09 Mar New Command To Love
Pastor Vincent - 3 October 2013
The Way Of Evangelism: Christ Convictions
Conviction means a believing heart, and it's the prayer of a convicted remnant that mobilizes angels to work. Convictions come from deep prayers as you confirm the truth and inscribe it unto your heart, so that it can be the strength in your heart and give you the ability to do the good in you. Convictions come from the the many unresolving problems in your life that drives you to have the continual need to turn to God and be comforted by His truth, again and again. Conviction comes when you train yourself to live before God, not man. And very importantly, conviction certainly comes through brethren living. After crossing the Jordan river, God made Joshua circumcised the people before the enemy, in a state which the Israelites were so vulnerable and could be easily attacked by the enemy. What does it tell us? Be afraid of not your enemy (problems); rather, be really afraid when your heart is stolen by the enemy. Even before the storm, before the big and challenging problems, God was more concerned with His people's circumcision than fighting the war. God has every ability to fight and win the war and give His people the promised land, but the reason why He wanted them circumcised is to set them apart and put His covenant in their hearts first - their identity, their purpose of living, and that they must not forget the works of the Lord in their lives. Live as one circumcised, be convicted by the truths.
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Love is not a new topic for believers. Yet as we lead our lives, our definition of love, as God would have it, can be easily distorted, misunderstood, and instead of being a glorious tool for us to glorify God and love men, becomes experiences that is against our spirit. Let us reexamine what God means by His command to love.
Verses to Read: Jn 13:34-35, 1-5, 12-30
- Command: “Love one another”
- Promise: “Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Our Flawed Love
- Love in our own capacity
- Our Perspectives
- Perspective of self
- Perspective of others
Love of Christ
- Humble Love
– The humble love of Jesus will propel us to love more & beyond like Him. - Love with a price
– If we choose to love but are wronged in return, Jesus will look even more real and beautiful in our love.
- Love with Authority
– Jesus has the authority to command us not because He is God, but because He is Love.
How to Love One Another?
- Be loved by God first
<1 Jn 4:19> We love because he first loved us.
<1 Jn 4:11> Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
<1 Jn 3:23> And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. - Love like Jesus Christ (acts of love)
– Give time
– Guard our speech - Intercession
– Love purposefully, not blindly
– Come out of the devil’s deceptions
– Indeed loved by God in the process
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