1 John 4:7 – 12 Love is the highest Degree of Oneness with God

Union Gospel

7/27/2024

1 John 4:7 – 12

⁷ Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. ⁸ He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. ⁹ In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. ¹³ By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit

Text: 1 John 4:10 ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.  (His Son as an atoning sacrifice for the satisfaction, reconciliation, or exemplifying of human oneness with God)

Topic: Love is the highest Degree of Oneness with God

What have been some of the happiest moments in your life? Think and meditate on it

-         Maybe someone whispered kind words

-         Maybe someone gave you a gift?  

-         Perhaps it is something from your childhood?

-         Did you feel loved?

-         Did you feel valued?

-         Did you feel like life is worth living?

-         Did feel belong?

The fact is that we all grew up under some conditions to earn love: What was required of us in order to receive affection and Love?

Were we required to succeed in order to be loved?

Were we required to fail in order to be loved?

Were we required to eat junk food in order to be loved?

Were we required to get angry and throw tantrums in order to be loved?

Whatever existed during our childhood, that was our emotional training!

This is how our emotional characteristics are developed and some of us never develop into emotional adulthood.

So, whatever condition in which we were brought up under, the good news is, we can all experience the Love of God under ZERO Conditional, God’s love is unconditional. This is the exemplification of the human oneness with God, God placed the condition on Himself. In order for this relationship to work, He has to remove all condition—that was the condition that he put on Himself.

1 John 4:10 “In this is love, not that we (human) loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 

Love is the highest degree of oneness with God

When in Life have you felt most lonely?  

-         Not belong

-         Longing for something that never happen

-         Perhaps it is a variety of feelings that we can’t explain

o   Cannot go to sleep because we don’t know what tomorrow going to bring

o   Feeling of being un-loved

o   Beating the pavement looking for a job days and night but nothing is found

o   Celebrating a victory and later we fell into the same trap.

o   Rejected by everyone, even those that we thought that love us

o   Feeling like that God does not love us!

Often time when we think about our relationship with God, we think that our top priority is to Love God, our text is telling us today “not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for the satisfaction of our punishment for our sins, reconciliation, or exemplifying of human oneness with God)

We think that our duty, our obligation is to Love God!

Our number one priority is to know and acknowledge that God Love us. Look at Ephesians 1:4 “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love”

God wants us to move to the highest degree of ONENESS with Him, to the throne of his Love and there we delight on being one with God.   

Once we recognized and acknowledged His love for us, our loving God is automatic. Now, hear me, we no longer love Him as an obligation, no longer a duty, but we love Him as a result of his Love for us. It is just the way of how we live out our lives. That is a life of someone that it is IN CHRIST, that is a life of someone who has atoned and is oneness with God.

Yes, most happiest times in our Lives are because we became one with whatever it was that made us happy. But our Text today reminded the everlasting joy can only be found in the Oneness with God.   

Our Loneliness is driven by not having many things in life

-         There is social & physical loneliness

o   Our social connection is NOT where it should be

o   Rejected & hated by others or family

o   Psychological challenges

o   Struggles in life can cause isolation

o   Because of my emotional codependency, I can easily drop into a deep dark place of loneliness

§  We often seek Drugs & alcohol as quick solution

§  We seek destructive & unhealthy relationships

§  We substitute other things that look like love

§  Because we can’t exactly define Loneliness we seek solution in all the wrong places  

o   But here is the thing: Loneliness drives us to seek God’s ways

§  The irony is that this all consuming sense of loneliness is actually the very thing that awakens us to seek God

§  Unless we are reconciled, unless we accept the atoning sacrifice, unless we acknowledge and accept God’s Love, our spiritual Loneliness are substitute by temporary solutions that cannot fill our hearts and only serve destruction  

 

Story of the Kid and his dad fishing  

Dad took his son fishing off the dock at the harbor

Son asked: “Dad, how big is God?”

Dad answered: “Son, see that ship yonder by the sunrise?” Son: “yes”

Dad: “see how small it is?” Son: “yes, it is tiny”

Once the ship got closer to the harbor, it got bigger and once it docked, the son said, “that is a huge ship, dad!”

Dad: “son, that is how we see God, God is small when we pushed Him far far away from us but if we let him get close to us, we can’t even fathom his greatness, see God’s love is infinite and unconditional, our human mind cannot comprehend or measure His Love.”

