Tag: Love
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What Child is This? ~ The Baby
Today, we begin by discussing the reality it is still Christmas and how we will be continuing our celebration by examining the childhood of Jesus. In this sermon, we discuss the importance of Jesus’ childhood and the reality of the incarnation. The sermon explores the details of Jesus’ infancy, including his circumcision and presentation at…
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Jesus Gives – Love – Give Love
Sermon Summary Today’s sermon explores the theme of love and how Jesus gives love to us. It highlights Jesus’ sacrificial love and how his birth is connected to his purpose of sacrifice. The sermon emphasizes the inclusivity of God’s love by discussing the choice of lowly shepherds as the recipients of the news of Jesus’…
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Why Advent? Jesus Changes Everything
Today, in our time of hearing and responding to a message from God’s Word, explore the significance of Advent as a time of preparation and anticipation for the coming of Jesus. We will highlight the biblical meaning of Advent and the fulfillment of prophecies by Jesus. Emphasize the need for hope, love, joy, and peace…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & Its People ~ The Golden Rule
Today, as we return to our year-long journey through the Sermon on the Mount, we will continue to learn about the actual, peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. We turn to the most famous passage of scripture taught predominately in the church and outside the church. However, today, we take time to look…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & Its People ~ Blessed are the Hypercritical?
Today, as we open the Word of God. We will continue our series over the sermon on the mount, found in Matthew chapters five through seven, regarding the peculiar kingdom of God and its people. Today, we turn to a passage everyone seems to know but misunderstand—followers of Jesus and not followers of Jesus alike.…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Radical Love
We have been on a journey through the sermon on the mount, discovering the true peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. Join us on this journey as we continue where we left off in Matthew 5:42-48 where we come face to face with the true peculiar and radical nature of God’s Kingdom and…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ I Say to You
Today we return to Matthew chapter five. Last week we finished our exploration of the beatitudes, the blessed attitudes, and the virtues of God’s Kingdom and its people, which was just the beginning of a much larger exploration of what we know today, as the Sermon on the Mount. Insomuch, as our journey through the…
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Advent 2022: Entertaining Angels ~ Love that Brings Hope, Joy, and Peace
Today as we go into our time to hear and respond to a message from God’s word we discuss the reality of the love Jesus brings and how this is the center of everything we are celebrating this Advent season and every Advent season before and every Advent season that is to come. How without…
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Advent 2021 ~ Love that Serves
It is the second Sunday of Advent. As it has been our tradition for the past several years, and the greater church’s tradition the past 1600 years we lit the candle of love today in our celebration and anticipation for the coming of Jesus our Lord. For Jesus brings us a greater love beyond anything…
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Love One Another
THINK: About the command, we are given to love one another and ask sincerely in themselves what this means and looks like. More importantly, ask are they willing to do what it takes? KNOW: The way we treat one another the way we love one another is in direct correlation to how the world will…