Movie Review of The Greatest Showman
This movie has great moral messages. First, all people deserve love and respect--even people who are different from us.
Tag: Love
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Resolving to Change (Part 3)
knowing that we can change, and getting rid of the obstacles to change, we may still fear change.
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Resolving to Change (Part 2)
change requires us to acknowledge the wrongs of the past, and make God the foundation of our change.
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Christian Graces – Love
To add agape love to our lives we must 1) Know and Believe Jesus, 2) Understand the Proper Place of Self, 3) See Others as God Sees Them. The listener should be able to understand how all the Christian Graces work together to promote agape love through Christ Jesus. This lesson is designed to show how the Christian Graces culminate in love and relate to Jesus and His life.
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The Love of Christ Controls Me
The love of Christ controls me 1) To treat people with dignity and respect, 2) To be a living sacrifice by humbling myself, and 3) To overcome the ambition of selfish desires. The hearer will learn how the love of Christ controls the life of the Christian to act in a respectful, humble, and selfless way.
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Let’s Wash Feet!
Jesus washed feet to teach us to serve one another (John 13:3-15). When we "wash feet," we count others more significant than ourselves (Philippians 2:3-4).
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Evangelism is Love
In this lesson we will see that to engage in evangelism is 1) Loving God, 2) Loving Your Neighbor, and 3) Loving Yourself as God Loves You. Each person should understand that to love our friends and family as God wants us to love them, we must engage in personal evangelism.
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The Grace of God in King David’s Graciousness
In this lesson, we will examine David’s practice of grace to Saul’s house. David understood that: 1) Grace was a Desire, 2) Grace was Proactive, 3) Grace Restores, 4) Grace Gives. Each person should learn what it means to be gracious to others and resolve to practice more grace in our lives.
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“Love is the Perfect Unifier”
How intelligent are we really? Not very, if we are willing to sacrifice relationships for our own pride. Lack of love is the culprit.
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Recovering from Spiritual Narcissism – Part 1
Narcissism is false self-love, an unhealthy focus of self upon self. Godly self-love is based on God's love (Matthew 22:39). The first step to recovery is admitting it.
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The Folly of Life Without God
Let us be diligent to love God and to love our neighbor to reap the abundant life (John 10:10).
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The Secret that Isn’t a Secret
Love one another as God loves us (1 Corinthians 13:4-8): 1) Good Intentions, 2) How Relationships Develop, 3) Where We Went Wrong. Each person should love his neighbor.
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Don’t Ignore the Lost
Are we paying attention to the lost around us? Or are we ignoring the problem.
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Christians Should Avoid Judging and Be Merciful
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/judging.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis sermon was preached by Jimmy Smith the evening of April 30th, 2017.
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Seven Churches of Asia – Ephesus
The church at Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7): 1) Its History, 2) The Church, 3) Jesus' Message, 4) Lessons for Us. Each person should become more familiar with this church.
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Obeying God’s Commandments
We learn that we must empty self if we are to obey God in the way God wants to be obeyed (Philippians 2:5-8).
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Happy New Year 2017!
While there are some things that we want to do that we haven’t been doing, we need to continue to do some good things that we have been doing too!
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United Together in Love
In eternity we will be united in love (1 Peter 4:13) 1) Because God Is Love, 2) Because He Desires Our Unity, 3) Because We Will Long to Belong. Each person can rejoice.
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Standing in Integrity
Standing in integrity (Psalm 41:12) means 1) Doing Right, 2) Keeping Promises, 3) Standing Up for Truth, 4) Trusting God. Each person should understand integrity.
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I Know my Mother Loved Me
I know my mother loved me (1 Samuel 2:19) because she 1) Disciplined Me, 2) Nursed Me, 3) Fed and Clothed Me, 4) Taught Me God's Word. Each person should recall her love.
