1 – “servant” – It is always good for us to be reminded that we are to be servants. Make me a servant, humble and meek… Luke 15:18-19 / John 13:3-5. May we always be servants to Christ and His body. May we serve our family, our church and our brothers and sisters in God. In our homes, our schools, our workplaces… Matthew 25:13-27 Continue reading “James 1”
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Love
Love – Katie Leighann May
August 13 2012 near Baton Rouge
Genesis 12:1-5 “Now the LORD had said unto Abram, get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.”
Abraham walked with the Lord so closely! His love for the Lord produced the faith he had in the Lord. Everything good is produced from love! God IS love!!! It was God’s act of love toward us to give His One and Only Son for us on the cross, Jesus’ act of love to die blameless on the cross for us, and the Holy Spirit’s act of love to draw each one of us to repentance and help us walk in the power and victory of the cross. To pray for faith is to pray for love. That’s what was wrong with the Pharisees, they had not love for God or the people. Their works were dead because they were done without love (1 Cor. 13). Sin is produced from a lack of love. If you have idols in your life, it’s from a lack of love for the Father. If you don’t treat your neighbor better than yourself it’s from a lack of love for the Lord and that person. Adultry, fornication, pride, envy, murder, selfishness, stealing, and fear are all from a lack of love and ultimately a lack of allowing the fullness of the life of Christ to live in and through you and me.
Communion
Communion
NTC Ballynahinch Youth Weekend – Sunday 09/08/12
Luke 22:19-20 / 1 Corinthians 11:23-25
Notice here how simple the request is… “Remember me” – Jesus asks them simply one thing… To remember! Jesus knows all things, from the beginning to the end and he knew the hearts of the disciples, He knows our hearts… And His heart, the night before He was crucified said … “Remember me” – Remember this body broken and this blood shed. – Isn’t it true that we so quickly forget Him!! James 1:23-24. We hear the request, the command to remember Him but we so quickly forget… We forget Him, His love, His provision, His sacrifice… Psalm 103:2-4 The psalmist goes on to list so many wonderful things that truly… we forget! To our own detriment! Matthew 14:29-30 – How quickly…
… So let’s spend some time remembering Him! Continue reading “Communion”
An Invitation To Love
Love
We do not know what love is! Please listen and understand that I truly, with much thought and consideration say that we do not know what love is!
Just for a minute consider in your mind what love is, what it looks like, how it feels… And I know that you’ve barely scratched the surface…
Continue reading “An Invitation To Love”
Love Is Holiness
I want to speak today about love. The Lord gave me this message even before He led Jeff to ask me to speak. I know in my heart that this is God’s word for you. I know he’s led me to this and it is Him who has brought you here this morning. So then a responsibility lies with you, as it does at every meeting. A responsibility and a wonderful opportunity! Do you want to hear from God this morning? Do you want God to quicken your heart, change you, teach you…? Let’s pray and all of you pray with me that God would move this morning. Anything He does won’t be because I have any wise words or smart thoughts. I know my delivery won’t be great and my message could be clearer and more stirring… but I trust and depend only on the Holy Spirit to use me as a channel and to bless you as you desire him and yield to Him. Let’s Pray… Continue reading “Love Is Holiness”
Learning With Lovell 