Tag: One Anothering

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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

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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.