June 12th, 2010
Love God, Love Others
Pastor Q’s message last Sunday was to love God and to love others. These are my sermon notes, and I hope that you enjoy the sermon as much as I did.
Bible Verses Used
We need to put our roots down deep in God. There are surface roots, but if there’s no rain, the plant will wither and die. The first time a storm comes along, you are in deep yoghurt. Put your roots down deep. God looks at our ♥♥♥ ~ you can’t do without God’s love.
Let love guide your life; then the whole church will stay together in perfect harmony. We are the church. There are many people who have their “church persona” and the “rest of their life persona”. We need to have the same persona throughout the whole week.
Jesus commandments are:~
- Love God.
- Love others.
You can’t be a God~lover and not love others. The human tendency is to stand on the sidelines and not to pitch. We are not to judge others, for with the measure with which we judge others is the measure with which we will be judged. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Who are you to judge your neighbour? When you criticise someone else, you are going where you are never meant to go. How many times have I sat in judgement? If a person’s drowning, they will push you under in order to save themselves. There is no excuse for pushing someone down in order to elevate yourself.
We are to pray for our enemies. Criticism is the major instrument that Satan uses to destroy the church. Peace, harmony and unity are what God wants within our church today. Unless your roots are down deep, it is easy to go Satan’s way. There is a narrow way or a broad way ~ the broad way is the easiest way.
Gossiping is passing on information when you are not a part of the problem or a part of the solution. People who will gossip to you will also gossip about you. People who gossip cannot be trusted with your confidences. The greatest wounds come from other sheep, not from the wolves. Gossip is not meant to be a part of our lives. When people gossip, they are destroying harmony and unity within the church. If they are gossiping, confront them with this. We each have talents and abilities, and the church needs each one of us. God blesses churches that are united. God is looking for a church that will build and strengthen believers.
People are looking for acceptance and love when they come to our church, a church where every person can be:~
- Accepted
- Loved
- Valued
Leaders and pastors are not perfect, but they need your support and prayers to build the church that God wants. We want God to be welcome to walk into our church, and we need to work together.
No matter what comes, we shall stand and we shall build the church that God wants.
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
That is a GOOD message Jillian. He has spoken truth, and a truth that needs to be heeded by all.
I am into the ‘roots going down deep’ lately. It is the message swirling around in my mind. I love it. I want deep roots into my Jesus and His Word, His truth.
Gossip, well, he has hit the nail on the head. People need to stop being people, and be as He was, gracious, loving, reproving, and merciful. When we are more like Him, we will be more able to see things from HIS perspective, not our own limited one.
Oh my He is beautiful. He is altogether lovely and just. Aren’t we blessed to call together, “Abba Father”.
Blessings and good to see you post again, even if it’s just Saturdays
So good to hear from you again. How have you and family been?
Very true about gossiping – as I work in an office, gossiping is the favourite past time and it happens all the time. If people weren’t allow to gossip they wouldn’t know what to say.
Hi Amanda,
Thank you ~ our Pastor preaches an awesome message.
I am endeavouring to get my roots down deep into God’s Word and to be more like Jesus, seeing things from His perspective and not from my very limited one.
We are blessed indeed to be able to call “Abba Father”, knowing that He hears us and our cries for help.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend,
Love, Jillian ♥
Hi Jo,
Things are starting to settle down here, but the weeks are so busy that I have decided to post on Saturdays only (for now).
My back pain is much relieved, and the stitches have been removed from my foot, and it has finally healed (a month and a half later).
We now have home help, which has done much to alleviate the pressure and stress of housework days, so praise God!
My husband’s operation is coming up rather quickly, now, and I’m sure that he’ll be glad when it’s all over, and he can walk without pain.
I totally agree – if many people couldn’t gossip, they wouldn’t know what to say.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