LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR – WHO IS YOUR NEIGHBOR?
By CBM National intern, Paul Daly –
Jesus said to "love your neighbor" but “Who is my neighbor?” the lawyer tested Jesus. In his mind, neighbors were those that were of his nationality and religion. His neighbor was the man that was a Jew, like him. The lawyer’s intention behind the question was flawed. Nevertheless, Jesus’ intention behind His answer was different, and His response teaches us a profound lesson about what He expects from us.
Rather than answering, “A Jew should love a Jew,” like I believe the lawyer wanted to hear, Jesus tells him a ...
Will You Tell Me a Secret?
This is a story from Liane Lindauer, a missionary forChildren’s Bible Ministries, Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go.
“ It started with one of my nieces. She came to Day Camp, and Friday was a hard day. The sun shone for a little while, but the rain also poured down most of the day. She was a little upset, so while she was standing in line with the rest of the yellow team, I told her that I wanted to tell her a secret. Thinking it might cheer her up to hear the words, I bent down and whispered in her ear. “ I love you.”
The little girl standing in front of her immedia...
Love God–Love Others
1 John 4:20-21“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
Kindness- the Golden Rule
Some years back, a family was out for an evening stroll around the block. The mother was pushing her baby girl in a stroller and her 3-year-old son was toddling along next to them.
In the preceding days, the family had talked about the dangers of cigarette smoking, so the topic was fresh on the 3 year-olds mind.
As they came around the corner of the street, we saw a neighbor acquaintance out on her porch. She was smoking a cigarette. Before the mother could wave hello, her little son yelled out, "You're gonna die!" She was speechless; the mother was mortified. ...