EDIFICATION OF EACH OTHER& FOCUSING ON OTHERS

Dwight Thomas

I TH 5:11 WHEREFORE COMFORT YOURSELVES TOGETHER, AND EDIFY ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS ALSO YE DO.

• Webster's 1828 Dictionary defines EDIFICATION as "A BUILDING UP, IN A MORAL AND RELIGIOUS SENSE; INSTRUCTION; IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE MIND, IN KNOWLEDGE, IN MORALS, OR IN FAITH AND HOLINESS.

• “YOU CAN’T LEAVE THEM SITTING ON THE RIVER BANK.”

• 2Tim 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

• 2Tim 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

• 2Tim 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

• Jn 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

• Jn 13:35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

• WE MUST GO OUTSIDE THE LITTLE CIRCLE CALLED “ME”

• LOVE REQUIRES EFFORT• LOVE CAN BE PAINFUL WHEN DEALING WITH

ERRORS WITHIN A CONGREGATION OR WITH AN INDIVIDUAL

• LOVE CAN BE COSTLY IF YOU TRULY WANT TO HELP ANOTHER

• LOVE CAN AND OFTEN DOES REQUIRE SACRIFICE

• JN 13:35 “BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THAT YE ARE MY DISCIPLES”

• Heb 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

• I PE 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

• LOVE ONE ANOTHER JN 13:34-35• EDIFY ONE ANOTHER I TH 5:11• EXHORT ONE ANOTHER HEB 3:13• BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER’S BURDEN GAL 6:2• ADMONISH ONE ANOTHER ROM 15:14• CARE ONE FOR ANOTHER I COR 12:25• COMPASSION ONE FOR ANOTHER I PET 3:8• CONFESS FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER JAS 5:16

• CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER HEB 10:24• FORBEARING ONE ANOTHER EPH 4:2• FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER – COL 3:13• BE YE KIND ONE TO ANOTHER EPH 4:32• USE HOSPITALITY ONE TO ANOTHER I PET 4:9• LIE NOT ONE TO ANOTHER COL 3:9• PRAY ONE FOR ANOTHER JAS 5:16• PREFERRING ONE ANOTHER ROM 12:10

• BE OF THE SAME MIND ONE TOWARD ANOTHER ROM 12:16

• BY LOVE SERVE ONE ANOTHER GAL 5:13• BE SUBJECT ONE TO ANOTHER I PET 5:5• SUBMITTING YOURSELVES ONE TO ANOTHER

EPH 5:21• SPEAK NOT EVIL ONE OF ANOTHER JAS 4:11

• JAS 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.