When Love Came to Lodebar
Donald Cantrell
Samuel 9:1-13
I - The Reach of Love (1 - 3a)
II - The Recipient of Love (3b)
III - The Realm of Love (4 - 5)
IV - The Record of Love (7)
V - The Reaction of Love (6 & 8)
VI - The Reassurance of Love (9 - 12)
VII - The Report of Love (13)
LOVE DISPLAYED
The story is told of a woman who left her husband. The husband called the police and filed a "missing person's report." A few weeks later the police found her a few counties over. They asked him if he wanted them to take him to her. By now the husband had realized how poorly he had treated his wife. He decided to write his wife, and he did for months. Finally, Christmas came, and he went to see her (she was in a rundown hotel). He asked her to come home and she did. On the way home he said, "I've written you for months, why did you come home so easily?"
She replied, "Because those were just letters, this time you came in person."
Christ came in person to save us and show us His love.
LOVE DOES NOT SEEK A REWARD
On May 2, 1962, Gladys Kidd placed a dramatic advertisement in the San Francisco Examiner, "I don't want my husband to die in the gas chamber for a crime he did not commit. I will therefore offer my services for 10 years as a cook, maid, or housekeeper to any leading attorney who will defend him and bring about his vindication."
Vincent Hallinan, one of San Francisco's best lawyers saw the advertisement, felt pity, and contacted the woman. He took on the case and ended up getting the innocent man released from all charges. Afterward, the attorney refused the lady's offer of ten years of service, noting that he was satisfied to have saved an innocent man from death.
One of the most touching shows of humanity is selfless love. Stories of kindhearted humans helping others with no kickback or reward offsets the grimness of news and gives hope of good in the world. Yet as Christians, we know a stronger kind of love, a love that ...
Donald Cantrell
Samuel 9:1-13
I - The Reach of Love (1 - 3a)
II - The Recipient of Love (3b)
III - The Realm of Love (4 - 5)
IV - The Record of Love (7)
V - The Reaction of Love (6 & 8)
VI - The Reassurance of Love (9 - 12)
VII - The Report of Love (13)
LOVE DISPLAYED
The story is told of a woman who left her husband. The husband called the police and filed a "missing person's report." A few weeks later the police found her a few counties over. They asked him if he wanted them to take him to her. By now the husband had realized how poorly he had treated his wife. He decided to write his wife, and he did for months. Finally, Christmas came, and he went to see her (she was in a rundown hotel). He asked her to come home and she did. On the way home he said, "I've written you for months, why did you come home so easily?"
She replied, "Because those were just letters, this time you came in person."
Christ came in person to save us and show us His love.
LOVE DOES NOT SEEK A REWARD
On May 2, 1962, Gladys Kidd placed a dramatic advertisement in the San Francisco Examiner, "I don't want my husband to die in the gas chamber for a crime he did not commit. I will therefore offer my services for 10 years as a cook, maid, or housekeeper to any leading attorney who will defend him and bring about his vindication."
Vincent Hallinan, one of San Francisco's best lawyers saw the advertisement, felt pity, and contacted the woman. He took on the case and ended up getting the innocent man released from all charges. Afterward, the attorney refused the lady's offer of ten years of service, noting that he was satisfied to have saved an innocent man from death.
One of the most touching shows of humanity is selfless love. Stories of kindhearted humans helping others with no kickback or reward offsets the grimness of news and gives hope of good in the world. Yet as Christians, we know a stronger kind of love, a love that ...
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