if i could tell you one last thing love songs #5 –...
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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?
