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Kenneth Wells: Loving God, Loving Each Other (Matthew 22:37–40)
Kenneth Wells, senior pastor of Northview Baptist Church in Lewisville, declared, “To love God, you have to know God, and to know him, you have to know Jesus Christ.” Our love for God is a response to all God has done for us, he continued. This love must come out in our words and our deeds.
Some have walked with God so long, they assume God knows they love him, Wells said. But that love needs to be communicated afresh. We are to love God because God is ever-present and jealous for our devotion. Such love is expressed through worship, admiration, adoration and service.
Loving God is also outwardly expressed in how we love each other. Our unity is an example of this, as is our allowing others their opinions, and carrying each other’s joys and burdens, Wells explained.
We need to take a stand against sin, Wells declared, and we need to love the sinner at the same time. “The world simply needs to see our love,” he proclaimed.
Wells delivered this sermon April 16, 2023, for the morning worship services at Northview Baptist Church in Lewisville.
A sermon script is available here.
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