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[1231.56 --> 1232.16] that image
[1232.16 --> 1233.00] of that herd
[1233.00 --> 1233.78] that I started
[1233.78 --> 1234.56] this sermon with,
[1234.94 --> 1235.16] right,
[1235.18 --> 1235.80] where we keep
[1235.80 --> 1236.30] the vulnerable
[1236.30 --> 1237.16] and weak in the middle
[1237.16 --> 1238.42] and the stronger ones
[1238.42 --> 1239.08] on the outside?
[1240.52 --> 1241.70] This is kind of similar
[1241.70 --> 1243.00] to what Paul says
[1243.00 --> 1244.26] in 1 Corinthians 13,
[1244.70 --> 1246.86] and we call this
[1246.86 --> 1247.66] the love chapter.
[1248.94 --> 1249.74] Paul says,
[1249.74 --> 1251.80] love always protects.
[1253.12 --> 1253.98] That's leadership.
[1254.88 --> 1256.56] Love always protects,
[1256.88 --> 1257.74] always trusts,
[1258.06 --> 1258.88] always hopes,
[1259.20 --> 1260.50] and always perseveres.
[1262.08 --> 1262.78] To me,
[1262.84 --> 1263.44] that's the image
[1263.44 --> 1265.40] of what Christ-like leaders do,
[1265.94 --> 1266.76] loving one another
[1266.76 --> 1267.40] in this way.
[1268.32 --> 1269.26] And just like so,
[1269.38 --> 1270.62] Jude encourages us
[1270.62 --> 1272.50] in the concluding verses
[1272.50 --> 1274.04] to show mercy
[1274.04 --> 1274.76] for one another,
[1275.12 --> 1276.38] to love one another
[1276.38 --> 1276.98] in this way,
[1276.98 --> 1278.56] especially to those
[1278.56 --> 1279.20] who are what?
[1280.16 --> 1280.68] Doubting.
[1281.14 --> 1282.06] Those who are weak
[1282.06 --> 1282.78] and vulnerable.
[1283.16 --> 1284.10] Bring them to the middle.
[1284.86 --> 1285.84] Protect them
[1285.84 --> 1286.80] with the love
[1286.80 --> 1288.32] that we receive
[1288.32 --> 1288.94] from the Father.
[1290.20 --> 1290.72] Again,
[1290.82 --> 1291.60] from 1 Corinthians
[1291.60 --> 1292.50] in verse 4.
[1293.24 --> 1294.48] Loving like the Father does.
[1294.70 --> 1295.72] What does that look like?
[1296.32 --> 1297.22] With patience
[1297.22 --> 1298.12] and kindness.
[1299.12 --> 1299.80] With love
[1299.80 --> 1300.80] that does not
[1300.80 --> 1302.30] envy or boast,
[1302.84 --> 1304.38] that is not proud.
[1305.60 --> 1306.24] There again,
[1306.24 --> 1307.32] that humility piece.
[1308.72 --> 1309.82] With humility,
[1310.08 --> 1311.22] we build each other up.
[1311.26 --> 1312.22] And then Paul goes on.
[1312.68 --> 1313.40] With love
[1313.40 --> 1315.08] that does not
[1315.08 --> 1316.36] delight in evil,
[1316.76 --> 1317.96] but rejoices
[1317.96 --> 1318.76] with the truth.
[1319.50 --> 1320.44] And then there's
[1320.44 --> 1321.24] that truth element,
[1321.48 --> 1322.56] that doctrine element.
[1323.16 --> 1323.30] Right?
[1324.48 --> 1325.66] Jude says the same thing.
[1326.32 --> 1327.48] To others show mercy
[1327.48 --> 1328.52] mixed with fear,
[1328.80 --> 1330.08] hating even the clothing
[1330.08 --> 1331.82] stained by corrupted flesh.
[1332.16 --> 1333.78] And I put the New Living Translation
[1333.78 --> 1334.86] so that it connects better.
[1334.86 --> 1336.30] This is a translation
[1336.30 --> 1337.00] that reads,
[1337.42 --> 1338.04] show mercy
[1338.04 --> 1339.06] to still others,
[1339.28 --> 1340.58] but do so
[1340.58 --> 1341.74] with great caution,
[1342.30 --> 1343.32] hating the sins
[1343.32 --> 1344.26] that contaminate
[1344.26 --> 1344.92] their lives.
[1347.08 --> 1347.68] Yes,
[1348.08 --> 1348.86] Christlike leader
[1348.86 --> 1349.38] is loving
[1349.38 --> 1350.28] the church community
[1350.28 --> 1350.84] to life,
[1350.94 --> 1352.14] but doing so
[1352.14 --> 1353.68] with great caution,
[1353.88 --> 1355.12] because being honest
[1355.12 --> 1355.72] and humble
[1355.72 --> 1357.70] means that you know
[1357.70 --> 1360.02] you are not immune
[1360.02 --> 1361.02] to temptations
[1361.02 --> 1362.04] and brokenness
[1362.04 --> 1362.52] and sins
[1362.52 --> 1364.04] just because you are