2020 0614 Fervour into Love - Serving the Lord

Fervour into Love - Serving the Lord

Romans 12:11 NIV

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

serve the Lord

keep your fervour

transmit your love for Jesus into

a love for others

Romans 12:12 NIV

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

three everyday habits

be joyful

keep patience

stay faithful

prayer keeps us connected to God

Romans 12:9 NIV

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

Romans chapter 12 verse 9 says love must be sincere, hate what is evil, cling to what is good

* Three little phrases

* packing a powerhouse of godly attitude and intention

* grace and power coming out of the Holy Spirit living within us

Love must be sincere

* love is the sacrificial love of Jesus

* Jesus dying on the cross, serving all of mankind rather than oneself

* love that thinks of others above yourself

* a love that keeps husband and wife loving each other

* a love that extends itself to look after sick and hurting people even at great cost to you

* a love coming from heaven itself and not from our selfishness

Sincere means real, heartfelt, no deceit or hesitancy

* sincere means that it is genuine

* people know when there is a unloving attitude

* people know when you are doing it for your benefit and not theirs

* quite simply be prayerful about what you do and when you do it

* go full out to love that other person

Hate what is evil

* no place for compromise

* no place for settling for second best

* no place in tolerating anything less than the best

* refuse to allow a lie to come into your actions

* Paul knows exactly what is needed - hate what is evil but cling to what is good

Cling to what is good

* cling gives a picture of a person overboard clinging on for dear life to the life raft

* so for us followers of Jesus - cling to what is good

* firstly it must be Jesus for he is mighty to save and empower

* next find what is good and godly and cling to that

Persist

* keep going, and do not worry if you do not quite get there at the beginning

* persist until you get good, cling until you get rescued

* do not give up do not surrender

* have sincere love and do good in all that you do

Real Love

* we know the love of Jesus

* ensure we nourish that love

* true godly love flows from Jesus to US to others

* stretch your love this week to others

* everyday