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 […]
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1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt2 of 3)
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. How are we to […]
1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt1 of 3)
Have you ever said something, and as soon as you said it, you wished you could take it back? Like when I’m tired or stressed and I’m in a bad mood and let’s say Jackie and I are late for some important meeting, and I say, Jackie, why are you always late? Why are we […]
Eph 5 – Marriage is a Vehicle of Our Sanctification (pt1 of 3)
Today, we are going to continue our study on the topic of marriage and I want to talk specifically about sanctification in the context of marriage. Before we dive into this new aspect of marriage, I want to revisit and tie up some loose ends from my last sermon 2 weeks ago. After Paul urges […]
Book of Galatians – Teaching #3: Counterfeit Fruit vs. Real Fruit (pt1 of 3)
We have been studying the book of Galatians over the past few weeks. Today, we are going to wrap up the fruit of the Spirit and cover Gal 6 next week and then it’s onto Ephesians, which is a fantastic book. It will be of interest to many of you who are single that Eph […]
Book of Galatians – Teaching #1: Flesh vs. Fruit (pt3 of 3)
Let’s get to the heart of the matter. What issue is Paul referring to in Gal 2:4. To answer that, we need to read the preceding verse. Paul had a private meeting with the leaders at Galatia and that’s when the issue became apparent. Gal 2 3 But not even Titus who was with me, […]