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Key Elements of Serving Love

Dennis McCallum

Ephesians 4:15

Paul models serving love for believers by describing his personal relationship with the Thessalonian church. His love for them is motivated by the gospel and characterized by integrity in ministry, reliance on the truth, correct motives for service, and the practice of personal discipleship. Serving love is more rewarding than receiving love from others because of its eternal value, and pursuing it leads to a fulfilling and joyous life.

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The Foundation of Christian Community: Biblical Love

Gary DeLashmutt

1 John 4

Paul instructs the Corinthians on the importance of exercising biblical love, and then describes what this sacrificial love really is. Agape (sacrificial/biblical) love is unconditional, forgiving, willing to discipline, moves toward all people, gives generously, and tries to meet all needs. We look to 1 John 4 to discover how we as Christians can develop this love.

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The Logic of Grace

Dennis McCallum

Deuteronomy 30:3-5

God's grace has three components: faith, hope, and love. This faith is dependent upon God's self-authentication through fulfilled prophecies like the regathering of Israel, and it is also personal in the sense that people choose individually to start a relationship with God. God also extends hope to people through the promise of eternal life in heaven, and this hope provides Christians with joy in this life. Finally, love is the motivation for sharing God's grace with people who do not know Him and serving others in the church. These three components provide a firm foundation for the Christian life and reasons to learn more about Christ for those who are investigating the Christian faith.

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Authentic Christian Community (Part 3) Spiritual Gifts

Gary DeLashmutt

1 Corinthians 12:1-31

Paul speaks to the Corinthians about spiritual gifts, explaining that they are to be used to serve others. We are to live inter-dependent lives with other believers, and learn to love them sacrificially. Each of us has a role to play, and spiritual gifts are just one way God wants to use us to support the body.

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Wisdom and Friendship

Scott Risley

Proverbs 20:5

Choosing and cultivating friendships is a prominent theme in the book of Proverbs. Throughout Proverbs, there are warnings against befriending the fool. In contrast, it also highlights qualities of godly friendships, among those being loyalty, transparency, patience and generosity. The foundation of a good friendship is the fear of the Lord, receiving and giving His sacrificial love.

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Authentic Christian Community (Part 2)

Gary DeLashmutt

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Paul calls the Corinthians to come to their meetings ready to serve others in love. Those attending the home churches in Corinth were stuck in a selfish mindset, choosing to not welcome others or share with them. The result was that their worship of God was empty, since no actions backed their words. Paul rebukes their selfishness, and reveals to the Corinthians that God has been disciplining them with the goal that they'll repent and choose to love.

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Wise Tips On Friendships

Dennis McCallum

Proverbs 17

There are a number of ways to relate to one another that are shared throughout the Proverbs. To gain strong and close relationships with other people Proverbs describes that we should be people who are loyal, trustworthy, giving, honest and willing to discipline in love. Relational skills like this are learned in the Body of Christ. Like these characteristics that bring success to relationship there are also a number of qualities we can have that spoil relationships.

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Authentic Christian Community (Part 1)

Gary DeLashmutt

1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Paul calls the Corinthians to give up their selfish ways and live for others. He uses women wearing head coverings to teach the church about sacrificing our free will for the sake of loving others and reaching them. Paul gives us several principles for serving love, and we learn the importance of historical context when interpreting scripture.

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Submitting to One Another

Dennis McCallum

Ephesians 5:21-33

The Bible, more than any other religious text, promotes equality on all levels. The Bible's example of leadership, through Jesus, is that of servant leadership. Submission in the Biblical context means being willing to be responsive to the ways that the other person is trying to lead and serve you.

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