When I Consider Your Heavens – Psalm 8:3-4
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers . . . what is mankind that you are mindful of them?
God’s Love
What A Great Love God Has Lavished On Us – 1 John 3:1
How great is the love that God has for us? It is so great that he has called us his children. The creator of the universe is our Father.
God Has Love, Even for the Gentiles – Acts 11:18
In the world of the New Testament, Gentiles were non Jews, outside of God’s care. In your world today, who do you consider as being a Gentile?
For God So Loved the World – John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
God Is Love: The Doctrine of God’s Love
The Bible says that God is love. But what does that mean? And how might we reconcile that claim with the evil we find in the world around us.
Trust in God, and He Will Deliver You – Psalm 50:9-15
God calls on Israel, and believers today, to present thank offerings and to fulfill our commitments to him. Not because it benefits God, but because it benefits us. When we are faithful to him, we can count on God’s faithfulness to us. He invites to call on him in our times of trouble. When we do, he will delight in delivering us. God’s desire is to help those who come to him in their need, seeking what only he can give. So unlike the gods of the ancient world; or of our world today.
Don’t Be Afraid; God Loves You – Matthew 10:29-31
Are you a child of God? Don’t be afraid of this world and the people in it. You are of great value to God. So be faithful to follow him.
The Unending Debt of Love – Romans 13:8
God’s love for me obligates me to love others. Always continue to pay off your debt of love. And this will fulfill the Old Testament Law.
Heading to the Cross – Matthew 20:18-19
Jesus’ trip to the cross seemed like defeat in human eyes. But it was an act of love on his part that brought to us forgiveness of sin and eternal life.
Five Scandalous Women – Matthew 1:3, 5, 6, 16
Why does Matthew include these five scandalous women in Jesus’ genealogy? To show that he loves all people, even those we might view as less desirable.