LOVE IN RELATIONSHIPS – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 July 2009 LOVE IN RELATIONSHIPS Most people think of love in terms of a kindly, warm feeling I have towards someone else – friend, family, or lover. When we say, “I find it hard to love someone”, what we are usually saying is that I find it hard to feel anything warm…
FORGIVENESS IN RELATIONSHIPS – Matthew 18:21-35
Matthew 18:21-35 July 2009 FORGIVENESS IN RELATIONSHIPS One of the reasons so many of us have difficulty in relating to people in the present is because the pain and disappointment from the past continues to affect us. When we are hurt, betrayed, abused, offended or disappointed by those close to us, we feel resentful and…
ACCEPTANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS – Romans 15:5-7
Romans 15:5-7 June 2009 ACCEPTANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS Ill. When Myrtle met George there were many things about him she felt she would like to change, but she thought she would wait until they were married. On the wedding day she was standing nervously at the back of the church waiting for the signal to walk…
DECEPTION IN RELATIONSHIPS – 1 John 1:5-10
1 John 1:5-10 June 2009 DECEPTION IN RELATIONSHIPS Jesus once stood before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor and said,” For this reason I came into the world to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” And Pilate said, “What is truth?” I guess what Pilate was saying was, “It…
THE RESURRECTION – Matthew 28:1-15
Matthew 28:1-15 May 2009 THE RESURRECTION What makes Christianity unique? 2 important things among others: The Christian message is that God offers us His forgiveness and eternal life as a gift. We cannot earn it or work for it – it is a gift from God because Jesus has paid the penalty for our sins…
WHY ARE WE SO ANGRY? – Ephesians 4:25-32
Ephesians 4:25-32 May 2009 WHY ARE WE SO ANGRY? Ill. A man was pushing a trolley around the supermarket with his little boy sitting on the seat in the front of it. The boy was screaming and crying because he wanted some junk food. The man kept repeating, “Don’t get excited, Albert. Don’t scream Albert….