This past Sunday, Pastor Filmore Bouldes preached on practicing love like Jesus as we love one another in our lives. Nothing can develop without a bit of resistance. Let’s learn to embrace resistance because it’s an opportunity for our muscles of love to grow. Practice means that what was once uncomfortable becomes a rhythm of love. Let's not just talk about love, let's be about love.
So often we don’t love one another better because we haven’t stopped to receive God’s love. This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on God's heart for us to serve one another because of the freedom we have in Christ. The world would say that freedom is doing what we want when we want, but God declares that true freedom is found in selflessness. Pastor Josh spoke on 5 keys to serving others as signs of true freedom. Let's take on this message and build others up through the fullness we have received in Christ!
This past Sunday, guest Pastor Nadia Marychurch preached on devotion to people in our ONE ANOTHER series. Devotion is walking with people. That’s what Jesus did for us. Jesus was 100% devoted to us. It doesn’t matter what we do, He’s always going to be devoted to us. We will never regret devotion for the sake of God and people and we can't let fear stop us from being devoted to people. This is our greatest call as believers to love one another and be devoted to them.
This past Sunday, guest Pastor Levi Marychurch preached a message on the power of our words in our ONE ANOTHER series. He challenged us with key questions to truly analyze the words we say. Are your words optimistic? Do they bring out life in others? If you were to do an audit of your daily words, what would it look like? These questions help us see the power God has given us in our words to live out His calling to love one another.
This ALLIN Team Night, guest Pastor Levi Marychurch preached on getting our edge back. When we feel we have lost our edge, we go back to the beginning—back to our personal history with God to be reminded of our first love for Him. Jesus has done it all—all striving is finished. The hard work is finished. The leading in our own understanding is finished. He has done it all on the cross.
This Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey kicked off our summer series, ONE ANOTHER with a powerful message on God's mission for us to be life-long learners of love. The world will know us by our love and when we look to the needs of others and meet those needs, those around us will take note. The church is the answer, the hope of the world. Jesus wants everyone in New York City to know this love. How will you love one another this week?