Loving The Hard To Love

Contemporary Service

Special - I Can Only Imagine - Terry Thompson

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Welcome

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Worship - Revelation Song

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                Speak To The Mountains

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                Crowns Down

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Teaching - The Way Of Jesus: Loving The Hard To Love - Luke 10:25-37

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Closing Song - What A Beautiful Name

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Traditional Service

Prelude

 

Call To Worship - Choir - Let’s Just Praise The Lord - 18

 

Blessing Of Tithes And Offerings, Doxology

 

Hymn - He Has Made Me Glad - 214

 

Welcome And Announcements - Arden Harner - Worship Leader

 

Joys And Concerns

 

Hymn - Love Lifted Me - 508

 

Special - i Can Only Imagine - Terry Thompson

 

Scripture Reading - Luke 10:25-37

 

Sermon - The Way Of Jesus: Loving The Hard To Love

 

Closing Hymn - Change My Heart Oh God - 654

 

Carrying The Light To The World

 

Benediction

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Sermon Outline

Loving the Hard to Love - 2/22/26

Luke 10:25–37

I. So...who ARE we called to love?

a. An expert in the law who made the mistake of testing Jesus.

b. Luke 10:25–37

c. “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”

d. Jesus’ answers with a story.

e. A Jewish man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho...

f. On his way he he gets beaten, robbed, and left for dead.

g. Along comes a priest.

h. Along comes a the Levite.

i. Along comes a Samaritan.

j. The Samaritan took pity on the wounded man.

k. “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man?”

l. “The one who had mercy on him.”

m. “Go and do likewise.”

II. So...???

a. What’s it got to do with us?

b. Our mission statement: Love God, Love people, Make disciples.

c. Sometimes loving people isn’t as easy as it sounds?

d. Three kinds of people who are hard to love.

  • People we struggle to love.

  • People we are told not to love.

  • People who quite obviously don’t love us.

e. Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

f. Luke 6:29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.