BIBLE STUDY : MY BROTHERS KEEPER

RECONCILIATION CENTRE BIBLE STUDY ONLINE ON 4th August, 2020. 7-8pm.

INTRODUCTION: Here God asked Cain as to the whereabouts of his brother Abel, Cain replied, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Gen. 4:9. Since that time there had been a direct link between those who refuse to be their brother’s keeper and the sin of murder, Eze.33:6,8,1, John. 3:14-15. May the Lord open our eyes to behold the enormity of the dangers inherent in the failure to be our brother’s keeper. 


THE LESSON OUTLINES:
1.LOVE COVERS ALL SIN” HAS A DOUBLE MEANING 
2.SOME PEOPLE ARE DIFFICULT TO LOVE: BE MERCIFUL TO THEM 


1.LOVE COVERS ALL SIN” HAS A DOUBLE MEANING 
All Christians ought to know that we are to be our brother’s keeper’s without being told. In fact, there is only one proof that you know where you are going; and that is to full of brotherly love. Because this is the evidence that you love God at all. True brotherly love is the way to excellence and the statement that love covers all sins has a double meaning :
 (I) you will forgive all offence from someone you love and
 (II) you will do all things possible to bring a loved one to Christ whose blood cleans from all sins. 

1Thess.4:9, 1 Jn. 2:9, 4:20-21, 1Pet.1:22, 4:8, 1Cor.12:31, 13:1-3,Pro.10:12, 25:21, Gal. 5:13, Phil. 1:9-11,Matt.5:42.


2.SOME PEOPLE ARE DIFFICULT TO LOVE: BE MERCIFUL TO THEM .
Some people are surely difficult to love. If you can not help them through, then help them through mercy. God regards assisting the poor as doing Him the almighty a favour. He will surely repay. He will bless the merciful one with mercy and deliverance. So that you will discover that: give and be given “is not applicable to material things only. But if you ignore the needy, you hinder your own prayers and invite a curse upon yourself. 

Eph. 4:32, PS. 19:17, Matt. 5:7, PS. 41:1, Pro. 11:17, Luke.6:38, Pro. 11:25, 22:9, 21:13, 28:27, 3:3,11Cor.6:9, Isa. 58:10.
                                                                      By Pastor John

INVITING THE RESTORER

BY PASTOR OO ABEL


Text Joel  2:25

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”

Introduction: restoration or rebuilding can never be mentioned where there is no destruction, or break down. It is so easy to destroy or pull down but to build takes time, money and efforts.
Destruction brings sorrow with unpleasant situations and conditions. Destruction is tantamount to nothing but a huge lost.
The promises of God in Joel 2:25 is easy to pronounce and claim but it’s required that we play our parts.
This leads us to a topic that says inviting the restorer. The restorer is the one that is able to restore. The only one that is able to bring things back to normal we could see how some people in the bible invited the restorer.


1.Lazarus, of Bethany and Jesus.
John 11:3 “Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.”

Here we can see that Jesus was invited to restore Lazarus from death to life .

2.Jesus and His mum :
Jesus mother invited him to restore the flow of wine at the wedding.

John 2:3 “And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.” 


 3.Jairus invited Jesus to heal her daughter.
 Matthew 9:18 “While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.”

4.Bartimaeus invited the restorer 
Luke 18:38“And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”

        The common things 

We can see that all these people invited Jesus the restorer at one point or the other and one thing is common to all of them. Let’s see again.

A .Lazarus, of Bethany and Jesus.
John 11:43 - 44
“And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.”
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, lose him, and let him go.

Note: restoration of life.


B .Jesus and His mother 
Jesus mother invited him to restore the flow of wine at the wedding.
John 2:10
“And saith unto him, every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”

Note: restoration of the flow of wine even the best.


C .Jairus invited Jesus to heal her daughter
Matthew 9:22
“But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.”

Note: restoration of health immediately 


D .Bartimaeus invited the restorer
Luke 18:43
“And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.”

 Note: restoration of sight.

In conclusion what they all have in common is that they all invited the restorer and the restorer did exactly what they requested for. 
COVID 19 has come and opportunity for restoration has opened invite him today and He will restore you . God bless you .