100:00:00,920 –> 00:00:10,560I am holy persuaded that the greatest need of the Church200:00:10,560 –> 00:00:18,320today is a fresh outpouring of faith hope and love300:00:18,320 –> 00:00:22,879Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith. I’m David Pick. Glad you400:00:22,879 –> 00:00:27,480could join us today, and Colin, over the past few weeks we’ve looked at growing500:00:27,840 –> 00:00:33,020in faith and hope. And now we’re looking at growing in love. Yes, and love being600:00:33,020 –> 00:00:37,700the one that is of supreme value. The apostle makes it very clear that there700:00:37,700 –> 00:00:42,060are three things that remain. Everything else is going to pass away but faith800:00:42,060 –> 00:00:48,080hope and love will remain and that is why they are of supreme value. But he900:00:48,080 –> 00:00:52,980then says the greatest of these is love. So here is the thing that we must pursue.1000:00:53,080 –> 00:00:57,880can’t talk about it too much. It is outlined for us here in first1100:00:57,880 –> 00:01:01,919Corinthians and chapter 13 where Paul goes through the many gifts and1200:01:01,919 –> 00:01:05,879achievements that we may have in our lives. People are able to accomplish1300:01:05,879 –> 00:01:11,400remarkable things, but the thing that really matters, the apostle says, is are1400:01:11,400 –> 00:01:16,860we growing in love. So join us if you can in one Corinthians 13 as we continue the1500:01:16,860 –> 00:01:21,959message. Love is our distinct calling. Here is pastor Colin. I’ve been reading1600:01:21,959 –> 00:01:26,839the story of William Wilberforce, a member of the British Parliament in the1700:01:26,839 –> 00:01:35,58018th and early 19th century who proposed legislation to abolish slavery. He was1800:01:35,580 –> 00:01:46,699defeated 11 times over a period of 20 years. But by God’s grace he overcame1900:01:46,699 –> 00:01:54,620that mountain of opposition and was finally blessed with wonderful success.2000:01:54,620 –> 00:02:02,779Wilberforce had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and God used him to move a2100:02:02,779 –> 00:02:11,020mountain. Now, some people like Wilberforce are drawn to the hardest2200:02:11,179 –> 00:02:15,020tasks, and if that’s you, it’s a very wonderful gift2300:02:15,020 –> 00:02:21,419indeed. Some people have a special kind of faith that enables them to believe2400:02:21,419 –> 00:02:27,899that a mountain can be overcome and if God has given you that kind of gift, I2500:02:27,899 –> 00:02:33,940want to encourage you, find the mountain that he is calling you to move and then2600:02:33,940 –> 00:02:39,979give yourself to moving it by faith even if it takes the whole of your life to2700:02:40,179 –> 00:02:49,220see it happen. But remember this, that every gift brings its own unique2800:02:49,220 –> 00:02:58,360temptation and the obvious temptation to those who accomplish great things is the2900:02:58,360 –> 00:03:04,800temptation to pride. The feeling that what has been accomplished was the3000:03:05,059 –> 00:03:16,600result of your own power. James Denny gives this warning to pastors as well as3100:03:16,600 –> 00:03:22,440to those who are successful in business. Let me quote what he says,3200:03:22,440 –> 00:03:32,740The sense may steel upon a man’s mind that his commanding personality is that3300:03:32,919 –> 00:03:40,800to which circumstances yield, his practical capacity is that which3400:03:40,800 –> 00:03:47,779transmits force and sees that work is done. And when that happens, Denny says3500:03:48,759 –> 00:03:58,919all is lost. If you think that the moving of a mountain was ultimately3600:03:59,919 –> 00:04:06,919your personality, your force, your power rather than that God in his3700:04:06,919 –> 00:04:13,880marvelous grace used you to do it, you’ve lost everything. That’s what3800:04:13,880 –> 00:04:20,260Denny is saying, and that’s what the Apostle Paul is saying here, if I