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A pastor preaches his first sermon in a new church on the subject of brotherly love. After the service the elders come to him with absolutely glowing praise. "We are so glad you responded to God's call and became our new preacher. We have heard a lot of preachers over the years and that was the best sermon we have ever heard!" The new pastor accepted their praise graciously and thanked them for their kind words.

The very next Sunday this new pastor preached the very same sermon on brotherly love with the same enthusiasm, passion and encouragement. Again the elders came to see him after the service to let him know what they thought. "Well, pastor, you did a fine job. A fine job. We'll see you next week." Once again he thanked the elders for their support.

On the third Sunday the exact same brotherly love sermon was preached by the same pastor to the same congregation in the same manner. Three weeks in a row. The elders of the church took him aside this time. "Pastor, we know you love the subject of brotherly love and you're certainly excellent at teaching it, but we would like to know if you're going to give a sermon on a different subject anytime soon."

The pastor thought about it for a moment and replied, "Well, that depends. Are you going to start loving each other anytime soon?"

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