Title: Mentor's Fruit
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The fruit of a mentor (Romans 15:1-7)
1. The mentor takes care of the weakness of the weak (v. 1).
(1) Those with strong faith have work to do. It is to take charge of the weaknesses of the weak.
(2) To bear the weaknesses of others, we must pray.
⑶ The most amazing way to help us hear the voice of God is “a letter from the Lord” (Revelation 2, 3).
2. Mentors should please their neighbors (vs. 1b, 2a).
(1) Man is a relational being. We must truly please our neighbors by acting wisely for their spiritual benefit and faith growth. Because Jesus did it (verse 3 first half).
(2) What points of Jesus did you ask us to imitate? Jesus' greatest concern was to please God and to please man. Love always creates change in a person.
3. Mentors try to build up through patience and comfort (v. 2b).
(1) There are two important factors in having hope (v. 4). One is the element of patience and the other is the comfort of the Bible.
(2) It is the comfort of the Bible. The Bible tells the story of hope in this world. The Lord's story is the only hope in this world (Psalm 119:92; Isaiah 40:31). What we see is not hope (Romans 8:24).
⑶ The God of patience and comfort allows us to imitate Jesus, agree with one another, and glorify God with one heart and one mouth (verses 5 and 6). In verse 5, “The God of patience and comfort grant us the same accord,” and it is saying that God will give us patience and comfort so that we can become one.
4. Let us be imitators of one another (v. 7).
(1) We must glorify God through unity.
(2) Impression comes from empathy.
Behind great people are great mentors.
Our eternal mentor is Jesus Christ. Mentors should take charge of the weaknesses of those who are weak in faith. To do that, we must strive to intercede. Mentors must please their neighbors. Mentors should strive to edify through patience and comfort. Let us become imitators of one another and glorify God.