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Love Like Jesus–A Storm and a Wedding: Mark 4:37-39

A Storm Hits a Wedding Ceremony I went to this wedding once where the person who took charge of planning the wedding had a beautiful vision for it. It was going to happen outside and it was going… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Even When It’s Less Than Ideal: John 19:26-27

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Encourage and Commend: Matthew 11:11

Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist… -Matthew 11:11 How Jesus Loved People Jesus loved people by commending them publicly. Here in Matthew 11 we see… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Hope for those of us who can’t raise people from the dead: Matthew 8:5-13

[Image via betsyweber – Creative Commons] [To see the previous Love Like Jesus post, go to Trading Recognition for God’s Glory] When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at… Read More

Love Like Jesus–The Power of the Tongue

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the… Read More

Top 10 Posts of 2012

1) Love Like Jesus series: The most popular posts of 2012 begin with a series. Jesus commanded us to “love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12 NKJV) But He never provided instruction as to how we’re to love–or did… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Make Disciples: Matthew 5:1

His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. -Matthew 5:1 How Jesus Loved People Jesus loved people by teaching and training them how to follow God. Jesus loved people by making them into His disciples. How… Read More

Love Like Jesus–Even If It Disrupts Your Sabbath: Mark 3:3-6

Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they… Read More

Love Like Jesus — Love and the Sabbath: Mark 2:27

“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” -Jesus Christ (Mark 2:27) How Jesus Loved People Jesus loved people effectively by keeping the Sabbath. How to Love Like Jesus Looking back, the times in my life… Read More

Love Like Jesus — Love With Loyalty: Matthew 12:1-2

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing… Read More

Love Like Jesus — Love the Lost Cause: John 5:2-9

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame,… Read More

Love Like Jesus — Drink New Wine: Luke 5:39

“…no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’” -Jesus Christ (Luke 5:39) How Jesus Loved People Jesus loved people by remaining open and sensitive to the Holy Spirit, even when… Read More