Love - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:21:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg Love - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Waiting Room – Love https://liferoads.org/sermons/waiting-room-love/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:21:46 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5097 The prophet Jeremiah was the messenger that told Judah they were going to be in exile for generations ⁠Jeremiah 29:4-14⁠. Though this seems like defeat, it is under God’s design and under His direction. In ⁠Ezekiel 10⁠ is a description of God abandoning the temple and he goes into exile with His people. That is sacrifice, that is love. In Jeremiah’s letter of Lament he states that God’s Love never ceases (⁠Lamentations 3:22-23⁠). The Hebrew word used there is “hesed;” […]

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]]> The prophet Jeremiah was the messenger that told Judah they were going to be in exile for generations ⁠Jeremiah 29:4-14⁠. Though this seems like defeat, it is under God’s design and under His direction. In ⁠Ezekiel 10⁠ is a description of God abandoning the temple and he goes into exile with His people. That is sacrifice, that is love. In Jeremiah’s letter of Lament he states that God’s Love never ceases (⁠Lamentations 3:22-23⁠). The Hebrew word used there is “hesed;” a never ending, always patient love.

Waiting can be in God’s design and under His direction. But while we wait, we need to live out our vocation. God told Jeremiah that they should seek the welfare of the city they are in exile in. Love them and you will prosper. And while we do this we should worship. Always recognize the glory in God as we serve Him. But, beware, there are snakes ready to deceive.

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]]> A Living Redeemer – Week 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/a-living-redeemer-week-1/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:54:36 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4864 Introducing ⁠Ruth⁠. We look at the three main characters in this story and read excerpts of ⁠chapters 1 & 2⁠. This is a small story of redemption – in the larger book of God’s redemption. Where one would expect there to be prejudice, there is dignity and acceptance. We can see how reflecting God’s kindness and love has a bigger role than you would expect. Don’t let circumstances define you. Let God’s redemption define you. Be redeemed. Live redeemed. ⁠Psalm […]

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]]> Introducing ⁠Ruth⁠. We look at the three main characters in this story and read excerpts of ⁠chapters 1 & 2⁠. This is a small story of redemption – in the larger book of God’s redemption. Where one would expect there to be prejudice, there is dignity and acceptance. We can see how reflecting God’s kindness and love has a bigger role than you would expect.

Don’t let circumstances define you. Let God’s redemption define you. Be redeemed. Live redeemed.

⁠Psalm 136⁠ Psalm 23⁠ ⁠1 Peter 2:9-10⁠ ⁠1 Corinthians 11:1⁠ ⁠2 Corinthians 3:18⁠

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]]> Stirred Up – Week 4 https://liferoads.org/sermons/stirred-up-week-4/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:12:30 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4857 Jesus put the Church in the hands of His disciple and the rock—Peter. Just like us, Peter was flawed and stumbled. However, he had the strength of Jesus’ grace. In Peter’s final words (⁠2 Peter 3⁠), he brings us a warning and the truth of what is to come. In the midst of that is God’s judgment, but also His patience and love. God is eager for our salvation. The chapter, the epistle, and Peter’s words close with encouragement regarding […]

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]]> Jesus put the Church in the hands of His disciple and the rock—Peter. Just like us, Peter was flawed and stumbled. However, he had the strength of Jesus’ grace. In Peter’s final words (⁠2 Peter 3⁠), he brings us a warning and the truth of what is to come. In the midst of that is God’s judgment, but also His patience and love. God is eager for our salvation. The chapter, the epistle, and Peter’s words close with encouragement regarding how we are to live at peace, holy and distinctly different from the world, in this time before Jesus’ return.

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]]> Love God with All Your Mind – Pt. 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/love-god-with-all-your-mind-pt-1/ Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:30:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3939 What is the greatest commandment? According to Jesus it is "...you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." In this introduction to his new teaching series, Pastor Donnie Johnson focuses on how to "Love God with All Your Mind" and explains why protecting one's mind and thought life is so vital to living the Christian life.

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2 Corinthians 10:4-5

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]]> Oikos: Biblical Wisdom for Marriage & Home – Part 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/oikos-biblical-wisdom-for-marriage-home-part-3/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:11:22 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3851 Even in the healthiest of relationships there is conflict. Paul writes a beautiful and powerful guide to the broken church of Corinth. From it we can learn the power of and importance of love. Have hope, be kind and extend grace, always fueled by our our future hope promised by our Lord.

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James 3:2
Ephesians 4:32

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]]> Oikos: Biblical Wisdom for Marriage & Home – Part 2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/oikos-biblical-wisdom-for-marriage-home-part-2/ Sun, 27 Feb 2022 23:32:03 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3841 The culture gives us a false premise of marriage. It is a relationship for holiness and not built on the fickle foundations of emotion. The biblical premise of marriage is submission to each other through submission to Christ. It is Christ who completes us, and relationships guided by that principle build up and heal.

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Ephesians 5:15-33

Ephesians 4:1

Colossians 2:8-10

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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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]]> First Love https://liferoads.org/sermons/first-love/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:56:28 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=2623 As Christians, we can have a tendency to lose the passion and motivation we experienced as new believers. When that happens, John gives us three steps we can take to refuel our passion: Remember, Repent, and Return.

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]]> Apostles Creed – Jesus https://liferoads.org/sermons/apostles-creed-jesus/ Sun, 29 Oct 2017 19:39:04 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1090 Real love requires sacrifice. That is just what Jesus did. He sacrificed so that we may be reconciled. Gods plan of our reconciliation is something angels long to look on.

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2 Corinthians 5:21

1 Peter 1:12

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