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Lincoln Avenue Baptist ChurchAuthor: Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church
Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church is made up of people who have been changed by the grace of God. We have seen the greatness and glory of our Savior Jesus Christ and have found Him to be the greatest treasure in all the world. Through the teaching and preaching of God's Word we strive to know Christ more and it is our desire for you to see His Glory as well. Language: en Genres: Christianity, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Luke's Gospel: Love your enemies - Luke 6:27-38
Sunday, 6 September, 2026
What does it actually mean to love an enemy? Not merely tolerate them, not simply avoid retaliating, but genuinely love them? In Luke 6:27-38, Jesus lays out one of the most countercultural commands in all of Scripture, and he does not leave us to guess what he means. He defines it clearly: do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. These are not passive postures. They are active, intentional, costly choices. This passage challenges us to examine whether the love we extend to others is shaped by what we expect to receive in return, or whether it flows from something deeper and more transforming. The spiritual insight at the heart of this teaching is that we are not the heroes of this story. We are the enemies. We are the ones who turned away, who rebelled, who had nothing to offer. And yet God loved us anyway, fully and freely, at great cost to himself. When we begin to truly receive that love, something shifts in us. We find ourselves capable of extending grace to people who have done nothing to earn it, because we remember that we never earned it either. That is the cycle this passage invites us into, receiving the love of God and pouring it out on others, which in turn deepens our experience of God himself.
