If you're following along with Verve's Bible reading plan, today we read I Corinthians chapter 13, which is called by some as "the love chapter". The first verse starts off like this:"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels,
but do not have love, I am only a resounding
gong or a clanging cymbal."
This tells me, in light of starting a church for people far from God, that it won't matter if we talk the talk, if we don't walk the walk. That's why, when we move to Miami, we're going to get working right away with serving people in need. We feel like we'll never have a chance in Miami if we don't serve first. If we don't love first. There are plenty of people willing to stand on a corner and preach, and that might reach some, but, many of those who are turned off by talk will be more apt to listen if they see love in action first.
For that matter, applied to our lives as followers of Jesus, the most important thing is showing love. So, how about you? Are you a talker or a walker?
gong or a clanging cymbal."
This tells me, in light of starting a church for people far from God, that it won't matter if we talk the talk, if we don't walk the walk. That's why, when we move to Miami, we're going to get working right away with serving people in need. We feel like we'll never have a chance in Miami if we don't serve first. If we don't love first. There are plenty of people willing to stand on a corner and preach, and that might reach some, but, many of those who are turned off by talk will be more apt to listen if they see love in action first.
For that matter, applied to our lives as followers of Jesus, the most important thing is showing love. So, how about you? Are you a talker or a walker?
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