I Love God—but My Neighbor?

Calvary Church with Skip Heitzig Audio Podcast

Skip Heitzig

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Loving other people is one of life’s most difficult challenges. Even the closest followers of Jesus had a hard time doing it. Peter found it hard to forgive more than a few times (see Matthew 18:21). James and John wanted to nuke the Samaritans (see Luke 9:52-56), and all the disciples argued about their positions in the kingdom (see Luke 22:24-30). Here are some practical ways we can love both God and our neighbor.

I. Learn to Hear Personally

II. Learn to Judge Accurately

III. Learn to See Differently

IV. Learn to Act Immediately

Talk with God: Ask the Lord for wisdom in finding practical ways to be merciful toward a challenging neighbor this week (v. 36-37).

Talk with others: Invite a neighbor or coworker to church and ask how you can support them.

Talk with kids: Which of God’s characteristics do we see in creation?

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0:00.0	Welcome to Calvary Church with Skip Heidding.
0:02.8	We're so glad you've joined us today.
0:05.5	Being a Christian is hard.
0:07.3	Whether you've been a believer for a day or a decade,
0:10.4	faith in Jesus won't make you immune to the challenges and troubles of life.
0:14.4	We all need a little help, and we find the help we need in Scripture.
0:18.7	So, let's dive into God's Word, the ultimate source of truth,
0:23.3	wisdom, and supernatural comfort. Father, we do pray for your help in living our lives. We're in a
0:32.5	whole new year. We face new challenges. Every person in this room is facing something, wondering about something,
0:41.1	perhaps worried, concerned about something, struggling with something.
0:47.7	Father, we pray that through the time we spend together in worship and in the scriptures that you would give a solid help
0:57.9	in Jesus' name. Amen. Well, in life, sometimes we get stuck and we don't know how to proceed.
1:10.3	Paul, in Romans, put it this way.
1:12.8	To will is present with me,
1:17.0	but how to perform that which is good,
1:20.4	I find not.
1:21.4	I know what I need to be doing,
1:23.3	but I have a hard time getting it done.
1:25.6	We need help.
1:27.2	We need God's help. Well, fortunately, we have a hard time getting it done. We need help. We need God's help.
1:29.4	Well, fortunately, we have a God who loves to help.
1:34.6	In Psalm 46, the psalmist called him a very present help in times of trouble.
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