Advent: A Life of Love
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Advent: A Life of Love

1 Corinthians 13:13– “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”   1 Corinthians 14:1– “Pursue love,…..”   (MSG)- “Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—because it does.”   HOW CAN I GO AFTER A LIFE OF LOVE?   Suit Up...

Love Not Fear
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Love Not Fear

1 Corinthians 13:13– “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”   Paul was in the middle of teaching the Corinthians about the proper use of spiritual gifts.   He knew they needed more than new information regarding the gifts; they needed a new framework in which...

Roles in the Church – Life Together in Diversity
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Roles in the Church – Life Together in Diversity

INTRODUCTION:  Christians are not clones, identical in all respects!   The church was never meant to be a cozy club of clones!    One of the difficulties the church has always faced is that included in its membership are the rich and the poor, the healed and the broken, the powerful and the powerless, those from...

Poison Control – Overcoming Toxic Relationships
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Poison Control – Overcoming Toxic Relationships

It feels a bit uncomfortable to talk about this today but we need to.   1 Corinthians 15:33– “Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”   Do you mean that who I keep company with can have a positive or negative influence on my life?    deceived– “dolióō ( “bait”) – properly, to lure, using bait to...

Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: Loving the Unlovable
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Spiritual Disciplines for Spiritual Health: Loving the Unlovable

Rush hour traffic. Long grocery lines. Professional sporting events. Youth sporting events. Some marriages. Social media. Your heart. At times, All of these have the same thing in common..a lack of love. This word is probably the most commonly thrown around word. “Oh, I LOVE that movie” or “I LOVE the smell of coffee in...