Series: After God’s Own Heart Title: Speak the Truth Text: Ephesians 4:15 Today’s Takeaway – To be a church after God’s own heart, we must speak the truth in love throughout our community 1. God loves truth 2. Truth is the pathway to Christlikeness 3. Love should characterize our truth-telling 4. Love should motivate our…
Series: Lampstand Letters Title: The Tolerant Church Text: Revelation 2:18-29 Today’s Truth – Love does not tolerate what God does not tolerate. 1. Love is connected to truth 2. Love calls sinners to repentance 3. Love excludes from fellowship the unrepentant 4. Love holds fast to truth and hope May we biblically love one another…
Series: Everybody’s Leading Somebody Title: Truth and Love Text: Proverbs 8:6-9 Leadership Principle #9 – Good leaders balance truth and love. 1. You must speak truth 2. Those you influence must hear truth 3. Your truth-speaking must be tempered with love May those following you be blessed with a balance of truth and love from…
Series: Diagnosis: Healthy Church Title: I Shall Not Be Moved Text: 1 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Today’s Truth – A healthy church unwaveringly upholds biblical truth throughout the ages 1. Realize the church’s crucial role in society 2. Keep Christ and His gospel as the chief cornerstone 3. Expect people to be drawn away and try to…