TODAYS WORD FOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2009.
DAY FIVE OF A FIVE DAY SERIES
LOVE
Today we want to talk about loving the world. John 3:16 tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that anyone that believes in Him would not perish but would have everlasting life. There are not too many people that have a world mentality when it comes to sharing their faith, but we are to love God and then respond as He commands us. Can you see beyond your daily routines, a world that needs Jesus and then are you willing to respond?
GODS WORD
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
God has blessed us by giving us the opportunity to travel over these last 52 years to close to 100 countries of the world. Because of this we have developed what one might call a “WORLD MENTALITY.” Many people cannot see beyond what they can see with their own eyes. When we love God, He wants us to be concerned with a world that needs to know Jesus and He has commanded us to “Go” and “Preach” as is written in the verse above. This is what most Christians call “THE GREAT COMMISSION.” It is brief, yet forceful and uncompromising.
Jesus made two critical points to those that love Him. First, it was the gospel that we are to preach. This infers clearly that we are not to preach our own thoughts, ideas, beliefs, religion or philosophy. We are to preach the gospel --- the good news that Jesus came and died to pay the penalty for our sins --- because the whole world desperately needs to hear it.
Secondly, Jesus says that the gospel needs to be carried “into all the world.” The great commission was given to the whole church, every believer and is a permanent commission given to every generation, not to just the disciples.
You must respond to this command if you truly love God. The great commission does not allow for excuses like it is too hard, too far, and too dangerous or there are too many barriers. His command is an uncompromising demand that has no room for excuses. So as Christians we must reach out to the world we live in beginning today to share the good news of the gospel to every person in every part of our world.
It is not acceptable to God to say that I will begin my training now and then try to go to some far away place. Now is the day to begin and as you start sharing the good news with “YOUR WORLD,” then God will open new doors for you possibly near to you or far away.
The critical point that we want you to understand, as we close this five day study on love, is that we are to love God, love our spouses, love our children and parents, love our neighbors and then if we love God we need to show that love of God by going into all the world and sharing the gospel – the good news that Jesus died to pay the penalty for ALL of our sins.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Give me a new excitement so that I can begin today to share the good news of the gospel to the world that I live in. Give me the boldness and the confidence that only You can do. Help me to be that shining light that You are looking for in my world. Challenge my family to join me in this new but wonderful ministry that You want to give us. Bless our efforts to share the gospel by giving us a fruitful ministry.
September 20, 2009
Love Part 4: September 17, 2009
TODAYS WORD FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
DAY FOUR OF A FIVE DAY SERIES
LOVE
The Bible tells us much about how and why we should love our neighbor.
GODS WORD
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39
“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
Jesus reminds us in Matthew 22:38-39 that the first and greatest commandment is for us to love the Lord our God. And Jesus gave us a second commandment for us to love our neighbor as ourselves so that we could put into perspective in our minds the first commandment of loving God. If you truly love God, you will do things for God. Love is more then words it is an active experience. Love acts by showing and demonstrating itself. Any person who loves will freely do things for the one loved.
God does not need anything from us. He has all that He needs. There is only one thing we can do to show our love for God. In John 14:21, Jesus tells us that, “those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me.”
In order to keep God’s commandments, loving our neighbor is a requirement and not an option. When we do not love our neighbor we are guilty of breaking the law of God. Paul explains this in Romans 13:9-10: “For the commandments say, ‘you must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, and you must not covet.’ These and other such commandments are summed up in this one commandment: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.”
Loving our neighbor not only fulfills the law, it is a debt we owe. In Romans 13:8, Paul calls it the “continuing debt to Christ because of His great love for us and the sacrifice He made for us.” One way we can repay this debt is to love our neighbors.
To love our neighbor arouses a question: “Who is our neighbor?” Christ answers that question by telling the parable of the Good Samaritan. Every man is to be esteemed ever so highly and helped no matter who he is. Therefore our neighbor is everyone we come into contact with. I Corinthians 13:4-7 describes the Christian love that must be demonstrated in loving our neighbors. Love is patient; love is kind; love envies not; love is not puffed up; love does not vaunt itself; love is not easily provoked; love thinks no evil; love bears all things; love believes all things; love hopes all things and love endures all things.
A man truly loves God only if he truly loves his neighbor.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Give me today a new burden for my neighbors. Help me to honor God and Love Him with all my heart so my neighbors will see Christ through me. Open my eyes so that I may see people who need me and open my heart so that I may be tender toward their needs.
