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  • Can You Pass The Test?

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,998 views

    What is true faith? There is so much misinformation being offered that we need to know the Truth and then He will set us free.

    Can You Pass The Test? 1 John 4:1-6 Reverend Bible was a fourth generation preacher. He was his father's son. He was a chip off the old block. While he was growing up he watched his father mount the pulpit week after week at First Church and offer his thoughts to the people. The son of a preacher ...read more

  • The Prerequisite Of Love

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 134 ratings
     | 8,465 views

    In our Scripture for today we can easily conclude that love is not an emotion as much as it is an emulation of the One who first loved us. Love is more than a longing -- it is an action.

    The Prerequisite Of Love 1 John 4:7-12 I first heard the report on the radio as I was driving to work this week - Jane Fonda had given her life to Christ. The woman who has recently gone through a divorce to Ted Turner, sold more exercise videos than Bill Gates has sold Windows, and who has been ...read more

  • God's Love And Ours Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,840 views

    The wonderful thing about being made God’s children is that he gives us his Spirit to enable us to be like him, and that likeness is shown most clearly in our love for others. And so, as we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in u

    I always get edgy when I hear someone make a definitive statement about God. There are so many aspects to God that any single statement always feels a bit deficient. So, for example, when someone says God is all-powerful, I find myself waiting for them to add that he’s also all-knowing, and ...read more

  • To Love Or Not To Love?

    Contributed by Chris Thron on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,337 views

    Are we ready to embrace ALL the consequences of God’s love being shed abroad into our hearts?

    Note: the following article (in its original form) provoked a discussion on another site entitled, "Walk Away from Fundamentalism" (http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=319472&CategoryID=22217&ThreadID=528621). Part of this discussion, and my replies, are included below, following the ...read more

  • Truth Is The Basis For Faith And Love

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 1,627 views

    Truth is the Basis for Faith and Love -- Spiritual Teaching Must Be Examined to Identify Its Source 1.

    Truth is the Basis for Faith and Love -- Spiritual Teaching Must Be Examined to Identify Its Source 1. Christians Are Commanded to Exercise Discernment (:1) a. Commandment stated negatively -- Don't be gullible b. Commandment stated positively -- Test the spirits 1) the nature of the test 2) the ...read more

  • The Sacrifice Of Love

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,635 views

    THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE PROVES A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD (4:7 - 5:3) 1.

    THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE PROVES A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD (4:7 - 5:3) 1. Two Arguments for Loving the Brethren (4:7-12) a. Based on God's Eternal Nature (:7-8) -- Love is Consistent with His Nature 1) Positively (:7) 2) Negatively (:8) b. Based on God's Historical Gift (:9-12) -- Love is Consistent ...read more

  • The Holy Spirit Produces The Assurance Of Abiding

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,865 views

    a. Proposition Stated (:13) 1) Introductory formula 2) Concept of Mutual Abiding 3) Products of the Holy Spirit b.

    a. Proposition Stated (:13) 1) Introductory formula 2) Concept of Mutual Abiding 3) Products of the Holy Spirit b. The Holy Spirit Inspired the Testimony of the Apostles which is the Basis for Faith and Love (:14) 1) The testimony of the apostles is based on historical fact 2) The signif. of ...read more

  • How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Motivate People

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    1. The Holy Spirit gives us a genuine love for people that helps bring out their best efforts.

    1. The Holy Spirit gives us a genuine love for people that helps bring out their best efforts. John wrote, "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us." (I John 4:16,17) Ask the Lord to help you excel in your love for people so that ...read more

  • How To Build Friendships With Difficult People

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,244 views

    In our quest to develop a better relationship with a difficult person, we should be aware of some of the BASIC STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING INTIMATE FRIENDSHIPS.

    In our quest to develop a better relationship with a difficult person, we should be aware of some of the BASIC STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING INTIMATE FRIENDSHIPS. Developing a trusting relationship is a process that involves work. A true friend walks in when others walk out on us. Someone who is ...read more

  • Getting Our Bearings Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 129 ratings
     | 12,587 views

    Two ways to get our bearings and stay on course in the spiritual journey.

    When I was a child my mom and adoptive father bought a sailboat with fantasies of sailing around the world. But first we had to learn how to sail…which included learning how to navigate. One of my earliest memories was going out in our little sailboat from Marina Del Rey, and my adoptive dad ...read more

  • Get Real! Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,493 views

    Five reasons why loving each other is so important to God.

    Things aren’t always what they first appear to be. During my first few years as the pastor of teaching here at LBF Church I got a phone call from a guy identifying himself as a Navy Chaplain. He told me that a guy recent discharge from the Navy’s child had died under tragic circumstances while he ...read more

  • How Can We Know That God Loves Us

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Feb 9, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
     | 4,198 views

    Jesus Christ is the expression of God’s Love that has been made manifest to the entire world!

    Morning Message Central Church of Christ February 11, 2001 HOW WE KNOW THAT GOD LOVES US Text: 1 John 4:9-10 Introduction: God has an incredible love – a love that would enable him to love us in spite of our failure to live for him perfectly. His love is agape - the kind of love which is a ...read more

  • God's Love Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 9, 2001
    based on 196 ratings
     | 34,282 views

    This message talks about the Love that God has for us.

    INTRODUCTION  A man was lured into a busy florist shop by a large sign in the window that read, "Say It With Flowers." "Wrap up one rose for me, please" he told the florist. "Just one?" the florist asked. "Just one," the customer replied. "I’m a man of few words."  A husband was ...read more

  • This Thing Called Love

    Contributed by Robert Laymance on Feb 11, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,107 views

    The Love that the Bible talks about and the working of it thru the Child of God.

    After searching textbooks and reference materials, the meaning of Love was right there in front of me in 1-john.4:8..God is LOVE... The word Love in scripture is mainly used in two ways, the word agape means the Attitude of love, the God-like kind of love, and the word phileo which means the ...read more

  • How God's Love Becomes Our Love

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Feb 16, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 7,099 views

    It is God’s powerful love, shown through our lives, that brings us to love one another as we should. How does this happen?

    Morning Message Central Church of Christ February 18, 2000 John Dobbs HOW GOD’S LOVE BECOMES OUR LOVE Introduction: In this three part series of messages we have talked about: *God’s incredible agape love – and the way he loves us in spite of our weakness, mistakes, inadequacies, and ...read more