Biblical love is not like the wavering flood of emotion that overtakes humans in some romantic surge; the love that God defines is a resolute disposition that acts on behalf of another, and does so relentlessly and redemptively.
Advent reminds us that the covenant loyalty God showed in history is the same covenant loyalty he shows us now in Christ. The gap between us has been bridged by the presence of Jesus.
LISTEN NOW! February 23, 2022 1 Peter 2:9-10 NIV 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called
Every Spirit empowerment given to the Church, is designed to help us become those royal priests—bringing others back into covenant with their heavenly Father.
Chad Harrington wraps up his series, “Does God have emotions?” with his final installment. In this post, he focuses in on the person of Jesus in hopes of widening our understanding of God, and suggests we think of our emotions as part of being made in his image.
The more aware we are of God’s unconditional, eternal love for us, the more we will love God back.
The Spirit has been doing the same work in human beings, in different ways, since the beginning of time. Awakening us to the Father’s love is where that work always begins.
The Earth – all of us, all humanity – now faces two massive global pandemics: Covid-19 and Climate Change. Underneath and around these, of course, lurks the global pandemic of sin. But I speak now
The two doctrines of God’s greatness and God’s goodness are perhaps the most important and fundamental truths we want to instill in our children and, indeed, all Christians.
The big question we must ask ourselves about our local churches is, Are they crowds or are they communities?
Which of Jesus’ teachings are especially difficult to swallow given our modern sensibilities? Read these seven hard sayings of Jesus as Andrew Dragos offers Sciptural, historical, and literary clues to help with their interpretation.
“There are things that you and I can never do for Christ and the kingdom by ourselves. We have to be a part of a body, a community. This is especially true in the use of our money.”