DAY FOUR OF A FIVE DAY SERIES
LOVE
The Bible tells us much about how and why we should love our neighbor.
GODS WORD
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39
“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
Jesus reminds us in Matthew 22:38-39 that the first and greatest commandment is for us to love the Lord our God. And Jesus gave us a second commandment for us to love our neighbor as ourselves so that we could put into perspective in our minds the first commandment of loving God. If you truly love God, you will do things for God. Love is more then words it is an active experience. Love acts by showing and demonstrating itself. Any person who loves will freely do things for the one loved.
God does not need anything from us. He has all that He needs. There is only one thing we can do to show our love for God. In John 14:21, Jesus tells us that, “those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me.”
In order to keep God’s commandments, loving our neighbor is a requirement and not an option. When we do not love our neighbor we are guilty of breaking the law of God. Paul explains this in Romans 13:9-10: “For the commandments say, ‘you must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, and you must not covet.’ These and other such commandments are summed up in this one commandment: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.”
Loving our neighbor not only fulfills the law, it is a debt we owe. In Romans 13:8, Paul calls it the “continuing debt to Christ because of His great love for us and the sacrifice He made for us.” One way we can repay this debt is to love our neighbors.
To love our neighbor arouses a question: “Who is our neighbor?” Christ answers that question by telling the parable of the Good Samaritan. Every man is to be esteemed ever so highly and helped no matter who he is. Therefore our neighbor is everyone we come into contact with. I Corinthians 13:4-7 describes the Christian love that must be demonstrated in loving our neighbors. Love is patient; love is kind; love envies not; love is not puffed up; love does not vaunt itself; love is not easily provoked; love thinks no evil; love bears all things; love believes all things; love hopes all things and love endures all things.
A man truly loves God only if he truly loves his neighbor.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Give me today a new burden for my neighbors. Help me to honor God and Love Him with all my heart so my neighbors will see Christ through me. Open my eyes so that I may see people who need me and open my heart so that I may be tender toward their needs.
Love Part 3: September 16, 2009
TODAYS WORD FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
DAY THREE OF A FIVE DAY SERIES
LOVE
Today we will share some thoughts with you about love between parents and children. We have been married for 52 years and have 6 married children and 21 grandchildren. Possibly some of our experiences will be of help to you.
GODS WORD
“Children obey your parents --- honor your father and mother --- fathers do not provoke your children.” Excerpts from Ephesians 6:1-4.
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of LOVE, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us.” Ephesians 5:1-2.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
We are aware that it is much more difficult to raise a family today then when we raised our family. We know of numerous parents and children that have followed the principles we are outlining in this devotional and today they have Christ honoring Christian families. So we know it can be done and it is not just theory. BUT PLEASE REMEMBER: To raise a family today takes time, dedication, firmness and lots of love.
Paul reminds us in Ephesians chapter I, that we are dearly loved children of God and that we are to live a life of LOVE just as Christ loved us. As parents we are to love our children with sacrificial love just as He loved us and sacrificed himself for us.
Even though for most families today, parenting has become a lost art, the Bible gives us guidelines on parent/children relationships that must be taken seriously and acted upon. There are guidelines for parents and for children.
The following scriptures are clear as to the responsibilities of parents.
• TRAIN: “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
• CORRECT: “Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes he will give delight to your soul.” Proverbs 29:17.
• DISCIPLINE: “The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” Proverbs 29:15
• INSTRUCT: “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother.” Proverbs 1:8.
• WARN: “My son if sinners entice you, do not consent.” Proverbs 1:10.
• ADVISE: “My son, do not walk in the way of them, keep your foot from the path; for their feet run to evil and they make haste to shed blood.” Proverbs 1:15-16.
• DO NOT PROVOKE: “And you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4.
Look carefully at what these scriptures say. They have the specifics --- train, correct, discipline, instruct, warn, advise and do not provoke --- to help you raise your family. This is not an easy assignment because of the pressures of today’s society. You will not be aided by your child’s peers, their school or school teachers and probably not much in your church. It is a parent’s responsibility and you must take it seriously daily from your child’s very early age.
Now the children also have their responsibilities and parents must teach these to them as well:
• OBEY: “Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1.
• HONOR: “Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise; that it may be well with you and you may live long on this earth.” Ephesians 6:2-3.
• LOVE YOUR PEERS: “Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathon (Paul’s son) was knit to the soul of David (his peer and cousin). And Jonathon and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.” I Samuel 18:1-3.
