What To Do With God’s Love, 1 Jn 4
The Bible says that God is love, 1 Jn 4:8. Love is in his nature. So, we must know what to do with God’s love. Receive his love – 1 Jn 4:7-10. God’s love was manifested in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is the propitiation for our sins. He appeased God’s […]
Love the Lost, 1 Thes 3:12
The most effectual ministers of the gospel are those who love the people to whom they are ministering. This love is not merely human love; it’s the love of God. And it was most apparent in the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. Not only did he dearly love his disciples, but He loved us […]
God’s Love, 1 Jn 4:8
God is love. There are certainly many characteristics of God. God’s love is one of the principal ones. God’s Love Is: Perfect Love In Matt 5:43-48 God even loves his enemies. There is a time for judgment, of course. But look how he has given everything to his enemies. In Acts 17:24-28 God gives all […]
God Loves You, 1 Jn 4:7-19
God Is Love God is love. That’s what the Bible says in 1 Jn 4:8, 16. And we must believe that this is so. Think about this. We believed on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved, and he saved us, just like he said he would. Even so, God loves us just like the […]
My Spirit Faileth, Ps 143:7-8
VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SESRMON In Ps 143:7, David prayed to the Lord and said, “Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth.” When your spirit fails it’s entirely exhausted, it’s deficient, or it’s diminished. It seems that a black cloud has just settled in above you, cutting you off from God. David said, “hide […]
With All Confidence, Acts 28:30-31
VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON In Acts 28:30-31, when Paul dwelt in his own hired house in Rome, he was “Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.” How is it, as a prisoner in Rome, under house arrest, for preaching […]
Overcome, Conquer, and Triumph in Christ, 1 Jn 5:4-5
VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON 1 Jn 4:4-5 says, “whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world.” We are in the world but we are not of the world. In Jn 17:15-16 Jesus prayed, “I pray not the thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest […]
Rooted and Grounded in Love, Eph 3:17
The answer to Paul’s prayer in Eph 3:14-19 hinges on us being rooted and grounded in love. There is a companion passage to Paul’s prayer request in the Gospel of John. In Jn 14:15, Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” Like Paul, he stresses the necessity to be rooted and grounded in […]
I Take Pleasure in Distresses, 2 Cor 12:10
How could Paul say, “I take pleasure in distresses” and really mean it? Paul could say that he took pleasure in distresses because, when he was in distress, he received from the Lord: Grace – 2 Cor 12:9-10 “I take pleasure in… distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” […]
Pastor Rick Sowell – What Manner of Love
Pastor Rick Sowell preached on love from 1 Jn 3:1 and several other passages in 1 John. Love is the great need in marriage relationships, family relationships, and church relationships. The manner of love in these relationships should be the love of Jesus Christ. Perfect love is in Jesus. Below is a very brief outline […]