Because loved people love people. And we need a community that reinforces that and reminds us. And we need it all the time.
Because we forget how loved we are. We so quickly go back to thinking we need to take in order to feel, and so we settle for sex over love. Or lust over intimacy. Or we feel unsafe and afraid, so we keep hiding in our shame in the dark, and we settle for isolation over vulnerability and community. We forget.
You are God’s beloved! So much so that He sent His Son to rescue us. He offers us forgiveness for when we fail. You are the object of His desire and affection and provision. And if that’s true! Then we are truly free to love others!
Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48967019
22.10.16
