Love God, Love People, Make Disciples of Jesus
That is our mission here at LCPC. It is pretty simple. Not very complex and it comes from what Jesus wanted us to do. He wanted us to love God with all of our heart, soul and mind. He also wanted us to love people around us and help to make them disciples.
Sometimes the loving of other people means that we are loving people that our different from us. Jesus used the example of a good Samaritan in Luke 10 (Luke 10:25-37), as a demonstration of loving others. This man, to the Jews, was a person who was not someone who could be loved. He was a misfit, an outcast, who didn’t believe correctly or live in the right neighborhood, yet Jesus used him as the example of how to be a good neighbor.
We want to be a church that is loving the “others” around us intentionally. That may be a person who looks differently than us or believes differently from us. Their lifestyle may be different than ours, but we love just the same. We believe that because we are all created in God’s image.
So, as you go about the rest of your week, seek to love the “others” that you come into contact. Demonstrate your love for Jesus in the way that you love them. It may come from a simple smile, or it may come in some sacrificial way but let’s be God’s kingdom people here in Lakeside by loving others.