4TH ADVENT WORD IS LOVE…and until we….

Neil Chadwick tells this —

A number of years ago I listened to Juan Carols Ortiz tell what happened in his church in Argentina one Sunday morning.

He got up to preach and said, “The message for today is, ‘Love One Another,'” and then he sat down. Everyone just sat there waiting for what would happen next — I guess they weren’t accustomed to such a short sermon! So the Pastor got up again and said, “The message for today is, ‘Love One nother,'” and then again sat down. The third time he went to the pulpit he said, “The message for today is, ‘Love One Another,’ and until we begin doing that, there won’t be any more messages.”

Slowly, a rather strange thing happened. People began turning to one another, talking with each other, praying for each other, and even opening their wallets and giving money to those near them who were going through difficult times financially. Eventually, they did hear other messages from the Pastor, but they did learn that important messages bear repeating. 

— How’re we doing with this, Church?