Susquehanna Valley Baptist Church

Love is the manner of obedience. Without it, holiness cannot be reached. What is the true character of love? The true character of love is shown in these passages.

How do you reap when the land is barren? It takes much application and diligence in working the soil before it will bear fruit. If we are going to reach souls in a spiritually barren land it will require great labor, much sowing, and trusting God.

Most believers desire the gospel to be preached in their neighborhood and around the world, but few are willing to put in the hard work to do see it accomplished. Too often, we make excuses why we can't be laboring in the harvest fields. Yet, it is our mandate, and we must toil now for the night cometh when no man can work.

The believer's life is to be marked by an unfeigned love for the brethren. This love is void of hypocrisy, hate, envying, and backbiting. Rather, this love causes the believer to desire the very best for other believers.

God has given every believer the ability to be filled with all His fullness. Too often, we choose to fulfill our desires and our wishes rather than obeying our Almighty Father. If we desire the peace, joy and strength God provides, we must submit and follow Him completely.

If the Scripture is not God's words, then how do we know how to live? We can rest assured that God has given us His very words to follow. But not only has He given us His words; He has preserved them for us. The history of this preservation magnifies the power of God.

Too often, believers live their spiritual lives like a tramp. Rather than rest in God's promises and submit to Him, they seek to do their own desires while hoping God will still meet their needs when they ask Him. O! what a waste of one's life and testimony!

Because of God's holiness, we ought to love the brethren. Obedience to God and loving the brethren are the two greatest shows of our love for God.

2025 HHH - Session 7 - The believer should respond to conflict differently than the world responds. God's command is clear, the believer is to do good to them that hate him. When we do so, we shine as lights in this dark world.

Holiness is to be the goal of the Christian life because God is holy. Holiness is manifested in several ways. How do we show holiness in our lives? Listen along as Peter shows us in the first chapter of his first epistle.