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Be Hospitable to One Another


“Be hospitable to one another without complaint.”  (1 Peter 4:9) Love and Lordship in Focus...Evidently being truly loving, hospitable and caring for one another can be burdensome. Of course it can because we still must abide in our fleshly bodies and therefore any act of sacrificial love, showing the Love of God in and through us, will come up against what my (our) selfish flesh would rather do for me (us). Peter continues with a very interesting "one another" in 1 Peter 4:9 after telling...
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Love One Another…Deeply


“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” (1 Peter 1:22) Love and Lordship in Focus...Much to the dismay of our nature and even more so to that of our fallen culture, it’s an amazing Truth that obedience and love go hand in hand! The Greek word from where we get our word and response of confession literally means, “to agree with.” That’s powerful if you think...
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Pray For one Another


“…pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16b-d) Love and Lordship in Focus...Are you noticing that as we go through these "one anothers" that while the ultimate "one another" is to "Love one another" there are many different expressions of this love found in the way we treat and care for each other...and in what we avoid so that we do not treat each other wrongly. As with all the “one...
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Confess Your Faults to One Another


Therefore confess your sins to each other… (James 5:16a) Love and Lordship in Focus...The Greek word from where we get our word and response of confession literally means, “to agree with.” That’s powerful if you think about it. I’ve recognized that my sin(s) or fault(s) have come against God’s Truth and I’m now willing to admit them and turn in agreement with His Truth rather than my “truth” that was wrong. This is the first step in true heart change if it is Godly and...
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Don’t Grumble Against One Another


“Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!” (James 5:9) Love and Lordship in Focus...How do you respond to others? Would they consider you to be pleasant and encouraging…or a grumbler and complainer? God’s Word tells us very clearly that grumbling leads to judgment. Where do you stand before The Judge when it comes to your loving…or not so loving responses to others? Christ has made it so that we can always respond...
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