1Corinthians13theword‘charity’isusedinsteadoflove.Doesthisaddtothemeaning?Whatisthedifference

betweencompassionandlove?

2.THEBESTWAYTOLOVEISTIME

Focuseson1John3:18,Ephesians5:2

CanyouidentifywithTodd’sstatementthatyoucanlovepeopleandnotreallylikewhattheydo?

Toddsaidthatthegreatestgiftisfocusedattention.Doyouagree?Whataboutthe5LoveLanguages?(QualityTime,ReceivingGifts,

ActsofService,WordsofAffirmation,PhysicalTouch)

Toddrecommendedthatwespend15minutesoffocusedtimewitheverymemberofourfamilyeachday.Doesthisseemattainable

foryou?Ifnot,whatcouldyoudotoincreasethetimeyouspendwiththoseyoulove?

Toddsaidthattheaveragepersonspends4-6hoursonTV/Internet.Areyouaboveorbelowaverage?Areyoucomfortablewiththat?

3.THEBESTTIMETOLOVEISNOW

FocusesonGalatians6:10,Ephesians5:16,Proverbs3:27-28

ToddmentionedthebookbyPatBoone’sdaughtercalled‘StarvingforAttention’andsaidthateveryoneisstarvingforattention.Do

youthinkthatistrue?Dosomepeoplejustliketobeleftalone?Hastheneedforattentionchangedwiththeadventofnew

technologieslikeFacebook?

Whenconsideringrelationshipsdoyoufindthatsomearemorelife-givingwhileotherscanbedraining?Howdoyoustriketheright

balanceinreachingouttothosewhoare‘hardertolove’andthosethatsustainyou?

DiscussTodd’sstatementthat“thepainofregretisalwaysgreaterthanthepainofdiscipline.”Toddalsoaskedus‘howwouldyourlife

Toddclosedwiththesequestions:

Whodoyouneedtobespendingmoretimewith?

Whatdoyouneedtocutoutofyourschedule?

Whatsacrificedoyouneedtomakeforthethingsthatreallycount?

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