OUTLINE:“where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”This “freedom” is a function of salvation and yet it is even misunderstood by believers. This is why we must abide the Word of God, so that we learn and be delivered (saved daily) from our preconceptions (this is sanctification, which takes time). Love Isn’t Sterile, […]
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OUTLINE: Jn 4:13-14Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”Jer 2:12-13Be appalled, O
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OUTLINE:Jn 4:13-14Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”Act 4:12And there is salvation
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OUTLINE:1Co 13:8“Love never ends” [ESV]…or…”Love never fails” [NASB] Living in Christ’s LoveWe should be taking care of one another, calling on the sick and praying for them, helping our family members who are in financial need, and using our gifts to encourage them, per the love and grace of God. Php 2:1-5 Gal 6:2Bear one another’s burdens,
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OUTLINE: Why It’s Easier to Encourage a Mature Believer (Blog – 9/16/22)As a pastor, I have been given authority to teach Holy Scripture. I have authority to teach obedience. A mature person understands that whenever I’m teaching obedience, I’m actually encouraging them into the sphere of God’s love.Authority-OrientationThe human flesh hates the idea of submitting to
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OUTLINE:Why It’s Easier to Encourage a Mature Believer (Blog – 9/16/22)As a pastor, I have been given authority to teach Holy Scripture. I have authority to teach obedience. A mature person understands that whenever I’m teaching obedience, I’m actually encouraging them into the sphere of God’s love.Authority-OrientationThe human flesh hates the idea of submitting to anyone
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OUTLINE:Obedience always implies submission to an authority. Heb 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.EncouragementThe end goal of worldly
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OUTLINE:Lk 14:26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”1Co 14:33For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.The Context of 1Co 14:33God is not in the business of
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Our Position of Spiritual Strength If we are not residing in the sphere of love with God, we cannot fulfill His commands to love. Jn 13:34, 15:12, 1Co 8:3, Gal 4:6-9 When you truly realize and believe that God loves you, by grace, and He’s never unfaithful and He will never
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OUTLINE: What Does It Mean to Be in Love?Blog – 9/2/22 Identifying Godly LoveThe most distinguishing feature of godly love is its inexhaustible desire to give. Love Becomes UsLove is not only becoming – love BECOMES us. In other words, love is the lifeblood of who we are in Christ, as God’s children. We are
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