{"id":14641,"date":"2023-01-01T11:56:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T16:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/?p=14641"},"modified":"2023-01-05T12:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:51:54","slug":"love-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/love-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Love One Another"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_64ffa98fbb1e35_55354574 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 0px; \n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_64ffa98fbb1e35_55354574\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p>Another new year begins. While we put away our Christmas decorations, we reminisce on joyous moments and hear lyrical echoes like \u201cTruly He taught us to love one another.\u201d That is the indelible mark the Christmas season has left on many hearts as we enter a new year.<\/p>\n<h3>Resolution Time Again<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s a new year for new commitments, new promises, and new resolutions. How shall we make a meaningful difference this year? Some choose the same old resolutions like losing weight, lower debt, exercise more. All these have good intentions, but how about choosing something more ambitious that yields far greater, everlasting results?<\/p>\n<p>Choosing to do God\u2019s work will surely be the best decision any believer can make. But what will that be? Some people have unique talents that can be useful in fulfilling the Great Commission. Others have no talent at all. But every effort can carry significant weight in furthering the Gospel to lost souls, no matter how small.<\/p>\n<h3>Love One Another<\/h3>\n<p>Jesus left us with a great commandment that any believer can fulfill. It doesn\u2019t require special skills, a training course, or monetary investment \u2013 simply a will to do it.<\/p>\n<p>John 13:34: \u201cA new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John 13:35: \u201cBy this shall all\u00a0<em>men<\/em>\u00a0know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If we cannot show love toward others, how will anyone listen to the Gospel message we bring? To love one another was one of Jesus\u2019 final words to us. He brought us this new commandment to enable us to fulfill His work. Jesus knew that those who followed Him had various skill levels to reach the lost, but all efforts are in vain if we do not have love toward others. Only then can we glorify God in helping to further the Gospel.<\/p>\n<h3>Purveyors of Love<\/h3>\n<p>If there was one thing all believers can understand, it is love. We became followers of Jesus Christ because we recognized God\u2019s love toward us, that He first loved us, and we love Him for it. Love is the foundation of our Christian belief and the engine for spreading His Gospel. Love is the motivation to carry us through this new year in His work.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus taught us that love is the key to breaking down all barriers. We are to love one another, love our brethren, love our neighbors, and love our enemies. Love opens doors, opens ears, opens minds. And that\u2019s where we have to be to share the Gospel message with others, to have them listen to God\u2019s message. Love is the ministry gift above all others, even greater than faith and hope.<\/p>\n<p>John 5:9: \u201cAs the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John 5:10: \u201cIf ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father&#8217;s commandments, and abide in his love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John 5:11: \u201cThese things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0your joy might be full.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John 5:12: \u201cThis is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A No-Fail Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re making a meaningful resolution this year, make it count. Unlike losing weight or exercising more, loving one another is not a losing proposition. There is no downside, only an upside with eternal consequences for you and the lives you touch.<\/p>\n<p>Put it into practice right away. Pray and ask God how you can show love toward others every day. You will be amazed at the opportunities God puts in your way. The mere fact that you show love is the light that attracts others toward the Gospel. You are a living, breathing example of God\u2019s love. You are heaven-sent to do God\u2019s bidding, equipped to share His love.<\/p>\n<p>This is a no-fail resolution you can repeat year after year and gain more heavenly returns on your investment. Now, that\u2019s a new year\u2019s resolution you can count on to yield real results that are truly out of this world.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/sermon\/the-greatest-of-these\/\">ministry gift of love<\/a> or watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pyJoJayaptk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLove One Another Resolution\u201d &#8211; Make Jesus\u2019 commandment your New Year\u2019s resolution and love one another as He has loved us. 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