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*The “One Another’s”*
* Gen 2:18*
*Intro:*
· *Today – Deacon Care Groups — Why?*
o We want to make sure that as the church continues to grow that no one gets left behind – no one “slips through the cracks”
o It’s kind of new and there is still work to be done
§ So if you have suggestions, tell your deacon
o Just like it is not my job alone to win people to Christ
§ It is not the deacons’ job alone to care for people!
· *Our purpose statement:*
o CBF exists to exalt God, to evangelize the lost, to encourage and edify believers, and to equip believers for the work of the ministry.
§ Encourage – speaks to fellowship.
Helping people feel welcome at CBF
o We’ve shortened it to a slogan – “helping people grow closer to God and to each other.”
§ It’s that second part I want to focus on today.
· Genesis 1-2 the creation account
o “It was good” – 4 — 10 — 12 — 18 — 21 — 25
o 2:7-25 – a detailed description of man’s creation
§ V 18 – “it is NOT good... that man should be alone”
o 1:31 – end of 6th day (after woman) – “it was VERY good”
§ No matter your marital status —— We need each other!
· In view of all that, decided to preach a message focussing on our relationship with each other as the Lord would have it
o *“One another” passages of God’s Word*
§ Thought maybe 7 or 8 times
§ Over 40 passages in the WoG with that phrase as instructional!
§ Boiled them down into 5 broad categories.
o *My initial thought was, “hang on!
This is going to be a fast one.”*
§ But I just cannot rush over these principles
§ SO, whenever we have a 5th Sunday of the month, we will have deacon care groups and I will finish this series then
· *Today, will you make certain you apply this?*
o We have a cuppa every Sunday after church –
o if that’s the level of your fellowship with others, you’re missing 95% of what God wants for you in relation to others.
· *God wants you to relate to each other much more seriously than cuppa talk.*
o In what ways?
o First of all — *Love One Another*
I. INtro
A. 14 times we are told to “love one another”
B. All but one time Agape is used
1. *Eros* – a selfish “love” – not even used in the Bible “LUST”
2. *Storge* – a family type of love – give and take
3. *Philos* – a friendly type of love – give and take...
a. Nothing wrong with these two
4. *Agape*
a.
A selfless love
b. Desires to sacrificially benefit the other person
c. Stop and think about that!
(1) What will that look like?
(2) Marriages — children — friendships — church
d.
This is not an easy task!
II.
Why Should We Love One Another?
A. Love Reflects Who God Is
/1. /*/1 John 4:7 - /*/Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
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*2. **“God is love”*
a. It’s not just an action that He does
b.
It is His very nature — He never stops loving
*3. **“Born of God”*
a.
In other words, this refers to God’s children
b.
If you have received Christ as Saviour, you are His child
/c. /*/Ephesians 5:1 - /*/Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
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*4. **Loving each other is a reflection on God*
a.
It is our way of showing who God is
b.
We are reflectors
B. Love Passes God’s Love to Others
/1. /*/1 John 4:11 - /*/Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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*2. **@ What happens to a lake that has an incoming river but no outlet?*
a.
It doesn’t get better because it has more water
b.
It stagnates and becomes useless
3. Your very existence — your life — you salvation —your daily provisions...all are because of God’s love
a. God is dumping His love on us every day!
b.
Only soak up without passing to others, will stagnate spiritually
(1) We become selfish hoarders of God’s love
(2) In the process we don’t get to enjoy what He has given
*4.
**We’re not only reflectors, we’re conduits*
C. Love Is Taught By God
/1. /*/1 Thessalonians 4:9 - .../*/you yourselves are taught by God to love one another/
2. This is not a natural thing for people to do
3.
As a believer you have been taught by God how to love
*4. **Don’t squander that lesson*
5.
Where can you go for the best lesson about love? 1 Cor 13
*a.
**Read that passage — study it — apply it*
D. Love Simplifies the Christian Walk
/1. /*/Romans 13:8 –/*/Owe* *no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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2. For far too many believers, the Christian walk is a list of rules
a. “Just give me the list.”
b. Well here it is:
/(1) /*/Matthew 22:37-40 - /*/37Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38This is the first and great commandment.
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