06 - Biblical Manhood - In the Home
July 16, 2023 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • Ephesians 5:25–33
One particular attribute that the Bible ascribes to godly husband in the home, and which God especially esteems (given the sheer volume of passages that address it) is that he love his wife sacrificially and unconditionally as Christ loves the Church. Equally important as being a protector, a provider, and a priest is this one attribute. After all, if a husband doesn’t first love his wife in this way, then his protection of her, his provision for her, and his priesthood over her will carry little authority with her.
20 - Married in Christ (Part 2)
July 16, 2023 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • Ephesians 5:25–33
One particular attribute that the Bible ascribes to godly husband in the home, and which God especially esteems (given the sheer volume of passages that address it) is that he love his wife sacrificially and unconditionally as Christ loves the Church. Equally important as being a protector, a provider, and a priest is this one attribute. After all, if a husband doesn’t first love his wife in this way, then his protection of her, his provision for her, and his priesthood over her will carry little authority with her.
11 - Walking in Christ
April 30, 2023 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • Ephesians 4:1–6
The humiliation (or humility) of Moses in the Old Testament is not unlike the humiliation (or humility) of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, although to a much lesser extent. This topic of humility and gentleness, along with patience and love, is important because it’s the focus of Paul’s words in Ephesians 4:1-3. He is rather direct in telling his readers that to walk with Jesus in a manner that is worthy of one's calling is to walk in Moses-like humility and gentleness (although he doesn’t mention the prophet by name). Coupled with that, the one's Moses-like humility and gentleness ought to be complemented with a Moses-like patience and forbearance, sprinkled with brotherly love.
11 - Walking In Brotherly Love (Part 2)
August 28, 2022 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • 1 John 3:11–18
Throughout history people have used various means and several external methods to identify themselves as spiritual. What ultimately marks a true believer in Jesus Christ is not whether they wear a necklace with a cross on it or a label pin in the shape of a dove. Rather, the mark of a true Christian is that they have been transformed by the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ and thereby live a transformed life. That transformed life, says John in 1 John 3:11-18, should be evident by a love for God and a love for others that results in obedience to both.
01 - Introduction: Walking In Truth & Love
May 29, 2022 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann
The three small letters written by the apostle John—1-3 JOHN—were written to the third-generation church in around Asia minor who had lost the conviction of the first-generation church (and even struggled to maintain the beliefs of the second-generation church). John saw flagrant deceptions accepted as gospel truth and a lazy church that was slow to correct and quick to capitulate. Out of his remarkably retentive memory—no doubt quickened, inspired, and energized by the Holy Spirit—John wrote 1-3 JOHN to remind his readers about what it means to walk worthily in the manner of Christ.
33 - The Excellency Of Love (Part 2)
January 9, 2022 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • 1 Corinthians 13:4–5
Love! It’s both a fruit of the Holy Spirit, according to Galatians 5:22, and it’s the very definition of who God is, according to 1 John 4:16! And because God has poured His love into our hearts (Romans 5:5), it is therefore not only possible for us as believers to walk in love but it is expected of us. Far greater than tongue talking or prophesying is the spiritual fruit of love. Moreover, for a Christian to demonstrate a type of love that is patient and kind (void of envy, arrogance, and rudeness) is what God deems to be the more excellent than all the spiritual gifts combined.
32 - The Excellency Of Love (Part 1)
January 2, 2022 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • 1 Corinthians 13:1–3
The Bible’s simplest description of God—which is really God’s description of Himself since He inspired the men who wrote it—is that “God is love” (1 John 4:16). If we are indeed children of God through faith in Jesus Christ, who share in His nature (see 2 Peter 1:4), then we tool should exhibit love to others. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul emphasizes this point unlike any other passage in Scripture. It may be, from a literary viewpoint, the greatest passage the apostle Paul ever penned. As such, it has been called the hymn of love, a lyrical interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount, and the Beatitudes set to music.