Oct 2015
Tough Love
18/10/15 14:08
Because the church exists to glorify God, we must reflect the fullness of His Love:
1. Love in our conviction (1-2)
- adultery is more than just the deepest level of sexual intimacy, it includes breaking the covenant marriage relation with simple, surface level acts of intimacy
- we ought to be convicted to show what a moral life looks like
2. Love in our discipline (3-8)
- for the sake of God's name we need to speak up
3. Love in our evangelism (9-13)
- we can get so caught in the cleanliness of our church, and miss the messiness outside that we are called to help with
- when we are effective in evangelism we see the damage of sin and the value of the message of grace for the world
Proverbs 14:4 - “Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.” Read More...
1. Love in our conviction (1-2)
- adultery is more than just the deepest level of sexual intimacy, it includes breaking the covenant marriage relation with simple, surface level acts of intimacy
- we ought to be convicted to show what a moral life looks like
2. Love in our discipline (3-8)
- for the sake of God's name we need to speak up
3. Love in our evangelism (9-13)
- we can get so caught in the cleanliness of our church, and miss the messiness outside that we are called to help with
- when we are effective in evangelism we see the damage of sin and the value of the message of grace for the world
Proverbs 14:4 - “Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.” Read More...