Expressing Extravagant Love
Part 31 - Luke 7:36-50 (ESV) - Pastor Tim Kroeker
1 John 4:19:
“We love because he first loved us.”
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Love is observable, expressed through actions. You’ll see this at a wedding. The bride and groom solemnly swear in the presence of God and witnesses to love one another “until death do us part.” But the intimacy enjoyed by two young lovers isn’t merely a recitation of time worn words. Their love is plainly visible in the way she gazes into his eyes or in the tender way he whispers in her ear as they dance. They embrace. They kiss. They are so obviously in love. This is true in all relationships; parent to child, siblings, or best of friends. So it is for Jesus’ disciples. As we continue on in our salvation story we’ll read about one woman’s vivid display of loving gratitude towards Jesus. Luke contrasts her expression of love for the Lord with the cold, dead religion of a pharisee. In the previous episode we read that those who turn and trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of sins are called the children of wisdom. Now we’ll see that one can identify children of wisdom by their expression of love towards Jesus. They don’t merely practice religion but rather possess (and nurture) a warm, life-giving relationship.
