YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT FOR MY ENEMY (3 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Luke 6:27-36
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You Want Me To Do What For My Enemy (3 of 5)
Series: Sermon On The Plain
Jeff Strite
Luke 6:27-36
OPEN: I've always loved limericks, and years ago I ran across this one:
''There once were 2 cats from Kilkenny
Each thought there was one cat too many
They fought and they spit, and they clawed and they bit.
Till instead of two cats (pause) there weren't any.''
(Pulpit Helps 3/97 p. 8)
Now that strikes us as funny because we can picture cats doing that. Have you ever heard a couple cats going at it in the back yard or in the alley? Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. In fact, cats as so well known for this that when two women get in a fight, do know what it's called? (CAT FIGHT)
Cats are cats... and cats act like that.
But Christians ... would we behave like that?
Well... yeah we would
ILLUS: There's a church in Ohio called the Bethlehem Church of Christ. Their church building was built back around 1840 and in their history book (from the time of the Civil War) you could read this: ''We had fighting right here at home. The Democrats and Republicans were so bitter against one another, it broke the church up.''
On the same page in the booklet we're told of a fist fight that took place on church property: ''Two of our best men fought to a finish. One wanted to know if the other had enough. He said he had, so he let him up.''
(Tom Claibourne, Restoration Herald. Sept. 07)
Unlike the two cats from Kilkenny... that's not nearly as funny. And why isn't it funny? Because Christians aren't supposed to behave like that. Christians are supposed to be a people of love and peace. (PAUSE) But too often Christians aren't. They aren't always loving and peaceful.
Jesus knew that was going to happen so He left us explicit instructions: ''Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.''
Now, why would Jesus have to tell us that? Well, there's a couple of reasons I can think of:
Fir ...
Series: Sermon On The Plain
Jeff Strite
Luke 6:27-36
OPEN: I've always loved limericks, and years ago I ran across this one:
''There once were 2 cats from Kilkenny
Each thought there was one cat too many
They fought and they spit, and they clawed and they bit.
Till instead of two cats (pause) there weren't any.''
(Pulpit Helps 3/97 p. 8)
Now that strikes us as funny because we can picture cats doing that. Have you ever heard a couple cats going at it in the back yard or in the alley? Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. In fact, cats as so well known for this that when two women get in a fight, do know what it's called? (CAT FIGHT)
Cats are cats... and cats act like that.
But Christians ... would we behave like that?
Well... yeah we would
ILLUS: There's a church in Ohio called the Bethlehem Church of Christ. Their church building was built back around 1840 and in their history book (from the time of the Civil War) you could read this: ''We had fighting right here at home. The Democrats and Republicans were so bitter against one another, it broke the church up.''
On the same page in the booklet we're told of a fist fight that took place on church property: ''Two of our best men fought to a finish. One wanted to know if the other had enough. He said he had, so he let him up.''
(Tom Claibourne, Restoration Herald. Sept. 07)
Unlike the two cats from Kilkenny... that's not nearly as funny. And why isn't it funny? Because Christians aren't supposed to behave like that. Christians are supposed to be a people of love and peace. (PAUSE) But too often Christians aren't. They aren't always loving and peaceful.
Jesus knew that was going to happen so He left us explicit instructions: ''Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.''
Now, why would Jesus have to tell us that? Well, there's a couple of reasons I can think of:
Fir ...
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