Commanded to Love
ABIDE- S2 TITLE: Commanded to Love TEXT: John 13:21-36 TONE: Encouragement TARGET: Believers TASK: To encourage believers to abide in Christ to be empowered to love. TEACH: The story of Julius Caesar and Brutus is a classic example of betrayal in history. Julius Caesar come a powerful Roman leader, had amassed great influence and authority in the Roman Republic. However, some members of the Senate group weary of his increasing power and sought to preserve the republic's democratic traditions. Among these dissenters was Marcus Junius Brutus, a trusted ally and friend of Caesar. Despite their close relationship, Brutus conspired with other senators to assassinate Caesar, believing it was a necessary sacrifice to protect the Republic from tyranny and to maintain the ideals of democracy. on the March 4/4 BC, Julius Caesar was brutally assassinated by Brutus and his co- conspirators in a shocking act of be...