have3900:04:20,260 –> 00:04:36,459all faith so as to remove mountains. But have not love I am nothing. Nothing.’4000:04:37,200 –> 00:04:44,720Love is what enables a person to achieve great things and then still to serve4100:04:44,720 –> 00:04:55,600with humility. Love reminds a believer that his calling to move one mountain4200:04:55,600 –> 00:04:59,859may not be the calling of another believer who may be called to move4300:04:59,859 –> 00:05:06,260another mountain. And love will enable you to find joy in the achievements of4400:05:06,260 –> 00:05:13,980others as much as you find joy in the achievements of your own. And then4500:05:13,980 –> 00:05:21,739fifthly, Paul identifies this gift of unusual generosity. Look at what he says,4600:05:21,739 –> 00:05:33,019if I give, verse 3, all I have. Not a tenth not even half, if I give everything. All4700:05:33,019 –> 00:05:37,899that I have, this is what Jesus called the rich young ruler to do, and he4800:05:37,899 –> 00:05:41,500couldn’t do it, he couldn’t bring himself to do it because he didn’t have love and4900:05:42,459 –> 00:05:49,500compassion. Paul says if I give all that I have.5000:05:51,899 –> 00:05:59,100Now God calls all of us to be generous. But some people have a special calling5100:05:59,739 –> 00:06:08,380and a special ability in this regard. And if God has put it into your heart to be generous,5200:06:08,380 –> 00:06:16,619be as generous as you possibly can. But remember that every gift5300:06:16,619 –> 00:06:23,579carries its own hidden temptation. And the temptation to those who give generously5400:06:25,019 –> 00:06:28,540is that it is possible to give simply as a matter of duty.5500:06:29,980 –> 00:06:36,779It’s possible to give in order to make an impression, it’s possible to give5600:06:36,859 –> 00:06:43,100as a means of exercise and control. You can give without love.5700:06:44,220 –> 00:06:52,779And Paul says, if I give all that I have and have not loved I gain nothing.5800:06:54,220 –> 00:06:59,179But you see, growing in love is what will enable you to give5900:06:59,980 –> 00:07:05,019with freedom and with joy and your reward will be very great.6000:07:05,579 –> 00:07:09,899The Apostle Paul says in 2 Corinthians, the next letter in the New Testament,6100:07:09,899 –> 00:07:13,980whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly6200:07:14,540 –> 00:07:20,779and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.6300:07:20,779 –> 00:07:26,459Sow bountifully because your heart is growing in love.6400:07:27,420 –> 00:07:32,380Grow in love and you will sow bountifully.6500:07:34,940 –> 00:07:40,540Then the last gift that Paul identifies here is the gift of courageous commitment.6600:07:41,179 –> 00:07:47,260Look at what he says, and if I deliver up my body to be burned.6700:07:48,619 –> 00:07:54,859Now Paul is describing here the courage of believers who pay the ultimate price6800:07:54,859 –> 00:08:00,140of laying down their own lives for their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.6900:08:00,779 –> 00:08:08,299Believers have faced persecution from the earliest times, and around the world many still do today.7000:08:08,779 –> 00:08:14,140Some have died and still die horrible and painful deaths.7100:08:15,579 –> 00:08:21,420And no one could possibly do this without being given a special gift of strength7200:08:22,299 –> 00:08:28,299to meet the unique challenge of this particular calling.7300:08:30,059 –> 00:08:38,539Now God may have called you to an unusual level of sacrifice and of commitment,7400:08:40,140 –> 00:08:48,619and if that is the case, give yourself to what God has called you to do, irrespective of the cost7500:08:49,500 –> 00:08:58,059knowing that God will give to you all that you need to fulfill all that he has called you to do7600:08:59,659 –> 00:09:07,580but remember, that it is possible to make great sacrifices without love7700:09:09,659 –> 00:09:17,739and