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Continued from overleaf<br />
Love that has<br />
grown cold<br />
JESUS WARNED<br />
that <strong>the</strong>re would<br />
come a time when<br />
“<strong>the</strong> love <strong>of</strong> most<br />
will grow cold”<br />
(Mat<strong>the</strong>w 24:12).<br />
From <strong>the</strong> context,<br />
He was clearly<br />
talking about love<br />
for one ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
within <strong>the</strong> church<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r than those<br />
who do not believe.<br />
It is <strong>of</strong>ten in <strong>the</strong><br />
small, everyday<br />
things <strong>of</strong> life that<br />
love grows cold.<br />
We are upset by<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r and fail to<br />
find forgiveness or<br />
reconciliation. We<br />
rejoice in ano<strong>the</strong>r’s<br />
sin as it feeds<br />
our superiority.<br />
Someone else is<br />
preferred to us<br />
so we sulk. These<br />
daily failures to find<br />
God’s transforming<br />
grace and to be<br />
penitent and broken<br />
all lead to a dying<br />
away <strong>of</strong> that fire <strong>of</strong><br />
love within us.<br />
Subtly, “first<br />
love” become “selflove”<br />
as we serve<br />
ourselves, protect<br />
ourselves and<br />
promote ourselves.<br />
It is not a waning<br />
<strong>of</strong> emotional<br />
Huw Lewis<br />
feeling that causes<br />
churches to die,<br />
but a failure <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> choice to<br />
live moment by<br />
moment in <strong>the</strong><br />
humble love <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Jesus</strong> expressed<br />
towards our<br />
bro<strong>the</strong>rs and sisters<br />
in Christ.<br />
We need again<br />
to “put on” love<br />
(Colossians 3:14),<br />
each day expressing<br />
<strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> love to<br />
those around us in<br />
order to keep our<br />
hearts from falling<br />
away from <strong>the</strong><br />
living God.<br />
ALIV<br />
LILIV<br />
VEE<br />
ALALALAL LIL ALIVE<br />
IVVVVVE VEEEE<br />
FINAL MIX<br />
IN SEPTEMBER, <strong>the</strong> Annual Praise-Day at<br />
Sheffield was alive with <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit’s<br />
presence. November, “Men Alive for God”<br />
saw up to 600 men learning, worshipping,<br />
receiving. October/November New Friends<br />
Courses nationwide had a good crowd<br />
<strong>of</strong> new friends attending with up to 30<br />
immediate baptisms and more to follow.<br />
<strong>Church</strong> Growth Conference Saturday 26<br />
January 2008, UK Birmingham Celebration<br />
Saturday 23 February 2008, Alive Festival<br />
Weekend at Easter 21-24 March 2008<br />
(see page 30). You’re so welcome to join<br />
us for <strong>the</strong>se and for our regular week by<br />
week activities in your area (see page 21).<br />
Everyone welcome, totally free and without<br />
prejudice.<br />
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your prayers and your faith.<br />
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