The Way of Love

Jesus prayed for His followers not to be taken out of the world, but to be protected and sent into it. In this sermon, we will look at how Christians often struggle between the extremes of isolating from culture or conforming to it, and how the truths of Creation, the Fall, and Redemption offer a better way. God calls us to live in the world but not be of it, illuminating the culture with His grac...

Love is not just the greatest thing we can receive or give, it is also the only thing that can truly change us. You rarely see true and significant change happen in someone's life, even among Christians. But when it happens, it is through beholding God's love. 2 Corinthians 3 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degr...

“God loves you” is one of the most repeated phrases in modern Christianity, but have we lost the true meaning? In this sermon, we try to understand God’s love by explored the unpopular love story of Hosea. God commanded the prophet to marry an unfaithful woman to serve as a living illustration: Hosea represented God, and his unfaithful bride represented God's people. The world tells us that love i...

Love is one of the most addressed topics, in movies, songs, and stories. It is the deepest emotion we can feel. As Christians we are called not just to feel it, but to practice it. We are meant to love each other the way that Jesus loves us. 1 Corinthians 13 4–5 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable...

Loving God is something we often sing about and hear about. But what does it actually mean, and why is it so important? Many passages in the Bible emphasize it in their writings as more important than anything else. Revelation 2:1–5 2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 “ ‘I know...