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Abounding In Love Pt4 Series
Contributed by Mike Sanders on Sep 11, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Love Takes Care Of
Abounding in love PT4 - Love Takes Care Of
T.T. 1 Thessalonians 4
We’ve been speaking for several weeks now
On the subject of abounding in love
Statement: Jesus is our Lord
the captain of our salvation
He is the head of the church
Think with me:
There are a lot of Christians where - Jesus is not really in their Lord
1. They are holding on to Him as their savior
2. They are holding onto Him so that they will be saved when they die
3. But he’s really not their Lord
Lord means: He, Jesus is in charge - you’re not
With millions of Christians that’s just simply not the case
They! Are in charge of their life
And it’s quite obvious because of the mess their life is in
– that they are running it!!
Statement: if Jesus is your Lord….. then we should do what he says
Say that out loud with me:
1. Jesus is the Lord of my life
2. He’s the head over me
3. He’s Lord over me
4. I’d do what he says
What we must remember is Jesus has given us a command!
That in the New Testament….. it’s called THE commandment
John 13:34-35 (KJV)
34 A new commandment I give unto you, (what’s the commandment) That ye love one another; (here is the new part) as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Is this important?
Should be high on our list to understand and know?
I must say that in the body of Christ is a major defunct! - Expound!!
1. This is not a suggestion –
2. it’s not a good idea –
3. it’s a commandment
A commandment is in order
It’s not depending on how we feel toward the person
It’s not a conditional commandment
It’s not based on someone’s merit – or deserving it
We have been ordered and commanded to do it whether we feel like it are not
We have been ordered by the head of the church
So either we will be the rebellious – or do what the Lord has told us to do
Is Jesus to really our Lord – yes!
Then we are going to do it!!
As a church we are learning to do this – love one another!
So we can grow – and do what god has called us to do!
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 (KJV)
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
We are exhorted to increase more in brotherly love
We are taught of God
1 Thessalonians 4:9 (NLT)
God himself has taught you to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:9 (MSG)
You’re God-taught in these matters. Just love one another!
Look at your neighbor and say - You’re God-taught in these matters.
- I am God taught
The love command has nothing to do with
how you feel towards a person
STATEMENT - You’re obeying the love command
– and submitting to God the most….
When you don’t feel like loving your brother
Someone said pastor I can love that person
The reason they can’t – is their love is based on a feeling
Love is not a feeling – it’s a commitment – it’s a commandment of the Lord
Love is not a fuzzy feeling we have toward someone
It’s a commandment of the Lord – not based on my feelings
It’s in order given to us by the head of the Church
In the army when someone gives you an order –
you don’t reason in your head to see if you feel like doing it
Obeying orders is not based on how you feel
People have thought that love is a feeling
Most people in the world think that love is the feeling
Most Christians think that love is a feeling
God is love
The bible says
Romans 5:8 (NKJV)
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
And when Jesus laid down his life –
he wasn’t having warm fuzzy feelings towards us
He was loving us
Sacrificing himself for us
Wonder what kind of feeling as Jesus had towards us when he
1. was scourge
2. Nailed to the cross
3. When he offered up himself for us
We know what feelings he had in the garden
He said: Lord if there be any way - let this cup pass from me
