For God so loved the world that He gave the gift of Jesus to reconcile the world to Himself. Merry Christmas!
Continue readingChristmas Eve 2015 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Joel 2:18-27 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
The Lord is telling His people not to fear, to rejoice, and be glad because He is bringing about restoration – the grain, new wine & oil, which all point to Jesus, the ultimate restoration! The blessing of restoration is the people of God knowing who God is. Do you know Him?
Continue readingCross Examination – Jesse Showalter (One Love Ministries)
God’s intention for the “cross” is a ministry of reconciliation. It displays God’s sovereignty, justice, and mercy. Have you been reconciled to your Maker? If so, you are called to be an ambassador for Him here on earth!
Continue readingWho Do You Say Jesus Is – Aaron Larson (One Love Ministries)
In Mark 8, Jesus asked His disciples two questions: 1) Who do people say I am? 2) Who do YOU say I am? Our answer to the second question will impact every aspect of our lives. Are we living with a purpose in love where God is leading us? Let’s make sure we know Jesus so we can fulfill our potential in Christ!
Continue readingJoel 2:1-17 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Joel warns the Israelites of “The Day of the Lord” which refers to a future time when God will pour out His wrath on the nations because of their sins against Him and His people. It is a call to repentance so that God can deliver His people and restore their land. Let’s choose genuine repentance in our own lives so that God can restore us too!
Continue readingJoel 1:14-20 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
One of the greatest temptations Christians face is to avert our eyes from the person of Jesus and place them on the things of Jesus – His doctrine, His people, His word, His mission. This is a great temptation because there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of these things. In fact, without serious attention to them we could not be His disciples. They are essential.
The fallacy that trips us up is our focus on these things as objective apart from living fellowship with the person of Jesus. We end up with zeal for a cause, but no fellowship with the spirit behind the cause. Jesus doesn’t call His disciples by saying “Follow My teachings,” or “Follow My example,” or “Follow My reasoning.” It is always personal. “Follow Me.”
Continue readingJames 3 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
Another measure of spiritual maturity is the believer’s speech. James reminds us of the power of the tongue! It is the most vile weapon on earth and can defile our entire testimony. What is your tongue making? Let’s be peacemakers!
Continue readingJames 2:14-26 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
James tells us that “workless faith” is worthless faith! Genuine faith is accompanied by good works. James was simply arguing for the proof of faith, while Paul argued for the priority of faith (i.e., validation vs. salvation). Obedience is the proof of our salvation!
Continue readingCall to Fall 2015 – Waxer Tipton (One Love Ministries)
As our nation gets further and further away from the Lord and the Constitution, let’s be reminded of the great spiritual truths that America was founded on and the wisdom of our forefathers. We must not be silent, but do our part as citizens, which as the Bible tells us, is to humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and repent, so that God Almighty can heal our land and bring revival!
Continue readingYou Get What You Pay For – Jesse Showalter (One Love Ministries)
The Bible commands us to be disciples and make disciples. But discipleship is costly… it costs everything! Are you going and making or staying and taking? Let’s not be consumer Christians. Let’s be true disciples who say, “Jesus paid it all and I am willing to give all in return.”
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