Day 8 UNLEASHED FOR MISSION! Love Our Family of Faith as Jesus Does

Day 8 UNLEASHED FOR MISSION! Love Our Family of Faith as Jesus Does

PEOPLE ARE TO KNOW WE ARE CHRISTIANS BY OUR LOVE

‭‭John‬ ‭13‬:‭35‬

“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.””

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭3‬

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

We read that on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, no man said that aught that he possessed was his own. All they owned was held for the advance of the wonderful reformation. And thousands were converted in a day. When the same spirit actuates believers today, and they give back to God of His own with the same liberality, a wide and farreaching work will be accomplished. (Manuscript 95, 1907, par. 17)

‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭41‬-‭47‬

“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”

After the descent of the Holy Spirit the disciples went forth to proclaim a risen Saviour, their one desire the salvation of souls. They rejoiced in the sweetness of the communion with saints. They were tender, thoughtful, self-denying, willing to make any sacrifice for the truth’s sake. In their daily association with one another they revealed the love that Christ had commanded them to reveal. By unselfish words and deeds they strove to kindle this love in other hearts. (The Acts of the Apostles, p. 547)

‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬-‭21‬

“We love Him because He first loved us. 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? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.”

GENEROSITY IS NOT RESTRICTED TO THE RICH ALL CAN GIVE

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬-‭5‬

“Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.”

‭‭Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭35‬

“I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.””