Stop Playing Church
Here are a few notes from my sermon this morning on the "one anothers" of Scripture: Love One Another - John 13:34-35 ; 15:12, 17; Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 1:22; 3:8; 1 John 3:11,14, 23; 1 John 4:7,11-12, 2 John 1:5 Agape-unconditional love § New? This is not a new command as they had been told to love one another in the OT. According to Believer’s Bible Commentary, it is new because Holy Spirit would empower believers to obey it. It was superior to the old (not just love neighbor, but also your enemies. It is new because our standard is Jesus. § God loves us so we should love others. Reminds us of the greatest commandments in Matthew 22:37-40 § the way the world will know if we follow Christ is how we love one another. § Are we loving in our own strength? Or are we loving supernaturally? What does our way of loving inside church walls say to the world? Encourage One Another -(NIV) 1 Thessalonians 4:18; 5:11; Hebrews 3:13;10:25 o Pa