1. EDIFICATION OF EACH OTHER & FOCUSING ON OTHERS Dwight Thomas

2. I TH 5:11 WHEREFORE COMFORT YOURSELVES TOGETHER, AND EDIFY ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS ALSO YE DO.

3. Webster's 1828 Dictionary defines EDIFICATION as "A BUILDING UP, IN A MORAL AND RELIGIOUS SENSE; INSTRUCTION; IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE MIND, IN KNOWLEDGE, IN MORALS, OR IN FAITH AND HOLINESS.

4. “YOU CAN’T LEAVE THEM SITTING ON THE RIVER BANK.”

5. 2Tim 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 2Tim 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 2Tim 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

6. Jn 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. Jn 13:35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

7. WE MUST GO OUTSIDE THE LITTLE CIRCLE CALLED “ME”

8. LOVE REQUIRES EFFORT LOVE CAN BE PAINFUL WHEN DEALING WITH ERRORS WITHIN A CONGREGATION OR WITH AN INDIVIDUAL LOVE CAN BE COSTLY IF YOU TRULY WANT TO HELP ANOTHER LOVE CAN AND OFTEN DOES REQUIRE SACRIFICE

9. JN 13:35 “BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THAT YE ARE MY DISCIPLES”

10. Heb 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

11. I PE 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

12. LOVE ONE ANOTHER JN 13:34-35 EDIFY ONE ANOTHER I TH 5:11 EXHORT ONE ANOTHER HEB 3:13 BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER’S BURDEN GAL 6:2 ADMONISH ONE ANOTHER ROM 15:14 CARE ONE FOR ANOTHER I COR 12:25 COMPASSION ONE FOR ANOTHER I PET 3:8 CONFESS FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER JAS 5:16

13. CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER HEB 10:24 FORBEARING ONE ANOTHER EPH 4:2 FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER – COL 3:13 BE YE KIND ONE TO ANOTHER EPH 4:32 USE HOSPITALITY ONE TO ANOTHER I PET 4:9 LIE NOT ONE TO ANOTHER COL 3:9 PRAY ONE FOR ANOTHER JAS 5:16 PREFERRING ONE ANOTHER ROM 12:10

14. BE OF THE SAME MIND ONE TOWARD ANOTHER ROM 12:16 BY LOVE SERVE ONE ANOTHER GAL 5:13 BE SUBJECT ONE TO ANOTHER I PET 5:5 SUBMITTING YOURSELVES ONE TO ANOTHER EPH 5:21 SPEAK NOT EVIL ONE OF ANOTHER JAS 4:11

15. JAS 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.