The sermon this week continues the series based on 1-2 Peter and 1-3 John. God is love. To think of love is to think first of God. The truth is, as Les & Leslie Parrott write,”no matter what our choices, God still loves.” The way that we know we love God is that we love…
Paul’s second letter to Timothy begins with a healthy dose of encouragement to rely on the Spirit of God – for love, for power, and for self-discipline.
Valentine’s Day is a holiday dedicated to the concept of “love.” But the typical understanding of love is focused on romance, while the Scripture is focused on “agape” love, a love that sacrifices for others. As Scripture says in John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for ones friends.”