Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Jim Sole

Paths to Loss of First Love: Neglect

In part five of our series, we continue looking at the Christian response to what is happening in our world. And the most important aspect of our response is for the church of Jesus Christ to be the church of Jesus Christ defined as His people living out first love to Him in power and influence. This Lord’s Day, we begin the work of self-examination looking at the causes of losing first love for Christ – spiritual neglect and losing the awe of God’s Word.

What is First Love for Christ: The Objects

In part four of our series, we continue looking at the Christian response to what is happening in our world. And the most important and critical response of the hour is for the church of Jesus Christ to be the church of Jesus Christ in the world; His people living out the power and influence of His love or recovering first love for the Lord and people. This Lord’s Day we want to identify the objects of first love – God and people – and be warned of how easy it is to drift into a non-relational Christianity because of loss of first love.

The Marks of Healthy First Love for Christ

In part three of our series, we begin looking at the Christian response. And the most important and critical need of the hour is for the church of Jesus Christ to be the church of Jesus in the world; His people living out the power and influence of His love – something the church at Ephesus had abandoned – first love. This Lord’s Day we want to identify the qualities in the Christian who is living out first love for the Lord Jesus and people.

The Christian Response to Our World: The Recovery of First Love

n part two of our series, we begin looking at the Christian response. And the most important and critical need of the hour is for the church of Jesus Christ to be the church of Jesus in the world; His people living out the power and influence of His love – something the church at Ephesus had abandoned.

When I Am Afraid (Part 12) The Fear of Death

In our continuing series “When I am Afraid”, we come to the point of facing what is the greatest fear in the human experience – the fear of death. It is part of original sin in all humans that occurred in the Garden of Eden and continues to this day. This Lord’s Day, we want to look at the categories of death – physical, spiritual, and eternal with particular emphasis on spiritual death.