A child needs to be taught that he has boundaries. These boundaries are compared by some as to be “Gates” and “Walls.” Ancient cities had them to protect them from the enemy and parents must set boundaries to protect their child from today’s enemies. Parents must be firm and consistent in enforcing the set boundaries. Raising your voice does not help, in fact it hinders the response needed. Parents can not be afraid to say “NO.” When you say “NO” it is advisable to give a reasonable explanation. However children must be taught that when a parent says “NO,” it means “NO.”
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Give us the wisdom, patience and love needed today to be a God fearing parent dedicated to use the guidelines out lined in Your word. Help us to love our children as our Heavenly Father loves us with a sacrificial love. Help us to teach our children to respect us as as we respect them and to be obedient to us and to Thee. Give our children compliant hearts. Bring our children to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
DAY THREE OF A FIVE DAY SERIES
LOVE
Today we will share some thoughts with you about love between parents and children. We have been married for 52 years and have 6 married children and 21 grandchildren. Possibly some of our experiences will be of help to you.
GODS WORD
“Children obey your parents --- honor your father and mother --- fathers do not provoke your children.” Excerpts from Ephesians 6:1-4.
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of LOVE, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us.” Ephesians 5:1-2.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
We are aware that it is much more difficult to raise a family today then when we raised our family. We know of numerous parents and children that have followed the principles we are outlining in this devotional and today they have Christ honoring Christian families. So we know it can be done and it is not just theory. BUT PLEASE REMEMBER: To raise a family today takes time, dedication, firmness and lots of love.
Paul reminds us in Ephesians chapter I, that we are dearly loved children of God and that we are to live a life of LOVE just as Christ loved us. As parents we are to love our children with sacrificial love just as He loved us and sacrificed himself for us.
Even though for most families today, parenting has become a lost art, the Bible gives us guidelines on parent/children relationships that must be taken seriously and acted upon. There are guidelines for parents and for children.
The following scriptures are clear as to the responsibilities of parents.
• TRAIN: “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
• CORRECT: “Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes he will give delight to your soul.” Proverbs 29:17.
• DISCIPLINE: “The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” Proverbs 29:15
• INSTRUCT: “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother.” Proverbs 1:8.
• WARN: “My son if sinners entice you, do not consent.” Proverbs 1:10.
• ADVISE: “My son, do not walk in the way of them, keep your foot from the path; for their feet run to evil and they make haste to shed blood.” Proverbs 1:15-16.
• DO NOT PROVOKE: “And you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4.
Look carefully at what these scriptures say. They have the specifics --- train, correct, discipline, instruct, warn, advise and do not provoke --- to help you raise your family. This is not an easy assignment because of the pressures of today’s society. You will not be aided by your child’s peers, their school or school teachers and probably not much in your church. It is a parent’s responsibility and you must take it seriously daily from your child’s very early age.
Now the children also have their responsibilities and parents must teach these to them as well:
• OBEY: “Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1.
• HONOR: “Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise; that it may be well with you and you may live long on this earth.” Ephesians 6:2-3.
• LOVE YOUR PEERS: “Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathon (Paul’s son) was knit to the soul of David (his peer and cousin). And Jonathon and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.” I Samuel 18:1-3.
A child needs to be taught that he has boundaries. These boundaries are compared by some as to be “Gates” and “Walls.” Ancient cities had them to protect them from the enemy and parents must set boundaries to protect their child from today’s enemies. Parents must be firm and consistent in enforcing the set boundaries. Raising your voice does not help, in fact it hinders the response needed. Parents can not be afraid to say “NO.” When you say “NO” it is advisable to give a reasonable explanation. However children must be taught that when a parent says “NO,” it means “NO.”
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Give us the wisdom, patience and love needed today to be a God fearing parent dedicated to use the guidelines out lined in Your word. Help us to love our children as our Heavenly Father loves us with a sacrificial love. Help us to teach our children to respect us as as we respect them and to be obedient to us and to Thee. Give our children compliant hearts. Bring our children to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Love Part 2: September 15, 2009
TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
DAY TWO OF A FIVE DAY SERIES ON
LOVE
Yesterday we talked about loving God. Loving God is the greatest commandment that God has given us. Today we will share some thoughts on loving your spouse.
GODS WORD
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.” Mark 10:7-9.
“Marriage is honorable among all --- but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4.
“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness?” II Corinthians 6:14.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
We have been married for over 52 years and through out these years we have both learned a lot about marriage and relationships between spouses. These are lessons from our lives that we would like to share with you.
