True Love.

True Love.

” Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God...
To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

“And the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over and join this chariot.’ So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides...
Abiding In Christ

Abiding In Christ

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 ESV) Our lectionary readings this week all speak about the necessity of being in Christ, or as Jesus says here in...
Jesus Our Gatekeeper

Jesus Our Gatekeeper

“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there...
Abiding In Christ

Unconditional Grace

“And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.” (1 John 3:22). The major religions of the world claim to teach about love, yet do not believe in a loving God who dispenses mercy...
True Love.

Only One Way

“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)  The early church expanded rapidly due to the action of the Holy Spirit through the disciples. His work convicted people of sin,...