Tag: the love of God

Confronting the King

Cary Cox, from 2 Samuel 12:1-15. When David sinned, God sent a preacher to boldly confront him for that sin. God does not play around with our sin – He is holy. And God loves his people too much to let us continue in sin! We must respond to God’s confrontations by confessing and repenting of our sin, and receiving his forgiveness. Yet, we also face difficult consequences caused by our sin.

Draw Near with Confidence

Clint Pitman, from Hebrews 4:16. Clint unpacks this call for believers to draw near to God with confidence, based on the work of Christ! These words are like medicine to the Christians’ soul. God loves us! He wants us near him!

Love at Work in the Church

Cary Cox, from 1 John 4:17-21. John shows us some of the things God’s love accomplishes in our lives as it works among us in the local church. What does love do? It removes our fear of God’s wrath and judgment! It reminds us that he loved us first – we are loved! And it reveals that we are not liars, but that we genuinely love God.

A Love Relationship with God

Cary Cox, from 1 John 4:13-16. John focuses on the glorious reality that believers have a love relationship with God through the gospel: we abide in him, and he abides in us! We are welcomed into the fellowship of the Trinity!

God’s Love at Work in Us

Cary Cox, from 1 John 4:11-12. It is God’s will for the amazing love he showed at the cross to be duplicated in the daily life of local churches! We who have received his love must now give his love to one another. And John teaches that, when the church is loving each other with God’s love, the invisible God is present among us and revealed in our love!

A Healthy Fear

Mickey McCall, from Luke 12:1-12. The Bible speaks over and over again about our responsibility to fear God. What is the fear of God? Why should we fear him? How does a healthy fear of the Lord affect our fear of man?