THE TEST OF LOVE

THE MYSTERY OF SOUND(TMS)

LOVE THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY

TOPIC:  THE TEST OF LOVE

SPEAKER: PASTOR GILBERT AIBGOJE EDORAH

 PRAYER: Father we bless your Holy Name Today...
Lord we thank u for TMS and all you've been doing through us we bless tour name.

Father we bless u we give u all the praise...u are the all sufficient God...father we ask that u will help us to learn at ur feet through the instructor u have prepared for us today...thank u for our papa Elmond...be thou exalted in Jesus name.... Amen.

Pst. Gilbert; It's a great privilege & pleasure to handle this seminar
Therefore, I appreciate God for this opportunity
I also appreciate @⁨Elmond⁩ & d entire admin.
It was a great seminar last night.
I appreciate @⁨Rabbi NCCF⁩ for that
God bless u richly sir🙏🏼
A point of summary I can give is that love is the foundation of life
With this I come into the topic for tonight

 The Test
Whatever is done outside the premise of love is worthless
Please, someone should help with 1Cor13
In that part of scripture, it is made clear that the operation of faith, power, giving of gifts, etc. done without love is summed as NOTHING.

Speaking in tongues without love in the heart is nothing
But when done on the platform of love, it becomes validated
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
[1]Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
[2]And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
[3]And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
[4]Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
[5]Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
[6]Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
[7]Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
[8]Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
[9]For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
[10]But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
[11]When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
[12]For now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
[13]And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
The last verse of that scripture informs us that love is greater than faith
It is of greater potency than faith
But many times we strive to exercise faith without realizing that love helps faith function more effectively
Paul in Galatians 5v6 wrote enlightening us that faith works by love
The test of love is simply the proof of love
The only proof u give to law enforcement agencies about the ownership of a particular product is d receipt
Word of mouth isn't sufficient to ascertain ownership
In the same way, love needs to be proven
If we love, we would find that there is no struggle about fulfilling the demands of God.
The proof of love is found in its demonstration
Jesus clearly stated that the proof of our love for Him is obedience
In essence, love is not passive, it is active; it is practical.
Love is more than words
John 3v16 gives a very clear example “for God so loved” as a result of this love, “He gave”
How would it have been if God says He loves humanity, yet makes no arrangement for our salvation, would we actually believe He really loves us?
You might have gone through certain situations in life, where it became difficult for you to believe that God really loves you.

Any witness here?
U find yourself searching for a proof of God's love
Why weren't u content with just hearing that God loved you?

Because, you needed a proof
Jesus asked Peter, "do you love me?" to which Peter answered in the affirmative

Jesus told him "feed my sheep"
There must be a proof of your love
Love isn’t seen until it is demonstrated
Jesus demonstrated His love to His congregation when He fed them
Love summarizes the entirety of the commandments of God
 Matt.22v37
In Matthew 22v37,  Jesus makes it clear that the law is summarized in these

Love God
Love your neighbor
Love therefore must be both vertically directed and horizontally directed
It is easy to say I Love Jesus, but Jesus said, "if you love me, keep my commandments"
Then He said "love your neighbor as yourself"
Please, pay attention to this
The proof of our love to God is our love to humanity
Never forget this
Man is the masterpiece of God's creativity, therefore, we must love him
Our supernatural ability to love others shows that we love God, for it demonstrates that God is at work within us.

True spirituality is not in the exercise of the gifts or power of the Spirit, but in the demonstration of love
Let's establish this before proceeding:

The proof of our love towards God is our love towards humanity.

Remember, love must always be proven
Now can't say you love your fellow human just by words alone
Whenever love is available, there is always a corresponding action.
God so loved, that He GAVE...
If your love is passive, it isn't true love
Love must be active
If you say you love me, you must prove it o!

No be for mouth alone o
How do I (for instance) tell my wife I love her, yet I don't give her the needed attention🤷🏼‍♂🤷🏼‍♂
How do I profess my love without stretching myself to see she's ok
Love must be demonstrated
The early church demonstrated this love
People of means did their trade, and submitted the proceeds at the apostles' feet for even distribution to all saints
Jesus said, greater love has no man than this, that a man would lay down his life for a friend
In essence, if you love, you will naturally be willing to lay down something
It wouldn't be by coercion, but love will propel you
What the church needs is not simply the ability to exercise the extraordinary gifts, but the supernatural ability to show to others the love of God.
Jesus even went to the extent of saying "love your enemies"
These days, people mostly give (including tithes, offerings, alms etc.) because there is an expected harvest on sowing that seed.

Here is a candid question needed to be answered deep in the confines of our hearts: If there were never a promise of HARVEST, would we still give?
Giving should be an expression of love, not with a transactional mindset

Hear this: even your business that you do for profits should be a demonstration of love.
Principles cannot be broken. There is seed time and harvest
But my admonition is that we shouldn’t just do it primarily with a profit mentality, but with love.
When you love the customers/clients you serve, you will give them the very best of your service.

Excellence is driven on the vehicle of love.

And as you offer this service, you will in turn rake in great profit.

Love doesn’t cancel placing a price tag on your products or services.

You’ll definitely need money expand the number of people you serve, therefore, be wise; but be driven by love.
Biblical love is a willingness to love others even if they are
less than attractive, are not pleasing to be around, and are unconcerned about our needs.
We are usually quick to love those who are concerned about our needs
I'm gradually drawing the curtains
Biblical love is demonstrated by a willingness to serve others.

Biblical love is a willingness to meet the needs of others within the parameters of God‘s law.

Biblical love is a willingness to pay any price, even the ultimate price.
Finally, brethren I'll leave you with this from

Jonathan Edwards:

 “If our hearts are full of love, then that love will find vents; you will find or make ways enough to express your love in deeds. When a fountain abounds in water, it sends forth streams.”
That is the true test of love

Thank you

In closing:  God bless our hearts 🙏🏼
Dear beloved of God it is a very important to keep in our hearts that loving humanity genuinely can only be an extension of our genuine love for our maker....lets love...the God way...🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
With this..i will like us all to welcome papa Elmond..the man God has set over us...to please take over and give us the final blessings...Welcome papa🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾


Elmond Isaiah:
Love is one of the fundamental essence of life.

Love is giving. Always giving and careless if it's reciprocated or not.

Love is the essence of all things. Harmony is a proof of love...  We should try our best to do all we can in love. The Living God will smile on us in Jesus name. Amen.

themysteryofsound1@gmail.com
+23467370005

E.A Isaiah
@TMS