If you don’t feel God is in your life, maybe because you kept him in a distance

Have we kept Him at distance?

The size your God dictated the size of your blessing

Maybe you think that God cannot handle your problems, God is bigger than your problems.

I challenge you today to bring God closer to you, lets move into the highest degree of Oneness with God—Love.  

 

 

1.     Heavenly Father, we praise you as we bow our heads and lift-up our hearts in gratefulness.

2.     God, we thank you for the Gift of another day to experience your Love.

3.     We thank you for all the eternal Blessing in our lives.

4.     We stand together with Luke 18:38 today

a.     “Jesus Son of David, have mercy on us”

5.     We praise you for your unconditional Love toward us.

6.     As Whatever paths we have taken in life, you still seek after us.

7.    Whatever decisions we have made in life, you still long after us.

8.     Lord helps us to live our lives with a heart of gratitude.

9.     Our lives have been interrupted by many distractions of these world

a.     But 1 Kings 19:12 reminds us that we can find you God in “A sound of sheer silence”

10.                        Let our words and our actions shine as your love shine on us.

11.                        Let our discernments guide by your eternal wisdom

12.                        Guide us to live life according to your will and not our own understanding

13.                       Lord thank you for your endurance Love

a.    John 14:23 tells us that “If we love you, we will keep your words: and your Father will love us, and will be in our presence.”

14.                        Please show us the Godly path to eternal life.

a.     You have enlighten us with understanding in Matthew 6:33 “seek first the Kingdon of God and Your righteousness and these things will be added to us.”  

15.                        Although we always strive to do the things of Godliness, we often failed and go our own ways.

16.                        Give us the understanding to make Godly choices.

a.     Psalm 73:25 teaches us “Whom have I in heaven but God? And there is NONE upon the earth that I desire beside You God.”

17.                        You are the lamp that guide our steps

18.                        So that we may walk in accordance with Your purpose for our lives

19.                       We lift up all of our prayer requests

20.                        Whatever the needs weather it is health, knowledge, mental, or spiritual, God you are our maker

21.                        You are the God of all knowing

22.                        The inerrancy of Your scripture and the sufficiency of Your words is all we need

23.                        You are the Great Healer

24.                        Lord you are the source of all goodness and mercy.

25.                        We pray in Your Holy name

Efeso 1:3-14 Mo’ui ‘oku taau mo e Kakai Fili pea mohu Tapuekina

 

Himi 1: 578 ‘E ‘ae faka’ofo’ofa

Himi 2: 625 Tamai Fakahevani, Ke ke tapuaki mai

 Himi 3: 442 Kou au pe e he angahala

 

Lesoni:  

1)   Saame 24;   

2)    2 Samiuela 6:1-5, 12-19;   

3)   Efeso 1:3-14;   

4)   Ma’ake 6:14-29;  

 

Veesi Malanga

Efeso 1:4 ‘o fakatatau ki he‘ene fili na‘e fai ma‘ana ‘i he te‘eki ke tanupou ‘a māmani, ‘a e fili kitautolu ‘iate Ia, ke tau mā‘oni‘oni mo ta‘emele ‘i he‘ene ‘afio hifo, ‘o tu‘unga ‘i he ‘ofa, 

 

Kaveinga: Mo’ui ‘oku taau mo e Kakai Fili pea mohu Tapuaki

 

Ngaahi me’a ‘e Lave kiai ‘a Malangani:

1.    Puipuitu’a nounou

2.    Tokateline ‘o e ‘etau Lesoni pea mo hono Histolia

3.    Ko e ulungaanga ‘o etau ma’u ‘a e Tapuaki Fakalaumalie ‘Ia Kalaisi.

a.    Tau mo’ui ‘o taau moe kakai mohu Tapuaki

b.    Tau mo’ui ‘o taau moe kakai kuo Fili

Puipuitu’a

Ko e tohi ‘eni ‘a Paula mei Pilisone.

‘Efeso ko e vahe fonua ‘o e Roman Empire

‘Efeso ‘oku tu’u ‘I Turkey matatahi hifo ki he tahi Metiteliane ‘o hanga hake ki he motu ko Patimosi ne’a fakahee’i ai ‘a Sione.

