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Joke:
A Baker was asked to print on a wedding cake. He forgot, and instead printed .
(ESV) reads “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.”
(ESV) on the other hand reads “For you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband.”
Joke:
Confessor: I have stolen a fat goose!
Priest: That is very wrong.
Confessor: Would you like to accept it, Father?
Priest: Certainly not- return it to the man whom you stole it from.
Confessor: But I have offered it to him and he won’t have it.
Priest: In that case you may keep it yourself.
Confessor: Thank you, Father.
The Priest arrived home to find one of his geese had been stolen…
Joke:
A pastor is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach.
After watching the boys efforts for some time, the pastor moves closer to the boy’s position. He steps smartly across the street, walks up behind the little fellow and, placing his hand kindly on the child’s shoulder leans over and gives the doorbell a solid ring.
Crouching down to the child’s level, the pastor smiles benevolently and asks, “And now what, my little man?” To which the boy replies, “Now we run!”
Today we continue our series on Body Works
Last time I spoke on the Vision for our Church.
Love God…Love People…Make Disciples.
We focused on what it meant to Love God,
Specifically
Love God = Obey
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
I also gave you a little task.
Anyone remember what it was?
Make a video of yourself saying “The Kingdom Way is to Love God, Love People, Make Disciples” then email it to Shawn@kingdomway.ca
Please help us with this!
So to refresh
The greatest commandment is to:
And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Today we want to focus on part 2
Matthew 22:
“This is the great and foremost commandment.
Matt
“The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
The greatest commandment is to
Love your neighbour, the second most important thing you are called to do.
Matt 22:
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Like the lawyer you may ask the question:
Who is my neighbour?
Well good for us Jesus answered this question.
Like many of Jesus’s answers they came in the form of a parable
This specific parable has become to be know as
The Good Samaritan
You can read the who story in
Which is Luke’s account of what Matthew recorded in
Man get’s beat up, robbed…left for dead
Priest (highest level of honor, most repspected) walks by....and keeps walking
Levite (temple worker, one who job is to do actual work to help people) walks by
A Samaritan see’s him,
bandages him up, poured the oil and the wine, transported him to help, then paid for the help with the equivalent of 2 days of pay.
History Lesson
Now for you to fully understand Jesus’ parable you have to understand the animosity between the Jew and the Samaritan
At the time of Jesus, the feud had been going on for 100’s of years
kingdom of Judah fell to Babylon in 600 B.C. Its people, were carried off into captivity. But 70 years later, a remnant of 43,000 was permitted to return and rebuild Jerusalem. The people who now inhabited the former northern kingdom—the Samaritans—vigorously opposed the repatriation and tried to undermine the attempt to reestablish the nation. For their part, the full-blooded, monotheistic Jews detested the mixed marriages and worship of their northern cousins. So walls of bitterness were erected on both sides and did nothing but harden for the next 500 years.
The comparable situation Today, would be how Jews and Palestinians feel about each other.
When Jesus used a Samaritan as the example to be like, it would have made many of the Pharasee’s & Sadducee’s blood boil
In the Jewish mind, the Samaritans are the lowest of the low .
the Samaritans are the lowest of the low
You did not associate with them!
Jesus then asked the question
The Jesus asks the question: “Who was the neighbour of the one robbed”?
Luke 10
“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?”
And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
How am I to treat the non-Christian?
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Are we to judge them?
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For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?
But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;
I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?
But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
I Cor 5:
No we are not to judge the people of the world, that’s God’s job, We are to Love them
Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
How Am I to treat my fellow Christian?
Well as we just read, we are not to turn a blind eye to a brother or sister caught in sin
There is no place for gossip, and correction only benefits through relationship
If you are in relationship with a person who claims to be a christian, but sins in manner in which is evident, you are called to do something about it.
A non Christian-No, that’s God’s Job
A professing believer that you are in relationship- Yes
What about a professing Christian you are not in relationship with? Well I think its best to take that situation to the Lord in prayer.
Look at it this way. How would you respond if you were dwelling in sin, and a complete stranger came up to challenge and persuade you to stop.....
What if the same scenerio, but rather than a stranger, someone who you knew loved you very much, came to you.
How would you respond to each?
I think after David was caught in adultery with Bethsheba, God sent the closest person to David that was around to bring correction.
Why? Because correction is best served in relationship
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
The world will know we are Christians by our love for each other
Not the crosses we wear, or the music we listen to, or the protest signs we hold up,
but by the way we love one another
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
How am I to treat my Pastor?
The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
NASB95Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
As a Pastor I have got off relatively unscathed, There have only been a handful of times that I have felt the brunt of anger from people in our church
I really feel blessed to a Pastor
But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction,
and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
I am so grateful for the people of this church,
However, I know many Pastors that cannot say the same thing!
I remember the words of one of my 1st Bible college professors. He said
If there is another career that would make you happy, go do it. Only become a Pastor if you know that No other career could satisfy you.
I know the only thing that would satisfy me is serving God’s people!
Here are some current stats on Pastors (http://www.pastoralcareinc.com/statistics/)
72% of the pastors report working between 55 to75 hours per week.
84% of pastors feel they are on call 24/7.
80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families.
78% of pastors report having their vacation and personal time interrupted with ministry duties or expectations.
90% of pastors report the ministry was completely different than what they thought it would be like before they entered the ministry.
75% of pastors report significant stress-related crisis at least once in their ministry.
80% of pastors and 84% of their spouses have felt unqualified and discouraged
80% of pastors expect conflict within their church.
Over 50% of pastors state the biggest challenge is to recruit volunteers and encourage their members to change (living closer to God's Word).
The profession of “Pastor” is near the bottom of a survey of the most-respected professions, just above “car salesman”.
1 out of every 10 pastors will actually retire as a pastor
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
NASB95“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;