{"id":1272,"date":"2017-06-18T11:27:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T11:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2017-06-26T01:45:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T01:45:22","slug":"sermon-june-18-2017-commands-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermon-june-18-2017-commands-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon &#8211; June 18, 2017: &#8220;Commands of Love&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1272-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/jun18-17.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/jun18-17.mp3\">http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/jun18-17.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><em>Commands of Love<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em>Matthew 5:21-48<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s love?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Hebrew word<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Hebrew word for love is <em>ahava<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The root words of <em>ahava<\/em> are <em>a<\/em> and <em>hav<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>A<\/em> means \u201cI\u201d and <em>hav<\/em> means \u201cto give\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>So <em>ahav<\/em>, the word loved, literally means \u201cI give\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Greek words<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Greek words for love express contexts of giving.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eros is giving in the context of romance and intimacy.<\/li>\n<li>Storge is giving in the context of family.<\/li>\n<li>Philia is giving in the context of friend relationships.<\/li>\n<li>Agape was a generic word that encompasses all other forms of love (giving), and was used by New Testament writers to define the unconditional nature of God\u2019s love (giving).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reconsider<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I Corinthians 13:4-8<\/li>\n<li>The Five Love Languages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jesus\u2019 love commands<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matthew 5:21-26 \u2013 Don\u2019t allow anger to stop you from loving the way God loves.<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 5:27-30 \u2013 Avoid withholding your sexual attention from your spouse by doing whatever it takes to keep out of lustful situations.<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 5:31-32 \u2013 Don\u2019t withhold anything beneficial from your spouse; this is root cause of divorce.<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 5:33-37 \u2013 Do not withhold the truth from your brother or sister.<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 5:38-41 \u2013 Avoid retaliation by giving and expecting nothing in return.<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 5:43-48 \u2013 Don\u2019t withhold what is beneficial from your enemies but give to them the way God has given to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Transformation Expectation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn to love by learning to give what is best and right to others (doing what is best and right for others), and don\u2019t expect anything in return for that is true unconditional love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commands of Love Matthew 5:21-48 What\u2019s love? Hebrew word The Hebrew word for love is ahava. The root words of ahava are a and hav. A means \u201cI\u201d and hav means \u201cto give\u201d. 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