HOW TO LOVE

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HOW TO LOVE

March 26, 2023 • Mike Burt • 1 John 3:11–24

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“Grace teaches us that God loves because of who He is - not because of who we are!” Phillips Brooks

John returns to a couple of great memories of times with Jesus - all around the theme of love - genuine and shared.

"This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another." (3:11)

It's amazing that we Christians need to hear the message, the command, of love so often -- and still we don't get it. Our churches are too often filled with selfish, bickering people. The world knows the church for its judgmentalism and rigidness, not for its love and joy. How very sad. This should not be our reptutation! Sunday, John will remind us to love first - love most - love always! There will be disappointments and disappointing people - let it be ‘water off a ducks back’ - only love will ‘waterproof’ us from sin and sinners!

No one but God can teach us how to truly love - lets spend our time seeing His love for us and how He showed love to us! Then we must go out and live this love in a sin darkened world - bringing the light of His love in us!

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good but that God will make us good because He loves us!” CS Lewis

See you Sunday - bring someone who needs the love of God in their life!

Pastor Mike

Confidence! - 1 John 5:13-21

May 28, 2023 • Mike Burt • 1 John 5:13–21

What we know for sure is that God is true and His Grace is real! Nothing fake or artificial - He is genuine! Warren Wiersbe wrote, "Like a child eating cotton-candy at the circus, many people who expect to bite into something real end up with a mouthful of nothing. They waste priceless years on empty substitutes for reality." No fluff in this passage - just real truth that come from real promises based on real faith! Have you ever had to take back something to a store? Most stores will stand behind their products but they need to know that they were the seller - so they ask for a receipt. God gives His receipt with his promises - His Word! In this short paragraphs we have three huge promises - God hears our prayers - God protects us - God keeps His Word. Each promise building on the one before and assuring us of His love and our hope. Join me Sunday as we look at the last few words of 1 John and God gives to us His closing remarks - His receipts. See you Sunday - Pastor Mike

Who do you say I am?

May 14, 2023 • Mike Burt • 1 John 5:5–12, Matthew 16:15, Mark 8:29, Luke 9:20

We will be continuing our way through 1 John on this coming Sunday, May 14th. Join Pastor Mike as he takes us through these verses. See you there!

We Shall Overcome

May 7, 2023 • Denis Garijo • 1 John 5:1–5

"For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." 1 John 5:4 When I started to walk with God, I believed that it was my responsibility to please Him, to keep His commandments, to do my best to love him and my neighbor, and not allow my old self to be in His way. And that became a burden and the reason for many frustrations as I failed to accomplish it. In this session (1 Jo 5:1-5), John teaches us a lesson that I learned in my faith journey years later. We overcome the world not by our strength but by surrendering to whom we believe, the Son of God. "The Christian faith is ultimately not only a matter of doctrine or understanding or of intellect, it is a condition of the heart." ~ Martyn Lloyd-Jones I appreciate your prayers and look forward to seeing you Sunday. Pastor Denis Garijo