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Love Always Makes A Good Topic We experience love, we need love, we give love, we receive love, we live love, we want love, we want to feel love, and we want to feel love for another. But if our only idea of what love is comes from the song lyrics of popular music, or what is written in most greeting…

We are reminded that God graciously loves us perfectly. We are encouraged to genuinely love our neighbor.

The Way of Love Love, everyone wants it, everyone loves it, and the way of Christ is love and that is what we are looking at this morning. (Insert - Love makes the world go round) You know the song, and yes it is love, for love created the world, love holds the world in His hands, love was poured out…

9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute…

Intro There’s 2 things that all human beings are not very good at. Do you know what they are? Love and Forgiveness But Nick, I can forgive, I just can’t forget. But saying that exact thing, is only another way of saying, “ I cannot forgive ” And it is because of love, that we can or cannot forgive. They…

When we follow a recipe, we have to follow it precisely, amen? We have to prepare properly… measure each ingredient perfectly… combine them in the correct order… mix them exactly as the directions specify… otherwise what happens?!? Have you ever noticed that in every recipe there is that one ingredient……

Never laugh at your wife's choices. You’re one of them. A man once relayed the following story: I was on a flight the other day and I found I’d been seated next to a beautiful young woman. As I sat down next to her I said, “Does the airline charge you extra for sitting next to good-looking men?” She…

Big Idea of the Message: Love, Truth, Fellowship, Transformation We have talked about the DNA of our mission, so let’s talk about the DNA of our values. Values represent convictions and show the core of not just what a person believes, but also how they live (ethics). Four core values identify the church:…

What Does it Mean to “Go and be a Neighbor?” Our theme verse for today comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37 Jesus spoke this parable in response to a lawyer that asked “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him with a question “What is written in the law?”…

Engage When God calls you, you go where he sends you. Such was the case for a man who was born in the United Kingdom who God called to pastor a church here in the U.S. And for as much as we share in similarity between our two countries, we are worlds apart in many other respects. Take for instance names…

1 Thessalonians 1:1-3 / Faith Love Hope 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father…

*** Romantic love (eros) *** Friendship (philos) *** Family, those close to us (storge) Agape *** BDAG Dfn *** N/S — A primarily non-sexual love, and while we use this text at weddings, it applies to the Christian’s call to love in general If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not…

Introduction To the wives: submit. 3 verses. To the men: die. 9 verses. The Command v. 25a Love. Such a simple, little four letter word. But, what kind of love are we talking about? The Greek translation of the OT - erav. “Desires the other for itself” Philein - friendly love (Sometimes combined with…

The setting of the verses we look at today is found in the first part of verse 15: -- When they had finished breakfast-- This along with information given us in verse 20 would tell us that Jesus had a special conversation with Peter. This is not the first time Peter has met Jesus. “But go, tell His disciples…

Scene 1. The journey through life can be a wild ride sometimes. We have our ups and downs. The fun times. The great memories. The times we would rather forget. And the times when we think all has been lost but somehow it turns out all right. That is the journey that the apostle Peter experienced as he…

Sometimes we describe love as a feeling.  Sometimes we describe love as an action.  The Bible describes love as a part of God’s character.

Look its Jesus You never know when the risen Savior was going to show up. He appeared to Mary at the tomb (20:16) He appeared to disciples minus Thomas (20:19) He appeared to disciples and Thomas (20:26) Those are the times that John records in his gospel of the appearance of Jesus. Now He has shown…

1 Thessalonians 4:9–12 ICC’s Sunday PM 11/27/22) Introduction Opening comments Let’s continue to study Thessalonians Prayer Lord, open our eyes to see wonderful things in your word Catch- as a talkative person I know that being talkative can be really annoying Winston Churchill told the story of a man…

Purpose of the church Super glue, bond-o, guerrilla tape, they are known to hold things together. In our passage this morning we are looking at something much stronger. (insert High priest robes picture here) Let me start this morning with an illustration if I may. But first a scripture then the illustration…

Sunday, February 3, 2021 Tony Padgett 10 Greek Words Christians Should Know Adelphos: Brother

Do we show Love to EVERYONE ? Look at Romans 12:9 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. And now… Romans 12:21 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Paul uses the same word for “Good” in each of these verses… He begins and ends this passage with “agathos”…

This is the fourth and final sermon of our Ugly Christmas Sweater Series. For the past few weeks we have looked at the ugliness that can take place during the holidays. Today I want to look at the ugly actions. During all seasons we have to be mindful of our actions, but Christmas is a season when we…

Introduction: Analogies are helpful to let us compare things or explain things. We have all kinds of comparisons and idioms. It’s getting colder outside and some of you may have pulled out your hoodie and said something like, “I’m as snug as a bug in a rug,” to indicate you were warm and cozy. You may…

Christian Home We started this new series Christian Home Essentials last week with some introduction and then a look at marriage. Question: How do you define a marriage? Marriage is not an institution created by man Marriage by design is not subject to the ways or whims of man. Marriage was instituted…

The world needs a church that is walking with Christ. As the art work on the fireplace mantle in the foyer says: In such a fearful world we need a fearless church. More than that: In an impatient world, we need a patient church. In such a hate-filled world, we need a kind church. In such a love-less…