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Building on what the Lord is teaching as in this season That you’re justified/ Reconciled/Adopted/ Sanctified Then with His command to actually participate in His work Make every effort to live like you’re justified/reconciled/adopted/sanctified But what drives you to make every effort? What is the driving…

Greek words for love 1. ἔρως— Eros ✪ ἔρως, ωτος, ὁ, acc. ἔρων for ἔρωτα Alex.Aet.3.12, AP9.39 (Musicius): in Ep. and Lyr. usu. ἔρος (q.v.): (ἔραμαι, ἐράω A):—love, mostly of the sexual passion, θηλυκρατὴς ἔ. A.Ch.600 (lyr.); ἐρῶσʼ ἔρωτʼ ἔκδημον E.Hipp.32; ἔ. τινός love for one, S.Tr.433; παίδων E.Ion67:…

1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and…

*** 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…

13 This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah 14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 2: The Gift of Love What would this season be without the Christmas songs and carols? This evening we are going to play a little game. It’s called “Name That Christmas Song.” I’ll read a phrase from a well-known holiday song, and you try to think of the song…

No Greater Love John 15:12–15 (ESV) 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant…

Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the law?” he asked him. “How do you read it?” He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,” and…

We are on the cusp of celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s a day about love. But not some saccharine filled sappy kind of sweetness that some call love - this is the real kind of love. The Beatles told us: Love is all we need. But what is love? They didn’t define it. In the 70’s the Cap’n…

John 3:16-21 As we continue through the advent season, we are now looking at the love of God. We can see the love of God being present as we move forward to the time of Christmas. The time when God demonstrated his love by sending His only son for our redemption. As we look foreward to the second advent…

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…

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Jesus Calls Us Friends If we do what He Commands John 15:12–17 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you…

Building on what the Lord is teaching as in this season That you’re justified/ Reconciled/Adopted/ Sanctified Then with His command to actually participate in His work Make every effort to live like you’re justified/reconciled/adopted/sanctified But what drives you to make every effort? What is the driving…

We live in a time of technological advancement. I had the discussion just the other day about computers. The smart phone, something that most of us have did not appear on the market until the early 90’s, and the iphone which has become ubiquitous as a cell phone did not appear until 2007. These phones…

Sometimes we think of love as something static – either we love someone or we don’t, but Christian love grows deeper over time. There are some people who become harder to love the more we get to know them, but Christian love continues to love regardless of the person’s deserving it. This is what Paul…

Review Malachi - Author and Messenger He was the author & His name means My Messenger Theme: True worship is an expression to God from a good relationship with Him . It is not a deed done, or ritual, event, or religious practice. David H. Roper said, “The Israelites were experiencing a decline in the…

Last week we moved into the section of Romans which teaches us how to behave as Christians we are to be living sacrifices We are to Love one another We overcome evil with good The thought continues into Chapter 13 - lets read it 1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For…

Theme: The Compassion in Discipleship Word for the Week Love : It is a caring commitment, in which affection and delight are shown to others, which is grounded in the nature of God himself. In his words and actions, and supremely in the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, God demonstrates the nature…

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……

Something is Missing March 5, 2023 11:58 AM As I was working on this message, I thought of my mom and how she taught us to cook. She would put a little bit of this and little bit of that and a pinch of this. Then after it cooked for a while, she would do a taste test, or she would have one of us kids…

The extent a parent would go for their child... Roof of a Burning Building The Christmas story shows us the WONDER of God’s LOVE for us One of the observations we can see is that the Wonder of Christmas is expressed through the fact that God made the first move in loving us... The disciple named John…

(Farmer story) There were once two old farmers. They’re neighbors, but they have a feud that’s been running for a few years. They haven’t even spoken to each other in that time. The whole thing got started over a cat. The cat was a stray, but both of these farmers began feeding the cat and claimed it…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture #1 Prayer What is love? Great song by your favorite Trinidadian German Eurodance band Haddaway. What pictures, images, or people come to your mind when you think of the word love? Love is something even young children understand to a degree. I remember when I was…