Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Sermons on 1 John
“Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. So…
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And…
The Christmas season is full of references to “love,” but real love often gets trapped in the busyness of the season. Advent Love reveals love as God’s nature, God’s action, and God’s initiative. Love is not a sentimental feeling.Love is not a seasonal idea.Love is God Himself, moving toward us in Jesus. As we finish…
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34–35 Love is much more than a “feeling.” It’s costly, it’s often messy, and it requires action. Jesus didn’t just…
Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; Genesis 2:18a We have been built to live life together in community. Though God has called us to live in community, we face several barriers that try to keep us alone and separated.
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 2 Timothy…
66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. John 6:66 Jesus did not preach an easy-listening message. He didn’t come to be popular. He taught repentance and that life was only found in Him. Todays passage is the reactions to hearing the words of eternal life. Most reject Jesus,…
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high … Hebrews 1:3 The Colossians were tempted to seek spiritual nourishment…
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 “Jesus loves me” is the central affirmation of the Christian faith and the cornerstone of the nature of God. When God says I love you, he is saying that…