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Do I Have To? Is Discipline Enough? Last week I closed by saying that we would do a review of John 17 this week. That was a joke, we are not going to continue in John 17 that study is done.Today we are going to do a 1 week study, yes it is really just one wee. Study on a Scripture that just hit me hard…

INTRODUCTION Today we are looking again at the apostle John’s second letter Please take your Bibles and turn to 2 John Today we’re looking at verses 4-6 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady,…

Love as defined by God.

INTRODUCTION We are beginning a new book today It’s 3 John It appears after 2 John and before Jude It is written by the same author as the gospel of John, first and second John and Revelation That man is the apostle John, disciple and apostle of Jesus Christ John is committed to two inseparable things:…

If you desire to be first, what does that say about you? How can the lack of hospitality reveal your true spiritual condition? Join Pastor Steve as he examines 3 John 9-11 and the life of Diotrephes.

INTRODUCTION Martyn Lloyd-Jones said... Love does not look at itself—it is absorbed in the object of its love. The Love of God , 77 That is so true! And that is the kind of love that God calls us to give Him A love that is “absorbed in” Him It is clear in Scripture that we are to love God That is without…

Today we continue our series in Paul's letter to the saints in Colossae.

Luke 6:6-10 If you want to see God work in this generation we are going to have to get back to being real. Not hiding who we are; not living incognito any longer. We have to go out there and let the walls of our prideful protection down and serve the Lord. Far too often we are worried about what people…

Peter calls for submission to government authorities. Is that submission for everything? Is there a time when we're not to submit? Join Pastor Steve as he addresses these and many more questions from 1 Peter 2:13-17.

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 everyone, I trust you are having a great Christmas so far. Last 3 Weeks we looked at many OT scriptures, prophesying the birth of our savior. We explored themes such as Peace, Hope and Joy Today I want to talk about the theme before Christmas - Love It has many meanings in the Hebrew and…

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…

I wonder if any of you have made this mistake. Have you ever walked into Target dressed like I am today? Does anyone know why it is a bad idea? I am dressed like one of their employees. Red shirt, khaki pants. I know, now they can wear jeans, but still, you are asking to be asked questions if you wear…

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…

They had been on the road for several day. They had traveled the easiest portion of the Journey South to Bethlehem. From Nazareth, where in hope they looked anxiety straight in the eyes, and committed the journey, because encounters with Jesus do not happen by accident. Through the anxiety washed in…

Incompatible love: Sin and child of God Previously we looked at “sin” that is incompatible with the child of God. Sin is incompatible with the law of God ( 1Jn3:4-6 ) Sin is incompatible with the works of Christ ( 1Jn3:7 ) Sin is incompatible with the destroyed works of the devil ( 1Jn3:8-10 ) But on…

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…

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:…