July 5,2020 Sunday PM
Moses, Aaron, and Joshua represent 3 kinds of leaders, fathers, and churches. Moses was a great leader. He can get you out of Egypt, but he can’t get you into the promised land. Aaron don’t want to get you in. He just wants your money. But Joshua, can get you out of some stuff, and he can get you into God’s best. It takes a leader like Joshua for us, because we need a lot of flesh cut out of our lives. It’s painful and nobody likes it, but you’ve got an inheritance that you’ll never get without the cutting away of flesh and things that are unnecessary. Your Spirit is different than your body. If you don’t feed your body it will die. But your spirit is eternal, it wont die if you don’t feed it, but it will never grow! Attending church, praying in tongues, reading the word, are all good ways to feed your spirit!
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love is so powerful. It will never fail. There are 4 kinds of love. Philia, Agape, Storge, Eros. Philia is a brotherly love; a friendly bond. Storge is a parental love; an empathy bond. Eros is a romantic love; an erotic bond. All three of these are a natural love. But, with Agape, it defies our human capabilities. There isn’t an equivalent English word for Agape. God’s love surpasses all the other kinds of love.
Love is the first to forgive. Love will take the blame even when it’s not at fault. Love is of God, and that same love has been shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost which was given to us. You have the divine love of God in you! God’s love is proof that we have passed from death to life. Love forgives. Forgiving is a way of life for Christians. Think of the times God has had to forgive you! Because of God’s love in us, we have to forgive. Love covers. What does this mean? It means that love doesn’t go out and broadcast other people’s bad deeds. Love covers a multitude of sins. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Love never speaks bad of others. Love works no ill toward its neighbor. Love is the best way! Love is rare. Love is vitally important to your success and following God’s plan for your life. Love is giving. It gives of itself, resources and time. Love serves. Love is how you overcome ALL fear. Love pays no attention to a suffered wrong. Love isn’t concerned with how others treat it, It’s more concerned of how it treats others. Love sees the good in others, far more than the bad. Love is constraining. Love is genuinely concerned for others.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
You overcome all fear with Love. Love doesn’t fret, fear, or worry.
You have to develop this kind of love. If you want your love for God to increase, then your fellowship with God has to increase. As your fellowship with God increases, your love will increase, and you’ll find yourself being purged of fear. Your thoughts won’t be out of control. When you bow down and worship God, you are fellowshipping with Him. Peace is the stillness of runaway or out of control thoughts. It’s contentment. Peace and contentment in the world we live in, is a victory that most people will live and die but never experience. God has made a way for peace in every area of your life.