Love God
Love Neighbor

This past Sunday (8/26/18) we explored 1 John 4 and the radical idea of coming to church on Sunday to love one another!  Here’s a helpful prompt along those lines from Ed Welch: 2 Simple (Yet Profound) Questions to Ask Someone at Church This Sunday And here is the prayer that I prayed over us during communion.  I hope it prompts your own prayers to be more loving! A Prayer of Edward Pusey (1800-1882) Good Jesus, Fountain of Love,

"To begin with, our own relationship with God takes the shape of a story..." Dr. George Robinson, North Wake Elder and SEBTS Professor, writes to help us craft the telling of our own personal stories of faith and use these stories as a bridge to the gospel. https://www.ncbaptist.org/index.php?id=2378

This past Sunday I mentioned this excellent article by Francis Schaeffer, “The Mark of the Christian." It sets out the priority of loving one another as the distinguishing mark of followers of Jesus.  Click on the link below to access the abridged form of this article: Enjoy! Larry http://www.ccel.us/schaeffer.html