Tag: love
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Wow – The Love of God!
I want to think long about how God has loved us. The goal? That we might respond the way the Bible writers respond when they are thinking about the love of God. I thought that it might help to illustrate those examples to help our thinking… Think of King David… 5 You have enclosed me behind…
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Simply Abiding – Resting in Our Relationship With Jesus
I have been thinking about what the Bible says gives a person confidence in their relationship with God. We all would like that, wouldn’t we? We want to know if God is happy with us. We want to know that we are secure in our relationship with Him. We want to know that He is…
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We Can Worship. Will We?
We read in the Psalms, “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. 3 Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4…
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The Precious Death of Jesus
Why does the crucifixion matter? Why do we talk about the blood? There are those in the world that are surprised that we still talk about the death of Jesus. However, His death is central to the message of Jesus. It wasn’t peripheral to Jesus. It should not be forgotten by us. Then He took…
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Going to the Cross – On Purpose
For us, many things happen by accident. We have flat tires that make us late for work. We have trees that lose branches and knock out windows. We forget our keys, have to call our family, and are late for an appointment. Yet, in the life of our Lord Jesus, the cross was no accident.…
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At Calvary – Episode 111 – AGAPE – The Self-Sacrificial Love of God
We are told in the Bible about God’s great love. His love is faithful. His love is consistent. His love sacrifices even His own Son. His love receives sinners. Yet, even though we are told to copy this love, we find that loving God’s way is truly hard. Why is that? Let’s think about that…
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At Calvary – Episode 109 – A Debt Worth Having
The Bible speaks clearly about the dangers of short-term debt. Yet, when God wants to encourage us to love others, He uses the image of debt to urge us to keep loving. Why is that? What about love and debt are connected? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for more? You can always…
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Let’s Think about Generosity
As a pastor, I am responsible for shepherding God’s people. It means that I encourage and walk alongside God’s people in all areas of life. I hope to help them with their family life. I hope to help them when discouraged or tempted. It also means I talk about money. 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 7 Each…
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Can I Be Courageous?
Fear does crazy things to us. It changes how we look at the world around us. It’s like we develop tunnel vision. We only see two things: the thing we fear and a means of escape. We lose sight of our strengths. We forget that we have a reason to not be afraid. It’s time…
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Friends are Essential
Friends. They are easy to take for granted. They are easy to see as just happy additions to our lives. Those of us who have gone through hard times appreciate them immensely. However, have we given much thought to how faithful friends can help us in our walk with Jesus? Have we thought about how…
Pastor John D Jakes 