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God so loved the world that He gave, gave us what we needed most, a Savior. And this giving continues - it never stops! • He gave at the cross - John 3:16 • He gives us grace today interceding in heaven - Hebrews 7:25 • He gives us His law so we can rightly define...

Stop it!  Just Stop it!  What?  Stop listening to the world, the novels, the movies, the music.  Why?  Because they are giving us our definitions of love, our philosophies of life.  The enemy of our souls loves to poke holes in our faith with the vain words from the...

Virtually every TV show, every novel, and every song about love has caused confusion, and led us to believe Satan's lie about what love is.  Jesus came to change our thoughts giving us a new standard, a solid foundation for understanding love.  What is that direct,...

In our last lesson we looked into the great subject of “Love” where we discovered a startling truth.  Scripture consistently and over-whelmingly uses action words in speaking of love.  Could this indicate that actionless love is no love at all?  Perhaps if we looked...

Last Sabbath we learned that Love is a "P" Word.  We learned that love is not a feeling, but a principle of action.  We learned that love is the Principle of giving what is needed most.  That's what God and Jesus did for us (John 3:16).  Not doing what feelings may...

A few years back I preached the sermon, Love is a "P" Word.  In my opening remarks of that sermon I said, "You don't know what love is".  Well, the wife of our local dentist was incensed.  "I do too know what love is," she groused, "I know what it is because I've seen...

When bad things, mean things, happen to you, how do you process them?  How do you interpret events that are less than desirable? Well, consider this:  Genesis 37 has one of the saddest stories in the Bible.  It is a story of prophetic import (v. 7, 9).  It is a story...

In my last sermon I shared some Bible study principles that will help us navigate the "contradictions" in the Bible.  In yesterday's sermon I finished that discussion with two more principles as well as some insights into the Holy Spirit.  Is the Holy Spirit part of...

In our attempt to understand God, the Godhead, or the Heavenly Trio, what guiding principles should we use.  When those principles are used what will we understand about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?  This is what I explored in my sermon yesterday, June...

During the time of the Roman Empire there was much to make life miserable.  One of those things was slavery.  Slavery was rampant and slaves were cheap and disposable.  Masters held absolute power over their lives.  In such a despotic environment the shakers and...