Clemson FCA: Clayton King (AWESOME!)
Yesterday Matt Feiling and I went to Clemson FCA and we met up with some pretty cool new people as well as some of our fellow Igniters!
Clayton King spoke last night on the subject of love and what love really is in a biblical sense.
WOW. There was some good stuff to be said and some awesome challenges that were made. If you missed it, look for it to be uploaded here.
Clayton said a lot, but there are some things that struck me to write them down immediately, some is paraphrased:
Love is the Glue that Holds the Kingdom of God Together (1 COR. 13:13)
1.) True love is the "deep, gritty, passionate love" for others
2.) "Love is blood and sweat, callouses, and dirt under your fingernails" (I LIKE THIS IDEA!)
3.) a.) "Love is not a kitten" (warm and fuzzy)
b.) "Love is not a kiss" (physical attraction, romance)
c.) "Love is not a canoe" (the love of something, like adventure)
4.) Love is SACRIFICIAL "sacrificial, not sexy" (1 John 3:16). Clayton emphasized practicing selflessness in little ways that can benefit the Kingdom, instead of wasting time on ourselves. Clayton asked, "At some point, don't we have to sacrifice ourselves to build up others? When does that start?" This question later translated into, If you can't give up the little things, how can you ever give up the big things? Sacrificing what we want to benefit others is the practice of selflessness.
5.) Love is PAINFUL. (1 John 4:20-21) Love can be inconvenient at times, and being inconvenienced doesn't make us think godly thoughts right off the bat. And, it is IMPOSSIBLE to love with jealousy, envy, gossip, or grudges in our lives. We are called to forgive , even when it isn't comfortable to do so, because the most important thing ever is to LOVE WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST. Acts of selfless love, even when you are inconvenienced, can show a person that you love them enough to see them saved. If you can't selflessly love someone, then you don't love them enough to see them saved. (oh, yeah! Clayton went there!) When you worship with your hands up, is your heart up?
6.) Love is a RESPONSE, NOT A REFLEX (1 John 4:19) If someone hurts us with words or actions, our natural reflex is to hurt them back and thus escalate the situation. A kind response is godly and sets the tone for love. We can make this godly response a reflex.
Factoid: It takes a month to develop a lasting habit. What is your habit?
7.) True Scriptural love encompasses: 1. WORSHIP 2. DISCIPLESHIP 3. EVANGELISM (John 13: 34-35)
Love is an act of worship. How good must God feel when he sees us loving one another? How must God feel when we don't?
When we do not give of ourselves, how can we love selflessly and sacrificially? We can't. Any small, selfless act of love becomes a sacred, holy ritual that brings glory and honor to God.
8.) "The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is apathy."
Clayton King spoke last night on the subject of love and what love really is in a biblical sense.
WOW. There was some good stuff to be said and some awesome challenges that were made. If you missed it, look for it to be uploaded here.
Clayton said a lot, but there are some things that struck me to write them down immediately, some is paraphrased:
Love is the Glue that Holds the Kingdom of God Together (1 COR. 13:13)
1.) True love is the "deep, gritty, passionate love" for others
2.) "Love is blood and sweat, callouses, and dirt under your fingernails" (I LIKE THIS IDEA!)
3.) a.) "Love is not a kitten" (warm and fuzzy)
b.) "Love is not a kiss" (physical attraction, romance)
c.) "Love is not a canoe" (the love of something, like adventure)
4.) Love is SACRIFICIAL "sacrificial, not sexy" (1 John 3:16). Clayton emphasized practicing selflessness in little ways that can benefit the Kingdom, instead of wasting time on ourselves. Clayton asked, "At some point, don't we have to sacrifice ourselves to build up others? When does that start?" This question later translated into, If you can't give up the little things, how can you ever give up the big things? Sacrificing what we want to benefit others is the practice of selflessness.
5.) Love is PAINFUL. (1 John 4:20-21) Love can be inconvenient at times, and being inconvenienced doesn't make us think godly thoughts right off the bat. And, it is IMPOSSIBLE to love with jealousy, envy, gossip, or grudges in our lives. We are called to forgive , even when it isn't comfortable to do so, because the most important thing ever is to LOVE WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST. Acts of selfless love, even when you are inconvenienced, can show a person that you love them enough to see them saved. If you can't selflessly love someone, then you don't love them enough to see them saved. (oh, yeah! Clayton went there!) When you worship with your hands up, is your heart up?
6.) Love is a RESPONSE, NOT A REFLEX (1 John 4:19) If someone hurts us with words or actions, our natural reflex is to hurt them back and thus escalate the situation. A kind response is godly and sets the tone for love. We can make this godly response a reflex.
Factoid: It takes a month to develop a lasting habit. What is your habit?
7.) True Scriptural love encompasses: 1. WORSHIP 2. DISCIPLESHIP 3. EVANGELISM (John 13: 34-35)
Love is an act of worship. How good must God feel when he sees us loving one another? How must God feel when we don't?
When we do not give of ourselves, how can we love selflessly and sacrificially? We can't. Any small, selfless act of love becomes a sacred, holy ritual that brings glory and honor to God.
8.) "The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is apathy."
posted by Ryan Sutherland at 26.1.07
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