For some of us, we fear love. We fear loving others with sacrificial practical love. Maybe you have hard time loving others with the love of Jesus because:

• You might be rejected.

• You might be hurt.

• You might be betrayed.

• You might be embarrassed.

This is the Big statement from John: “Perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18). John has been telling that one of the ways we know we belong to God is by how we love others. But, love is a challenge because it’s hard to love. Let’s love fearlessly!

I hear this phrase more and more, “Well, that’s your truth. We all have our own truth.” But can that line up with what real truth is? it’s that which is found in the Word of God, the Bible. When a false speaks "their truth”, can we test it to recognize it as false? Yes we can and yes we should. Here’s how.

Hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth good will to men. Yet, in the midst of this hate, Christains are called to love the hateful, the unlovely, the mean, the destructive, and all humans in this broken world. Love God. Love your brothers and sisters in Christ. Then your love will be seen as God’s love as never before.

We are alll broken people. Yet, do we really have to live broken when we are new creations following Jesus? There is another way other than allowing sin, our enemy to take our lives over. The answer is found in what happened when Jesus died and rose again for us.

Comfort when we’re hurting is a big deal. As believers, we rely on God to bring us His comfort. Often that comes through other believers who have often been through a hard time and are qualified by their difficult situation to bring comfort. Has God given you a story that can help others who are facing the “sentence of death”. It might not be sickness, but it could be the death of: a relationship, finances, or somehing else. Learn to respond as God intends.

Over and over again in the Bible we are challenged to endure. Yet, often we don’t know that looks like on a spiritual biblical level. It does matter that we listen and believe the right doctrines that the Bible teaches us clearly. It’s time that we as God’s people understand what it means to endure as followers of Christ.

The world is not just our planet, it is also something much more insidious. It is this broken world system that is everything that opooses the Christian, the Christ, and His kingdom. We are told simply told to not love the world neither the things in it. Let’s begin understanding what that means in today’s teaching.

Believing in Jesus is a good thing. But certainly there is more to being a follower of Christ than just some mental assent to someone you believe existed or even that He died to forgive us. If you love him, you’ll keep HIs commands. How serious was Jesus when He taught that. He was very serious because what goes on in your life is a matter of life and death. If you want to know you have eternal life, you need to listen.

We sin. We experience darkness. We have no way out.. except for the light of the world, Jesus Christ. He took our place and made it so that we have a way to be in God's holy presence in heaven and walk in His light right now.

Ever wonder why the high priest wore the garments he did? It was to point HIs people to His glory and beauty. As His people looked forward to the messiah, they would recognize His glory and beauty to trust and follow Jesus.