Preparing our Hearts to Worship
In an effort to help you prepare for the September 8, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Cultivating Sacrificial Love”. The main Scriptures for the day are the 1John 4:7-12.
(Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I have tried to make available for your devotional life.)
From the Scriptures
Please read through Chapter 21 of Believe this week, this is an edited selection of Scriptures from the NIV that seeks to show how certain beliefs, ways of living and character qualities are elaborated upon throughout all of Scripture.
You may also like to read and reflect upon these other New Testament passages 1Corinthians 13:1-13.
From the Creeds and Confessions
Heidelberg Catechism Q107 But is it enough that we do not kill our neighbor in any such way? No; for when God forbids envy, hatred, and anger, he commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves: to show patience, peace, meekness, mercy, and all kindness towards him, prevent his hurt as much as in us lies, and do good even to our enemies.
From the songs, hymns and spiritual songs of the Church
The Proof of your Love (for King and Country): Lyrics, Video
How Great is Your Love (Stanfill): Lyrics, Video
No greater love (Maher): Lyrics, Video
For Thoughtful Reflection, Prayer, or further Study
Read and reflect upon Desiring God’s A Call to Love and to Death.
Read and reflect on this 12 Factors in Agape Love.
The Sermon will be available online on September 8, 2019 at 12:30 pm.
Disclaimer: Reference to a particular article or website does not constitute endorsement or agreement with everything in that article or on that website.
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