The 2nd week in this year’s Advent Messages we look at the gift of Love and how transformative love requires knowing god personally, is counter-cultural, unites the Body of Christ and changes the World.
To encourage and equip people to love God, love our neighbors, and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
To encourage and equip people to love God, love our neighbors, and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Sermons on Love
(1 John 4:7-12)
In Part 1 of 2 in Thessalonians 5:1-11 we looked at “His Return”. This week in Part 2 we’ll consider “Our Response” and the perspective/attitude His followers ought to have in regard to His return.
Often, when we think of the biblical theme of “love” we run first to God’s love for us. That is good and right. Then perhaps we will mention our love for Him, which is also good and right. However, by His design, biblical love isn’t just defined as “His love for us” and “our love for Him.” It also includes our love for one another or, to put it another way, the church. Paul loved these people (the church at Thessalonica). Through the things Paul conveys here, it is clear that this love was not abstract but quite concrete.
As is well known to most, this passage is the genealogy portion of Matthew. But it is more, much more, than just “so and so begat so and so …” Within this rich portion of scripture much is revealed regarding who this child really is and what He is able to do!
Jesus’ Love is…Humble, Sacrificial, Unconditional
We can know with certainty that Jesus is Savior and King and knowing Him is how we begin to be shaped by His life and goodness
Our souls long for grace and peace that can only be given by Jesus because he is the mediator between God and men. As we look at this song written and adapted as the Bible was first coming to be printed, the message is clear, the coming of Jesus was a turning point for all of human history. In the search for peace and grace in a trying world, there was only one who would come to restore all that sin had destroyed. The only one who could do that had to be able to mediate between God and mankind. Together we look at the implication of Jesus coming as fully God and fully man in our lives.
We want to be a church that loves like Jesus loves us. We are the church built and unified by Jesus, not a collection of programs and services. A church that loves is simple and intentional.
(Ruth 1:1-18;4:13-17/Exodus 34:6/Psalm 36:5/Deuteronomy 23:3-6/Romans 5:8)