A wake-up call to the church to shake off its worldliness and embrace God’s holiness
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Sermons by Paul Cook (Page 16)
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God…. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere: I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than…
Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we gain the hope of new and eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 In the verse above we see that God loved so much that He gave. The rest of the verse applies to all of us. If we believe,…
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only son.” John 3:16 Have you ever had someone say that they loved you in one breath while they cursed you in another? Oh I love him or her but he’s such a jerk. That’s not love – it’s not what love looks like. You…
“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…
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see…
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 What do you think God thinks about you? Is he happy with you? Is he disappointed? Does…
not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:25 God uses the church to transform our world, our cities, our society. It’s been done before – when the church first began, and it continues to be…
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.…