Sermons from October 2025
We Love the World
John 3:16-17 — In a letter addressed to Christians for whom he felt a spiritual and paternal bond (1 John 2:1), John wrote: 1 John 4:7-8 (ESV) 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. John’s message offers an unsurprising command – he wrote to people he loved and provided instruction consistent with…
We Love One Another
John 13:31-35 — Love is the defining mark of God’s people; not just spoken or felt, but lived. From the cross to the towel to the quiet presence beside the brokenhearted, Jesus showed us that real love always takes shape in action. It sacrifices, it serves, it shows up. Scripture calls us to reflect that same love: the love that gives before it’s asked, that stoops low to lift others, that enters the mess instead of avoiding it. This is…
We Love God
Matthew 22:34-38– We have one word for “love” that we liberally employ – I love cycling; I love good quality paper; I love my boys; I love my wife; I love God. I do not love all those things equally or even in the same way, yet I use the same word to describe my varied relationships with them. We understand that love comes in degrees, ranging from casual to deep, from disposable to essential. However, sometimes we make a…
God Loves the World
John 3:16-17 — For a long time, I have heard anecdotal stories about the popularity of John 3:16. However, the increasing prevalence of online Bibles has enabled researchers to examine passages searched around the world. A 2022 examination of that data by World Vision revealed that, while some variety exists between regions and nations, the “most popular Bible verse in the world is John 3:16, which is searched over two million times each month across the globe.” We can understand the…