Loving the Visible to Prove Love for the Invisible: The Story of Mephibosheth

This sermon explores the sixth test of genuine faith—demonstrating love for God by loving others. Using 1 John 4:20 as the foundation, the message emphasizes that true agape love is not a feeling but an action that seeks the benefit of others without expecting return. The sermon traces the relationship between David and Jonathan, highlighting their covenant friendship that transcended political rivalry and personal ambition. This covenant love extended to Mephibosheth, Jonathan's crippled son, whom David restored from poverty to royalty. The story serves as a powerful illustration of God's grace toward believers—we are like Mephibosheth, broken and unworthy, yet invited to sit at the King's table. The sermon challenges believers to love one another with the same self-sacrificing agape love that Christ demonstrated, proving our love for the invisible God by loving the visible brothers and sisters around us.