Love Your Haters

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 5:43-44 NIV

1. LEARN to PRAY for your enemies. 

"pray without ceasing"

1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV

1. BLESS your enemies. 

 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,  bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Luke 6:27-28 NIV

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9 NIV

1. Love the SIN out of them, to invite the SON into them. 

For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

Romans 5:10 NIV

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

1 John 3:16 NIV

Victory Group Questions:

1. Which is harder for you to do? To speak to your enemies or to pray for them?

2. Share some examples of how you can Bless your enemies. (In the practical or Spiritual)

3. What are some positive things that you focus on with your enemies that will help to invite the SON into them?