Counter Culture: The Great Command: Love One Another

I will love like Jesus by....

1- Being patient and kind

2- Being humble

3- Loving unconditionally

4- Rejoice in Truth

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Forgiveness in the Face of Terror - John and Eloise Bergen
The year is 2008. Late one evening in rural Kenya, a band of men break into a farm and brutally assault and rob the couple living there. The couple had recently arrived from Canada for missionary work among orphans. Near the point of death, they struggle to find medical treatment in the dark of night. Their healing is miraculous, but the greater story is their spiritual journey to healing through the power of forgiveness. This book is their story - the shock and suffering they experienced, and the joy and hope they found, told here in their own words.

John and Eloise Bergen moved to Africa in March 2008 after living in Canada and New Zealand, where they had pastored for 25 years. They also operated a small business in Western Canada before their first trip to Kenya. They wrote this book as they prepared for their return to the Kenya they have grown to love, and where they will continue to serve orphans and others in need.

A Different Kind of Happiness - Larry Crabb

Everywhere we look, we see evidence that love is in short supply. Terror and corruption, school shootings and troubled marriages, impatient online sniping and character assassination--all point to the fact that we do not know how to love one another as Jesus commanded and modeled. We put our own interests, comfort, and happiness first, despite the fact that the greatest happiness comes through sacrificial love.

A Different Kind of Happiness shows you a love that is deeper than being nice and serving others. It's a love that relates to others in such a way that they feel heard, seen, and valued. A love that sacrifices and suffers and keeps loving, even when doing so is costly. This kind of love, says Dr. Larry Crabb, is the kind of love shown to us by our Creator and Redeemer--and it's the kind worth fighting for in all of our relationships.

Counter Culture - The Foundation: The Authority of the Word of God

1 - Inspired: God-breathed (2 Peter 1:20, 2 Timothy 3:16)

2 - Reliable: stood the test of time (Isaiah 40:8)

3 - Sufficient: what we need (Deuteronomy 8:3, 2 Timothy 3:14-17)

4 - Truth: the standard of truth (John 17:17)

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Additional resources:

Because I Said So - Harvest Oakville Sermon Series, Robbie Symons
“Because I Said So” is a foundational series designed to equip and encourage the believer in the all-important subject of the authority of God and His Word. Today our culture is putting tremendous pressure on all people to conform to its secular persuasion. Authority on all levels is being challenged and compromised, and no authority is under more attack right now than the Word of God. 

Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem
How do we know the Bible is God’s Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return? If you’ve asked questions like these, then "systematic theology" is no abstract term. It’s an approach to finding answers every Christian needs to know. Bible Doctrine takes a highly commended upper-level textbook on systematic theology and makes it accessible to the average reader.

Counter Culture by David Platt
Ask a group of Christians what they think about poverty, sex trafficking, or the orphan crisis, and you'll probably get a pretty quick response. But ask that same group about gay marriage or abortion, and you'll most likely be faced with a lot of nervous hesitancy or fuzzy answers. In this day when social issues are creating clear dividing lines in society, moral and political neutrality is not an option for those who believe the gospel. It's simply not enough to focus on only those issues that are most comfortable--and least costly--to us. Join David Platt as he invites us to fix our gaze on the holiness, goodness, love, truth, justice, authority, and mercy of God revealed in the gospel and to live with conviction, courage, and compassion in the midst of a culture that is drifting further from the truth every day.

I Pledge Allegiance By Following Jesus

Following Jesus

Following Christ

1 - Won't include a road map (Luke 9:57-58)

2 - Is About now (Luke 9:59-60)

3 - Is Priority (Luke 9:61-62)

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To read more about the differences between "being a fan" as opposed to "being a follower", you can check out Kyle Idleman's book, "Not a Fan".