Love Yourself to Love Others | Embracing the Father’s Love Through Christ

About this sermon

In this powerful reflection, Father explores one of the most profound teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ — “You shall love your enemies.” But before we can truly love others, even our enemies, we must first understand and embrace what it means to love ourselves as children of God. Drawing inspiration from the second epistle of St. Clement, this message reminds us that our failure to love ourselves — as beings made in the image and likeness of God — leads to a deeper inability to love others. Our society’s struggles with identity, self-worth, and division are rooted in this forgotten truth: we are loved by the Father, and we must receive that love. Through moving stories and scriptural reflection, Father challenges us to: Recognize our God-given dignity Forgive ourselves through the mercy of Christ See others — even our enemies — as wounded children of God Reclaim our childlike innocence and love Experience healing through the love of the Father This message is both convicting and comforting — reminding us that to love as God loves, we must first accept His love for ourselves. 🙏 “You have to love yourself as a child again. You have to forgive yourself through the forgiveness of Christ.” ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction: The Command to Love Your Enemies 00:28 – The Gentiles and the Goodness of God 01:02 – The Hidden Prerequisite: Loving Yourself First 01:33 – Made in the Image and Likeness of God 02:16 – Why We Struggle to Love Ourselves 02:40 – Modern Confusion and Identity Crisis 03:13 – The Tragedy of Self-Denial and Lost Dignity 03:47 – How Lack of Love Leads to Self-Hatred 04:50 – Broken Families and the Wound of Not Being Loved 05:47 – Returning to Innocence: Becoming as Little Children 06:05 – Jesus’ Call to Childlike Love and Forgiveness 06:45 – Accepting the Father’s Love Through Christ 07:09 – Escaping the Trap of Living for Others’ Opinions 08:02 – Reorienting the Heart: Loving Yourself as God Loves You 08:46 – Healing Relationships Through Forgiveness 09:16 – Seeing the Child in Everyone — Even Your Enemies 09:49 – Loving the Unlovable: Seeing With God’s Eyes 10:35 – The Test of Love: Do We Truly Love Others? 11:00 – Recognizing Growth: When We Struggle to Love 11:26 – God’s Will for Our Transformation and Hope 12:00 – Receiving the Love of God and Sharing It With the World 12:33 – Conclusion: Love Yourself, Forgive Yourself, Love Others Through Christ For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@OurLadyofWisdomLV & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest Fr. Nathan has a podcast located here https://www.youtube.com/@UCOWSTYHkkrM5bZOvbvy0Taw #LoveYourself #ChristianHomily #CatholicTeaching #JesusChrist #GodsLove #FaithInAction #Forgiveness #ChildOfGod #HealingThroughChrist #ChristianIdentity #SpiritualGrowth #LoveYourEnemies #BiblicalReflection #CatholicFaith #christianliving 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ #jesus #catholic #christian #gospel #creation ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Parenting
• Jesus Christ