Speaking to One Another
“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24 The theme of “one another” reminds us that our fellowship together should be interactive. This requires communication, and the Bible sets forth three ways...
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Provoke One Another
Some people hardly cast a shadow in passing. But concerning Joshua we read: “Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua…” (Jos. 24:31). We live in a materialist society obsessed...
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Be Hospitable to One Another
Our Lord knew the value of table conversation. He knew people were more relaxed and open to receive spiritual food as they ate physical food. Perhaps one of the most neglected ministries within the church and among the lost is hospitality....
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Ways to Love One Another
“Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of a creature’s will.” —Alexander MacLaren “But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and...
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Esteem One Another
Conflict at Philippi was inevitable. As we see from Acts 16, the church there consisted of Jewish business women, Roman soldiers, and a teen girl who had been delivered from a demon and likely had some emotional scars. Their dramatic...
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At Peace Among Yourselves
The familiar time-proven quatrain says it well: To live above with the saints we love, Oh, that will be glory! But to live below with the saints we know That’s another story! It is true that when we all get to heaven,...
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By Love Serve One Another
The first mention of foot washing (in Gen. 18:4-5) emphasises the benefits of rest and refreshment. Self-centeredness is the default position of fallen humanity. Tragically, it infiltrates modern Christendom with many maintaining that the church is primarily geared toward pleasing people...
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Pray for One Another
Paradise is lost beyond recovery as far as man is concerned. There will be weeds in your garden, pain in your body, and distress in your mind until the Lord returns, not all the time and in the same measure...
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Come! You’re Invited
We all like to get invitations. There’s something exciting about opening them. Sure, occasionally we get an invitation we’d rather avoid, but how much worse it would be to get no invitations at all because getting an invitation means that...
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