by ray | Jan 16, 2013 | Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Please turn your Bibles to Luke 10:25-37. Last week, we talked about 3 resolutions based on the Greatest Commandment and the Great Commission that I believe apply to all Christians. The 3 resolutions are: 1) Love God 2) Love Neighbor 3) Make Disciple We focused on...
by ray | Jan 8, 2013 | Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
First, Jesus commands us to love God with all our heart. Not half-hearted. Not love some of the time when we feel like it. Whole-hearted devotion, all the time. The Bible stresses the importance of our heart. God looks at the heart because the heart is the control...
by ray | Jan 8, 2013 | Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
This conversation is different. First off, this particular teacher of the law has been sitting in the background and listening to Jesus debate with other teachers of the law. And unlike the rest of his peers, this teacher of the law actually thinks Jesus has good...
by ray | Jan 8, 2013 | Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Happy New Year! I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year’s. It’s great to have the students back. For you undergrads and grads, I trust that the restful break will translate into renewed vigor and enthusiasm to tackle your studies. Kids are back in school –...
by ray | Jan 8, 2013 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
It’s Communion Sunday. Today, we talked about our love as a response to God’s love. As it says in 1 John 4– 1 John 4 10 This is love: NOT that we loved God, but that HE loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. How meaningful it is to begin...
by ray | Dec 31, 2012 | Sermons
4) The incarnation goes beyond this life and points to future glory. I already shared from Col 1:27, the mystery that has finally been disclosed–Christ in you. And Paul adds a phrase, Christ in you, the hope of glory. I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel...