For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:8 When it came to the church, the apostle Paul was a passionate man. Originally, his passion came from a place of hate, then he met Jesus, and by the power of the Spirit his hatred was… Continue reading Burning Hearts
Category: Love
Share the Load
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Have you ever been out shopping and bought things that you never intended to buy, so the bags are heavier than you would like and you still have a bit of walk before you can set everything down? How good does it… Continue reading Share the Load
Perfecting Love
The love that we show to others does not begin with their actions toward us, but with God’s.
What It Means to Serve
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. John 13:5 As the Passover meal was a private gathering of Jesus and his disciples, there was no-one playing the part of host and there were no servants to… Continue reading What It Means to Serve
The Time Was Right
Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. Matthew 26:6 Six days before Passover, Jesus and his disciples were at Bethany and they had… Continue reading The Time Was Right
It’s All About Love
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 The start of a new year is a good time to reassess the direction you are going and the things you are trying to… Continue reading It’s All About Love
A New Day Dawns
The Tomb
There was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action. With courage he went to Pilate and asked for… Continue reading The Tomb
Amazing Love
Romans 5:8 But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. A Sunday School prize that I received when I about 7 or 8 years old was a picture frame with this verse on it, (the King James version of course). I always loved the picture… Continue reading Amazing Love
All About Love
1 Corinthians 13:1,2 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love,… Continue reading All About Love
