“Love” may be a word we hear every day, but it’s rarely employed to describe anything resembling the virtue the Bible calls us to emulate. While there is nothing wrong with feeling good about the things, places, or people who make us feel good, the biblical concept of “love” is something entirely different…
When we read the word “love” in the Bible we should always be careful to remind ourselves that it bears little resemblance to what passes for love in today’s world. When the people of our culture speak of “love” they are usually referring to something that impulsively springs from feelings of happiness, warmth, attraction, affection or pleasure. But the Bible uses the word…
Life really does necessitate that we decide who or what we are going to serve. The words of Joshua are perpetually relevant as he turned to the people and said, “choose for yourselves this day who you will serve… but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (Josh.24:15). Without a resolute decision…
Love is not as easy or pleasant as it sounds. It is effortless to say “I love you” but so hard to demonstrate in real life. The Bible calls Christians to love “not with words or speech but with actions and truth” (1Jn.3:18). It is not that the words are wrong, but they…
We should joyfully and wholeheartedly engage with the Christians in our church as God’s sacred instrument to safeguard and strengthen our loyalty to Christ in our deteriorating culture.
Because we will always encounter those pushing a compromised version of Christianity, we must resolve to stand our ground on the clear teaching of Scripture, never swayed by appealing lies.
Before we trust Christ to get eternal life we should count the cost of following Jesus and be ready with the Holy Spirit’s help to let God be God for the rest of our lives.
Biblical love is not sentimentality. Real love is sold out to the good of others for God’s sake and it doesn’t avoid what’s hard it if it is truly what’s best.
Prayer is of supreme importance in the Christian life; it requires our commitment and our efforts to make it happen every day.
Though Thomas doubted he was a good and honest doubter who was willing to be convinced and when convinced was fully committed to follow! So should we! Additional note: there is no outline provided for this sermon
I ought to assess myself by the progress I show in humbly loving others, because most everything else I do will one day become irrelevant.
Our quest to fix the problem of inadequate facilities and expand the ministry of our church should begin with a Nehemiah-styled concern and prayer life.
The privilege of having God’s attention when we pray ought to drive us to a deeper commitment of time and fidelity to prayer.
It is always worth it to trade comfort & convenience for the joy & fulfillment of assisting Christ in building his church!
Humbly call on Jesus to be your boss, because the resurrected Christ only accepts the call when he is called to be in charge!
Christian friendship is an indispensable aspect of the Christian life that requires our most serious commitments.
Agape love requires that Christians make and maintain commitments of self-giving!