Na’e tu’u heni ‘a e Tempale lahi taha ‘o e kuonga ‘aia ‘oku ‘iloa ko e Temple of Artemis also known as the Temple of Diana

Ne ‘iloa foki ‘eni ko e taha ‘o e Seven Wonder of the world.

Ko Artemis koe ‘Otua ia ‘o e Futility pea ko hono nofo’anga ‘eni.

Koe Sione ‘oku mahalo na’a ne kamata ‘a e ki’I Siasi ‘I ‘Efeso

Ko Patimosi ‘oku tu’u ‘o hanga mai ki ‘Efeso.

Veesi 3 to 14 ko e setesi pe ‘e taha in Greek.  

Koia ‘oku uki ‘e Paula ‘a e me’a tatau pe heni ko ‘uhia ko’ene fanongo kuo kamata ke mole meihe kainga ‘Efeso ‘a e ‘enau ‘Uluaki ‘Ofa, kuo kamata kenau hiki mei honau ‘Uluaki ‘Ofa

‘Oku fai leva ‘a e tohi mei Pilisone ‘o fakamanatu kiatekinautolu ‘a e ngaahi tapuaki fakalaumalie ‘oku nau ma’u ‘I he ‘enau nofo ‘IA KALAISI.

Veesi Malanga: ‘Efeso 1:4

‘o fakatatau ki he‘ene fili na‘e fai ma‘ana ‘i he te‘eki ke tanupou ‘a māmani, ‘a e fili kitautolu ‘iate Ia, ke tau mā‘oni‘oni mo ta‘emele ‘i he‘ene ‘afio hifo, ‘o tu‘unga ‘i he ‘ofa,

 

Tokateline ‘o e ‘etau Lesoni pea mo hono Histolia

1.    Tapuaki Fakalaumalie

2.    Fili kitaua ‘IA Kalaisi

‘Oku vahevahe ‘a e ‘etau Lesoni ki he

1.     ‘Otua ko e Tamai v.3 - 6

2.     Sisu Kalaisi v.7 – 12

3.     Laumalie ma’oni’oni v.13 – 14

Koe veesi 3 ki he 14, koe fo’I Setesi pe ‘e taha ‘o ‘ikai ke ‘iai ha motu. Koia ‘I hono hiki ‘I he ‘mu’aki lea (Greek) ‘oku ui he kau English major koe run-on sentence. Pea ‘oku pehe he’e ni’ihi ‘oku fakavalevale ‘a hono tohi pehee. Koia ‘oku toki motumotuhi pea vahevahe’I ai he’e kau liliu tohitapu ki ha ngaahi setesi ‘o fakatatau ki hono tefito’I fakakaukau.

Ka ko Paula ‘eni ‘I he ‘ene ongo’I ‘a e mahu’inga ‘a e Tohi moe tala ‘a e ngaahi taupuaki fakalaumalie ki he kainga lotu Efeso.

Ko Paula ‘eni lolotonga ‘a e ‘ene ‘I Pilisone ‘oku utumauku ‘a ‘ene Hiki Hake ‘a e ‘Otua

Ko Paula ‘eni he mahino ‘oku ‘IA Kalaisi ‘a e mo’ui

Ko ia ai ‘oku hoko ‘a e konga tohi ko’eni ko ha aka’I tokateline ki he ngaahi fakatupu Siasi, ko ‘iloa taha koe tokateline ‘o e Predestine by Calvin ‘aia ‘oku ‘iai ‘a e tokolahi ‘oku nau kei muimui kiai ha ngaahi ‘ahoni. Ko e Predestine koe fakakaukau na’e tomu’a ‘oatu ho fakamo’ui ‘oku te’eki tanupou ‘a mamani.

Sai tau sio ki heni  

Oku ‘iai ‘a e founga ‘e ua ‘oku anga maheni hono fai ‘aki ‘a e lau ‘o e folofola:

1.    Unuhi pe koe Induction

2.    Velohi koe Deduction

Kanaga: We often cannot see the forest through the trees. Pea ‘ihe ‘ene pehee leva ‘oku te fa’a ‘a e tree pe ko a ‘akau.

