8-11-13 sermon

1. Reframing the Discussion
Why has our church historically been reluctant to apply these
fundamental doctrines evenly to Christians who are LGBTQ and what
would it look like if we did?
SIN HOLINESS CHURCH LOVE
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2. Unexpected Love
the mark of
every true
Christian
ALL ABOUT
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3. My dear
children, let’s not
just talk about
love; let’s
practice real
love.This is the
only way we’ll
know we’re
living truly, living
in God’s reality.
1JOHN318
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4. My dear
children, let’s not
just talk about
love; let’s
practice real
love.This is the
only way we’ll
know we’re
living truly, living
in God’s reality.
1JOHN318
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5. LUKE1025 Just then a religion scholar
stood up with a question to test Jesus.
“Teacher, what do I need to do to get
eternal life?”
26 He answered, “What’s written in
God’s Law? How do you interpret it?”
27 He said, “That you love the Lord your
God with all your passion and prayer
and muscle and intelligence—and that
you love your neighbor as well as you
do yourself.”
28 “Good answer!” said Jesus. “Do it
and you’ll live.”
29 Looking for a loophole, he asked,
“And just how would you define
‘neighbor’?” (MSG)
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6. GENTILES
GENTILES
GENTILES
GENTILESSunday, August 11, 13

7. GENTILES
GENTILES
GENTILES
GENTILES
IsraeliteLEVITICUS1917 “‘Do not hate a fellow
in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so
you will not share in their guilt.’ 18 ‘Do not seek
revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among
your people, but love your neighbor as
yourself. I am the Lord.’”
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8. LUKE1030-32 Jesus answered by
telling a story. “There was once a
man traveling from Jerusalem to
Jericho. On the way he was
attacked by robbers. They took his
clothes, beat him up, and went off
leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a
priest was on his way down the
same road, but when he saw him
he angled across to the other side.
Then a Levite religious man
showed up; he also avoided the
injured man. (MSG)
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9. LUKE1030-32 Jesus answered by
telling a story. “There was once a
man traveling from Jerusalem to
Jericho. On the way he was
attacked by robbers. They took his
clothes, beat him up, and went off
leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a
priest was on his way down the
same road, but when he saw him
he angled across to the other side.
Then a Levite religious man
showed up; he also avoided the
injured man. (MSG)
OCD
careful
vigilant
fastidious
fanatical
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10. LUKE1033-35 “A Samaritan
traveling the road came on him.
When he saw the man’s condition,
his heart went out to him. He
gave him first aid, disinfecting and
bandaging his wounds. Then he
lifted him onto his donkey, led him
to an inn, and made him
comfortable. In the morning he
took out two silver coins and gave
them to the innkeeper, saying,
‘Take good care of him. If it costs
any more, put it on my bill—I’ll pay
you on my way back.’ (MSG)
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11. LUKE1033-35 “A Samaritan
traveling the road came on him.
When he saw the man’s condition,
his heart went out to him. He
gave him first aid, disinfecting and
bandaging his wounds. Then he
lifted him onto his donkey, led him
to an inn, and made him
comfortable. In the morning he
took out two silver coins and gave
them to the innkeeper, saying,
‘Take good care of him. If it costs
any more, put it on my bill—I’ll pay
you on my way back.’ (MSG)
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12. LUKE1036 “What
do you think?
Which of the three
became a neighbor
to the man
attacked by
robbers?”
37 “The one who
treated him
kindly,” the religion
scholar responded.
Jesus said, “Go
and do the same.”
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13. Jesus’ prescribed way for inheriting
eternal life is to show ourselves to
be loving neighbors to anyone in
need, especially those we think
don’t deserve to be loved.
Who?
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14. What does our
love look like
when our
neighbor is gay
or transgender?
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15. How Does Jesus Want Us to Love
Our LGBTQ Neighbors...
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16. How Does Jesus Want Us to Love
Our LGBTQ Neighbors...
In the Church? In the World?
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17. How?
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18. God’s Handy Dandy,
Sure-fire, Pocket-sized
Rule for How to Love
EVERYBODY
However you wish to be treated
and loved by others, that’s how
you should treat and love them.
When in
doubt, do the
loving thing!
How?
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19. UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE
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20. UNCONDITIONAL
unexpected
uncomfortable
LOVE
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21. 1JOHN416 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in
them. 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will
have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like
Jesus...19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Whoever claims to
love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not
love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God,
whom they have not seen. 21 And he has given us this command:
Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
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22. Love
God
Love
People+
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23. Love
God
Love
People
“We love BECAUSE He first loved us.”
Daily experience
of God’s
unexpected,
uncomfortable,
unconditional
LOVE
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