We are in the final part of our series on the parts of love. We have been using 1 Timothy 1:5 as our baseline for the aspects of life that make up love. So far we have looked at a pure heart and a good conscience. To conclude, I want to talk about a sincere…
Category: Love
Love Goals (Good Conscience)
In the last article of this series, we looked at the phrase “pure heart” to determine what it could mean in light of a Christians life. We are currently looking at 1 Timothy 1:5 which says, “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a…
Love Goals (Pure Heart)
There are certain characteristics that a Christian displays as a follower of Jesus. We can talk about patience or peace or all of those other great displays of the Spirit. But there are a few specific characteristics that Paul discusses briefly that I want to focus on.
Parables of Jesus (The Good Samaritan)
When it comes to famous and popular parables, there may be none that makes the top of the list more than the parable of the Good Samaritan. This parable has been the basis of many sermons, articles, and bible studies and it never disappoints. This parable is rich with applicable significance for us today but…
Division- What Do We Do When We’re Divided?
In this current crisis our nation is in, there are many questions surrounding what we as the people of America should be doing. Some feel their rights are being violated and the rules are too strict. Others feel that the rules are not strict enough. Some want places to open up, others do not. Some…
Weekly Message: Ephesians Ch. 2
2:1-3 All of us were dead in our sins. We followed the ways of Satan and the sinful nature. We were deserving of death in the way we USED to live. 2:4-7 Because of God’s love, mercy, and grace, He made us alive with Christ. Just as Christ was raised, we also will be raised…
Frozen 2: Characters Just Like Us
In our last article, we opened the topic of comparing the new Disney movie Frozen 2 to biblical themes and applications. We discussed the topic of the Holy Spirit in our lives and how the idea of spirits is developed in the movie. This time around, we are going to look at each of the…
A Christmas Series: Love
When we think of the Christmas season, all sorts things run through our minds. Family, food, gifts, and hopefully Jesus. As we think about Jesus, we think about why he came and what his birth meant. To start our study the last time we talked about hope and why we should have hope because of…
The Vine and the Branches
Among the many parables and lessons Jesus taught us, not one may be more popular than the lesson of the vine and the branches. There’s an overall lesson that we think of when reading the vine and the branches and that is that to bear fruit, we must remain in Christ. To be a fruitful…
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