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Love as we are loved.


               I give you a new command:                                 A few years back, Pastor Bob
        Love each other deeply and fully.                         Martin from Grace Fellowship created
        Remember the ways that I have loved                       an annual conference known as the
        you and demonstrate your love for                         Watershed Conference designed to
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        others in those same ways.                                unite the local independent churches.
        Everyone will know you as My                                     It was upon that foundation that
        followers if you demonstrate your love                    the idea of Grace Connections was
        to others. John 13:34-35
                                                                  birthed with the Gods children coming
               This verse here in the Book of                     together, laying down doctrinal
        John is a call to unity.  It is based                     differences and personal agendas,
        upon Jesus new commandment which                          desiring only to fellowship, to edify
        was to love one another as He loved                       fellow believers, and to glorify God
        us. The love that He is referring here                    together.
        in not within our human nature to                                We are living in a time when the
        produce. It is agape love that is                         church needs to rise in revival and

        inspired by God and can only be                           become what God intended it to be,
        produced supernaturally within us.
                                                                  the Glorious Church. That is the hope
               It is Christs love for us                          of Grace Connections.
        manifested in us and is not in any                               This magazine is being
        way dependent on physical qualities                       developed on faith, trusting that you
        we may or may not possess. He loves                       the readers will not only find the
        us regardless of our strength or                          articles enjoyable, but that you may
        weakness. Christ’s love is not                            also summit your own thought for

        motivated by any of these human                           future editions.
        qualities, but it is grace motivated. If
        we are to love in His way, we must                               Looking forward to see what
        recognize that it is the Holy spirit that                 God will do with this project.
        gives us the power to love.
                                                                     The Lord bless you and keep you,
               In a world where mutually
        beneficial relationships are often                           the Lord make His face shine upon

        based upon conditions, manipulation,                         you, and be gracious to you; the
        and facsimiles of love, it is impossible                     Lord lift up His countenance upon
        without Christ’s commandment and                             you, and give you peace
        our willingness to receive his love for                      Pastor Joe
        others.
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