My Responsibility to My Brother

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Am I My Brother’s Keeper? — YES!!!

  1. Genesis 14 — Abram and Lot

  2. Exodus 2 — Moses and the Hebrews

  3. 1 Samuel 18-20 — David and Jonathan (and later - Mephibosheth)

    4. My Responsibilities to My Brother — I have a responsibility to . . .

  4. ENCOURAGE my brother ("exhort" appears 16 times in the NT):

    1. Hebrews 3:13; 10:22-24

    2. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

  5. WARN my brother:

    1. Ezekiel 3:17-21; 33:7-9

    2. Acts 20:26-31

    3. 1 Thessalonians 5:11-15

    4. Galatians 2:11-13 - requires COURAGE

    5. Romans 15:14 - requires GOODNESS & KNOWLEDGE

  6. SEEK my brother when he is lost — Luke 15:3-7

    1. The shepherd LEFT the 99 & SOUGHT the lost one

    2. The shepherd searched until he FOUND it

      1. A boy from Whitehouse was lost in a car accident - many searched or assisted those searching. It was several days before the child was found - did they consider giving up?

      2. Most people are lost & don’t know it! (Shelby & Kelly)

      3. Sometimes the lost are found alive & joyfully returned home.

      4. Sometimes the lost are found dead.

      5. Sometimes the lost are never found (woman in Middle TN)

  7. PREPARE myself to find the lost - Luke 15:8-10

    1. The woman cleaned up her mess and searched diligently

    2. Matthew 7:3-5 the mote and the beam

    3. Are you prepared to seek for the lost? If not, prepare yourself! Even if you are not successful in saving others, at least you will have saved yourself! 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

  8. WAIT and PRAY for my brother to come to his senses and return home - Luke 15:11-32

    1. In Shelby’s case, this did not apply.

    2. The prodigal son REFUSED to be found.

    3. He had to lose everything before he would come home.

    4. Some parents need to stop financing their children’s infidelity, else they will never come to their senses.

  9. FORGIVE my brother when he repents: Luke 17:3-4

    1. Ephesians 4:32

    2. 2 Corinthians 2:6-10

    3. Matthew 6:14-15

  10. All of the Above are Based upon My Responsibility to LOVE My Brother:

    1. 1 Peter 2:17 — "Love the brotherhood."

    2. Hebrews 13:1 — "Let brotherly love continue."

    3. 1 John 3:14-18

    4. 1 John 4:7-11, 19-21

 

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