Ko e aka ‘oe mahu’inga ke mahino’I ha veesi pe ko ha vahe—‘oku kamata ia meihe ngaahi me’a ko’eni:

1.    Konga ‘uluaki koe Induction pe ko e unuhi: reading the text without preconceived or presumption context or theories. Ko e lau pe ‘a e folofola ‘o ‘ikai fakapipiki kia ‘a e ‘ete mahino motu’a

a.    tatala ‘a e pulonga ‘oku pulupulu ‘aki ‘eta fakakaukau

b.    Sio ki he veesi koe vessi tu’u tokotaha

c.    Unuhi mai pea mei hono kainga [ea moe tukufakaholo.

d.    Kumi ke mahino’I fakafo’I lea ‘o ‘ikai falala ki ha’ate mu’aki ‘ilo

e.    Allow the text to lead us in new understanding

2.      Pea toki to’o mai leva ‘a e ngaahi fakakau kau mei tu’a ke Deduction pe ko e velohi ki he veesi:

a.    Ko e ha ‘a Historical context, pe koe aatakia ‘o e fonua

                                              i.     Na’e fai ‘a e tohi mei fe pea koe tohi ki fe?

                                             ii.     Ko e ha ‘a e tu’unga ‘o e fonua – politikale, economika, moe lotu

b.    Ko hai ‘oku ne fai ‘a e tohi

                                              i.     Famili

                                             ii.     Tu’unga fakafamili, Social, pea moe Lotu

c.    Koe ha Taumu’a

Ko e ongo mafai ‘e ua ko’eni [Unuhi (Induction) pea moe Velohi (Deduction)] ‘oku na ‘ulungaange kehekehe pe ‘I hona fatongia, ka ‘oku ‘aonga ‘aupito ia ke fakama’opo’opo ‘aki ‘a ‘eta lau ‘a e folofola pea fakaake ai ‘etau tokanga ki he afo fekau’aki ‘oku ‘omi e’ he folofola. 

 

‘Oku hanga heni ‘e Paula ‘o ofongi ‘ae kainga lotu ‘o ‘Efeso ‘ae matu’aki fakapapau’i ‘e he tangata lotu ‘ene mo’ui faka’uluanganga pea tokanga ki he ngaahi tapuaki fakalaumalie ‘oku ‘IA Kalaisi ke hoko ia ko honau tapuaki “‘o fakatatau ki he‘ene fili na‘e fai ma‘ana ‘i he te‘eki ke tanupou ‘a māmani, ‘a e fili kitautolu   ‘iate Ia, ke tau mā‘oni‘oni mo ta‘emele ‘i he‘ene ‘afio hifo, ‘o tu‘unga ‘i he ‘ofa, pea ko ia ‘etau veesi malanga.

 

‘Oku ‘iai ‘a e ngaahi tapuaki fakalaumalie ‘e 11

1.     V.3 Spiritual Blessing (Ngaahi Tapuaki fakalaumalie kotoa ‘o Kalaisi)

2.     V.4 Election to holiness (fakatapui ‘a e mo’ui ke Ma’oni’oni mo ta’emele)

3.     V.4 Predestination to adoption (mu’aki fili kitaua ma’ana)

4.     V.7&14  Redemption through Christ (‘oku tau ma’uni ‘a e huhu’i)

5.     V.8 Wisdom & prudence (poto moe ‘ilo’ilo)

6.     V.9 Revelation of God's will (misiteli ‘o ‘ene tu’utu’uni)

7.     V.14 &11 Inheritance (‘amanaki ki hotau tofi’a he kuo ne ohi kitaua ko’ene fanau)

8.     V.13 Possession of the Spirit (tala’ofa ‘a e Laumalie Ma’oni’oni)

9.     V.6 Grace (Kelesi na’e me’a’ofa ‘aki ‘I he Pele)

10.  V.4 Love (makatu’unga he’ene ‘Ofa)

11.  V.10 Unity (Ke falute ‘a e me’a kotoa pe ‘ia Kalaisi)

 

Ka ko’etau fanongo pe ‘I he Truth (mo’oni) ‘o e Kosipeli, ‘oku mahu’inga ‘aupito ke mahino kiatekitaua of what does it means for someone to come to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus. ‘Oku mahu’inga ke tau ‘ilo’I ‘a e founga ‘oku ‘omai ai ‘a e mo’oni koia ki hotau Loto mo ‘etau mo’ui.

