Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
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… It's God's mutual fund. And the Bible says in Romans 12, verse 10, love one another with mutual affection. Now, how do I invest in the mutual fund? How do I use some of my money to invest in the mutual fund? Here's how you do it. By using some of my money to encourage fellowship. To encourage fellowship. I use some of my money to express worship, and I use some of my money to encourage fellowship. And that means to show love to other believers. It means to use my money to build relationships, to demonstrate love. Look at these verses. The Bible says, share what you have with God's people who are in need. Show hospitality. The next verse says, think of ways to encourage one another with outbursts of love and good deeds. He says, think of ways, be creative, put some thought into it. Now listen, anytime I give my money to God, it draws me closer to God. Anytime I give my money to you, it draws me closer to you. …
… after all those years, you didn't even preach a text. So I can't not preach. At the same time, the text in Romans 12.10 tells me to outdo one another in showing honor. And this is a chance for me to do that on behalf of a lot of people. So if you all will just permit me a little bit of liberty, not with exposition, but with illustrations and application, I want to try to faithfully preach God's Word and personally honor God's grace in Jim Shattuck's at the same time. And I think I have a way to do this. So first, when it comes to the text, of all the texts I could have chosen as I prayed about it. One clearly rose to the top. When I first met Dr. Shaddix, he had founded, not long before that, Burning Heart Ministries for the purpose of mentoring and training preachers. And the name of that ministry came from Luke 24. It's the text more than any other in my estimation that marks your preaching ministry. So what I want to do is take us to Luke 24. We're going to read the story. And here's what I'm thinking. So I've had numerous papers graded by Dr. Shattuck's. I've had numerous sermons critiques by Dr. Shattuck's. Remember one day he took me up into the preaching lab, put one of the sermons up on my sermons up on the big screen, walked me through things to keep, things to throw away. There are not many things more …
… Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another. not lagging in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer, distributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality. Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. And do not be wise in your own opinion. Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. And if it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath. For it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. Therefore, if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. …