Notes from a message by Scott Himes 8/10
The fact that I am a little behind on recording these messages doesn't make time less timely or valuable. :) Here are some notes from a couple weeks ago.
Sometimes the best measure of impact is not how many words you remember, but how it caused you to change your perspective. This message was one of those that caused me to look as some (who made themselves my "enemies") from God's perspective, and reminded me that most of this is really not a battle of flesh and blood, but a spiritual battle. Scott's message about loving your enemies, started with forgiveness. I know how tough that is...and I have a way to go. He had a point though; if God is love, and he lives in our hearts, then God's love is in our hearts. Reminded me of being at the top of the Ferris wheel at the fair....things look a lot different from His perspective.
The passage that rang in my heart and then in my ears this morning; One of those scriptures you can hear coming down the tracks like a freight train miles before you see it....
"Father, forgive them...." Luke 23:34
| Some are Easy to Love | Some are Harder to Love |
| children | Strangers |
| the humble | the proud |
| those that love us | those who have hurt us |
| those with the same interests | those with a different life background |
VIP Prayer Card updates:
- Pray for them to experience God's love and blessing in their life
- Pray (if they don't know Christ) for their Hearts to be changed
- Pray for any wrong motives in your hear towards them to be set right
- Pray to see if there are steps of reconciliation or expression of God's love you need to make
- Pray for them (Matt 5:44)
- Go beyond their expectations , Even those who take advantage. Go the extra mile Matt 5:40-41, Go out of our way to serve Ex 23:4-5
- Help meet their needs Proverbs 25:21
- "Father forgive them" Luke 23:24 We love because it's God's heart
- Phil 2:13 He is going to give us the power
Stephen Acts 7:60 Do not hold their sin against them
Love is brought to full expression in us 1Jn 4:12 ...
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
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