Jeremy Utley - Love for the Church Family
Summary
The foundation of all ministry in the church must be love, as demonstrated by the warning in 1 Corinthians 13 that gifts without love are nothing. True Christian love, which is supernatural and divine, is required to be a fully functioning member of the church. This love should not be based on natural affinity but on the shared Spirit, which constitutes our 'spiritual flesh and blood.'
Description
Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Love for the Church Family Date: 01-25-2015 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning member of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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