Fifty-Nine WaysThe Allelon Checklist

Fifty-nine times in the New Testament text

The Greek word allelon tells us what comes next

"One another" commands forming four solid pillars

Turning passive believers into Kingdom builders

Pillar one is Unity and Radical Equality

Romans twelve-ten, honoring above yourself with quality

Live in harmony, no pride, Romans twelve-sixteen

Accept each other just like Christ accepted you clean

Romans fifteen-seven, equal concern in the body

First Corinthians twelve-twenty-five, nobody acting haughty

Ephesians five-twenty-one, submitting out of reverence

Pillar two is Grace and Restoration in His presence

Colossians three-thirteen, forgive just like the Lord

Ephesians four-thirty-two, be kind in deed and word.

Stay in Pillar two: James five-sixteen is clear

Confess your sins to one another, pray for healing near

Galatians six-two, bear the heavy burdens of your crew

Now step to Pillar three: Mutual Growth in what we do

Colossians three-sixteen, teach and admonish with wisdom

First Thessalonians five-eleven, build up the Kingdom

Hebrews ten-twenty-four, spurring love and good deeds

Never giving up meeting together to meet needs

Ephesians five-nineteen, speaking psalms, hymns, and songs

Now Pillar four: Practical Care where love belongs

Galatians five-thirteen, serve each other humbly in grace

First Peter four-nine, hospitality with zero complaints

Use your gifts as faithful stewards of the grace you received

First Peter four-ten, living out what you believed.

Now check the daily list before you walk out the gate

Step one, remember your identity and stand straight

I am built on the Rock, relying on the Spirit inside

Not willpower in the flesh, Second Corinthians three-five

I’m a citizen of heaven, my home and job are outposts

Carrying light into the dark, never scared of ghosts

Step two, check my heart: trade striving for abiding

Ask the Spirit for the fruit, drop the mask I been hiding

Step three, my action plan to love one another today

Put somebody else’s voice and needs first in the way

Send a text, say a prayer, speak a word that gives life

Offer quick forgiveness, refuse to harbor strife

Notice who is struggling and step in to share the weight

Open-handed hospitality before it gets too late.

Unity and equality, grace and restoration

Mutual growth, hospitality across every nation

John thirteen-thirty-five, that’s how the world will see

That we belong to Jesus through our love in unity.

Fifty-nine commands... Allelon...

On this rock, He builds His ekklesia...

And the gates of Hades will not overcome it.