Ascension – We are called to hope, called us to power (transformation) because Christ is Savior to all—Lord of heaven and earth. How is the ascended Christ ruling and reigning in our hearts and lives? Is he? Wesley said Christ is Lord of all or not at all.
Love
May 3, 2021
Love leads us to communion, presence, the holiness of Christ in us - perfect love casts out all fear! There’s a lot going on in this passage and to do it justice would deserve its own series. v20 really stands out: “Those who say, ‘I love God,’ and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen.”
Action
April 26, 2021
“How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?” (v17) Action, rooted in faith (lived-out belief) is fulfilling Christ’s command to love one another because we abide in him.
Knowing You
April 19, 2021
God's love, we're God's children, called to abide, not sin. The author’s language is so strong here that a plain reading could heap great shame on us. The deep issue that he’s working with is this Hebraic notion of “knowing.”
Blinded by the Light
April 12, 2021
Testimony, Christ is light, walk in the light. The author isn’t saying that those who sin are no longer Christian. And he’s not trying to say that Christians don’t sin. He’s saying that when we choose to give in to temptation, we choose to step out of fellowship with God.
Easter Sunday
April 5, 2021
Paul's opening section on the resurrection. There’s “A New Way to be Human,” because of God’s grace given to us to enable and empower us to stand in the good news of Christ’s resurrection. Where are we standing?