‘Oku anga fefee ‘a e ake ‘a e tokotaha ke hoko koe muiaki ‘o Sisu Kalaisi. Ko e ha ‘a e ngaahi uho ‘oku fakafotunga pea tofa’aki ‘a e Hala koia, koe ha ‘a e Makamaile ‘o e Hala ki he fakamo’ui?

1.    Sakalameniti ‘o e Papitaiso pea mo hono ouau

a.    Ohi mei ‘api (bring the child up in Christ)

b.    Lautohi fakaSapate (Sunday School)

                                              i.     Confirmation

c.    Akolotu (confirmation - General Ministry)

d.    Lotu Fehu’I (Specific Ministry)

e.    Akonaki pea mo e Malanga (Lay Ministry)

 

Veesi 3: Ha taha ā ke fakamālō‘ia pe ko e ‘Otua mo Tamai ‘a hotau ‘Eiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ‘a ia na‘a ne fai hotau tāpuekina ‘ia Kalaisi, ke tau anuanu ‘i he ngaahi tāpuaki (Gr. Eulog, eulogētós )  kehekehe mei he Laumālie ‘i he ngaahi feitu‘u ‘o langi; 

Ulogētós - Iuloketos – eulogy: ko e lea ‘oku fai ‘I he putu ‘oku hange ha lea fakamavae ka ko hono uho mo e taumu’a KOE FAKAHIKIHIKI hake ‘oe tokotaha mate! Ko e lea ko’eni ‘oku fai pe ki he tokotaha kuo mama’o atu—he ko e lea ‘oku hu’u ia ki hono laumalie. Koia ‘a e ‘uhinga ‘oku ngaue ‘aki ai ‘e Paula ‘a e leani. Pea ‘oku ohi mei ai ‘etau lea ko e Eulogy pea koe Malanga Putu. ‘Oku feinga leva ‘a e faifekau ketalatala aik lelei ki he mo’ui ‘a e tokotaha kou mama’o atu. ‘Aia ko ngahhi Tapuaki ‘oku lave kiai ‘a Paula ko e ngaahi tapuaki Fakalaumalie. Ka ‘e Lava pe ke hasino mai ‘I he lolotonga ‘oku tau ki mamani ai.

 

Ko e ulungaanga ‘o etau ma’u ‘a e Tapuaki Fakalaumalie ‘Ia Kalaisi.

a.    Tau mo’ui ‘o taau moe kakai mohu Tapuaki

b.   Tau mo’ui ‘o taau moe kakai kuo Fili

Ko e kainga Lotu ‘o ‘Efeso ko e kainga Lotu kou Fili pea na’e ho’ata mai mei ai ‘a e ngaahi Tapuaki ‘o Sisu Kalaisi. ‘Oku echo ‘I he tohi Fakahaa ‘a Sione mei Patimosi ‘a e me’a ko’eni ‘oku lave kiai ‘a Paula ‘I he ‘etau lesoni,  Sione ‘ia Fakaha 2:3-7

2.    ‘Oku ou ‘ilo pē ho‘o ngaahi ngāue, ‘a ho‘o fakaongosia, mo kātaki; mo e ‘ikai te ke makātaki‘i ‘a e kau kovi; mo ho‘o sivi ‘a kinautolu ‘oku taukave ko e ‘aposetolo ‘a kinautolu, ka ‘oku ‘ikai, ‘o ke ‘ilo tā ko e koto loi: 

3.    pea ‘oku ke kei kātaki pē, pea kuo ke fua kavenga koe‘uhi ko hoku hingoa, ‘o ‘ikai te ke fiu. 

4.    Ka neongo ia, ka ‘oku ai ha me‘a ‘oku ou kovi‘ia ai kiate koe; ko ho‘o hiki mei ho‘o ‘uluaki ‘ofa. 

5.    Ko ia, ke ke fakamanatu ki he me‘a kuo ke hinga mei ai, pea fakatomala leva, ‘o fai ‘a e ngaahi ‘uluaki ngāue; ka ‘ikai, ko ‘eku ‘alu atu ‘eni kiate koe, pea te u hiki ho‘o tu‘unga maama mei hono potu, ‘o kapau ‘e ‘ikai te ke fakatomala. 

