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Posted: 05 Jun, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

There is much to learn about the unfathomable love, patience, and grace of God from this King of Judah!

Posted: 07 May, 2023 | Author: Dove Cranson

As we receive the love of God, we become vessels of love, streams overflowing with love, for the thirsty world around us.

Posted: 03 Sep, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson

We endlessly question God's love for us, but how well are we loving?

Posted: 07 Oct, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness.” We are constantly and unconditionally loved by God.  But, the things we do are not always pleasing to God.  What pleases God?  He is not withholding his pleasure until we reach perfection.  […]

Posted: 24 Jun, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

The words that come out of our mouths have the potential to bring good to someone else’s life or the potential to bring harm.  Sometimes things are hard to say but we should say them.  In those situations, how can we speak the truth with love? Download Handout

Posted: 16 Jul, 2017 | Author: Steve Nelson

We are all busy people. We want our lives to count and so we fill them up with all sorts of activities. One of the most fulfilling things we can dedicate ourselves to is loving others, but we need to be careful that the busyness of life doesn’t choke out the things we really want […]

Posted: 09 Jul, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

When Jesus walked this Earth he consistently showed love and grace and acceptance.  Yet His love is much deeper than just trying to make people feel good.  In fact, He spoke surprisingly harsh words to a certain group of people, the Pharisees.  Why?  At least in part it was because the Pharisees thought they could […]

Posted: 21 May, 2017 | Author: Steve Nelson

We think of the account of the woman caught in the act of adultery as a beautiful story of grace and forgiveness. And it is. At least for one person. But not everyone received life from Jesus. The religionists (the Pharisees and teachers of the law) walked away from life. They were more concerned about […]

Posted: 05 Mar, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

In this message Dove attempts to help us love bad people.  This is not so that we would embrace the bad things that bring pain, suffering, and destruction into this world, but that we would love bad people even as God does.  Dove explains five reasons we can love bad people, from those far away […]

Posted: 15 Jan, 2017 | Author: Steve Nelson

If God were to give you a special supernatural gift, what would you want? Would you like to speak in tongues? Know the deep mysteries of God? Heal the sick? Any of these gifts would be amazing, but there is something even more incredible. It’s love. 1 Corinthians 12-14 is the most extensive passage on […]

Posted: 08 Jan, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

Love is the greatest power on Earth and the true nature of God.  In 1 Corinthians 13 we see the beauty and excellence of love.  Through Jesus we can participate in this divine life. Download Handout  

Posted: 28 Aug, 2016 | Author: Dove Cranson

Dove uncovers in his own life and others’ how our perception of what others think of us can be so crippling.  This has created a tendency to hide our shortcoming and emphasize our strengths.  Failure can become debilitating.  But with the unconditional love of God as our solid foundation we can walk through failure and […]

Posted: 31 Jul, 2016 | Author: Steve Nelson

God has always loved people. People are the pinnacle of creation! We might think that we are too messed up for God to love us, but there are countless examples of God loving really messed up people. Throughout all of scripture, we see God trying to win the hearts of broken people. And we see […]

Posted: 22 May, 2016 | Author: Tom Schwieger

God values relationships! One of the greatest themes throughout the New Testament is the command to love others. In this message, Tom Schwieger talks about the importance of having meaningful relationships with five different groups of people: Lifers, Laborers, Leaders, Learners, and the Lost. God uses each of these types of relationships to impact us, […]

Posted: 20 Dec, 2015 | Author: John Houser

Merry Christmas from the Rio! In this message John Houser speaks about the joy of giving. The more we give, the less time we spend with out stuff. And less time you spend with something, the less you love it. And the less you love the things of the world, the easier it is to love […]

Posted: 04 Jan, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson

To experience genuine love and deep relationships we have to make some tough choices in our own lives. As hard as that is, those decisions we make to be patient, humble, protective, trusting, and hopeful produce a love that is tough enough to last.   Download Handout PDF

Posted: 31 Mar, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. (NIV11) God, even at his hypothetical simplest level of thinking, is smarter than Albert Einstein at his peak. This is important to understand when it comes to our pursuit of advice. When [ ]

Posted: 23 Jun, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson

Did you know the most amazing being in the entire universe loves you?  Did you know He wants you to experience His love?

Posted: 21 Jun, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson

Posted: 27 Dec, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson

Christ died for sins once for all-one time for all time! He was the perfect sacrificed lamb to pay the penalty of our past, present, and future sins.

Posted: 07 Feb, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

The imperfect acts of compassion connected to the love of God and flowing out of His love, have a profound impact on this world.

Posted: 12 Jan, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson

What is the essense of love?  Can we grow in this important aspect of life?

Posted: 16 May, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

The most powerful force of healing is love.  And the most perfect expression of love is Christ.

Posted: 20 Jun, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

Love is a choice of affection, kindness, and mercy that flows from the heart of the lover and a deep relational connection with the beloved.

Posted: 19 Sep, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

God has invited us to become so secure in His love that we can outgrow our fear and truly live a life of love. 

Posted: 02 Oct, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

The greatest command is to love God, but how can we do that? How do you love someone more?

Posted: 16 Oct, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

Jesus said that the second greatest command is to love our neighbor as ourselves. This is possible as we receive love from God.

Posted: 19 Mar, 2023 | Author: Dove Cranson

Jesus invites us to loosen our grip on our anxieties, worries, and frustrations, and turn toward Him in trust. 

Posted: 08 Oct, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson

God's love is wonderful [difficult to understand, incomprehensible]. To feel it we must yield to our right to complete understanding.

Posted: 17 Mar, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

Galatians 4:19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you… 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate [reflect/behold] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Is […]