Tag: Love

Our kindness toward others isn't a down payment on God's love; it's a response to a debt Christ has already paid in full. Live today in the freedom of being already forgiven. 🕊️

Stop digging wells that run dry. 🏜️ Lent reminds us that we can’t save ourselves, but Christ stands ready with living water. It is by Grace alone that our thirst is quenched.

The same Rock that quenched the thirst of the Israelites in the desert follows you today. Our hope isn't in our ability to stay the course, but in Christ’s promise to never leave us. ✝️

Love isn’t a feeling we manufacture; it’s a response to the Grace we’ve already received. Standing firm in the Truth of the Word made flesh. ⚓️

Lenten reminder: God didn't wait for us to 'clean up' before sending Jesus. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. It is grace, not our effort, that gives us peace. ✝️

This sermon explores the challenging Christian mandate to love one's enemies, using the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers (Genesis 45) as a practical illustration of Jesus's teachings (Luke 6). This love is an act of will to do good, bless, and pray rather than an emotion. This counter-intuitive command is possible only by seeing God's larger purpose in difficult situations and relying on the power of Christ's own example of forgiveness.