christian love

What role does love play in our taking the message of Jesus to the world? How does love relate to our calling as apologists – as those who are to give an answer in defence of the gospel?

In considering our apologetic task, we must acknowledge the inescapable unity between the message and the messenger. If my speech doesn’t flow out of a heart transformed by the love of Christ (i.e. “Christ now lives in me” – Galatians 2:20), then no matter what I say, my words will be meaningless.

Never was it more apparent than in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13. This passage is popularly read as a text at weddings in modern times. 

To the Corinthians, Paul wanted to make clear the indivisible relationship between the gospel (the “message”) and the Christian (the “medium”). 

These verses are worth reflecting on for all of Christian living and deserve our special attention as we consider our role as apologists.

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003 - Do you struggle with being single? Do you doubt God's goodness and struggle to trust Him with your love life? Do you believe the lie that your life is on "hold" and will begin once you get married?  If so, you're not alone. These are the very questions and struggles that Bethany faced during her unexpected journey of being single. 

In this personal conversation, Kristen and Bethany share three lies they believed about their singleness and three truths that helped them to thrive instead. 

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David and Jonathan give us a portrait of excellent Biblical friendship, rooted in a forward-looking focus on God's will, and promises of shared kindness.  But friendship is too small a word for the bond we share in Christ.  What kind of relationship do we have with each other?  What is the basis of this friendship-that-is-more-than-friendship?  And what does this covenantal bond mean for our neighbours around us?

PS- Angie is the blonde monkey in the picture, and Chris is the other.  For the record.

# 010: Since Jesus, God himself, requires Christian people to love others; what can we do to love as we should? Isn't there a few quick and simple steps that we can take to do so? I mean, if we could just be given some quick and easy steps… the world would be a better place, right? Here’s the rub, we don’t all love in the same way. We are unique individuals with different needs and different views of what it means to be loving. So… what can we do? That is what we are going to explore here in episode10. The show notes for this episode, along with the listing of all Bible passages referenced, are found here: https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/010

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In this message from Dr. David Jordan, he shares the story from Acts 10:1-43 and speaks about the mutual hatred and tension between Peter (a Jew) and Cornelius (a Roman lieutenant). But God worked in both of their hearts to help them overcome their prejudice.

A poignant sermon fitting for the tension that exists in our country right now regarding the crisis at the border. What are we to do about those seeking asylum? How should we respond to refugees? What about families being torn apart? We must overcome fear and prejudice and move forward in love for the other.

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