Are The End Times Drawing Near … Focus on What Matters — Loving Others – Romans 13:8, 10-12
Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
The Love and Compassion of Christ – Luke 7:11-17
The Love and Compassion of Christ – Luke 7:11-17 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples
The King’s New System of Value – Luke 6:27-36
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as…
The Love of God – Ephesians 3:14-19
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and…
Public Love and a Tangible Spirit Presence – Luke 3:21-23a
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. Why did the Spirit of God descend upon Jesus in bodily form? Why…
Easing Above the Shame and Laboring for Love – Luke 2:1-5
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register…
Welcoming to Jesus Those Who Have Hurt and Wronged Us – Romans 15:7
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. —Parallel verses:Luke 15:20-24So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. The son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no…
Focus on (Some of) The Majors: Righteousness, Joy, Peace – Romans 14:10-18
You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: “ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not…
Imprinting God’s Love – I John 4:15-19 (emphasis mine)
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in…