February 10, 2010

Brothers and Sisters,

Our God gives us life and continues to love us throughout our whole life. As wonderful as that is, we still have our problems.  Many of those problems stem from relationships - spouse, children, parents, in-laws,friends, co-workers, to name a few.

In his infinite wisdom and understanding God shows us how to have successful relationships.  He tells us we are to have the same standard in our relationships as He has.  What is that standard He requires of us?  It is love - not that world's love but the love of God.

God doesn't just suggest we do this, but commands us to love those around us just like He loves us.  In order to live as God asks, we most first understand how God defines love.  There is a clear definition of Godly love and it is found in the bible in 1 Corinthians 13.  By studying this passage of scripture, we can understand God's love.  In these words, we discover it is much deeper and requires more than the world's love.

We want to invite you to join us on February 14 to start to a six week study on how to understand and live God's concept of love on a daily basis in all our relationships.  Please plan to be at worship at 10:00 a.m. this Sunday for the start of something amazing as we learn to love people God's way.

 God bless and I'll be looking for you.

Mike Bradshaw