08/21/2025 Midtown Church Thursday Service
“For Those Who Have Run Out of Luck”
Dr. Efrem Smith
Biblical Foundation:
Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.
9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a]
and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b]
10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
– Romans 13:8-10
Big Question:
If We Can’t Live By Luck or Law, What Do We Live By?
Romans 13:1-7
Romans 12:9-21
2. God’s Love: The Love to Live In Community Together
Romans 13:8-10
Final Thought: Maybe 13 Isn’t Unlucky After All!