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1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt3 of 3)

February 4, 2014 By ray

In 1 Thess 5:14-18, I think Paul lays out some helpful tips when striving to love others properly. 1 Thess 5:14-18 [READ]. How do we love others properly? Three quick things we can learn. When loving others, first of all, the content matters. We saw last week in 1 Thess 4 where Paul seems to pose a contradiction.… Read more

1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt2 of 3)

February 4, 2014 By ray

Idle speech is an important theme in this letter. Words have power. What comes out of our mouth, our speech is critical. With words, we are to encourage and build each other up. 1 Thess 5 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.… Read more

Rom 14-15: Building True Unity – The Nuts and Bolts of Church Life (pt3 of 3)

June 6, 2011 By ray

What about at a church level? What does judgment and gossip, mixed in with anger, do to a church? It divides people into various camps. In the church at Rome, you have Jewish Christians on one side judging the Gentile Christians. Imagine a conversation between two Jewish Christians, if you will.… Read more