“…speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord;” Paul (Ephesians 5:19) Love and Lordship in Focus...What I share with others in speech, songs, actions and in building relationships is a direct product of what I fill my heart and mind with. What are you sharing with and speaking to others? This "one another" is one that many, if not most, find a bit odd... at least to carry out. It is found... Read More
May 19, 2025
Forgive One Another
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“…forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Paul (Ephesians 4:32b) Love and Lordship in Focus...Faith is the foundation but forgiveness is the pillar on which our life in Christ is made possible. He gave all to forgive us and calls us to forgive just as He did! Without forgiveness, Heaven and eternal life are out of our reach. Remember that our purpose in going through all these "one anothers" in Scripture is to fulfill the second part of the Second... Read More
May 12, 2025
Be Kind and Compassionate to One Another
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“Be kind and compassionate to one another...” Paul (Ephesians 4:32a NIV) Love and Lordship in Focus...Look at the traits necessary to bear with others from last week's post…Humility, gentleness and patience…all fruit of The Holy Spirit! Being kind and compassionate with others also requires The Holy Spirit…how are you doing when it comes to bearing with, and being kind and compassionate, to others? Paul continues to the believers in Ephesus with more powerful "one anothers". We find a couple of them in Ephesians 4:32 (one... Read More
April 28, 2025
Bearing With One Another
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“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Paul (Ephesians 4:2 NIV) Love and Lordship in Focus...Look at the traits necessary to bear with others…Humility, gentleness and patience…all fruit of The Holy Spirit! Being kind and compassionate with others also requires The Holy Spirit…how are you doing when it comes to bearing with, and being kind and compassionate, to others? It just makes sense that how we treat "one another," lovingly or unlovingly, reveals how we are walking with Christ... Read More
April 21, 2025
Bear One Another’s Burdens
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"Bear one another’s burdens, and you will fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2) Love and Lordship in Focus...Christ’s Law is the Law of Love. We must first love God with all that we are and the overflow of that is love for our self that causes us to love just as Jesus did…giving ourself away to love and bear the burdens of others. So after telling us to serve one another in love, stop biting and devouring each other, and to not become prideful,... Read More