Jesus Loves Me

I attended a school religion class called Seminary. Through obnoxious melodies I memorized a bunch of scriptures from the King James version of the Bible and the AMAZING Book of Mormon. So a memorized scripture I have used for years is, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15 We then would talk about some of the basic commandments we could remember. The few we could list off the top of our heads were not to lie, steal, kill, and to be nice to other people. I personally can name a…

As followers of Christ, Christians must be knitted together in love. If there is discord among the brethren, how then can we stand for Christ and impact this world for His glory? As Christians, it is essential to strive humbly led by the Holy Ghost to go out into the world to tell people about getting right with God. However, it is essential that we be right with God ourselves as well as our brothers and sisters from other races and ethnicities. If we, the body of Christ, are divided or…

but very much in love with the person of Jesus Christ and a friend of St. John the Evangelist, Polycarp defended Jesus’ humanity and divinity fighting against the Docetists and the Gnostics. Most remembered for his martyrdom, his death gives witness to Jesus human nature. Taken to Rome, Polycarp was condemned for his faith before a Roman audience. As Jesus died on the cross, Jesus asks the Father for unity in the Church. As a Father of the Church, Polycarp spread the gospel of Jesus Christ,…

Hunsberger. Hunsberger, states “It is essential to the gospel that the gift of the reign of God and God’s welcome to it not be withheld from but be genuinely offered to the world” (page 72). He focuses on how we must approach the commissioning words of Jesus in a new way, which questions how we see them as a motivation for evangelism: 1) Evangelism cannot only be focused to conformity by a sense of duty, however, it should be a unprompted expression, produced by the Spirit and born of the…

fellow human beings languish in squalor and unclean conditions while we sit in our cozy three bedroom houses, two car garage and have annual vacations to sunny destinations. How can we self reflect on our behavior to improve our actions to show God’s love to our fellow human beings in our homes, work places and communities? Unless we as individuals are willing to examine our own actions…

works in me” (Col.1:28-29 NIV). We must strive to place people in small groups for true discipleship to take place. It is a given fact that studying and asking questions cannot be accomplished in a Sunday service. We must have a plan in place that makes people feel comfortable to share and open up to learn and become like Christ. We desire to see discipleship simplified; I share my life stories with you. You share your life stories with me and together we share the life story of Jesus…

are making a nice middle class American Jesus. By this he means we made a materialistic Jesus who does not call us to give away anything or expect us. A Jesus who is okay with us being comfortable, balanced, avoiding danger and okay with us doing devotionals on our time, instead of daily time set aside. Americans in our generation do this because we don’t want to be pushed or challenged in our daily lives. As our Society develops and continues to think of Jesus in this way, it brings concerns as…

maturing in the ways of the lord. Truth be told, the more I am serving the children the more evident my relationship between God and me becomes. It is my belief that not only are the children benefitting from our servitude but we are made better because of it. It helps us in our walk with the lord in so many ways. It allows us at least myself to pay more attention to God’s love (i.e. Mercy,…

anything on your mind. Being in middle or high school can make you feel alone even though you are never alone, there is always someone that is in a very similar position as you who can help you or guide you through. My circumstances of committing to Jesus started in 7th grade when I first when to Wyldlife. Before coming I had been going to church almost every Sunday but not caring and not believing what was said. After…

shall be his” (Genesis 49:10, New International Version). The coming messiah had to be from the tribe of Judah or He would actually be the Messiah, but Jesus was. The…