Daily Bread_June 18, 2013

Title: The Because of the Command to Love One Another

Text:

1 Corinthians 16:13-18 (NLT)
¹³ Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
¹⁴ And do everything with love.
¹⁵ You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God's people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,
¹⁶ to submit to them and others like them who serve with such devotion.
¹⁷ I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren't here to give me.
¹⁸ They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who serve so well.

Observation:

If there is one thing that should characterize the Church, it should be that the people of God should love one another. It's not an option, it's not a suggestion, rather; it's a command of God that we love one another.

John 15:12 (ESV)
¹² "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Love creates an environment for the growth, encouragement and enlistment of members. The gospel prospers where love abounds. This, my friends, is the because of the command; it pays rich dividends.

There is a reason why the first century church grew and prospered; it was because of the way they loved one another. Be an encouragement to someone today; love them with the love of the Lord.

John 13:34-35 (ESV)
³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
³⁵ By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

Prayer:

Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that a spirit of love will breakout in churches all across the world so that people will know that we belong to you.

Father God may each of us enjoy the joyful experience of being a member of a church where the people love one another, and ministers in love and forgiveness. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

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Acts 6:4 (KJV)
⁴ But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

 

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