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Don’t you hate it Don’t you hate it when you’re told what to do?when you’re told what to do?

But when God tells you But when God tells you what to do what to do

you need to listen!you need to listen!

Way back at Creation, God told Way back at Creation, God told Adam and Eve not to do only Adam and Eve not to do only

ONE THINGONE THING

Don’t eat from the Don’t eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Tree of the Knowledge of

Good and Evil.Good and Evil.

Satan the snake knew this Satan the snake knew this and when he showed Eve and when he showed Eve

how good the fruit looked how good the fruit looked he invited her to taste it.he invited her to taste it.

What was the What was the ONE THING ONE THING God said God said Adam and Eve Adam and Eve shouldn’t do?shouldn’t do?

She did it anyway; then invited Adam She did it anyway; then invited Adam to join her in disobeying God.to join her in disobeying God.

At that point At that point everything changed. everything changed. And that one act ofAnd that one act ofdisobedience disobedience ruined the world forever!ruined the world forever!

Their disobedience Their disobedience introduced death introduced death

and destructionand destruction

God cursed the serpent God cursed the serpent and said one day and said one day he'd pay for he'd pay for what he did.what he did.

Then, He told Adam and EveThen, He told Adam and Evelife would change:life would change:

• No more easy foodNo more easy food

• And they would die.And they would die.• Giving birth would be painfulGiving birth would be painful

God then kicked God then kicked Adam and Eve out of their Adam and Eve out of their

once-perfect gardenonce-perfect garden

GODGODand His human creation and His human creation

were separated!were separated!

• God provided clothing from animal skins…God provided clothing from animal skins…(not leather but cool anyway)(not leather but cool anyway)

But there was good news tooBut there was good news too

But there was good news tooBut there was good news too

• Then He promised He would do something to Then He promised He would do something to restore the relationship He once had with His restore the relationship He once had with His human creation.human creation.

This is how He did it:This is how He did it:

That’s That’s amazingamazing love! love!

Usually when Usually when someone hurts you someone hurts you or does something or does something you don’t like you don’t like you get angry, you get angry, maybe even maybe even ignore them.ignore them.

That’s not the way God works.That’s not the way God works.

When you were baptized,When you were baptized,God brought you back into God brought you back into

His family.His family.

That’s the kind of love That’s the kind of love He has for you He has for you

and the kind of love and the kind of love He wants you to show others.He wants you to show others.

So how do we respond to this So how do we respond to this amazing love?amazing love?

Two ways:Two ways:

1.1. Love Him with all your heart, Love Him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.soul, mind and strength.

2.2. Love your neighbour just like you Love your neighbour just like you love yourself.love yourself.

You do the first part byYou do the first part by• Reading your BibleReading your Bible• Going to churchGoing to church• And with God’s help, living your life And with God’s help, living your life

in ways that please Himin ways that please Him

You do the second part byYou do the second part by

Helping people Helping people however you canhowever you can

Here’s how Jesus explained it

You learned all aboutYou learned all aboutneighbours from neighbours from Martin Luther’sMartin Luther’scomments on the comments on the Ten Commandments Ten Commandments in the Small Catechismin the Small Catechism

We should fear and love God that we We should fear and love God that we may not hurt nor harm our neighbour may not hurt nor harm our neighbour in his body, but help and befriend him in his body, but help and befriend him in every bodily need.in every bodily need.

How do we do that?How do we do that?

Lutheran churches in Canada have Lutheran churches in Canada have created an organization to help show created an organization to help show their love for neighbours around the their love for neighbours around the world.world.

Since God loves us so much, Since God loves us so much, CLWR shares that love with CLWR shares that love with people around the world in people around the world in

many different ways.many different ways.

Members of Lutheran Church–Canada Members of Lutheran Church–Canada congregations can’t always personally congregations can’t always personally

help people around the worldhelp people around the world

But they can do it by giving money and other But they can do it by giving money and other helpful items to Canadian Lutheran World Relief.helpful items to Canadian Lutheran World Relief.

Governments in Canada often Governments in Canada often support CLWR by providing support CLWR by providing

matching funds that increase the matching funds that increase the work CLWR can do.work CLWR can do.

When an earthquake hit Haiti, Canadians gave When an earthquake hit Haiti, Canadians gave CLWR more than $1.5 million dollars to help CLWR more than $1.5 million dollars to help people recover.people recover.

And to support And to support Lutheran Lutheran churches in churches in Haiti as they Haiti as they also served also served their their neighbours.neighbours.

With help from Lutherans in Canada, CLWR With help from Lutherans in Canada, CLWR also helped provide food for areas in Africa also helped provide food for areas in Africa that suffered from drought.that suffered from drought.

And help farmers grow more foodAnd help farmers grow more food

And through CLWR Lutherans in Canada helped And through CLWR Lutherans in Canada helped people in Japan after the earthquake and people in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.tsunami.

CLWR also supports Lutheran Church – CLWR also supports Lutheran Church – Canada's partner church in Nicaragua.Canada's partner church in Nicaragua.

• Providing money so children can go to schoolProviding money so children can go to school

• And keeping people healthy with a medical And keeping people healthy with a medical and dental clinicand dental clinic

Across Canada, men, women and children Across Canada, men, women and children in Lutheran churches and schools in Lutheran churches and schools

serve their neighbours around the world serve their neighbours around the world by supporting CLWR.by supporting CLWR.

What does that have to do with me?What does that have to do with me?

We should fear and love God We should fear and love God that we may not hurt nor harm that we may not hurt nor harm

our neighbour in his body, our neighbour in his body, but help and befriend him but help and befriend him

in every bodily needin every bodily need

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