6.    Ka ‘oku ‘i ai ho‘o me‘a ko eni, ‘a ho‘o fehi‘a‘ia ki he ngaahi ngāue ‘a e kau Nīkolaitani, ‘a ia ‘oku ou fehi‘a ki ai mo au.

7.    Ko ia ‘oku telinga, ke ne fakafanongo ki he me‘a ‘oku folofola‘aki ‘e he Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi. Ko ia ia te ne ikuna, te u tuku kiate ia ke kai mei he ‘akau ‘o e mo‘ui, ‘a ia ‘oku tu‘u ‘i he Palataisi ‘o e ‘Otua.

 

Kamata ke mole ‘ae ngaahi Tapuaki pea ngalo ‘I he Kainga Lotu ‘Efeso ko e kakai fili kinautolu.

Ngaahi me’a ‘e tolu ‘oku ‘ilo he’e tangata Fili pea mohu tapuaki  

1.    Sovereignty of God

2.    The Bible is sufficient.

3.    The bible is inerrant.

The Sufficiency of the Bible must not only live within us but becomes koe tuhulu ki mamani.

 

Ko e palopalema ‘a e Kalisitiane, ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘ilo ‘a e me’a ‘oku mahu’inga taha ‘I he ‘etau mo’ui.

1.    ‘Oku tau mahalo ko e me’a mahu’inga taha ‘I he ‘etau mo’ui Ke ‘Ofa Kia Kalaisi, Ikai!

2.    Ko e me’a mahu’inga taha ke tukuange pea mahino kia kitaua ‘a e ‘Ofa ‘a Kalaisi kia kitaua.

3.    ‘Oku ‘ikai makatu’u ‘a e ma’ui’ui hota vaa mo Kalaisi ‘I he ‘eta ‘ofa kia Kalaisi ka ‘oku makatu’unga ia ‘I he ‘Ofa ‘a Kalaisi ki a ko e moe au.

4.    Our relationship with Christ cannot depend on how much we love him. It is based on Christ Love and Christ Love alone.

5.    ‘a e ‘ofa koee ‘oku ta fai angahala be ka e kei ‘ofa mai pe

6.    ‘a e ‘ofa koe ‘oku lau kiai ‘a Loma 5:8 “Ka ko e ‘Otua ‘oku ne fakahaa ‘a e mo’oni ‘o ‘ene ‘ofa ‘a’ana kiate kitautolu ‘I he pekia ‘a Kalaisi ma’atautolu, lolotonga ‘oku tau kei angahala.”

Kaletia 5:6 “He ‘I he tu’u ‘ia Kalaisi sisu, ‘oku ‘ikai mamafa ha’ate kamu pe ta’e kamu, Ka Ko Ha TUI pee ‘oku ngaue fou ‘I he ‘Ofa.”

‘Efeso 1:4 “‘o fakatatau ki he‘ene fili na‘e fai ma‘ana  ‘i he te‘eki ke tanupou ‘a māmani, ‘a e fili kitautolu ‘iate Ia, ke tau mā‘oni‘oni mo ta‘emele ‘i he‘ene ‘afio hifo, ‘o tu‘unga ‘i he ‘ofa”

 

‘Oku ta mo’ui nai ‘o taau moe tokotaha ‘oku fonu tapuaki?

‘Oku ta mo’ui nai ‘o taau more kakai kuo Fili?

Ko e kakai kuo Fili ‘oku nau ‘IA Kalaisi, Ko e Kakai mohu Tapuaki ko e kakai ‘oku Ma’oni’oni pea ta’e mele ‘o tu’unga ‘I he ‘Ofa

Koia ‘Oku Uki ‘E Paula ke tau ‘Ia Kalaisi pea tu’unga ‘I he ‘etau ‘Ia Kalaisi ‘oku tau kaungakau ai he fili-tomu’a na’ane fai ‘oku te’eki tanupou ‘a mamani. Kapau leva ‘oku ‘ikai keke ‘IA Kalaisi, ‘oku ‘Ikai keke kau he fili tomu’a.   

‘Oku tau mo’ui intentional? ‘Oua teta teetee noa pe? Fakafonu ‘uhinga’i pea fakataumu’a ‘a ‘eta fononga kotoa pe pea moe me’a kotoa pe? Purposeful life?

Uki he’e Palesiteni ke tau lau e tohitapu pea mo’ui ke Hulu atu—puna ki he ta’e’iloa!

