Love One Another

Sept. 01, 2014 Monday Message:

 “Each of us will have to give a personal account to God.” Romans 14:12 NLT

As we move from this life to the next reality, each of us will face a day of judgment when we’ll be asked what we did with what we had been given.

Each of us has been filled with unique gifts, talents, interests and skills, and no two of us are identical. Therefore the work we’ve been called to do and our ability to fully accomplish the assigned tasks will also vary from person to person. So there isn’t just one right answer.

God wants us to do good things because we’re in love with His kingdom, and in love with the people He created. He wants our hearts to be right.

God doesn’t want us to do good only because we’re accountable to Him. We shouldn’t be performing tasks just because we know someday we’ll have to answer for our actions.

God wants us to do the right things for the right reasons. God wants to see “love” in action.

Then when asked, we’ll be able to answer not that we just did a job, but rather that we loved our neighbor, the way Jesus taught.

“A new command I give you: Love one another, as I have loved you.” John 13:34a ESV

Norton Lawellin

Come worship with us a half-hour earlier! Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) new service time 10:00am every Sunday in the North end (gym) of the Oliver Ministry Building, 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis. This week, Sept. 7, Pastor Michael Pilla looks into the stoning of Stephen. See you there!