THE 11TH COMMANDMENT (47 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 13:31-35
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The 11th Commandment (47 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 13:31-35
In 2001, the city of Grand Junction, Colorado was sued by the ACLU because of a 10 Commandments monument on display at the new city hall. Although the lawsuit was eventually resolved out of court, city councilman Reford Theobold led the charge in favor of the Ten Commandments.
Theobold would even eventually become the city's mayor. So it's understandable that Theobold became the subject of nationwide criticism by American liberals when he was arrested last Friday for shoplifting candy bars from the check out counter at a Cabela's department store.
Theobold, like most of us, seems to have done a better job of POSTING the 10 Commandments than of PRACTICING them.
I believe the world is suffering because of a lack of obedience to the 10 commandments.
1. Worship the Lord alone
2. No graven images
3. Don't take the Lord's name in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath Day
5. Honor your father and mother
6. Don't kill
7. Don't commit adultery
8. Don't steal
9. Don't lie
10. Don't covet
But I believe the church is suffering because of a lack of obedience to the 11th commandment. For in today's text the Savior continues his Upper Room discourse and gives what seems to be an 11th commandment.
Now ironically, we will see today it's really a new commandment that in many ways isn't new at all. It's really an ancient commandment with a new twist. The commandment is simply that we love each other as Jesus has loved us.
The search for love transcends ethnic and geographic boundaries. People in every nation, language and tribe are looking for love. From Rhode Island to Russia, Florida to France, Connecticut to China people are looking for love.
The search for love transcends even religious boundaries. The Buddhist, Hindu, and Taoist...the Jew, Christian, and Muslim are searching for love.
Country singer Johnny Lee used to sing about ''Looking for Love in All the Wro ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 13:31-35
In 2001, the city of Grand Junction, Colorado was sued by the ACLU because of a 10 Commandments monument on display at the new city hall. Although the lawsuit was eventually resolved out of court, city councilman Reford Theobold led the charge in favor of the Ten Commandments.
Theobold would even eventually become the city's mayor. So it's understandable that Theobold became the subject of nationwide criticism by American liberals when he was arrested last Friday for shoplifting candy bars from the check out counter at a Cabela's department store.
Theobold, like most of us, seems to have done a better job of POSTING the 10 Commandments than of PRACTICING them.
I believe the world is suffering because of a lack of obedience to the 10 commandments.
1. Worship the Lord alone
2. No graven images
3. Don't take the Lord's name in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath Day
5. Honor your father and mother
6. Don't kill
7. Don't commit adultery
8. Don't steal
9. Don't lie
10. Don't covet
But I believe the church is suffering because of a lack of obedience to the 11th commandment. For in today's text the Savior continues his Upper Room discourse and gives what seems to be an 11th commandment.
Now ironically, we will see today it's really a new commandment that in many ways isn't new at all. It's really an ancient commandment with a new twist. The commandment is simply that we love each other as Jesus has loved us.
The search for love transcends ethnic and geographic boundaries. People in every nation, language and tribe are looking for love. From Rhode Island to Russia, Florida to France, Connecticut to China people are looking for love.
The search for love transcends even religious boundaries. The Buddhist, Hindu, and Taoist...the Jew, Christian, and Muslim are searching for love.
Country singer Johnny Lee used to sing about ''Looking for Love in All the Wro ...
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