Sermons tagged #Love

Matt and Alan dip into 2 Thessalonians for the Gospel Community series. Here we see the link between increasing faith in God and abounding love for one another

The kingdom age will be for 1,000 years and it will be a physical kingdom right her on this earth. It will be a time where righteousness and goodness dominate. A place where man will be in harmony with each other and with the animal world. A place without satan or his demons , but where Jesus Christ will rule supremely, and universally. It will be a rule that is righteous, just and fair and where sin is dealt with instantly and firmly.

"An Ever Growing Love" Our Wednesday Night Nesting with Jesus Bible study. I shared a post on these teachings this morning. I encourage you to check it out… "A growing love stretches our patience with people and perseverance when persecuted... There's an INTIMATE and INSEPARABLE connection between a growing love for the brethren and our being blameless before God. I'm pretty sure that's what 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 and Philippians 1:9-11 are telling us and 1 Corinthians 8 through 1 Corinthians 13 are teaching us." #nestingwithjesus #1thessalonians #1thessalonians3 #1thessalonians4 #1thessalonians5 #1corinthians13 #2john #1john3 #lovenotascain #titus2and11thru14 #pride #lovelikeJesusnotlikeCain #donotlovelikeCain #thewayofCain #cainandable #acceptable #genesis4and4thru6 #grit #grace #philippians1and9thru11 #knowinglove #growinglove #expandinglove #stretchedlove #wiselove #knowledge #puffsup #love #lovesbringswithitcompassion

Paul's Passion to Overcome Conflict_12 Acts 15:36-41After some time teaching and preaching in Antioch, Paul wanted to visit the brethren in the cities they had traveled to on his first missionary journey. Barnabas was willing but determined to take John Mark. Paul insisted they should not take John because he left them on the first trip. Unable to reconcile, Barnabas took John and sailed to Cyprus, while Paul took Silas, and with commendation from the brethren in Antioch went through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches.Wise leaders anticipate conflict. They know it has been part of ministry leadership since the founding of the church.God takes care of His hurting servants when they are faithful to their call and ministry. Paul is a dynamic example in continuing on despite being bombarded with setback after setback.How can we passionately return to our first love with God? Remember your roots. Return to His Word. Remove all other love. To "re-turn" to God, we must "turn away" from competing lovers. ... Rest in His companionship.

Christ's love for his Church calls forth her love for him. We see first in Chapter 7 of the Song of Songs Christ declaring his love for the Church, and then her responding to him in a desire for deeper communion and intimacy..

As Asaph had struggled with himself and wrestled with God, now at the last, the day dawned and he prevailed with His God…. Psalm 77:10. Knowing and believing that God had not forsaken him, Asaph was now able to detach his mind from being overwhelmed and consumed by his earthly troubles and to fix his heart and mind by faith on His faithful God who was ALWAYS right there with him!

Dayspring Bible College Student Jacob Timonen preaches a personal message from 1 Samuel about answering God's call.

The letter to the Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish Christians to persevere in their new found Christian faith. The Apostle Paul reminds them of Moses' life of faith to encourage them to persevere likewise.

What Does Jesus Love and Hate? Those who seek glory FROM men reveal they have NO eternal glory to give away TO men. (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12) 
Paul is saying... we never made it about us. It's always been for God's glory and your benefit. (1 Thessalonians 2:6-7) Therefore, says; We didn't butter you up. ("flatter") We didn't bait or bargain with you. ("cloak of covetousness") We didn't play the big shot or big show with you. ("seek glory or praise from you") This is why he tells them we gave and poured into you... and never demanded you give to us. We gave and never took from you because we had an aim to bring Jesus to you. For without Him... you would perish. (1 Thessalonians 2:7-10) Remember this: Those who seek glory and praise and affirmation and applauds FROM men reveal they have NOTHING significant from God to give away TO men. (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12) Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 Yes, the right kind of love, from the right source, for the right goal (Habakkuk 2:13-14). Cain loved, the wrong way from a wrong heart (1 John 3). He said, "love not as Cain." I've studied all the essential dynamics of the kingdom and kingdom life — from love, grace, faith, wisdom the King, Himself, wisdom, fear of the Lord, joy of the Lord… and how they all hate lies, unrighteousness, iniquity, wickedness, falsehood. Just a short list of truth to undergird it. Psalm 45:7 ; Titus 2:11-14 ; 1 Corinthians 13:5-6 ; Proverb 8:6-11 ; Proverbs 8:12-13 ; James 3:13-18 ; Nehemiah 8:10 ; Proverbs 10:29 ; Psalm 21:1 ; Isaiah 33:6 ;

This sermon looked at the name and witness of the 3 or 4 men named Gaius in the NT, mostly studying 3 John written entirely to a "Gaius," in connection with Pastor and his wife revealing the chosen name of their eighth covenant child and fifth covenant son, Gaius Ezekiel Van Leuven. Disclaimer: it was said there are 15 verses in 3 John. In English there are 14. Pastor worked with the Greek and in his printed copy there are 15 verses and that influenced him to think he must have missed noting the numbers (the text is the same). He plans to look into this to understand, but in English there are 14 verses. John says Christians, especially Church leaders, need to be reliably hospitable in brotherly love for Christ's truth with one another, especially other Christian leaders, even when other leaders in the Church make it hard to do. May this Church Remember Your Name Like Gaius.

On this podcast, we talk about loving God with our minds.

Part four of a five-part series on what it means to abide in Christ from John 15.

Did you know your mind is broken? In today's episode we look at what the Bible has to say about our broken minds.

Some mocked and others were wondering when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the infant Christian church. The Apostle Peter uses the occasion to tell them to call upon the name of the Lord.

If Jesus walked into your church today, which Bible would He have under His Arm? This series looks to answer that question.