24/08/2025
MINISTRY: LEGENDS OF FAITH MINISTRIES WORLDWIDE
TOPIC: REFRESHING(CONTINUATION)
SUBJECT: REFRESH ONE ANOTHER
BIBLE VERSE: ACT 2:40-47, PHILEMON 1:1-25, JOHN 5:17
DATE: 24-08_2025
PASTOR MINISTERING: SNR. PASTOR SHALOM ENEHIKHARE
Many Christian are folding hands in the kingdom, doing nothing, the question is; ARE YOU WORKING?
We were called to work( John 5:16-17)
The child of God is to bear fruit, again we are also to bear fruit and labour with God among ourselves with our actions and attitude, the way we behave is part of our labour for the kingdom. In showing love, working and refreshing one another, the words we say matters alot. 1 peter 2:17; one of the reasons why the labour of the saint is not prevailing in church is as a result of LACK OF HONOUR, much will be achieved in the kingdom and our lives when we show honour
_*HOW DO WE REFRESH ONE ANOTHER*_
1.) BY MUTUAL ENCOURAGEMENT (1 THESSALONIANS 5:11):
We are to be a source of encouragement and comfort to each other, there is nobody on earth who does not need encourage, the problem of our days is that many wants to be encouraged and don't want to encourage another, you can't always be the taker, there are times you also be the giver. The GOLDEN RULE SAYS TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. Humans are filled of self estimation and it makes us treat people they way we don't want to be treated. We are to encourage one another, nobody on earth who don't want to be encouraged, those you are stronger than in the spirit encourage them to grow(ROMANS 15:1-2) you that is strong bear the burden of others encourage others to strong, we all cannot be strong at ones, your life is to be encouragement the weak and not to kill the weak. Be an encouragement, don't be the one who discourage people.
HEBREWS 10:24-25 why are you living I DON'T CARE LIFE without considering others, it is not a Christian life, a Christian life cares about how others feel. Encourage brethren to attend service. When you are encouraging people to come to church or serve God you are directly fulfilling scripture, so encourage them because THE DAY IS COMING. COLOSSIANS 3:3 when you see someone who calls you to talk to you or correct you and they stop correcting you love is gone, some people come into ones life not to encourage but to being the source of killing others moral, don't be a discouragement be an encouragement
2.) BEAR ONE ANOTHER BURDEN(GALATIANS 6:2):
Some people behave as if they are the only one having problem or going through things alone, but not so.Dont fold your hands watching people to suffer without anything to contribute to help, you are to bear one another burden, there are some people that don't know how to care for others, all they care about is themselves, if that thing is not about them they don't get involved, the only way they get involved is when it is about them. We all have something to offer, hence offer your little you can, if you cannot help don't be the problem. I came to discover that there are people who don't know how to recieve love. There are people that grew up in toxic environment and everyone is suspecting another, there are people who show love only when they expect something from the person. Learn to give and recieve love cause is important, when you live with people who don't know how to recieve love it makes showing love difficult.
3.) SHOW LOVE AND HOSPITALITY (ROMANS 12:8-18): Why is your attitude so bad that it doesn't transmit love but trouble. The things that God bless you with is not for only you, you must learn to give. How will there be love in your hearth and you are acting rashly. Let your love be communicated to others.Sometimes God wants to use your situation to be an encouragement to another. IT IS SERVICE THAT BESTOW HONOUR ON MEN, SO WHEN YOU REFUSE TO SERVE YOU ARE DOING YOURSELF. People have become so pompous that you cannot trust them to do something, many at times the problem is that we are too self centered, we love ourselves and don't love others. Abraham got blessed because he showed hospitality
4.) PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER (JAMES 5:16) when you are there only for yourself you are not living a Christian life, care for others