God is Love - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 03:49:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg God is Love - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Following Jesus – Week 16 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-16/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:43:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5024 All history points to the crucifixion and subsequent resurrection (⁠Matthew 27:27-54⁠). The cross is a scandal (⁠1 Cor 1:18⁠); it makes no sense to invent such a thing – to use a device of torture as a symbol of grace. This idea of sacrifice is alarming (especially the sacrifice of Jesus); could there be another way? Even Jesus asked this question. The night of His death, He prayed; “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me,” but […]

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]]> All history points to the crucifixion and subsequent resurrection (⁠Matthew 27:27-54⁠). The cross is a scandal (⁠1 Cor 1:18⁠); it makes no sense to invent such a thing – to use a device of torture as a symbol of grace. This idea of sacrifice is alarming (especially the sacrifice of Jesus); could there be another way? Even Jesus asked this question. The night of His death, He prayed; “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me,” but concluded, “Your will be done.” Justice is required for the history of sin. It is here that God’s love and justice ‘kiss’ (⁠Psalm 85:10⁠). Seven hundred years after Isaiah wrote about the suffering Messiah’s redemption of the world (⁠Isaiah 53:1-12⁠), it finally came to pass. Love overwhelming, love manifest (⁠1 John 4:9-10⁠), love in action, the act of history. Jesus’ act of love is enough to redeem the entire world (⁠John 3:16⁠).

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]]> Practicing the Presence of God – Part 5 https://liferoads.org/sermons/practicing-the-presence-of-god-part-5/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:56:44 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3833 Similar to the church in Ephesus, we all drift from our first passions. John gives us all a good reminder in his letter of Revelation, that we need to remember our passion for Christ, repent from our hardening heart and return to to the practices of love.

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Matthew 22:37-40

1 John 4:7-10

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]]> Sermon on the Mount – Pt. 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/sermon-on-the-mount-pt-2/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 01:10:03 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=2999 Jesus did not abolish the law. He came to give us Kingdom.

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]]> By Grace Through Faith – Pt.4 https://liferoads.org/sermons/grace-faith-pt-4/ Sun, 02 Jul 2017 15:18:22 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1005 "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

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]]> Have you ever gotten into the middle of a project and forgotten why you began it? Sometimes the Christian walk is that way. Today in Galatians 2:15-20 Paul reminds us why we follow Christ. What His sacrifice means, what Jesus has done for us. He didn’t just wipe the slate clean, or merely help us break-even on the whole sin versus good scale. Our Lord and savior made us justified and righteous. Our permanent record isn’t only made blank by His sacrifice, but it is marked “JESUS” with his righteousness.

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