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Home/Sermons/033 FOCUS/033-02 I Love You, But I Don’t Have to Like You

033-02 I Love You, But I Don’t Have to Like You

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It is an interesting turn of phrase that occurs most often in Christian circles, but finds its way in the conversations of anyone really. We know it is important for us to love people, but we don’t really know why, and most importantly, we don’t know how to love people because frankly, there are a lot of people we just don’t like.

In this sermon, I address what Jesus calls the second greatest commandment—one that is so important to him that when asked what the greatest commandment was, he actually had to say this one too. That commandment is for us to love other people. In this sermon, I address the meaning of that command and I give 5 tools for how to love someone even when you don’t like him or her.


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May 16, 2007
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