Love God with all Your Hear, Soul, Mind & Strength Mt. 22:34-40 Everton Community Church. October 14th 2007. Mark 12:28-31 Luke 10:25-27 Matthew 22:35-40 Politics is a blood sport. Some go on principle and naively believe that others will see the logic and fairness of their position while other politicians…

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received…

1 John 3:1 Background 1 JOHN BASIC FACTS HISTORICAL SETTING The readers are believers (3:1–2) of Gentile background (5:21). Because John spent his later years at Ephesus, it is likely that the letter was written from that city to a nearby group of Asian churches with which John was personally acquainted.…

Loving One Another Introduction Love for the brethren has been shown as proof of fellowship with God (1 John 2:7-11); then it has been presented as proof of sonship (1 John 3:10-14). In the earlier passage, love for the brethren is a matter of light or darkness; in the second it is a matter of life or…

God's gift of peace can give us calm, contentment, joy and peace all wrapped up in one, anytime, anywhere, during the sweet moments with a friend or even in the chaotic moment when life is falling apart all around us. What does this peace look like? Is this peace only for a moment, or can we experience His peace all day long?

Love Binds Everything Together August 29, 2007 “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony” Col 3:14 1. All the virtues that Paul encouraged the believers in Colosse to develop were perfectly bound together by love. As they clothed themselves with these virtues,…

So Your Love May Abound More and More Wednesday, February 6, 2008 "And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment" (Philippians 1:9, ESV) 1.“Pray” is the translation of a word which speaks of prayer directed consciously to God, and with a definite aim.…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Luke 6:27-36. Love Your Enemies-Pray for them & Lead them to the Truth Everton Community Church. Sunday February 17th 2008. The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has triggered a storm of controversy this week by suggesting that Britain should adopt some aspects of Islam's tough Shariah…

One last introductory lesson before examining the elements one at a time. (Click on author’s name for earlier lessons) Freedom from the flesh and legalism. Natural man tries to cope with the flesh in two ways 1. Moralists try to suppress the flesh with rules and laws. 2. Libertines celebrate the flesh…

The primary problem addressed by Paul in 1 Corinthians, the point behind the fruit of the Spirit, the primary pursuit in Ephesians, and the putting on of the new person in Colossians 3 is all about loving our brothers and sisters.

God’s Everlasting Love Romans 8:31-39 IDOP 2005. Maranatha Baptist Church Sunday November 20, 2005. 10 am CONCERT OF PRAYER: SLIDE 1-23 SLIDE 24, SLIDE 25 Today, more than 200 million Christians in over 60 countries around the word – our brothers and sisters in the faith – face brutal opposition and…

The deepest possible expression of God’s character. Though God loves all people, he is especially committed to sacrificial, loyal relationships with his people.

Love Your Neighbor - Part 3 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through…

This is the last part of our series on REAL peace. Overcome... Does it sound like we are out to win the conflict? Not exactly. Let's just quickly review what we have seen so far. We all want peace. But what we want, and what we get are two different things. We have conflict. Everything from mild irritations,…

The greatest of all is Love!

Would anyone disagree with me that there are a lot of miserable people in our society today? Depression, Anxiety, Anger issues are prevalent in our culture. Margie’s Story - Margie hung up the phone from her mom and felt sick in the pit of her stomach. She had called her mother to wish her a happy birthday…

Introduction What do you think fastened Jesus to the cross by which he hung? Was it the nails? We could answer “Yes” to this question, because we know that Jesus did in fact hang on the cross by them. However, there is a another deeper answer. Before Jesus was seized by Roman soldiers to be put on trial,…

Authentic Christianity means that we live out our faith in every part of our life. Jesus is to be at the centre of every relationship.

I think one of the most difficult subjects to preach about is love. It's not difficult in the same way as it is difficult to talk about the deity of Christ or the Holy Spirit, or God's choosing us before we were born. Talking about love is difficult because so much has been said about "love" people have…