In Time magazine, Jeffrey Kluger pointed out how newborn babies display the need for affection we all feel. Of all the urges that drive us, it’s the passion to be held that makes itself known first. If a baby is startled fresh from the womb, German pediatrician Ernst Moro discovered in 1918, its arms will fly up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘love’
Love the Lord, Love your Neighbor – Matthew 22:37-40
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged love on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Bridge
Posted in Video, tagged cross, God, Jesus, love, salvation on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be Perfect – Matthew 5:46-48
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged adversity, Christlike, love, problems on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How many of you believe you are perfect? How many of you believe it is possible for someone who is still living to become perfect? There were four men in the Bible who were called perfect: Noah – “Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” (Genesis 6:9) [...]
Love your Enemies – Matthew 5:43-45
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged blessing, enemies, love, prayer on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Taking away from Scripture: The Old Testament said, “thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (Lev. 19:18. They left out “as thyself.” The Scriptures were fully known, but only partially taught. They narrowed neighbor to include only people they liked. The Pharisees narrowed it down to exclude the common people. Adding to Scripture: The Bible [...]
Go the Second Mile – Matthew 5:38-42
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged abuse, ethics, forgiveness, kindness, love, Revenge on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Few passages of Scripture summarize Christian ethics better than today’s passage. There are several recognizable phrases in this passage: “Turn the other cheek”; “Go the second mile” People who have never set foot inside a church are familiar with these sayings. But the question is: What do they mean and how do they apply to [...]
Live Like Your Father – Ephesians 5:1-7
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged forgiveness, immorality, love, sex on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Live Like Your Father (Eph. 5:1-7) Children are like their parents. They have their parents’ nature and they instinctively imitate their parents’ actions and behavior. The word ‘followers’ or imitate comes from the word mimeomai, from which we get our word mimic. It means ‘to act like.’ Four ways we live like our Heavenly Father. [...]
