Walking in Love – Part 1: Why Love Matters Most | John Giftah | Christian Sermon

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0:41 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta.

0:45 Speaker 2: Hello everyone, Welcome to this edition of the Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta podcast. Even as we step into February, I'm going to start off on a series about the mandate of walking in love. We're going to look at biblical aspects with regard to walking in love and also how you can practically make sure that you have good relationships, because I want you to understand this is not just between a husband and a wife or in a family setting. It can be walking in love continually. We're going to talk about various aspects because you and I are not called to live as islands.

1:22 Speaker 2: We're called to live in community, in fellowship with one another. We're called to build each other up. We're going to look at various aspects about what the Bible talks about, how we are called to live in churches, in communities, in schools and colleges and workplaces, and in the neighborhood and anywhere for that matter. You're not called to be by yourself. You're called to live with people, build relationships and have that sense of you know, community, And that's the way the Lord has called us to live, you know, he wants us to live like that.

1:57 Speaker 2: And today we're going to start with this introduction because I want to tell you something. Why did I choose this? Of course, February is known as the low month, or especially with the Valentine's Day coming in February fourteen, you know, we're going to have a lot of talks about the aspect of you know, love in general. But today I want to start off by giving you an introduction on you know, how you can practically, you know, walk in that kind of love that God has called us to live. And I'm going to start off by a couple of scriptures I want to quote and I want to take it forward.

2:31 Speaker 2: First Corinthians, chapter thirteen, verse thirteen. And this is what this is known as the loud chapter written by the apostle Paul. And this is what it says. And now these three remain faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. The Bible says, these three things remain faith, hope, and love. And he goes on to say, but the greatest of these is loved. You may say, like, why is love so important? Because you know, I thought holiness was the most important. I thought faith was the most important.

3:07 Speaker 2: I thought, you know, doing the fild of God is the most important. I thought the ministry is the most important. But I wanted you to understand everything stems from the place where you have to check is it coming from the place of love. You can do ministry with no love for people. You can do ministry just because you want position, you love to showcase your talents, but not because you actually love the Lord. So this is a really, really important place to start, because I believe that love should be the center.

3:42 Speaker 2: Because when you look at what Jesus said, right, he said when he was asked to even in Matthew chapter twenty two. He was asked, teacher, which is the greatest commandment? And this is what Jesus. Jesus response was, love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your soul. And love your neighbor as yourself, stating that all the law and the prophets and on these I want you to understand. Jesus is summing up kind of saying, you know what, everything stems on the balance of love, loving God, loving people.

4:20 Speaker 2: You cannot presume to say I love God if you don't love people. That's what the Bible says. If you say I love God but you hate your brother, how can you're a hypocrite because how can you love God whom you have not seen when you cannot even love the brother whom you can see and you're living with. You know, I want you to just think about this. You know, love is the cornerstone. Love should be a foundation in everything that you do. You're saying, you know what, I want to build this home. I want to build this family.

4:54 Speaker 2: I want to build this church, this community. I want to build this ministry. I want to build or be the leader in this in this neighborhood. I want to be, uh, you know, the light in the darkness. I want to do this work in the area of politics or ministry, or or or even in the entertainment industry or a business. Anything that you do, if it stems from a place of love, it will be long lasting. If it stems from a place of compassion, it will make an impact. If it's stemming from any other place, if it's stemming from just personal gain or money, or just to get the fame, or just for you know, just that self right, just think you know, you know I've done some good work, it will not be long lasting.

5:45 Speaker 2: And today my challenge is, even as we step forward in the next couple of days talking about various aspects with regard to working in love and how you can practically start working in love with the people around you, I really challenge you to join and journey together because we're going to look at various aspects. I believe powerful revelations from God's word which will help us to check where am I in terms of my walk with people? Am I truly walking in love? Or am I just saying that I walk in love?

6:23 Speaker 2: And tomorrow I'm going to talk about the importance or what does the Bible mean when it says that we are called to walk in love. I'm I'm going to share this tomorrow, but today I want you to keep this in your mind, and I want you to just pray, Lord, if there's a relationship in my life, whether it's a family member, whether it's a colleague, whether it's somebody in your neighborhood with whom you're not working in love, let this word remind you. Let this word peer us through your heart. Say and allow the Word to work in you.

6:57 Speaker 2: I love the Holy Spirit to convict you and say, I need to set this relationship right. I need to be a better person in this area so that I will show compassion rather than just being indifferent. Emmett I challenge to see you guys tomorrow on the next segment. God bless you.

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