the obvious temptation for those whose sacrifices have been great is to resent those7800:09:19,179 –> 00:09:28,780whose paths in life have been easier. I remember very vividly hearing from a pastor7900:09:29,659 –> 00:09:37,580in a country in Eastern Europe who told me that the greatest difficulty that the churches8000:09:37,580 –> 00:09:45,020faced after the fall of communism was the tension that emerged between church leaders8100:09:45,020 –> 00:09:52,780who had been imprisoned during the communist time and others who had not. And you can understand8200:09:52,780 –> 00:10:04,219this. We took a costly stand. Where were you when we were in jail? Why weren’t you with us?8300:10:06,539 –> 00:10:09,419Why didn’t you take the same stand as we did?8400:10:09,419 –> 00:10:22,440But, you see, what is the point in taking a costly stand if you cannot love your own8500:10:22,440 –> 00:10:36,260brother who chose a different path? If I deliver my body up to be burned, the apostles say,8600:10:36,299 –> 00:10:50,500Nevertheless, but have not love, I gain nothing. Nothing. And what a tragedy it would be to8700:10:50,500 –> 00:11:00,840make great sacrifices for the Lord, Jesus Christ, and gain nothing from it. Now this8800:11:00,880 –> 00:11:07,039temptation to resent people who choose an easier path than the one that you8900:11:07,039 –> 00:11:13,080walk may actually be closer to home than some of us might think. The more9000:11:13,080 –> 00:11:20,599committed you become the more you will be tempted to resent those who don’t9100:11:20,599 –> 00:11:25,400show the same measure of commitment that you do.9200:11:26,080 –> 00:11:34,119But it is love that will set you free from this kind of resentment. It is love9300:11:34,119 –> 00:11:43,599that will enable you to say what I do I do for the Lord Jesus Christ and for his9400:11:43,599 –> 00:11:53,679people and though it be costly I have no regrets. Love will enable you to say9500:11:54,179 –> 00:12:03,799that courageous commitment is a marvelous gift but only if it is exercised with9600:12:06,599 –> 00:12:09,840love You’re listening to open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith and the message9700:12:09,840 –> 00:12:12,239called Love is our distinct calling.9800:12:12,719 –> 00:12:16,520We have to pause the message briefly but will be back shortly so do stay with us.9900:12:17,359 –> 00:12:19,599The message is part of our series Grow in Love.10000:12:19,940 –> 00:12:23,359And if you ever missed one of the messages in the series don’t forget you can10100:12:23,419 –> 00:12:27,440easily catch up or go back and listen again by coming to our website.10200:12:27,479 –> 00:12:30,059That’s at open.the-bible.org.UK.10300:12:30,520 –> 00:12:33,539Also, go to the place that you normally get your podcast from.10400:12:33,760 –> 00:12:37,840Search therefore open the Bible UK and there you’ll find all the messages which have10500:12:37,840 –> 00:12:39,080already been broadcast.10600:12:39,799 –> 00:12:42,640Back to the message now, here again is Pastor Colin.10700:12:43,119 –> 00:12:48,960I had originally intended to try and speak from the whole of First Corinthians in10800:12:48,960 –> 00:12:50,539Chapter 13 today.10900:12:51,099 –> 00:12:57,080But there’s just so much in these first three verses that I’ve decided to leave the rest11000:12:57,239 –> 00:12:59,659for next week and we’ll come back to it then.11100:13:00,419 –> 00:13:07,000So let me in these remaining minutes try to press this home into our hearts.11200:13:07,299 –> 00:13:12,919The main point of the message today is that whatever our gifts.11300:13:14,739 –> 00:13:16,580We all need to grow.11400:13:17,500 –> 00:13:18,140In love.11500:13:20,460 –> 00:13:29,940I wonder if you’ve noticed that these verses written by the Apostle Paul are framed in the first person.11600:13:30,960 –> 00:13:31,760Paul says,11700:13:32,880 –> 00:13:38,679if