Grow In Brotherly Kindness
Scripture Introduction
2 Peter 1:5-8
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Two Christians Missionaries showed love for each other and that’s how a young boy knew they cared for one another.
Grow In Brotherly Kindness
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Two Christians Missionaries showed love for each other and that’s how a young boy knew they cared for one another.
1. Brotherly Kindness Is Our Mark
Christ Gave Us This Mark
By This All Will Know That You Are My Disciples
John 13:34-35
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
By This All Will Know That You Are My Disciples
–> He Who Loves God Must Love His Brother Also
He Who Loves God Must Love His Brother Also
1 John 4:20-21
20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
He Who Loves God Must Love His Brother Also
It Is Specific To Our Christian Family
Least of These My Bretheren
Matthew 25:37-40
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Least of These My Bretheren
–> Especially To The Household of Faith
Especially To The Household of Faith
Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Especially To The Household of Faith
2. We Must Develop Brotherly Kindness
We Develop By Choosing Our Christian Family First
We Develop By Choosing Our Christian Family First
Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
We Develop By Choosing Our Christian Family First
–> We Develop By Outdoing Our Christian Family
You cannot love everyone all the time. You can only some specific people at specific times.
We Develop By Outdoing Our Christian Family
Romans 12:10, 13
10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
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13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
We Develop By Outdoing Our Christian Family
–> We Develop By Sacrificing For Our Christian Family
We Develop By Sacrificing For Our Christian Family
1 John 3:16
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
We Develop By Sacrificing For Our Christian Family
3. Practical Brotherly Kindness
James 2:15-17
15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
- In side the church
- Show Brotherly Kindness As A Leader (Prayers, Song Leader, Teacher)
- Show Brotherly Kindness As A Servant (Participate, Encourage)
- Outside of Church
- Prayer List
- Watch the Emails
- Visit the Shut Ins
Grow In Brotherly Kindness
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