The Agape Evolution
Sermonette; Given 5/10/2014
In one context, evolution is absolutely real:the transition of one of God's called-out ones from a state of fear to a state of transcendental agape love.
Casting Off Fear
Sermonette; Given 3/29/2014
Fear manifests itself in many forms, including pride, anger, and competition, stemming from feelings of inadequacy and not measuring up to our pretense.
Spiritual Leprosy in the End-Time Church
Sermonette; Given 2/8/2014
There are parallels in the purification ritual in Leviticus and our cleansing from sin, which we could compare to spiritual leprosy.
Does a Weed Know it's a Weed? (Part Two)
Sermonette; Given 12/28/2013
A tare is easily offended or easily offends because it is self-focused with Satan's seed of pride.
Does a Weed Know it's a Weed? (Part One)
Sermonette; Given 11/2/2013
A weed is a plant having little value, growing where it is not wanted, and it actually harms good plants. We could be a tare by creating a stumbling block.
God's Love Language of Touch
Sermonette; Given 9/21/2013
The incident of the woman with the hemorrhage teaches us that when we, in faith, reach out to touch God, He will reciprocate with love and compassion.
God's Love Language's
Sermonette; Given 9/7/2013
Dr. Gary Chapman, in his book The Five Love Languages, identified five love idioms. To love others, we must understand how they give and receive love.
Dress For Spiritual Success
Sermonette; Given 8/17/2013
Emphasis on the outward appearance is often motivated by vanity, while a stress of the inward adornment is motivated by a humble attitude, glorifying God.
His Compassions Fail Not- But How about Ours?
Sermonette; Given 6/22/2013
The Pharisees would have had an intolerant, condemnatory attitude to the cheeky young son in the Parable of the Prodigal Son who had demanded his inheritance.
There Is No "I" in Love
Sermonette; Given 5/4/2013
All of us have difficulty communicating because we do not know each others' love language, as outlined in Dr. Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages.
Prerequisite to Agape Love
Sermonette; Given 3/16/2013
The Passover season is a time of self-reflection and self-examination with a view of synchronizing our spirituality with Jesus Christ.
Who Needs Authority?
Sermonette; Given 1/26/2013
We are admonished to esteem and honor the ministry, realizing that it serves us, and is helping to prepare us for roles in God's Kingdom.
Controlling the Gap (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/4/2013
Spiritual conditioning involves prayer, study, meditation on God, and occasional fasting, refining our judgment of—and hence our response to—trying situations.
Controlling the Gap (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/28/2012
Controlling the gap between stimulus and response is a Christian responsibility. We must recognize its existence and learn to use this moment properly.
Hope All Things
Sermonette; Given 12/8/2012
A loss of hope constitutes a loss of love. What we hope for will be attained if we have godly love.
God's Way of FOR-GIVE
Sermonette; Given 10/27/2012
Love of our brethren denotes our identity as God's children. Forbearance and forgiveness seem to encapsulate the multiple definitions of love in I Corinthians.
I Saw God Today- How About You?
Sermonette; Given 10/6/2012
Sometimes we miss God's interventions. Those little things that may seem insignificant could be nudges from our Heavenly Father to get us back on course.
God is Omni Agape
Sermonette; Given 9/8/2012
Has the love we initially had become dampened by lawlessness? Some people may be too focused on the world's iniquity to pay attention to the good news.
Omniagape and the Way of Give
Sermonette; Given 8/11/2012
Agape love, an immutable action and a self-sacrificing love, is the aspect of God's character that we have been charged to inculcate.
Loving Ourself?
Sermonette; Given 6/23/2012
Paradoxically, if we apply God's love to others, we actually promote our own best self-interest as well. We are to love one another as Christ loved us.