I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not love,11800:13:39,640 –> 00:13:43,719I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.11900:13:44,700 –> 00:13:51,260And you know the apostle gives us a rather marvelous example,12000:13:51,260 –> 00:13:59,299of expressing oneself in love by the way that he puts this.12100:14:00,260 –> 00:14:04,179A less thoughtful person would say,12200:14:04,179 –> 00:14:09,719if you speak with the tongues of men and angels and if you don’t have love,12300:14:09,760 –> 00:14:14,280well you know what you are just a noisy gong and a clanging cymbal.12400:14:14,280 –> 00:14:19,099But the apostle Paul doesn’t say it like that.12500:14:19,099 –> 00:14:29,840He offers himself as an example of someone who would gain nothing, be nothing,12600:14:29,840 –> 00:14:33,599if he did not have love.12700:14:33,599 –> 00:14:40,539Now the more I think about this the more staggering it seems to me that it is.12800:14:40,539 –> 00:14:45,020Think about Paul’s speaking.12900:14:45,020 –> 00:14:51,900God used this man’s gift of speaking more than any other person13000:14:51,900 –> 00:14:57,280to spread the gospel across the entire ancient Roman world13100:14:57,280 –> 00:15:02,580and it happened with extraordinary effect.13200:15:02,599 –> 00:15:07,619And then think about this this man’s spiritual experience.13300:15:07,619 –> 00:15:14,320He saw the glory of the risen Lord who appeared to him on the road to Damascus.13400:15:14,320 –> 00:15:21,419It would be hard to imagine a more remarkable spiritual experience than that.13500:15:21,419 –> 00:15:24,679And then think about this man’s brilliant mind.13600:15:24,679 –> 00:15:27,859I mean he was trained in the school of Gamaliel,13700:15:27,859 –> 00:15:32,419one of the best schools that anyone could have gone to at the time13800:15:32,419 –> 00:15:37,200and his natural gifts were heightened even further13900:15:37,200 –> 00:15:42,280by the work of the Holy Spirit opening his eyes to the meaning of Scripture14000:15:42,280 –> 00:15:46,419and to the mystery of the gospel.14100:15:46,419 –> 00:15:50,320And think about the Apostle Paul’s extraordinary achievement.14200:15:50,320 –> 00:15:54,179I mean planting churches across the Roman Empire14300:15:54,179 –> 00:15:57,960in the face of relentless hostility and opposition.14400:15:57,960 –> 00:16:04,780This man was used by God to move mountains. He really was.14500:16:04,780 –> 00:16:09,400But think about his generosity.14600:16:09,400 –> 00:16:17,000The Apostle Paul gave himself to the service of the Lord Jesus Christ freely.14700:16:17,000 –> 00:16:21,919He often worked as a tentmaker by day,14800:16:21,919 –> 00:16:25,400then giving himself to ministry at night.14900:16:25,400 –> 00:16:30,000Why? So that he did not have to impose a financial burden15000:16:30,000 –> 00:16:36,640on newly formed churches by asking people to support him.15100:16:36,640 –> 00:16:40,880And then think about this man’s courage.15200:16:40,880 –> 00:16:43,659Ship-wrecked.15300:16:43,659 –> 00:16:47,359Beaten with rods.15400:16:47,359 –> 00:16:53,559Repeatedly arrested and imprisoned.15500:16:53,799 –> 00:16:59,200You could hardly have a more gifted, committed, generous,15600:16:59,200 –> 00:17:02,640courageous person than the apostle Paul,15700:17:02,640 –> 00:17:05,640and yet he says,15800:17:05,640 –> 00:17:10,599If I speak with a the tongues of men and of angels but have not love,15900:17:10,599 –> 00:17:16,420I am a noisy gong,16000:17:16,420 –> 00:17:19,640and a clanging cymbal.16100:17:19,640 –> 00:17:23,479And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries,16200:17:23,479 –> 00:17:28,219and have all knowledge, if I have faith that can move mountains,16300:17:28,219 –> 00:17:31,619but I have not love,16400:17:31,619 –> 00:17:37,660well, I am nothing, the apostle Paul.16500:17:37,660 –> 00:17:42,260And if I give all that I have and deliver up my body to be burned,16600:17:42,260 –> 00:17:47,020if I make the ultimate sacrifice itself and have not love,16700:17:47,020 –> 00:17:49,219I gain nothing.16800:17:49,219 –> 00:17:55,319The apostle Paul, gaining nothing?16900:17:55,319 –> 00:18:00,420And friends, if this was true for him,17000:18:00,420 –> 00:18:07,920how much more true is it for me and for us?17100:18:07,920 –> 00:18:12,920The message today is really very simple.17200:18:12,920 –> 00:18:19,920I am asking you to join me in seeking to grow in love.17300:18:22,020 –> 00:18:29,319I am wholly persuaded that the greatest need17400:18:29,319 –> 00:18:32,020of the Church today17500:18:32,020 –> 00:18:40,520is a fresh outpouring of faith, hope, and love.17600:18:40,520 –> 00:18:44,119And in as much as that happens,17700:18:44,119 –> 00:18:48,719the world will see something radically different17800:18:48,719 –> 00:18:55,319that could have come only from the hand of Jesus.17900:18:55,319 –> 00:18:58,119You may be wondering,18000:18:58,119 –> 00:19:02,719where could I find love like this?18100:19:02,719 –> 00:19:06,619Maybe you’re thinking, I’ve never been loved like this?18200:19:06,619 –> 00:19:08,719Maybe the very mention of the word love18300:19:08,719 –> 00:19:11,219makes you feel something that you lack.18400:19:11,219 –> 00:19:13,920I’ve never been loved like this.18500:19:13,920 –> 00:19:17,819Oh yes, you have.18600:19:17,819 –> 00:19:20,420I want you to remember today that the man18700:19:20,420 –> 00:19:22,719who wrote these words18800:19:22,719 –> 00:19:29,119was once an angry, violent man.18900:19:29,119 –> 00:19:32,619He lived with a passion19000:19:32,619 –> 00:19:34,920for his own particular issue19100:19:34,920 –> 00:19:37,819and he hated everyone who disagreed with him.19200:19:37,819 –> 00:19:40,619He hated.19300:19:40,619 –> 00:19:45,020How did love come into his life?19400:19:45,020 –> 00:19:49,920Well he tells us in Galatians 2 in verse 20,19500:19:49,920 –> 00:19:54,920The Son of God loved me19600:19:54,920 –> 00:20:00,319and gave himself for me.19700:20:00,319 –> 00:20:04,219The knowledge of that love of Jesus Christ19800:20:04,219 –> 00:20:08,219to be for this man transformed him from the inside out19900:20:08,219 –> 00:20:15,219and the same love of the Lord Jesus Christ can change you too.20000:20:15,219 –> 00:20:21,020Love is at the heart of all that God causes us to do for him20100:20:21,020 –> 00:20:26,920and love is at the heart of all that God has done for us.20200:20:26,920 –> 00:20:31,219God shows His own love for us in this20300:20:31,219 –> 00:20:40,219that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.20400:20:40,219 –> 00:20:45,719In this is love, not that we loved God, which of course we didn’t,20500:20:45,719 –> 00:20:48,219but that he loved us20600:20:48,219 –> 00:20:58,319and he sent his Son to be the propitiating sacrifice for our sins.20700:20:58,319 –> 00:21:05,319God so loved the world that he gave his only Son20800:21:05,319 –> 00:21:16,319that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.20900:21:17,319 –> 00:21:19,319I hope you know the love of God21000:21:19,319 –> 00:21:21,319that Pastor Colin has been talking about21100:21:21,319 –> 00:21:24,319and that you know you have eternal life21200:21:24,319 –> 00:21:27,319because you’re secure in that love.21300:21:27,319 –> 00:21:30,319You’ve been listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith21400:21:30,319 –> 00:21:33,319and a message called Love is our distinct calling21500:21:33,319 –> 00:21:36,319is part of the series a Grown in Love21600:21:36,319 –> 00:21:38,319and if you’ve missed any of the messages in the series21700:21:38,319 –> 00:21:41,319you can easily catch up or go back and listen again21800:21:41,319 –> 00:21:46,319by coming online to our website openthebible.org.uk21900:21:46,319 –> 00:21:49,319also go to the place that you normally get your podcasts22000:21:49,319 –> 00:21:53,319search therefore open