Tag: Love of God
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God cares for His people – We are in His hands
God cares for His people. We see it in so many places in the Bible and it emphasised again in these verses. He promises to supply all of our needs and most importantly what we need to enter His Kingdom. The abundance He provides is not about wealth or the things of this world, but…
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Fruits of the Spirit – Kindness (Ep 73)
Kindness is one of the fruits of the Spirit that we develop as we continue our walk in Jesus Christ. Kindness is one of the aspects of God’s love for us, and in this episode, we see how it is closely linked with both the love of God and His grace. Kindness is something we…
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Fruits of the Spirit – LOVE (Ep 68)
This podcast looks at the first of the nine fruits of the Spirit, which is love. The love of God is about actions and behaviours, not feelings and emotions. When we understand this it becomes much easier to apply God’s love, especially in those situations where we are told: “Love your enemies.” Listen now to…
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A Genuine Christian
If we are to follow Jesus Christ there can be no half-measures. We are either in all the way or not. There is no sitting on the fence in Jesus Christ. We can’t continue to live as the world does and be a part of Christ. We cannot continue to live in sin and be…
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Understanding the Love of God (Ep 56)
There is only one thing that is eternal and that is the love of God. God is eternal and He has promised eternity to those whom He loves and who love Him in return. This is the promise of the Gospel of Salvation in Jesus Christ. But what exactly IS the love of God? It…
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Humility
There is a principle that is spread throughout the Bible, both in the New Testament and the Old Testament. It is the principle of humility. This scripture explains some of the ways we can show humility and what the attitudes and behaviour of humility look like.
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Growing in Love
As Christians we have been called to learn how to love God and to love one another as Christ loved us. This does not come automatically. It takes time to learn to love someone. Love begins with knowing the other person, then understanding where they are coming from, then trusting them and finally loving them.
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A Love Letter from Paul
In my mind the letter to the Philippians is a letter of love, not as man loves, but the love of God. Paul does not identify problems in the church but this letter encourages and strengthens the church to lift them up to a greater love of God and of the brethren.
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Built Up In Love
(Ephesians 4:15-16) The work of the ministry gifts given by God is to develop the church and the individual members of the church so that they grow together in harmony into the maturity of Jesus Christ. I discussed the ministry gifts and some of these matters in my last few posts. What we now see…
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Opportunities to Do Good
(Galatians 6:9-10) As Christians we are called to learn how to walk in love, and part of that process is to do good to all people.This is what the verses I am looking at today are speaking about. God is love, and we are being transformed into His image as we walk with Christ, learning…
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Attitude of The Heart
The great commandment in the law, as described by Jesus, is to love God with all your heart, mind and strength. He then adds that there is a second commandment that goes with this one, which is to love your neighbour as yourself. The foundation on which both of these commandments are built is love,…
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Pursue Love And Spiritual Gifts
(1 Corinthians 14:1) In several of my recent posts I have looked at the gifts of the spirit and the love of God. The love of God is the only thing that is eternal for God is love and He is eternal. The gifts of the spirit do not continue on forever but that does…
