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[A] = summary lessons
[B] = exegetical analysis
[C] = topical doctrinal studies
What is a Mini-Series?
A Mini-Series is a small subset of lessons from a major series which covers a particular subject or book. The class numbers will be in reference to the major series rather than the mini-series.

Messages with tag - Loving God

193 - The Love God Has for Us [C]
Sunday, May 21, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 John 4:7-19 & John 13:34-35
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 58 mins 17 secs

“Of course I love God. I sing songs about loving Him all the time.” If this sounds like what you think, listen to this message to find out how we demonstrate our love for God in our daily lives. Find out that believers can choose to love other believers or can choose to hate them. Be challenged to exhibit to others that God is a God of love and that we love Him because He first loved us.

This message includes a brief update by Jeff Phipps about his recent ministry trip to Brazil.

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038 - Love for Other Believers [B]
Sunday, August 11, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 1:15-16
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 41 mins 26 secs
Love all other believers? Are you kidding me? How can we do that? Listen to this message to learn that it depends on our remembering something. See that our love is to based on an objective criteria. Find out how the Apostle Paul showed his love by praying for those he had heard two things about. See what “believing in Christ” and the “shedding of blood” means. Make a practical application of this lesson by meeting the needs of other believers.
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05 - Are We Willing to Count the Cost?
Sunday, August 26, 2018
by Robert Dean
Passage: Luke 14:25-33
Series: Discipleship (2018)
Duration: 54 mins 40 secs
Do you have to give up much of what you love in life in order to become Christ’s disciple? Liven to this lesson to see that it’s a matter of setting your priorities. Love for Christ must come before family, fortune, and even your own desires. Find out what Jesus meant by “hating” family and self. See that obedience to God’s mandates are a barometer of our love for Him. After you accept Christ as your Savior be prepared to face many decisions that involve the cost of following God.
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129 - Biblical Love [B]
Thursday, May 10, 2018
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Peter 4:8
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 49 secs
“What is this thing called love?” Listen to this message to hear that the Bible teaches that love is not an emotion but a mental attitude. Hear a number of principles that define biblical love and see that it is never permissiveness. When we are tempted to wonder why a loving God allows suffering, see that we need to redefine our concept of love and that God’s righteousness, justice, and love work together. Find out the distinction between believers and disciples.
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