the Bible U.K.22100:21:53,319 –> 00:21:55,319and if you’re on our website don’t forget about22200:21:55,319 –> 00:21:57,319Open the Bible Daily22300:21:57,319 –> 00:22:00,319that’s our series of two to three minute daily reflections22400:22:00,319 –> 00:22:03,319based on pastor Colin’s teaching and read specially in the U.K.22500:22:03,319 –> 00:22:06,319Open the Bible Daily22600:22:07,319 –> 00:22:11,319Many of us love reading but our busy lives don’t allow much time for that22700:22:11,319 –> 00:22:15,319so we often listen to audio books and podcasts22800:22:15,319 –> 00:22:18,319maybe when we’re driving or at for a walk22900:22:18,319 –> 00:22:21,319So we have a new podcast starting this month23000:22:21,319 –> 00:22:23,319and it’s called Hike Through The Bible23100:22:23,319 –> 00:22:27,319And the Hike Through The Bible podcast will take you on a journey23200:22:27,319 –> 00:22:30,319through the entire Bible story giving you the option of listening23300:22:30,319 –> 00:22:32,319or watching rather than reading23400:22:32,319 –> 00:22:36,319and in each episode I’ll read a chapter of my book23500:22:36,319 –> 00:22:39,319Hike Through The Bible and then I’ll discuss it with some friends23600:22:39,319 –> 00:22:43,319I hope you’ll join me in hiking through the Bible23700:22:43,319 –> 00:22:45,319you’ll grow in your faith.23800:22:45,319 –> 00:22:48,319you’ll deepen your grasp of Scripture23900:22:48,319 –> 00:22:50,319and you’ll come to love Jesus more24000:22:50,319 –> 00:22:53,319So that’s the Hike Through The Bible podcast24100:22:53,319 –> 00:22:55,319and it’s not too late to get started24200:22:55,319 –> 00:22:58,319you’ll find the Hike Through The Bible podcast24300:22:58,319 –> 00:23:00,319wherever you get your podcasts24400:23:00,319 –> 00:23:02,319and there’s a link on our website24500:23:02,319 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experience26100:23:39,319 –> 00:23:42,319Colin, what is the one thing you’d like readers26200:23:42,319 –> 00:23:43,319to take away from this book?26300:23:43,319 –> 00:23:45,319Well, it would be very practical26400:23:45,319 –> 00:23:47,319because every Christian knows what it is26500:23:47,319 –> 00:23:50,319to go through dark times when we feel discouraged26600:23:50,319 –> 00:23:53,319we’re down, we don’t know how to move forward26700:23:53,319 –> 00:23:55,319and when these times come in your life26800:23:55,319 –> 00:23:58,319you need to know how to handle your own soul26900:23:58,319 –> 00:24:01,319how to encourage and strengthen yourself27000:24:01,319 –> 00:24:03,319David, of course, speaks about this27100:24:03,319 –> 00:24:05,319He knew what this was like27200:24:05,319 –> 00:24:08,319In Psalm 42 he speaks to himself27300:24:08,319 –> 00:24:10,319He says, Why are you cast down oh my soul?27400:24:10,319 –> 00:24:13,319Why are you in turmoil within me?27500:24:13,319 –> 00:24:16,319and then he says, Hope in God27600:24:16,319 –> 00:24:19,319So I hope what people will take away from this27700:24:19,319 –> 00:24:22,319is that they’ll be helped and encouraged27800:24:22,319 –> 00:24:25,319in being able to speak to their own soul27900:24:25,319 –> 00:24:27,319in the way that David did in Psalm 4228000:24:27,319 –> 00:24:30,319and to find Hope in God28100:24:30,319 –> 00:24:34,319because there is Hope in God for every circumstance of life28200:24:34,319 –> 00:24:36,319and it comes to us in and through the Lord Jesus Christ28300:24:36,319 –> 00:24:39,319So pastor Colin’s book, Grow in Hope28400:24:39,319 –> 00:24:41,319is our gift to you28500:24:41,319 –> 00:24:44,319as we set up a new direct debit of £5 per month or more28600:24:44,319 –> 00:24:47,319or a one off gift of £60 or more28700:24:47,319 –> 00:24:50,319to support the work of Open the Bible this month28800:24:50,319 –> 00:24:53,319Full terms and conditions are on our website28900:24:53,319 –> 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