Love

Ephesians 5:25 & Titus 2:4 The word love is used for almost anything these days.  I love my dog.  I love ice cream.  I love baseball.  Love is also associated with certain feelings.  The poets and philosophers disagree on what love is.  They range in their descriptions from the highest...

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Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth Your parents were keenly aware of your physical growth from your infancy well into your teens. They were mindful to feed you the things that your body needed, to grow correctly. They may have made you stand in the doorway of a closet and mark your height on...

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Love & Hatred Prov. 10: 12

Love & Hatred Prov. 10:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This proverb is about love & hatred and is a big help to us as Christians, because it reminds us of the necessity to love one another.  It also reminds us of the things we do when deep down we hate somebody. ...

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Get Over Yourself

Get Over Yourself 2 Tim 3:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In these perilous times, we find a root to most of the problems facing us today… “men shall be lovers of their own selves.” You see this root is why men are covetous; they want more for themselves.  Our men and...

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How to Love Your Wife

Ephesians 5:25-28 Marriage is a picture of Christ and the church.  Marriage is an institution that teaches doctrine by example.  Just as Jesus Christ used the example of a seed and various types of ground to teach how the words of God are received, so marriage teaches the relationship of...

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Love of God

Love of God Matt 22:35 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know that the love of God is the greatest commandment in the Bible and as a result it should guide every thing in our lives.  When we love God, it is evident in that: We love talking to him – when...

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Faith Hope and Love

Faith Hope and Love CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO (1 Thes 1:2)  We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; (1 Thes 1:3)  Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in...

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Your Heart Makes the Difference

Your Heart Makes the Difference CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What makes the difference in other peoples’ lives when we minister to them is something that happens in our hearts.  To make a difference, in your heart you need: Compassion – Matt 9:36 – when Jesus SAW the multitudes, he was moved with...

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Growing By The Word

Growing By The Word Hebrews 5:12-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The companion passage for this sermon is Heb 5:12.  The theme is how to know that you are growing spiritually. When you are growing physically, it is easy to tell.  You can see the growth: increasing height, bulking up, growing belly,...

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Love and Hatred, Jn12:2-8

Love & Hatred John 12:2-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this text we have illustrations of the epitome of love: Mary who anointed the feet of Jesus, and hatred: Judas who spoke deceptively because he did not care for the poor.  In these two you see the stark contrast between love...

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