Calvary Nexus Sunday Sermons

Paul encourages the Thessalonian believers to continue growing in their love for others. As we grow in our love for God and love for neighbors, we will grow in the fulfillment we experience. Today, we will discover that when we live a life characterized by love, we can experience fullness in this life and for all eternity.

In Eden, Adam and Eve experienced unity with God and one another; and a pure love unadulterated by sin. When they rebelled against God, they and all their offspring (including you and I) now have a sin nature (the flesh) that is an obstacle to experiencing pure love. And humanity is searching for that pure love to experience true contentment. But, it is hard to be pure. Sexual temp

According to 1 Corinthians 13:13, love is the greatest of all Christian virtues and is the method by how we love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. God is the source of our love, and the purpose of that love is to make us holy and blameless at the Lord’s return. Let's learn how to join God in His mission to make us more loving.

In the midst of affliction, Paul encourages the church at Thessalonica to be established in their faith. As believers, we long to have a faith that can withstand the seemingly ever-changing tides of life. Yet, in the face of adversity, we can be tempted to seek our encouragement and comfort through means apart from the Lord. However, no source of encouragement or comfort will be as

God has given us the Bible to reveal His nature, His plan of redemption, His moral perfection, and His eternal faithful love. God uses His word and Holy Spirit to transform us, and to prepare us for persecution and opposition. We need to experience the effective work of God’s word to be transformed, prepared, and built-up in Christ.

The purpose of God’s mission is joy, and He calls us to participate by becoming a redemptive, compelling, and missional people.

God uses people to help others become mature disciples. We are called to serve one another in humility and love (Gal. 5:13). Jesus’ disciples embrace the blessing and responsibility to serve others, and learn to serve with right attitudes and actions.

Today we will see the example of the believers in Thessalonica who were faithful because of the transformative work of the gospel. Because of their faithfulness they were used mightily by God. In the same way, God desires to use each of us, so let’s continue to be transformed by the gospel and live lives that characterized by faithfulness.

The shortcoming of moral reformation is discouraging, because it does not produce the restoration we yearn for. Yet, this reality should lead us to a better way to be restored.

The rebuilding of Jerusalem, that began with the wall and has progressed to the city, was not just a physical restoration. It was a call towards transformation in the attitudes and actions of God’s people that brought about reform. As we commit toward reorienting our attitudes and actions towards following God, we experience His transformation in our lives.