To begin with two people that are in love need to face several crucial issues. We strongly feel that the first and foremost question you must face is that your future spouse shares your spiritual values. In the verse above from II Corinthians it clearly states that you are not to be unequally yoked together. Down through the years we can honestly say that being unequally yoked together is the leading cause for marriage breakups. If your future spouse does not know the Lord and live a Christ honoring life, DO NOT PROCEED. Do not get into marriage thinking you can change your future spouse once you are married. It just does not work!
We also believe that there are three keys to a successful marriage. First there must be a COMMITTMENT by both parties. A lifetime commitment to one another and the honoring of the vows you take at your ceremony are critical in making a marriage successful. Together you will have mountains to climb and valleys to struggle through and unless you have the Lord next to you and a firm life long commitment, humanly speaking the marriage probably will not last.
Secondly, there must be daily COMMUNICATION between spouses. This includes listening to one another, talking often and sharing all things, both good and bad, with one another. When either of the two spouses withholds things from the other, the marriage begins to collapse. Marriage is a two way street between husband and wife. There must be a mutual submission and a willingness to put aside selfish personal desires that are harmful to the marriage relationship.
Thirdly, partners in a marriage must be CHRIST-LIKE. Most spouses have no idea what we mean when we say CHRIST-LIKE. Simply said --- Jesus had a servant’s heart and attitude. He was kind, willing to forgive, tender hearted, always thinking about others, and was compassionate every day He spent on earth. In a marriage both parties must strive to be kind, forgiving and compassionate along with wanting what is best for your spouse.
In order to be Christ-like one must submit oneself to Christ as his or her Lord of their life. If your marriage is on the rocks, first look at your own life. Have you submitted yourself completely to Christ and allowed Him to become Lord of your life? If you want healing in your marriage, start with yourself and your relationship with God. You will then be able to deal with your spouse with a Christ-like attitude.
Just as we are told in the scriptures to love God, we are also told to love our spouse. In Colossians 3:18-20 it reads: “wives submit to your own husbands, as it is fitting unto the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter to them.” If these two verses are a basis for your marriage, God will bless it. Marriage is an equal partnership. There is no ruler but together you live equally every day of your life.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Help us this day to improve our marriage by strengthening our commitment to one another and to You. Help us to communicate clearly to one another and learn to listen to what each other is saying. Then help us be Christ-like in all we do. May those that we touch today see a difference in us and may we radiate to them our love to You.
DAY TWO OF A FIVE DAY SERIES ON
LOVE
Yesterday we talked about loving God. Loving God is the greatest commandment that God has given us. Today we will share some thoughts on loving your spouse.
GODS WORD
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.” Mark 10:7-9.
“Marriage is honorable among all --- but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4.
“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness?” II Corinthians 6:14.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
We have been married for over 52 years and through out these years we have both learned a lot about marriage and relationships between spouses. These are lessons from our lives that we would like to share with you.
To begin with two people that are in love need to face several crucial issues. We strongly feel that the first and foremost question you must face is that your future spouse shares your spiritual values. In the verse above from II Corinthians it clearly states that you are not to be unequally yoked together. Down through the years we can honestly say that being unequally yoked together is the leading cause for marriage breakups. If your future spouse does not know the Lord and live a Christ honoring life, DO NOT PROCEED. Do not get into marriage thinking you can change your future spouse once you are married. It just does not work!
We also believe that there are three keys to a successful marriage. First there must be a COMMITTMENT by both parties. A lifetime commitment to one another and the honoring of the vows you take at your ceremony are critical in making a marriage successful. Together you will have mountains to climb and valleys to struggle through and unless you have the Lord next to you and a firm life long commitment, humanly speaking the marriage probably will not last.
Secondly, there must be daily COMMUNICATION between spouses. This includes listening to one another, talking often and sharing all things, both good and bad, with one another. When either of the two spouses withholds things from the other, the marriage begins to collapse. Marriage is a two way street between husband and wife. There must be a mutual submission and a willingness to put aside selfish personal desires that are harmful to the marriage relationship.
Thirdly, partners in a marriage must be CHRIST-LIKE. Most spouses have no idea what we mean when we say CHRIST-LIKE. Simply said --- Jesus had a servant’s heart and attitude. He was kind, willing to forgive, tender hearted, always thinking about others, and was compassionate every day He spent on earth. In a marriage both parties must strive to be kind, forgiving and compassionate along with wanting what is best for your spouse.
