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HOW to Love One Another

Sunday, April 15, 2012
Led by Eric Gintert

  • 1 Corinthians 14:40  -  Do all things decently and in order
  • Matthew 22:36-40  -  The 10 commandments are summed up in these two commandments. If you don't love God, you cannot love man. The second commandment is like unto the first, it is not the same. You must do it decently and in order. You cannot learn to love your enemies until you first love God. Love God first, then love man like God but not as God.
  • Matthew 4:18-22  -  When Jesus called his apostles they had to drop their business and their family to follow a man they barely knew. They loved Jesus with their heart by putting him first. Jesus then taught them how to love others.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:1-3  -  Look at how much Paul loved God that he could love his neighbors. Paul was saying that if he didn't love God first, he couldn't do all these things.
charity = Strong's Greek #26: (agape) love, affection or benevolence
affection = 1941 Webster: disposition of mind, feelings toward others, attitude
benevolence = 1941 Webster: to love mankind, to do good, promote
love = Strong's Greek #25: to love or be loved in moral or social sense

Satan loves to be a mirror, he imitates. That's what makes him so cunning. People want to love their neighbor and then love God, but that's opposite of what scripture teaches.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8  -  Read these verses replacing the word charity with your own name and see if it fits. Now we know why we need to love God so much more because on our own we cannot love others... we must first love Him!
  • Numbers 24:13  -  We cannot go beyond the word of the Lord to do good or bad... we must love God first.
Prayer Requests
Bill L.  -  undergoing rehab after back surgery
Jordyn G.  -  lump found in lungs... fear that cancer has returned, will have biopsy and scans in June... if it is cancer, there is nothing that the doctors can do for her
Pete  -  cancer
Del M.  -  new job; training for the next 3 weeks
Fields  -  Melissa's pregnancy
Carlos & Sherry  -  moving to Arkansas next week
Lois S.  -  sell house; salvation
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