… no weapon forged against you will prevail,… Isa 54:17 NIV
November 2008
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness , but will have the light of life." December 2008
Jesus, John 8:12
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. January 2009
Psalm 20:4 NIV
Love must be sincere. Romans 12:9 NIV
25 Jan 2009
Love is centred in the will of a person.
Sincere = without hypocrisy, genuine, authentic, truthful, honest …
1. Sincere love is when I do what God wants and not what I want – A Living Sacrifice (v1).
Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God. Rom 12:1
2. Sincere love is not thinking so highly about me but about God’s grace on my life – A Humble Servant (v3).
I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you.
Love each other as brothers and sisters and honour others more than you do yourself.
3. Sincere love is doing things to benefit the whole church instead of just me – A Family Member (v4-5).
A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.
Bridge on the River Kwai
4. SINCERE LOVE IS USING MY GIFTS TO HELP OTHERS – A GIFTED PERSON (V 6-8).
God has also given each of us different gifts to use.
Muscles: Use them or lose them
Conclusion
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