The key to love, the key to going to the prison, or going to the floods, or going to the refugees,

or crossing the street, or going to the person that you don't know what you'll say to them

because the marriage is so broken.

The key to just doing it because you've got to do it when you don't know what you're

going to do when you get there is indomitable joy, rooted in knowing that we have a better

possession and an abiding one that is so awesomely satisfying and so completely sure

that come what may, we've gotta love like we've been love.

How do you become the kind of person

who embraces risk-taking love?

In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper turns to Hebrews 10, 32 to 39 to explore

the foundation of faith that fuels courageous and sacrificial love.

This sermon was originally preached at Bevilleham Baptist Church on April 27, 1997.

I invite you to take your Bibles or a Bible from the pew in front of you and turn with me to Hebrews chapter 10 32 to 39 remember the former days when after being enlightened you endured a great conflict of sufferings something had happened early on

in these people's experience, very painful.

Partly, by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations,

and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated.

For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property,

knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

Therefore, do not throw away your confidence which has a

great reward, for you have need of endurance so that when you have done the will of God,

you may receive what is promised. For yet, in a very little while

he who is coming will come and will not delay

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