[Love Looks and Listens]( Current Teaching Series [40 Days of Love]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [Love Looks and Listens](
By Rick Warren â 10/03/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âTreat everyone you meet with dignity.â 1 Peter 2:17 (MSG) Loving like Jesus means you must value others the way Jesus values you. You are a child of the king. God created you, and Christ gave his life for you. The Bible says in 1 Peter 1:18-19, âGod paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christâ (NLT). How much are you worth? Look at the cross. Jesus was willing to die for you. God was willing to give his Son for you. Thatâs how valuable you are! Jesus wants you to give that kind of value to everybody elseâeven the people you canât stand. When Jesus spread his arms wide on the cross, itâs like he said, âI love them this much, so I expect you, my child, to love these people the same way I love themâbecause I died for them, not just you. Treat them the same way I treat them. Value them the way I value them.â The Bible says it very simply in 1 Peter 2:17: âTreat everyone you meet with dignityâ (MSG). How do you do that? One way you treat others with dignity is by looking at them, giving them your attention, and listening to them. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Mark 10:21. Jesus was walking down the street, and a young entrepreneur came up to him and asked him a question. Jesusâ response was that he âlooked at him and loved himâ (NIV). Jesus looked, and he loved. You canât love without looking! Think about the people you come across every dayâlike the restaurant server, grocery store cashier, or coworker you pass in the hallway. When those people try to speak with you and you donât give them your attention, youâre not being very loving. Love looks, and love listens. When you look and listen in love, you remind people of their value to youâand, ultimately, of their value to God. [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - How would you rate yourself at giving others your undivided attention? What will you do to improve in this area?
- Who in your life needs to know that they matter to God and to you? What can you do this week to show acceptance to that person and affirm their value to you and to God?
- Think of a time you gave your undivided, loving attention to someone. What was that personâs response? The post [Love Looks and Listens]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get the 40 Days of Love Study Kit when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( God wants you to know how deeply loved you areâand to let that love lead your life decisions! Learn how with Pastor Rickâs 40 Days of Love Bible Study, our thanks for your gift to reach more people around the world with the message of Godâs love through Daily Hope. In this six-session video study with companion workbook, Pastor Rick shares practical, Christ-centered teaching to help you authentically love God and love your neighbor. By focusing on patience, kindness, truth, and forgiveness, youâll discover how to let Godâs love lead you into the full life he has for you! [LEARN MORE]( [Complete Audio Series (Purchase)]( Includes 6 full-length messages from Pastor Rick's series 40 Days of Love. [LEARN MORE]( [Series Summary]( Message 1: It's All About Love
Message 2: Love Matters Most
Message 3: Loving Like Jesus Loves Me
Message 4: Love Lets It Go
Message 5: Love is Not Easily Angered
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