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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Your eyes are the lamp of the body

The Lamp of the Body – Matthew 6:22-23

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Your eyes are the lamp of your body. Seek to see clearly the world and people around you. And let it change the way you treat them.

What Is Love?

Defining Love – 1 John 4:10-11

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What is love? God is love. And in giving his Son as a sacrifice for us, he models what it is to love. And we are to follow his example.

Knowledge Puffs Up; Love Builds Up

Knowledge Puffs Up; Love Builds Up – 1 Cor. 8:1-3

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Rather than be judgmental about non-core beliefs, demonstrate love. Knowledge can puff up a person, but love builds other up.

Love and Serve the Lord

Love and Serve the Lord – Joshua 22:5

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Joshua's charge to Israel is appropriate for us as well. To faithfully love, obey, and serve the Lord our God.

Walking Together in Love

Walking Together in Love – 2 John 1:5-6

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Jesus' instructions for us were mostly pretty simple. To love God, and to love others. We are to walk together in love.

And This Is His Command

And This Is His Command – 1 John 3:23

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What does God expect of me as his child? To faithfully walk with Christ. And to love those that I am walking with. That is his command.

clothe yourselves with compassion

Clothe Yourselves with Compassion – Colossians 3:12-14

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As follows of Jesus, we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Topped off with love.

the importance of love

The Importance of Love – 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

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Having rights beliefs is good. Doing the right thing is good. And faithfully serving God is good. But they has value only if done in live.

the greatest commandment

The Greatest Commandment(s) – Mathew 22:37-40

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Jesus told us the greatest command is to love God with all that we are and others as ourselves. Let your love make a difference in the world.

A unified church

Jesus Prayed for a Unified Church – John 17:20-23

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Jesu' prayer for his church was that we be unified as one in him. Don't let our differences divide us. Let our love for Christ unite us.

flourishing faith

A Flourishing Faith and a Growing Love – 2 Thessalonians 1:3

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The church at Thessalonica was flourishing in faith and growing in love. They were, and are, an example of what is important for a church.

the primacy of love

The Primacy of Love – 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

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This chapter makes clear the primacy and enduring nature of love. And this includes debates over doctrine. Do everything in love.

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