Category: Love

Aug 13

Notes for August 2022 – The Second 3 Reasons: Love, Co-Agency, and Free Will

By drjimo in Live like that, Love

This month the title of my sermon this month is The Second 3 Reasons: Love, Co-Agency, and Free Will I’ve compiled a list of 20 Reasons to Have Faith in God. These are reasons for everyone, but I’m thinking about the non-believer. They are foundational. My long-term goal is to preach on all 20 reason, …

Jan 03

Howard Thurman influential American visionary, educator, and leader

By drjimo in Christianity, Church, Communication, Community, Grace, Humility, Leadership, Love, Ministry, Racism (fighting against), Relationships, Respect and Honor, Servant Leadership, Walk, Wisdom

Howard Thurman Howard Thurman (Nov. 18, 1899, Daytona Beach, FL – Apr. 10, 1981, San Francisco, CA) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, mystic, educator, preacher, and civil rights leader. As a prominent and inspirational religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements and organizations of the 20th century. Dr. Thurman …

Jul 13

Ideas on love by Bob Lepine

By drjimo in Family, Love, Marriage, Servant Leadership

Your good is my goal, should be a driving force to maintain love for a lasting marriage. It involves commitment and self sacrifice. Philippians 2:3-4 Psalm 34:3

Oct 08

God permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves.

By drjimo in Christianity, Discipleship, Love, Ministry, Servant Leadership

God permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves. And ‘the accomplishing’ might be through his followers.

Sep 28

Calvin’s Micah 6:8 Prayer

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Love, Prayer

In the Calvin commentary on Micah he includes this prayer. (I have the Calvin app.) It is broad and far-reaching, in the same way that Micah 6:8 is broad and far-reaching.

Micah

Mar 22

Awareness

By drjimo in Christianity, Community, Faith, Love, Relationships

May we have an awareness, as Jesus showed us, and shows us, of others and respond responsibly. My prayer is that God would give me that awareness and ability to respond in love.

Awareness

Jan 19

See, Love, Follow

By drjimo in Christianity, Faith, Growth, Love, Prayer

http://achievebalance.com/data/songs/daybyday.htm

Nov 22

Prevenient, Justifying, and Sanctifying Grace

By drjimo in Christianity, Discipleship, Grace, Love

Good, not to long, article on Wesley’s view of Prevenient, Justifying, and Sanctifying Grace. http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/our-wesleyan-heritage To sanctify means to set apart as or declare holy; consecrate. To consecrate means to make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose. Through God’s sanctifying grace, we grow and mature in …

Justifying, Prevenient, Sanctifying, Wesley

Oct 13

Grasping and being moved to Please, Know, and Resemble God

By drjimo in Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Glorifying God, Growth, Love, Relationships

From Tim Keller’s daily reading plan (and his fuller book) from YouVersion (below). I want this ultimate relationship with God. I want to grasp what Jesus did for me and all of mankind. I want to be in relationship with God to please Him, know Him, and resemble Him, as I love those around me …

Jul 26

Golden and Platinum Rules

By drjimo in Bible study, Christianity, Discipleship, Grace, Love, Servant Leadership

The Golden Rule Matthew 7:12 (ESV) 12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Kant’s Categorical Imperative [Disclaimer: This is slightly off topic, because Immanuel Kant (in the top 5 philosophers of all time) was not a Christian. He did have a strong moral …

Categorical Imperative, Golden Rule, Platinum Rule