Love Unmasked – Ready to Serve
Intake, compression, power, exhaust. That is the 4-stroke cycle of the engine in your car, truck, or motorcycle. Sure, there are some variations, but the principle remains the same. Over…
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Love Unmasked – Honor
Love, unfortunately, is often transactional in our modern world. I’ll only love you if you meet some standard. Unmasked love, however, is unconditional. It is love for love’s sake alone.…
Love Unmasked – Good and Evil
The first test of unmasked love is the problem of evil. If we follow the world’s concept of love, then we should empathize with and try to understand evil lest…
Romans Applied – Real Unity
The final chapter of Romans displays the fruit of the other 15 chapters. It shows a genuine unity of fellowship built on mutual faith in Jesus Christ. Beginning with a…
Romans Applied – Purpose and Plans
Long-distance runners talk about “smelling the finish” as they near the end of their race. They started the race with fresh enthusiasm, slogged through the middle, and are now approaching…
Romans Applied – God’s Patience
Parents will identify with the first verse of our passage today. “Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to…
Romans Applied – Dealing With Differences
Dealing with our differences is never easy. Walking with Jesus while also walking with other brothers and sisters in Christ can feel complicated at times. While we strive for unity,…
Romans Applied – Debt of Love
We all have obligations. Some are formal, like a bank loan or a business contract. Other obligations are informal, such as caring for children or fulfilling a promise. Our next…
Romans Applied – Debt of Honor
We all have layers of authority in our lives. Parents, teachers, bosses, customers, local, regional, and national government, and Christ our King. In continuation of the normal Christian life or…
Romans Applied – Christian Life
Drive carefully. Watch for deer. Take care. Love you. Be safe. All of those are “mom” words parents say as older children leave the house. They are short reminders and…
Romans Applied – Many Gifts
Faith is not lived in isolation. While there are (and should be) alone times with God, we must also live out our faith anchored in fellowship with other followers of…
Romans Applied – Transformed
With the leading verses of Romans 12, we turn a corner from explaining God’s mercies to living them out. Paul has spent the bulk of his letter to Roman believers…