"Love & Unity"

Thursday Aug. 25, 2011
Jer. 37-39; Ps. 79; 2John
"Love & Unity"
S- (The Message) 2 John 6- Love means following his commandments, and his unifying commandment is that you conduct your lives in love.

O-A message to the church and it's members to love one another and to be unified. It's not something to take lightly, as it is a commandment because it is the most important thing we MUST do.

A- God calls us to love, and to be unified in our body with our brothers & sisters in Christ. That can be so difficult at times, because we are all different and can be hurt by each other. BUT GOD gives us all the same gift when we come to know Him.....it's called forgiveness. Forgiveness covers a multitude of hurts and sin. With that special gift all things are possible and God knew that, so He commands us to get it right, and to LOVE! You can love someone even when you don't like them:) If a person you have an offense or hurt with was drowning and you wouldn't jump in to save their life.....you have not love.

P-Heavenly Father what you ask of us is so little compared to what you have done for us. To love one another and to be in unity.....it's our selfishness and our stubbornness that keeps our love from flowing. Lord work in our hearts to be a loving and compassionate person, especially to those who we have an offense or hurt with from our own congregation. Start with me, Lord....bring us into perfect fellowship with one anoth