We're thrilled to present Pastor Sammy's closing sermon from the Advance 2016 Conference in Shanghai, China; courtesy of our friends at Abundant Grace International Fellowship.

In October Sammy was invited to be the keynote speaker at AGIF's annual church conference, which focused on the theme "By This Love." His final sessions, presented here, was the sermon at their Sunday service. You can listen to the rest of the "By This Love" series by visiting their website at www.agifshanghai.com

Pastor Sammy continues his series on Love: "On June 12, 2016 my community was shocked by the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. An extreme Muslim man walked into a gay nightclub filled with Hispanic young people and killed 49, and wounding 53 others. In the days that followed, my wife and I stood with many religious leaders of various faiths, and interacted with leaders in the gay community to show solidarity and unity for the residents of our City. For the first time that I can recall, there was a dialogue of real love that went beyond politics and theology. And quite frankly, no one really knew how to comprehend the outpouring of love."

Ephesians says “We are His workmanship created for good works in Christ.” NLT says “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” It is here that we see the reason for God’s love toward us is to share that love with others.

When we discover the source of real love, we soon become aware of the change that love makes within our heart, our life, and our behavior. God’s love is not a benevolent feeling which we passively receive. It is a transformative force that brings new definition to our very existence, and provides power to become what we’ve always been meant to be.

Love is such a common theme among Christians, but most consider this subject elementary or simple. The world redefines the concept to fit their desires. The Church treats love like milk, and quickly desires to move to more “meaty” subjects. But the Greatest Commandments according to Christ is, “Love God, Love Others as you Love Yourself."

Last week we went out and engaged our city. This week we focus inward, and what it means to be a friend to those closest to us. How do we demonstrate a real authentic love?

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