• Who Are We Here For??

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 9, 2023 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Galatians 6:1-10

  Tags:  Service, Ministry, Selflessness, Others, Bearing Burdens, One Another  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The story has often been told about the message the founder of the Salvation Army sent to their international convention. General William Booth was unable to attend personally because of ill health, so he cabled the delegates a message containing one word: "OTHERS!"

In the popular comic strip "Peanuts," Lucy asks Charlie Brown, "Why are we here on earth?" He replies, "To make others happy." She ponders this for a moment and then asks, "Then why are the others here?"

"One another" is one of the key phrases in the Christian's vocabulary. "Love one another" is found at least a dozen times in the New Testament, along with "pray one for another" (James 5:16), "edify one another" (1 Thes. 5:11), prefer one another (Ro 12:10), "use hospitality one to another" (1 Peter 4:9), and many other like admonitions.

Yes, Lucy......we are here for OTHERS.

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