A Believer’s Walk -2 Series

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Our Christian life is compared to a walk. Last time when we looked at 1 Thessalonians 4, we looked at 5 reasons the Christian life is compared to a walk. We then looked at the first kind of walk, which is the walk of holiness, illustrated in 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8.

Today we will take a look at two more walks based on 1 Thessalonians 5.

2. Walk in Love.

Walk of love is about our church life or our Christian fellowship with one another. Remember it is not talking about the believers we do not know, it is talking about all believers, not being selective and especially fellow believers who we know and it is difficult to walk in harmony with.

1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 9Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you,(Paul begins by saying, I don’t have to say much on this, because you already know what God says about loving one another.)for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. 10And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more.

1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life,because we love each other. (Brotherly love is a proof that you are saved.) Anyone who does not love remains in death.

Our fellowship, love, and sharing with other believers ought to be more than our friendship with the world. Now how do you know where lies most of your fellowship and love? You can tell a lot about your love by the company they keep, who you are walking mostly with. Amos 3:3 Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?

Our fellowship and love primarily has to be with fellow believers and be sure the devil doesn’t like it and he will bring circumstances to disrupt our harmony.

1 Peter 1:22 (Brotherly love) Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.

1 John 4:11-12 Dear friends, since God so loved us,we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

To the world much of how a Christian believes and behaves is foolishness. When we preach against sin we are labelled being narrow-minded and old fashioned. The world says, “Have an open mind, be flexible brother.” When we preach prophecy we are called dreamers just blabbering something. Separation? Fanatics! Tithing? Selfish, money-minded! They say, “My tithe, 10% of my income, that much money could easily increase my standard of living!” They cannot understand that you cannot out give God.

But here’s one quality that the world cannot deny and mistake – It is Brotherly love! They will know we are Christians by our love. They may doubt and mock a lot of our doctrines but not our love. If they see us love one another, love our neighbour, the world cannot deny it.

Infighting within the church is the biggest hindrance for growth. I thank God for the spirit of joy and unity here, the devil does not like it my dear beloved. I thank God for wonderful leadership team here. We have good pastors here, great worship team, technical team, reception team, sales team, Sunday school teachers, ushering team with a great God. We are all trying to build in the kingdom. We have one agenda – To find and do the will of God!

1 Corinthians 3:3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? When the church acts just like the world they cease to be a church, for a true church is built with the bricks of brotherly love.

What words describe a lack of this love? What is the opposite of love? Before telling us the fruit of the sprit that starts with love Paul says in Galatians things some words that are opposite of love. Galatians 5:19-21 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

After speaking the acts of the flesh Paul is speaking about the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the spirit is love…. The first fruit of the spirit is love. The birthmark of the Christian is walking in love.