Our series on ‘Love –  a more excellent way’ has us looking at another thing love is and is not – ‘Love thinks no evil but rejoices with the truth.’ See attached outline for your reference.

KEY LEARNING POINTS

1.     ‘Thinking evil’ means keeping a record of wrongs done to us. This is taking the command to forgive to a higher level of not even keeping record of the wrong done to us or taking them into consideration.

2.     Love and joy cannot exist where truth – sincerity and morality – is absent. The pursuit of personal ambition and vainglory are typical enemies of truth.

3.     Truth is an attribute of God. And as His children, we must imbibe and express that attribute in our daily life irrespective of what is happening around us. God is counting on His children to promote truth in all we do.

May love cover all manner of wrongs as we relate with others.

Brethren,

I have enjoyed these studies on the person and work of the Holy Spirit and trust that you have. 

This Sunday we turn to the Holy Spirit’s work of counselling and guiding us into all truth.

Please find attached the outline for Sunday 8th August for your reference.

Key Learning Points:

1.      Just like Jesus’ initial disciples, we cannot bear hearing and knowing all that Jesus wants us to all at once. So, like them, we need the Holy Spirit who will give us the truths of God at the appropriate time and measure (John 16:12-13)

2.      The human mind cannot be relied on for truth because of man’s inclination towards evil. That is also why Jesus bracketed what the historical and revelatory guidance of the Holy Spirit will be so that we don’t give in to the imaginations of our hearts and the devil’s deception.

3.       When we seek God in truth through prayer and regular study of His word, we are led and guided by the Holy Spirit.

May the Holy Spirit guide us into the truth we need to know now for the situation we are in.