FEED MY SHEEP

Learning to Love: Part 2
Feed My Sheep
John 21:15-19

I. Showing Our Love For God
a. Jesus ties our love for God to our love for others.
i. Matthew 22- The two (three) greatest commandments are to Love God and Love others as ourselves.
ii. 1 John 3:10- 10This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
b. We are able to properly love God/others when we are following His commandments.
i. 1 John 4:21- And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
ii. 1 John 5:2-4- 2This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4for everyone born of God overcomes the world.
iii. We are not able to love God and love others without His Holy Spirit
1. 2 Timothy 1:7- 7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
II. How do we feed His Sheep: What does the Lord command?
a. Micah 6:8- 8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
b. TO ACT JUSTLY
i. Be faithful and upright in all things- Do what is right!
1. Luke 16:10-11- 10"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
ii. Be an Ambassador of Reconciliation
1. 2 Corinthians 5- 20We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21God made him who had no sin to be sin[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2. We are a new creation in Christ and he has destroyed what divides us.
iii. Be an Advocate for Justice!
1. The Good Samaritan- Start taking care of the street!
2. 1 Thessalonians 5- 14And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
3. Matthew 10- 18On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
c. LOVE MERCY- My blow-up
i. SHOW COMPASSION- Colossians 3:13- 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
ii. 1 Thess 5- 15Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
d. WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD
i. Walk with Him by Seeking His Will
1. 2 Chronicles 7:14- 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
ii. Let Him Lead- Go to the Word
1. Psalm 119:105- Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
iii. Christ Exalted!
1. Phil. 1:12-26
III. Who Am I?
a. Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses has a stuttering problem Samson has long hair and was a womanizer Rahab was a prostitute Jeremiah and Timothy were too young David has an affair and was a murderer Isaiah preached naked Jonah ran from God Peter denied Christ The Disciples fell asleep while praying Zaccheus was too small Paul was too religious Lazarus was dead!