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Sep 12, 2021 · Like every family, the church is made up of imperfect people who need to ask for forgiveness, receive grace and grow in their love for the other members of the family. With that in mind, I would like to share with you ten practical, simple ways that we as a church family can grow in church love.
Aug 1, 2024 · In John 13:34, Jesus issues a new command: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (ESV). This is a simple command, yet we consistently fail to comprehend it and obey it.
Apr 16, 2023 · It’s possible to greet one another with a smile that hides bitterness; and encourage one another with a grasping, flattering heart; and bear one another’s burdens with a messiah complex. In other words, it is possible to turn the one-anothers into subtle servants of Master Self.
- April Motl
- Practice forgiveness. One of the first red flags that we are holding onto something we need to forgive is impatience. Unforgiveness clogs our soul’s pathways for love by creating stumbling blocks and spiritual footholds (2 Corinthians 2:10-11).
- Practice self-awareness or "soul checking." Emotional responses communicate something about me; they don’t command me. So if I am angry or short, I need to take some time and sift through everything that I might be not dealing with, and make sure my heart is clear of that kind of inflammatory baggage.
- Practice praying God's strength into your weakness. I learned this habit from the woman who mentored me and it has been so important in my life! When you struggle with something, like loving people well, do a Scripture search for all the verses that speak about God’s love and then pray those verses into your weakness.
- Practice centering your identity and worth in Christ's love. Loving people is so central to our experience as Christ followers (John 13:35); Christ’s love is meant to flow out of us as a testimony of him in our lives.
Love towards one another demands a level of personal behavior. One cannot claim to love someone with who's spouse they pursue, or with someone we murder, or steal from. Perfect love toward one another manifests itself in personal behavior, self restraint, sacrifice and honesty in our dealings.
May 8, 2017 · Some insist that “love one another” is too wishy-washy. It’s too soft on sin, not strong enough on holiness. What about God’s judgment of sin seen throughout the Bible, after all, even in Jesus’ own teaching? Others say that “love one another” is too simplistic, too impractical.
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Nov 13, 2018 · In turn, these become 11 pithy suggestions for loving one another in the church. I find them helpful. Maybe you will too. 1. Ordinary people, ordinary ways. Loving people can require extraordinary effort, but it doesn’t require extraordinary gifting. Talk to people. Get to know them. Be a good listener. God has given you wisdom.
