Loving When It’s Tough
February 15, 2026 / Abundant Life ChurchLOVING WHEN IT’S TOUGH
Valentine’s Weekend – 2026
If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for
that? Even sinners love those who love them! Luke 6:32 (NLT)
WHAT DOES LOVING PEOPLE REALLY LOOK LIKE?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is
not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
☐ Patient
☐ Kind
☐ Not Envy
☐ Not Easily Angered
☐ Not Keep a Record of Wrongs
☐ Not Delight in Evil
☐ Rejoices with the Truth
☐ Always – Protects…Trusts…Hopes…Perseveres
• One thing they all have in common –
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We love each other because he loved us first. If someone says, “I
love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a
liar; for if we do how can we love God, whom we cannot see?
1 John 4:19-20 (NLT)
HOW DO I LOVE UNLOVABLE PEOPLE?
And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself”
Matthew 22:39 (NIV)
You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your
enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute
you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in
heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and
he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. If you love only those
who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax
collectors do that much. Matthew 5:43-46 (NLT)
• How I love people reveals my .
And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also
love their Christian brothers and sisters…But anyone who does not
love does not know God, for God is love…No one has ever seen God;
but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made
complete in us. 1 John 4:21,8,12 (NLT)
WHAT IF PEOPLE REJECT MY ATTEMPT TO LOVE THEM?
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with
everyone. Romans 12:18 (NIV)
Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that
everyone can see you are honorable. Do all that you can to live in
peace with everyone. Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that
to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take
revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD. Instead, “If your
enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them
something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of
shame on their heads.” Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil
by doing good. Romans 12:17-21 (NLT)
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