We Know

I wrap up our study of 1 John. We can know God's protection, God's adoption, as well as God's insight.

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Love Flow

God's love flows all around us. Sometimes though we don't experience God's love. In this sermon from 1 John 4:16-21, I talk about fear and apathy as blockers to God's love. To experience God's love we must also express God's love.

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The Love Cycle

God is love. In our own ability we cannot love God. What we can do is love Him back! Pastor Todd Pierce, filling in for his brother Mark, explains the love cycle from 1 John 4:7-16. God is love and His love flows! We, who are the children of God, find lasting satisfaction when, and only when, God’s love sacrificially shows up through us to soothe the pain of a hurting world.

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Mark Of The Christian

How do people know if we are Christians or not? The mark of Christ-followers is how they love one another. In this audio version of Sunday's sermon I talk about what this love is and what it is not, the consequences and the confidence that also comes from this kind of love.

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Sin Battle

Every Christ-follower will face a sin battle in his or her life. This past Sunday I reached back 1600 years to St. Augustine to explain the history and future of our struggle with sin. Then we considered 4 questions to ask ourselves, when (not if) temptation comes our way.

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