1.    Ko e mo’ui hulu atu koe mo’ui ‘oku nofo ki he folofola

2.    Ko e mo’ui ‘oku nofo ki he folofola, ko e mo’ui ia ‘oku ‘IA Kalaisi

3.    Ko e mo’ui ‘oku ‘Ia Kalaisi ko e mo’ui ia ‘oku mohu Tapuaki

4.    Ko e haa ho’o palani lau tohitapu ki he Senituli ua ‘o e Konifelenisi?

a.    ‘Oku toki sio pe kiai he teu ‘ete malanga pe ko ha fatongia?

5.    Are you living a purposeful life that including reading the bible as you guiding light?

6.    ‘Oku fakataumu’a ‘a ‘eta mo’ui ke uho ‘aki ‘a e Lau e folofola?

7.    We must challenge ourselves with God’s words to get out of our comfort zone.

8.    It is in the uncomfortable zone of our lives where our Christianity is tested.

9.    ‘Oku ‘ikai ‘iai me’a ia ‘e ma’u he fakafiemali. That is the root of Lukewarmness, comfortable leads to Lukewarmness

10.                  According to Tevita Koloa’ia Havea: ko e angahala ia ‘oku mo’ui lahi taha ai ‘a e Tangata moe Fefine Uesislana ko e Lukewarmness!

‘I he fakaha ‘a Sione ki he Kainga Leotisia vahe 3:16-17

16. Ka ‘i ho‘o pehena, ‘o māmāfana pē, ‘o ‘ikai te ke māfana pe momoko, ko ia ‘oku ou teu pu‘aki koe mei hoku ngutu. 17. He ‘oku ke pehē tokua, Tū ko e koloa‘ia au, ‘io, kuo u ma‘u me‘a, pea ‘oku ‘ikai haku masiva; ka ‘oku ‘ikai te ke ‘ilo ko koe ia ‘a e mala‘ia taha, mo e tu‘utāmaki taha, pea masiva mo kui mo telefua.

 

Ko e malanga ‘a e Palesiteni ko e fakatokanga kia kitaua Feangai Ma’oni’oni: Ko e angahala e ‘oku ta mo’ua ai: māmāfana pē, ‘o ‘ikai te ke māfana pe Momoko; maamaafana pe!

‘Ai ke mahino ko e kakai Fili kitaua – We must live a life of chosen people

‘ai ke mahino ko e kakai mohu tapuekina kitautolu ‘A Kalaisi – We must live our lives as people that are Blessed In Christ

Talanoa Faka’osi

Ko ha ki’I foha mo’ene tangata’eiki na’a taumata’u ‘I uafu. Pea fehu’I ange he’e ki’I tamasi’I ki he ‘ene tangata’eiki:

1.    ‘Oku lahi fefee ‘a e ‘Otua?

2.    Fakatokanga’I he’e tangata’eiki ‘a e vaka tahi ‘oku kei mama’o atu mei he tapatapa Langi, talange he’e tangata’eiki: sio ki he vaka koee, ‘oku lahi fefee ‘a e vaka?

3.    Tali he’e ki’I Tamasi’I, ‘Oku si’isi’I pe!

4.    Pea ‘I he ofi mai ‘a e vaka ke tau ki uafu, talaange he’e tangata’eki: foha sio ki he vaka na’ake talamai ‘oku si’isi’i

5.    ‘Ohovale Lahi ‘a e ki’itamasi’I he fu’u Lahi pehe faufaua ‘a e Vaka, ko e vaka folau’eve’eva—cruise liner.

‘Oku ‘ikai mohu tapuekina ‘a e ‘eta mo’ui he ‘oku mama’o ‘a e ‘Otua pea si’isi’I ia ‘I he ‘eta mo’ui

‘Oku ‘ikai ‘ilo kitaua ko e kakai Fili he ‘oku mama’o ‘a Sihova

‘Oku ‘ikai ketau ‘Ia Kalaisi he ‘oku mama’o pea si’isi’i

Ko e uki ‘o e ‘ahoni ke tau mo’ui ‘o fakatatau mo ‘ene kakai fili ok  ‘IA Kalaisi ‘o mā‘oni‘oni mo ta‘emele ‘i he‘ene ‘afio hifo, ‘o tu‘unga ‘i he ‘ofa,