Love Can Move Mountains

Rooted

By John Youell, Jr., April 30, 2023

(Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV) And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

1. The depts of love are in times of deep .

(Mark 2:1 NLT) When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home.

(Luke 5:17 NLT) One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was strongly with Jesus.

(Mark 2:2 NLT) Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door.

2. Love sees mountains of as moments of .

(Luke 5:18-19a NLT) Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd.

(Mark 2:4-5 NLT) They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”

3. Love sees the at the root of our problems.

(Luke 5:21-24 NLT) But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

4. Love turns Man’s into God’s .

(Luke 5:25-26 NLT) And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God. Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”

What if God’s love can move ?

What if God wants to use you to move ?