As we continue in 1 John, we once again here John exhort us that if we truly belong to God, our love will be growing for both God and man. We will begin to take on the nature of our Father and that means we will become more and more loving. Jesus said that is…
John keeps reminding us that love is to be the key characteristic of the believer. In this study, John encourages us to once again love one another but tells us the reason is because God first loved us and demonstrated by the sending of His son Jesus! God is love and if we belong to…
Are our lives marked by love? If we say that we belong to God, are we caring about those around us, those with needs? It’s one of the tests that John lays out to us. If we love God, we will love the brethren and care about one another and the needs that are there.
In this study, we will slow down and look at one verse and simply consider the love of God. It is like no other love. It is from out of this world and is quite unlike anything we have ever seen or experienced. By His love, He calls us children of God. What a mind-blowing…
The Apostle John writes to encourage us in our walk with the Lord. He says that if we have fellowship with God and love God, we will obey His commandments. He also says that we will love our fellow brother. This goes right along with what Jesus says in Matthew 22:37. Jesus said to him,…
At Christmas, we celebrate Jesus coming for the first time. Why did He come? You can provide many answers to that question but the most famous verse in the Bible declares, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting…
Listen in as we discover what the Apostle Paul was praying for the young church at Thessalonica. He prayed that their faith would grow and that they would abound in love, or overflow with love for one another and those around. We know that God is working in our lives when our love grows for…
In this first study in our new series “Hope For The Future” from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, we see the background of this church and the letter that the Apostle Paul writes to it. We see Paul remember them for their Faith, Love and Hope.