LOVING THE BRIDE (VALENTINE'S DAY) (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 21:1-19
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Loving The Bride (Valentine's Day) (1 of 3)
Series: Falling In Love With Jesus
Jeff Strite
John 21:1-19
OPEN: It had been a big wedding, and the reception was well attended. Then came the honeymoon, the couple went to their hotel room After they unpacked their bags the groom took his bride by the hand sat her on the bed and said, "Honey, I hope you won't mind, but now that we're married I tho't I'd mention a few little defects that I've noticed about you."
"Not at all," the bride replied with a deceptive sweetness. "It was those little defects that kept me from getting a better husband."
APPLY: It is a universal truth: men who are wise do not tell their wives what's wrong with them... it's not healthy!
But not only is it not healthy, it also shows a lack of understanding and sensitivity.
Ultimately - a husband who truly loves his wife doesn't make fun of her. He doesn't point out her weaknesses and drawbacks. And of course, wives who love their husbands don't do that either.
That's what I Corinthians 13 is all about. It says that:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails." (I Corinthians 13:4-8)
That's what true romantic love is all about. That's what the Bible tells us. But God doesn't just talk about love… God gives us an example of what true love is like.
Ephesians 5:25-27 says "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
Jesus is the ultimate example of that kind of love bec ...
Series: Falling In Love With Jesus
Jeff Strite
John 21:1-19
OPEN: It had been a big wedding, and the reception was well attended. Then came the honeymoon, the couple went to their hotel room After they unpacked their bags the groom took his bride by the hand sat her on the bed and said, "Honey, I hope you won't mind, but now that we're married I tho't I'd mention a few little defects that I've noticed about you."
"Not at all," the bride replied with a deceptive sweetness. "It was those little defects that kept me from getting a better husband."
APPLY: It is a universal truth: men who are wise do not tell their wives what's wrong with them... it's not healthy!
But not only is it not healthy, it also shows a lack of understanding and sensitivity.
Ultimately - a husband who truly loves his wife doesn't make fun of her. He doesn't point out her weaknesses and drawbacks. And of course, wives who love their husbands don't do that either.
That's what I Corinthians 13 is all about. It says that:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails." (I Corinthians 13:4-8)
That's what true romantic love is all about. That's what the Bible tells us. But God doesn't just talk about love… God gives us an example of what true love is like.
Ephesians 5:25-27 says "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
Jesus is the ultimate example of that kind of love bec ...
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