Posts Tagged ‘love’

Staying in the Love of God

Thursday, 29 September, 2011 11:43 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

It is the power of the love of God working through us that causes us to win in all that we do!

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. – Jude 1:20-21 NKJV

We can walk in love at all times, with all people and in every situation! Each one of us have the ability to love people that act unlovely and in our opinion may be undeserving of any love.

The way that we “tap in” to the love of God is first to become “born again”! When we become born again and make Jesus the Lord of our lives the love of God resides in our heart. His love can be “shed abroad” (Romans 5:5) increased or expanded in our lives as we yield and submit to the Holy Spirit. God is love according to 1 John 4:7-8 and when we pray in the Holy Spirit we “stir up” or cause His love to grow in our heart. When we pray in the spirit we are exercising and gaining ground spiritually in our ability to love like Jesus loves. We begin to have more compassion on people and see them the way that God sees them. This motivates us to love them the way that God loves them and we become a bigger vessel of His love extended to those around us. We stay in the love of God by continuing to pray in the Holy Spirit consistently. Let the love flow through you!

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All Together Now

Tuesday, 30 August, 2011 15:49 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Being “in sync” allows us to produce a harmony. When we are pursuing and aiming at peace we are walking in unity and fulfilling the will of our Father.

Rom 15:6 …that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The church began in unity. Acts Chapter 2 uses the phrase “in one accord” to signify that the believers that were gathered in the upper room were not just in the same room but that they were united in heart and in mind. It is not enough to just be in the same place at the same time.

You can be under the same roof and be miles and miles apart.

If we are to mature in the Lord we must prefer one another and adjust in our relationships to the point that we experience a unity. The more unity that we experience, the more of God’s power we will see flowing through our homes and churches. Every adjustment we make and every time that we choose to prefer others it is worth the effort that it takes. Walking in love translates to HARMONY and UNITY! God has not called us to be self-serving (alone) but to serve (united with the body of Christ).

Psalms 133:1 NKJV – Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

 

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Honoring God Honoring People

Thursday, 11 November, 2010 21:38 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Do you want to honor God more? then you must honor people.

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? – 1 John 4:20

When we honor, respect and reverence God we are loving Him. If we think that we love God and do not love people we are deceived and need to have the blinders removed.

We must learn how to honor and respect people to fully love God. Another way to say this is that you cannot disrespect and dishonor people and pretend to love God. You may say “You don’t know how much they hurt me…” or “I was abused by my father and I have these issues…it is hard for me to trust…”. There is no excuse for disobeying the Word of God and dishonoring and disrespecting people. The truth is that no one is worthy enough to deserve our respect and honor. We give respect and honor in faith out of respect and honor for God! And when we honor and respect God, He honors and respects us. (1 Sam. 3:20) The more that we honor and respect God the more that He honors and respects us. The greatest way that He honors us is with His presence. More honor, more of His manifest presence in our lives, families and churches. God desires to display His glory but it will only be displayed where He is honored. (Acts 2)

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Love is the Key

Wednesday, 11 August, 2010 12:13 Written by Pastor Sheila 0 Comments

Love is such a big key to walking in victory in this Christian life. I do believe that’s why the enemy throws big challenges in this area. He knows if he can get you out of the love walk, it will affect your peace, your strength, your joy, your health, your prayers and handicaps your faith big time. In Romans 5, the Word says that, “we have been justified, declared righteous through faith, and by faith through grace we have God’s favor, joy and hope. God’s hope never disappoints, because His love has been poured out in our hearts, we can love super-naturally. Have you ever wanted to be a super-hero, like “Super-Woman” or “Super-Man”, and do what the average human could not? Well, here is your opportunity, when you tap into God’s love, He pours His super upon your natural ability and you can love those under normal circumstances, you could not.

You do not have to worry about having enough love inside your heart. God’s Word says, His love is shed abroad, or has been poured out in your heart, by the Holy Spirit. We need to activate it by making the decision to allow it to flow.

Here is a prayer to pray everyday:

“Father, in Jesus Name, today I make a new and strong commitment to live a life of love, to let the tenderness of God flow through me and help those I come in contact with. Help me and teach me to love even when things go wrong, to be patient and kind to those are not, and to lay aside all hurt. Teach me to talk in love, walk in love and season my words with grace and mercy.

Lord, Your Word says, that Your love has already been poured out in my heart, so today I resolve to remove every obstacle that would keep me from flowing in love. I place all resentment behind me, and I forgive all those who’ve done me wrong. I take upon your cloak of peace, the robes of righteousness and Your eyes of compassion. Thank You Lord, that You cause me to increase and excel and overflow with Your Love and that I am a living example of Your love to those around me. Amen.”

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. (1 John 4:7-17 NKJV)

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Manners Are A Sign of Love

Monday, 21 June, 2010 05:30 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Remember something called “manners”? It used to be taught in homes and schools.

Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. (1Co 13:4-5 AMP)

Acting rude or unmannerly is a sure sign of no love and selfishness because love has manners and is not rude. To learn manners and practice them shows how much of the love of God you are allowing to flow through you. Can you imagine Jesus being rude? Do you think that He would continue to dominate a conversation and never let the other person speak? Would Jesus bump into you and never say, “excuse me…”? Would He borrow something and never return it or promise to call you and never follow through? Would He continue to talk to you after you have let Him know that you have another appointment to get to and that you need to go?

Rude is acting in any way that is inconsiderate. To have manners and act mannerly means to consider others before you speak or act. Be sensitive to those around you by thinking of them first. Your manners can open a door that you can use to tell someone about Jesus. Powerful stuff! Commit to the Lord to be a person of impeccable manners.

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