1 John 4:16, Romans 5:8. t’s one thing to “come to know” the love of God and yet another to “come to believe” and rely upon it. God has clearly demonstrated His love for us at the cross, and now His Spirit seeks to persuade us of that love more and more, so that we […]

1 John 4:8. How should we understand the amazing statement God is love? Why do we need to look at the previous two verses to properly understand the meaning of John 3:16? Nothing can separate us from the love of God ! This is forever guaranteed by the work of the cross. 

Luke 6:36-49. Jesus says that the mark of a disciple is God’s Agape love in their lives. This love is an unconditional love that loves the unlovely, and even our enemies! But we are only able to love this way by yielding to His Spirit in us. The fruit of the Spirit is love and […]

Luke 6:20-36. Luke’s gospel lays out 4 blessings with promises and 4 woes with consequences. What heart attitudes and actions can secure blessings for a follower and disciple of Christ? How can we be blessed?

Luke 10:25-37. “The Good Samaritan”, perhaps the most misunderstood parable of all, teaches us that our love is deficient, we cannot keep the law, and we can only be saved by grace. Then, once we have His spirit, we can love as we are supposed to. It’s not that we should be good to be […]

Romans 5:8. Do you ever question God’s love for you? How persuaded are you that He loves you always? unconditionally? right now? Sometimes we wonder if He still loves us when we have failed and flat on my face. Yet God seeks to prove His love towards us in our best and worst state. Sit […]

John 15:8-27. What does it mean to remain or continue in God’s love? And what can hinder the experience of such love? These questions and others are considered as we further the study of abiding in Him and various aspects of living the Spirit-filled Christian life.

John 14:15-31. Jesus said “if you love me, keep my commandments” but the love He is talking about is not our natural, limited love, but God’s Agape love that is the fruit of the Holy Spirit in us. Sadly many Christians are occupied with “keeping the commandments” but our primary focus should be on being […]

John 13:1-17. With Jesus’ Public Ministry drawn to an end (2-12), we now enters his private ministry with his disciples on the upper room the Thursday night of Passion Week (13-17). Jesus begins his “upper room discourse” with a powerful object lesson in washing the disciples feet. This incredible acted-out-parable speaks of the humble, loving […]

1 John 4:16-19. Each believer must be personally persuaded of God’s Agape love towards them. John could call himself the disciple that Jesus loved, for he was persuaded of that. May we also be able to call ourselves the one whom Jesus loves