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Paul revisits the love, no, speak, do ministry model we studied over the summer. Here's

this week's Wednesday's work.

I want to return once more to the love, no, speak, do, model of biblical discipleship that we had been examining throughout the summer.

Before the year concludes, let's take a final look at each

of these four elements that are essential in any healthy, Christ-centered relationship.

To briefly recap, God has appointed us, people, in need of ongoing change, as an instrument

to help fellow believers change and become more like Christ. Quote, therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal

through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God, end quote. Second

Corinthians 520. To do this effectively, we must love them intentionally, know them deeply, speak with

clarity, help them do practically.

Love, know, speak, do does not represent a linear four-step process

as if you must graduate from love before moving on to know and finally pushing people to do.

Although there is some logic to the order, all these elements are active simultaneously,

as you seek to be

the Lord's ambassador and function as God's instrument of change in another person's life. In a cultural

moment where love and acceptance in the name of Christ have become blurry, it's important to remember

that love that calls wrong right and right wrong simply isn't gospel love. What does the Bible say about the love of

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