Sermon: How fi Grow Abundantly inna Loving One Anoda
How wi as a church fi learn fi genuinely love one anoda? How wi fi develop a culture inna wi church weh wi naturally have brotherly an sisterly affection fi each other? How dat deh kain a church deh even look? Inna wi Western culture, wi individualistic culture- how wi fi become a church full a people wid love inna wi heart fi each other? � Wi know weh di opposite a dat deh kind a church look like, noh true? Wi hear bout di horror stories dem bout church splits. Wi hear bout believers a split di church ova di color a di carpet, weh side di piano fi go pan. Wi hear bout believers splitting churches ova pet theological agendas- di isms an onlys. Mi woulda seh dem deh kain a churches deh nuh have no idea weh it mean fi have brotherly an sisterly affection fi one anoda, dem nuh have no idea weh it mean fi love (to agape) one anoda. � Well pastor, wi a nuh dat deh kain a church- an mi woulda agree seh wi a nuh dat deh kain a church- at least not to dat deh level. Bot wi riili lov wi wan aneda? Wi have di affection weh yuh woulda show toward a sibling (a bredda or a sista), yuh have dat deh kind a affection fi everybody yah inna dis local church? Now, maybe yuh do fi some people inna dis church. But, maybe yuh have people inna dis church weh yuh see fi years an years an yet dem essentially still strangers to yuh. Yuh no really know dem an yuh probably nuh really love dem. � Jus ask yuhself dis question- wen was di last time God burden yuh heart fi somebody inna dis church fi pray as earnestly as possible fi dem. Yu eva prie da wie de fi sumadi iina da choch ya? How many a di people dem inna dis church yuh pray fi dat deh way? Wa mek yuh tink dat so? � Now, mi naa seh dat dis a one unloving church- exactly di opposite. Yuh constantly amaze mi by di love weh yuh show- especially inna di area a giving. But, wi stagnate inna wi love? Wi lov fi wan aneda a gruo op nof nof? How exactly God waan wi fi love each other? How wi even go bout creating dat deh kind a culture inna wi church? Yuh no waan be part a one church weh a excell all di time an a grow inna love? � Mi tink Paul tell di church a di Thessalonians how fi do exactly dat inna I Thessalonians 4:9-12. � Briefly mi waan yuh fi memba di context a dis part a Paul letta. � 1 Thessalonians 3:10 KJV 1900 10 Nait an die wi prie aad aad aad aad fi wi si unu, an wi gi unu wa unu niid fi chos iina Gad. Ow? � 1 Thessalonians 4:2 KJV 1900 2 Kaaz unu nuo wa wi tel unu fi du. � Di fos series a commands weh Paul remind dem bout have fi duh wid di idea a sanctification inna vv. 3-8. � 1 Thessalonians 4:3 KJV 1900 3 Gad waahn unu fi liv wan laif we gud an kliin an we shuo se unu a fi im uona piipl. � Now, Paul move on to di topic a love inna vv. 9-12. � Paal rait tu di piipl dem iina Tesaloniika fi beg dem fi gwaan lov dem wan aneda. � Beloved, wi haffi continuely keep on growing abundantly inna wi love fi one anoda as a local church. � How wi fi do dat? � How wi always grow abundantly inna wi love fi each other? � Paul shuo wi three truths weh wi haffi believe an put inna practice pan a daily basis if wi waan continuely keep on growing abundantly inna wi love fi one anoda. � I. If wi a go grow abundantly inna wi love fi one anoda wi haffi constantly be teach by God fi love one anoda (vv. 9-10a) � 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 KJV 1900 9 Mi no niid fi rait an tel unu bout ou unu fi lov unu breda an sista dem we biliiv iina Jiizas, kaaz Gad imself don tiich unu ou fi lov unu wan aneda. 10 An fi riil unu lov unu breda an sista dem we de aal uova Masiduoniya. � A. Brotherly affection fi one anoda a one organic byproduct a being taught by God fi love one anoda (v. 9) � 1 Thessalonians 4:9 KJV 1900 9 Mi no niid fi rait an tel unu bout ou unu fi lov unu breda an sista dem we biliiv iina Jiizas, kaaz Gad imself don tiich unu ou fi lov unu wan aneda. � 9 Nou wi fi taak bout ou wi lov unu breda an sista dem unu no niid fi nobadi rait unu; kaaz Gad tiich unuself fi lov unu wan aneda, � Mi find dis incredible weh Paul cay seh- pan di topic a treat one anodda wid brotherly an sisterly affection- MI NO HAVE TO TELL YOU ANYTHING! � Dat mean seh di Thessalonian church was such a healthy church, dem was such a thriving church dat all a di believers dem did have dis sibling like affection fi all a di ada believers dem inna di church. No clicks or divisions or conflicts or arguments neva deh deh! Paul seh- yuh already a do it so well dat mi nuh haffi tell yuh nutten! Dat is remarkable. An it unique!
