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Topic: Love
As Humans Go, So Goes the Earth
There is a direct, organic connection between how humans live in love and the well-being of creation. The calamity experienced at the hands of the environment is a natural result of human failure to care for it as God intended.
The “Wrath of God”
What does it mean to trust God as the ultimate judge? This is an important question if we are going to live in love and forego judgment of others.
Flowers for Footprints
John’s first letter tells us that we are God’s children and that the world is controlled by the evil one. But even more, it tells us how to know Jesus in the midst of this evil so that we might have resurrection life.
Getting Off Your High Horse
We get off the “high horse” by not judging others or seeing ourselves as superior to them. We also get off the high horse by living relationship with others and having the humility to receive feedback from them.
Fake News
The story of Genesis 3 identifies the lies at the root of all that is wrong with the world. These lies are fake news about the nature of God, ourselves, others and the purpose of the planet. When we buy into these lies, the resulting actions cause destruction.
Orbiting God
The story of the fall of Adam and Eve tells us what it means to lose the true center of life, and how when we orbit around a false center we are trapped in the perpetual judgement of others.
A Different Kind of Fire
In this sermon, Dan Kent examines how we respond when others judge us. He first looks at how the world teaches us to respond, and then he offers a different response that is shaped by God’s perspective.
Playing God
This sermon explores the four primary passages from the Bible that explain why judgment is forbidden.
Cross Examination Q&A
This panel conversation addresses the practical implications of the teaching on what it means to live in love and forego judgment of others.
A Tale of Two Trees
There were two trees in the Garden of Eden, one representing where we get true life from and one representing a prohibition from what steals from life. This sermon explores the significance of these two trees.
