Lessons From 'For Midland'
1. WORDS WITHOUT GOOD ACTIONS LACK CREDIBILITY. GOOD ACTIONS WITHOUT WORDS LACK ETERNAL IMPACT.
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.”
1 Peter 2:12 (NIV)
2. WE CAN’T SAY WE LOVE GOD IF WE DON’T LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR.
(love your neighbor mask pic)
Who is our neighbor? Luke 10:25-37
What does God require of me?
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8 (NIV)
What sort of person ignores the poor and needy?
“The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.”
Proverbs 29:7 (NLT)
What sort of religion impresses God?
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” James 1:27 (NLT)
3. WHAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT WE DO ON A SATURDAY.
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
Colossians 3:17 (NIV)
“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go. He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.’”
Luke 10:1-2 (NIV)
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Reading Plan: YouVersion® Bible App - “Loving Your Community” (7-day plan).