God has made us to love and be loved with a kind of love modeled by Christ – it is our responsibility to love God and each other with his kind of agape love.
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Here are some books that may assist you in a deeper study of the truths presented in this sermon. While Pastor Mike cannot endorse every concept presented in each book, he does believe these resources will be helpful in profitably thinking through this sermon’s topic.
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- Dan Allender and Tremper Longman. Bold Love. NavPress, 1993.
- John Bunyan. All Loves Excelling. Banner of Truth, 1998.
- D. A. Carson. Love in Hard Places. Crossway Books, 2002.
- Bryan Chapell. The Promises of Grace: Living in the Grip of God’s Love. Baker Books, 2001.
- Jonathan Edwards. Charity and Its Fruits. Banner of Truth, 1969.
- Jonathan Edwards. The Religious Affections. Diggory Press, 2007.
- Woodrow Kroll. Struggling with Selfishness: Choosing to Look Past Yourself. Back to the Bible, 1996.
- C. S. Lewis. The Four Loves. Harvest Books, 1971.
- John MacArthur. The Love of God. Word Publishing, 1996.
- James Moffatt. Love in the New Testament. Smith Publishing, 1930.
- Leon Morris. Testaments of Love: A Study of Love in the Bible. Eerdmans, 1981.
- Anders Nygren. Agape and Eros. Peter Smith Publishing, 1983.
- David Powlison. God’s Love: Better Than Unconditional. P & R Publishing, 2001.
- Ceslas Spicq. Agape in the New Testament. Herder, 1963.
- Charles Swindoll. Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living. Word, 2002.