In order to be Christ-like one must submit oneself to Christ as his or her Lord of their life. If your marriage is on the rocks, first look at your own life. Have you submitted yourself completely to Christ and allowed Him to become Lord of your life? If you want healing in your marriage, start with yourself and your relationship with God. You will then be able to deal with your spouse with a Christ-like attitude.
Just as we are told in the scriptures to love God, we are also told to love our spouse. In Colossians 3:18-20 it reads: “wives submit to your own husbands, as it is fitting unto the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter to them.” If these two verses are a basis for your marriage, God will bless it. Marriage is an equal partnership. There is no ruler but together you live equally every day of your life.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Help us this day to improve our marriage by strengthening our commitment to one another and to You. Help us to communicate clearly to one another and learn to listen to what each other is saying. Then help us be Christ-like in all we do. May those that we touch today see a difference in us and may we radiate to them our love to You.
Love Part 1: September 14, 2009
TODAYS WORD FOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
A FIVE DAY SERIES ON
LOVE
Love defined by Webster:
Affection for one another; an object of affection; any strong liking or affection.
GODS WORD
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment.” Matthew 22:37.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
The “great commandment” that God has given to us is to love God. When we talk about loving God it demands that we have a relationship with Him. You cannot love someone without having a relationship with him or her.
Some people say they believe in God but they show no indication of having a relationship with God. There is a difference between being religious and saying you believe in God and having a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus. Some people call Christianity a religion, but Christianity is a LOVE relationship one has with God through His Son Jesus Christ.
The religions of the world require a devotion and adherence to a set of beliefs, practices and rituals such as doing good deeds and penance in order to earn one’s way to heaven. The Bible is very clear in saying that there is absolutely nothing one can do to earn their way to heaven. It is not what we do, but what God has done for us that provides us a way to heaven.
God sent His only Son to die on the cross to pay our penalty for our sins. This is how He showed His LOVE to us. What we must do is to accept Jesus Christ into our life to be our Lord and Savior and then begin a relationship with God that is built on true LOVE!
There is no greater LOVE than the LOVE that God has for us. God paid the highest price He could to provide us a way to eternal life with Him. He sacrificed His only Son to show His LOVE to us and to provide a way that we can have a relationship with Him. That is what true Love is all about --- loving God because He loves us!
We also love God because He has given us the greatest “love letter” of all time --- THE BIBLE! God gave in love His Holy Word so that we had a guide book on how to live a Christ honoring life. What we believe is based on a LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, not a religion.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Thank you dear Lord for the love that You have shown to me. Help me to learn more about You today and to build my relationship with You. May my friends and family see in me the love that I have for You and may it encourage them to want to love Jesus so that they may also know what it means to have a relationship with You.
A FIVE DAY SERIES ON
LOVE
Love defined by Webster:
Affection for one another; an object of affection; any strong liking or affection.
GODS WORD
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment.” Matthew 22:37.
WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE
The “great commandment” that God has given to us is to love God. When we talk about loving God it demands that we have a relationship with Him. You cannot love someone without having a relationship with him or her.
Some people say they believe in God but they show no indication of having a relationship with God. There is a difference between being religious and saying you believe in God and having a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus. Some people call Christianity a religion, but Christianity is a LOVE relationship one has with God through His Son Jesus Christ.
The religions of the world require a devotion and adherence to a set of beliefs, practices and rituals such as doing good deeds and penance in order to earn one’s way to heaven. The Bible is very clear in saying that there is absolutely nothing one can do to earn their way to heaven. It is not what we do, but what God has done for us that provides us a way to heaven.
God sent His only Son to die on the cross to pay our penalty for our sins. This is how He showed His LOVE to us. What we must do is to accept Jesus Christ into our life to be our Lord and Savior and then begin a relationship with God that is built on true LOVE!
There is no greater LOVE than the LOVE that God has for us. God paid the highest price He could to provide us a way to eternal life with Him. He sacrificed His only Son to show His LOVE to us and to provide a way that we can have a relationship with Him. That is what true Love is all about --- loving God because He loves us!
We also love God because He has given us the greatest “love letter” of all time --- THE BIBLE! God gave in love His Holy Word so that we had a guide book on how to live a Christ honoring life. What we believe is based on a LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, not a religion.
TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER
Thank you dear Lord for the love that You have shown to me. Help me to learn more about You today and to build my relationship with You. May my friends and family see in me the love that I have for You and may it encourage them to want to love Jesus so that they may also know what it means to have a relationship with You.
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