23-0108: Jesus makes you a new creation to live by faith in His Kingdom under His Lordship for His glory now. At the start of a new year so much attention is given to working on “you”, but most of this pertains only to the physical realm. In 1 Timothy 4:8 Pauls states that...
16_1120: Jesus Christ is worthy of our all and He calls us to decrease that He might increase. As chapter three draws to a close, John provides a high call to every person to exalt Christ in their life. He uses John the Baptist’s statement, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” The Christian life...
16_0828: Christ-followers are made new to live in God’s love. Jesus gives Christians a new identity to live in God’s love as Worshiper and Servant. In this message, Pastor Lane sets forth an understanding of each the first two aspects of a Christ-follower’s new identity. Then, he shows the relationship between the two and...
16_0814: Christians are called by Jesus to love all people, because He perfectly loved us. Beginning with 1 John 4:19, Pastor Lane clarifies God’s love and what it has done for us in salvation. Then, he models a way for Christians to love others in faithful response to God’s love. Christians love others first,...
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Tim 1:6-7 Paul writes to Timothy as a man advanced in age toward the end of his ministry and life. Timothy served for years with Paul so he was no rookie. But Paul shows genuine concern that he not lose his fire for gospel ministry. We might be tempted to infer that Timothy...
Cynical people infect other people. Hurting people hurt other people. Broken people weigh down other people. Sin-driven people drive other people to sin-shaped actions, thinking, attitudes and habits or patterns. Jesus pursues, heals, mends, ransoms, rescues, reconciles, restores and redeems by the power of the Gospel to walk in faith in the Truth of God’s...