Tag: One Anothering

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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Colossians 3:15-17, Romans 15:14, Galatians 2:11-13, Proverbs 12:1

One Anothering
Admonish One Another
Colossians 3:15-17, Romans 15:14, Galatians 2:11-13, Proverbs 12:1

But nevertheless, in the face of our dislike of confrontation and its abuse by some, God says that it is necessary and can be very helpful.

Biblical admonition involves moral correction through verbal confrontation that is motivated by genuine love.

If admonition is done in the right spirit, with the right motive, using an appropriate method, then the person receiving the admonition will be better for it.

Truthfully, if we are not characterized by goodness and growing in the knowledge of God’s Word, then we should be receiving not giving admonishment.

The words we use are only a small part of what gets communicated.

God’s Word has power to penetrate and convict and change a person like nothing else.

Even in the best scenario, admonition is a little embarrassing and painful.

It is so important for us to learn how to receive admonition with humility. And it is so important for us to learn how to admonish others.

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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Romans 15:7, John 13:34-35, Romans 14, Romans 15, Matthew 25:40-45

One Anothering
Accept One Another
Romans 15:7, John 13:34-35, Romans 14, Romans 15, Matthew 25:40-45

Do you think that Jesus is welcome here at Richmond Community Church? How welcoming and accepting of others are we as a church?

By His loving acceptance, He was able to make a distinction between who people are and what they have done or what they have allowed themselves to become.

God has created all of us with the need to be loved and accepted, and God’s intent is for the church to be the place where love and acceptance can be realized.

I would like to suggest that the “who” we are to accept includes both non-Christians and Christians.

Everyone should matter to us, and everyone should be welcome to come among us at church.

So, we must do our best to accept people without prejudice or being judgmental.

If God has not given a clear command and instruction on the matter, then let’s give each other the right to come to our own conclusions, to make our own personal choices.

Paul meant that we don’t want to cause a Christian to do something that they cannot do with a clear conscience and therefore cause them to sin against the Lord.

What would happen if we tried to treat each person the way we would treat Jesus himself?

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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Ephesians 5:21, Philippians 2:5-8, Matthew 20:25-28, Acts 21

One Anothering
Submit to One Another
Ephesians 5:21, Philippians 2:5-8, Matthew 20:25-28, Acts 21

Battleships must learn to submit to lighthouses.

“People are not complex, they really just want to achieve their personal definition of peace and quiet and to have their own sweet way.”

In its most general use, submission means to yield to another’s admonition and advice.

This mutual submission, even by those who are in authority, is a distinctive concept made possible by Jesus Christ.

The apostle Paul, who recorded these observations about Christ, and who gave us the command to submit to one another, also put this command into
practice in his own life.

He willingly set aside being right and defending himself for a higher good.

And so first of all, we must understand that submission is not about being a doormat.

I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.

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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Romans 12:10, Philippians 2:3-4

One Anothering
Honor One Another
Romans 12:10, Philippians 2:3-4

Today, we want to learn something about what it means to honor one another.

As Christians, we are called to outdo one another in honoring others, considering everyone as precious and of value.

Because rejoicing with those who rejoice means we are happy for them that they are receiving some honor or gift or accomplishment.

God has made it clear about how valuable each of us are to Him — He values us enough to allow His Son to die for us and we need to honor and value each person the way God does.

So, who should we honor? Everyone — including God and those in authority.

Honoring others means valuing others and letting them know we value them.

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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Acts 2:42-47

One Anothering
Relationships God’s Way
Acts 2:42-47

Today in our message, I hope as a church that we can learn something about being devoted to one another in brotherly love.

The term “brothers” is used to refer to the Christian family about 230 times in the New Testament.

What does God-honoring devotion and brotherly love look like? How can this be lived out in our lives in practical ways?

Ruth’s commitment to Naomi stands as a perfect example of being devoted to one another in love.

So, it starts with the decision to be devoted to one another in brotherly love.

I believe that if we have made the decision and continue with determination, then God will supply the emotion, and the energy needed for devoted brotherly love.

I hope that all of us will decide and be determined to demonstrate our devoted brotherly love in our relationships here in the church!

So how do we get started demonstrating our devoted love for one another?

1. be present
2. be attentive
3. be expressive

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:42 — 20.4MB)

Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Acts 2:42-47

One Anothering
Relationships God’s Way
Acts 2:42-47

Times, society, and culture have changed and therefore, community is much harder to find today.

The Bible reveals that Christianity was never meant to be lived alone and in isolation.

Fellowship, therefore, is the experience of real Christian community as we share our common faith, our common purpose, and our common love for God and our love for each other.

Many of us have discovered that experiencing real Christian community is difficult even when we are convinced that it is a very good thing and when we are trying to make it happen.

I would suggest that each of us need more than just one Christian buddy–we need a family of Christian buddies.

A central task of community is to create a place that is safe enough for the walls to be torn down, safe enough for each of us to reveal our brokenness.

In this series, we will be giving our attention to these powerful and important “one another” commands.

For the sake of God and for the sake of the family of God, we must learn to love one another and learn to practice all the other one another commands.