Worship, Love And Grace: PART SIX
Welcome to the continuation of the love segment of our Worship, Love and Grace series
Today I will speak about 'The Love Connection'.
This is bound to be really interesting because am taking on a very different angle with this!
To help me bring out this theme, we will get into scripture:
Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
And thus for today, I will be speaking on love as a connector of virtues
The two dictionary meanings of the word virtue I am going with today are:
-any admirable quality or attribute;
-a particular moral excellence
Let us look at these two arguements and objectively analyze them!
Arguement one, states that any admirable quality/attribute is a virtue.
While this may be true for any context, let us try rationalize it with an example:
In the fashion world for instance, a certain height and/or body build is an admirable attribute/quality.
Does that make height and body build a virtue? I guess not!
Let us look at our second option:
Arguement two states that a particular moral excellence is the definition of virtue.
Well, this may not be an absolutely non-vague definition, yet for our context today, iy brings out a better understanding because it touches on two very important aspects of any virtue:
-morality
-excellence
Colossians Chapter 3 speaks about a lot of values that the Christian lifestyle is meant to encompass
And yet it is really interesting that it is the love connection that validates them all!
This puts forth just how much power love posseses!
It is no wonder that 1st Peter 4:8 says Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Let us take this farther. The Bible in 1st Corinthians 13:2 says If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Now, that is scary!
How much more meaningless can life without love be?
The meaning of life abideth in one simple element: the love connection!
Now, why is the love connection so important? Why does it seem to have all this weight?
The answer is simple: GOD IS LOVE!
Thus the expression of Himself binds all things!
When we express God, we express love; when we express love, we express God!
The love connection is the God connection!
Halleluyah!
Child of God you may have the highest IQ, come from the best background, have all the resources needed to accomplish stuff, be the most powerful person around, but when you do not have the love connection, you're leaving in vanity!
There is something about the love connection that binds opportunity to preparation and success happens!
There is something about the love connection that gives assurance of the backing of heaven!
There is something about the love connection that takes you out of your prison and liberates you into purpose!
There is just something about THE LOVE CONNECTION!
Halleluyah!
The love connection breaks you free of fear because it brings forth perfect love! And in perfect love there abideth no fear!
Child of God what is your fear today? Is it finances? is it a broken heart? is it chaos in your family? is it an ailing marriage? is it a dying business? is it a ruthless boss? is it the unknown future? WHAT IS YOUR FEAR?
Because I came here to announce a solution to all fear: THE LOVE CONNECTION!
The love connection has ensured this for you and me:
Ephesians 2:6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
And the consequence of us seating with Christ is:
Ephesians 1:
20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Now, what this means is that the love connection has given us access to the highest form of Kingship known or that has ever existed!
So, worry not! Love has set us free and we are free indeed! And all virtue is bound to us by love! Because love covers a multitude of sin; and love teaches us how to be in Christ and with Him!
And that is as far as we go today. May the Lord bless you all.
Today I will speak about 'The Love Connection'.
This is bound to be really interesting because am taking on a very different angle with this!
To help me bring out this theme, we will get into scripture:
Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
And thus for today, I will be speaking on love as a connector of virtues
The two dictionary meanings of the word virtue I am going with today are:
-any admirable quality or attribute;
-a particular moral excellence
Let us look at these two arguements and objectively analyze them!
Arguement one, states that any admirable quality/attribute is a virtue.
While this may be true for any context, let us try rationalize it with an example:
In the fashion world for instance, a certain height and/or body build is an admirable attribute/quality.
Does that make height and body build a virtue? I guess not!
Let us look at our second option:
Arguement two states that a particular moral excellence is the definition of virtue.
Well, this may not be an absolutely non-vague definition, yet for our context today, iy brings out a better understanding because it touches on two very important aspects of any virtue:
-morality
-excellence
Colossians Chapter 3 speaks about a lot of values that the Christian lifestyle is meant to encompass
And yet it is really interesting that it is the love connection that validates them all!
This puts forth just how much power love posseses!
It is no wonder that 1st Peter 4:8 says Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Let us take this farther. The Bible in 1st Corinthians 13:2 says If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Now, that is scary!
How much more meaningless can life without love be?
The meaning of life abideth in one simple element: the love connection!
Now, why is the love connection so important? Why does it seem to have all this weight?
The answer is simple: GOD IS LOVE!
Thus the expression of Himself binds all things!
When we express God, we express love; when we express love, we express God!
The love connection is the God connection!
Halleluyah!
Child of God you may have the highest IQ, come from the best background, have all the resources needed to accomplish stuff, be the most powerful person around, but when you do not have the love connection, you're leaving in vanity!
There is something about the love connection that binds opportunity to preparation and success happens!
There is something about the love connection that gives assurance of the backing of heaven!
There is something about the love connection that takes you out of your prison and liberates you into purpose!
There is just something about THE LOVE CONNECTION!
Halleluyah!
The love connection breaks you free of fear because it brings forth perfect love! And in perfect love there abideth no fear!
Child of God what is your fear today? Is it finances? is it a broken heart? is it chaos in your family? is it an ailing marriage? is it a dying business? is it a ruthless boss? is it the unknown future? WHAT IS YOUR FEAR?
Because I came here to announce a solution to all fear: THE LOVE CONNECTION!
The love connection has ensured this for you and me:
Ephesians 2:6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
And the consequence of us seating with Christ is:
Ephesians 1:
20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Now, what this means is that the love connection has given us access to the highest form of Kingship known or that has ever existed!
So, worry not! Love has set us free and we are free indeed! And all virtue is bound to us by love! Because love covers a multitude of sin; and love teaches us how to be in Christ and with Him!
And that is as far as we go today. May the Lord bless you all.
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