This is how we know what love is, that He laid down his life for us. This love is like a cool breeze on a hot day, good news when surrounded by the bad, and liberty to the oppressed.
Questions for this week.
When are times that you’ve been able to share good news with someone?
Read 1 John 3:11-18. Why did Cain kill his brother? How does a similar attitude prevent us from truly loving our neighbor?
What does Jesus do to enable us to simply love our neighbor?
What impact do you think Jesus' followers would have on the spiritually uncommitted people if we--pilgrims, activists, and artists, all united as a church community -- carried out John’s charge to “not love with words or speech, but in actions and in truth?"
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Stewardship can be something that we overcomplicate. Keep it Simple; Jesus has saved you.
Let’s rediscover the beauty of God's uncomplicated gift of salvation and how it frees us to joyfully participate in His work.
We often get in our own way, making salvation, giving, and all the ways God is involved in our lives more complicated than they need to be. Keep it simple; Jesus has saved you.
The Almighty God who created us placed us in families.
God commands us to honor our parents and others in authority by our words and deeds.