Growth was central to the church of Acts. “… And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47 (see also Acts 6:7 (NLT) So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too; Acts 12:24 (NLT) Meanwhile,…
Good morning. My name is Riley if I haven’t met you before, and this morning we come to the third week in our series “Better Together” looking at how God has called us into authentic, gospel centred community with one another. We’re calling them LIFE groups and today we’re considering Spiritual Practices. There’s a sense…
A group of women were at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with their husbands. The women were asked, “How many of you love your husband?” All the women raised their hands.
Asked, “When was the last time you told your husband you loved him?”
Some women answered … “today,” a few … “yesterday,” and some … “can’t remember.”
The women were then told to take out their mobile phones and text their husband – “I love you, Sweetheart”
The women were instructed to exchange phones with one another and read aloud the text message they received in response to their message.
Created for Community Matthew 22:37-39 (NLT) 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT) 19 Therefore, go and make disciples…