The Church of the Resurrection will start a new sermon series on Sunday: Confessions of a Struggling Parent.
Choosing Love
As I was reading 1 John 4:1-7 and the study notes for tonight’s Bible study, I was struck by the relationship of these verses to the conversation during church today. Due to the illness of the pastor, a local member had about 10 minutes notice that he was leading worship – including the sermon – this morning. Instead of a formal sermon, he opted for a congregational conversation about what the role of our church should be in respect to the current economic times. This conversation identified the need for hope, the need for action, and that we as individuals can make a choice to not be ’sucked’ in by the media by choosing to not live in fear.
In 1 John 4:7, John exhorts us to love one another. The study notes for this verse point out that love is more than a feeling. When we love as God loved us (by sacrificing his son, Christ, for us) our love will involve a choice and an action.
Lord, help us to do your work and thus show our love to the world that everyone might see your light.
Let us continue to love one another
