Pastor J.T. Kalejaiye - Love Your Neighbour

Topic: Love Your Neighbor
Text: Mark 12:31
Preacher: Pastor J.T. Kalejaiye

This is not just a piece of advise but a commandment. And not just a commandment but the greatest commandment ever - Mark 12:31.

1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:7-11. He that loves not, does not know God because God is Love. Friends, if God can so love us then we need to love ourselves. 

To Love is to demonstrate Godly affection without expecting anything in return in cash or in kind - 1 John 3:11.

It is a command that we should love one another. Loving one another it also includes loving our enemies - Matt 5:44.

He said we should bless those who curse us and do good to those who hurt us and that makes you a child of God. If you fail to love your neighbor then you are not going to heaven. 

If your enemies are hungry you must feed them and if they are tasty you must give them something to drink like water, fruit juice or pure wine. 

How do I demonstrate love is it by just saying I Love you? 1 John 3:18. 

You can give without loving but you can’t live without giving - John 3:16, 1 Peter 1:22. 

You have nothing to lose if you love your neighbor. But you have many things to lose if you don’t love. 

If you were Joseph in the Bible would you forgive your brothers. But he loved and forgive them and feed them when they need his help. 

Jesus demonstrated Greater Love. John 15:12-13. No Love can be up to the one Jesus gave cause he lay down is life. 

There’s brotherly love - Romans 12:1.0. Don’t think you are ever better than anyone. You may be educated and have money more than others but don’t ever think you are better than anyone. 

LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 

The Question is are you perfect? Then why are you casting down your neighbor. 

Friends, Love your neighbor. If you love your neighbor you will take care of them 

Facts about Love

1. He that loveth his brother lives in the light - 1 John 2:9-10.

2. He that loveth not his brother abided in death -1 John 3:14-15. 

If you hate your brother the Bible says you are a murder. Anyone who kills is a murder but what the Bible says is whosoever hate his brother is a murder. 

Who is a murder? The one that hates his brother. It doesn’t matter your level in life, if you hate your brother you are a murder and the door to heaven is shut against you. 

3. Let’s love one another because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8. If you don’t love your neighbor you don’t know God. 

Characteristics of Love

1 Cor 13:4-8. 

1. Love is Patient: If you are not patient you don’t know love. 

2. Love is Kind.

3. Love doesn’t envy: If you still envy people you don’t know love. 

4. Love does not boast: What do you have that you were not given. If anyone should boast it should be the Almighty God. 

5. Love is not rude. 

6. Love is not self seeking. 

7. Love is not easily angered. 

8. Love keeps no record of wrongs: Why occupy your mind with rubbish when you can trash them. 

9. Love does not delight in evil but delight in the truth. 

10. Love always trust. 

11. Love always preserve. 

12. Love protects: Protect your neighbors. 

If you want God to help you then you have to surrender your life to God by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. 

ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST TODAY AND BE SAVED.

Prayer Points. 

1. Father, I thank you for what you have done for me and done through me please take all the glory.

2. Father, I refuse to coexist with the spirit of hatred and I reject it.

3. Father, please let your perfect WILL manifest in my life.

4. Father,  have mercy on my enemies and forgive them oh Lord for whatever they have done against me and let them turn a new good leave and repent.

5. Father, please deal with any and every enemies who vow to see my end.