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Reflection on Love By Dr. Danny West, Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Studies at Gardner-Webb University’s School of Divinity John 13: 1-16 Richard Jensen shares an insightful story about the misappropriation of love. A young couple was falling in love and every Friday night was date night. After dinner, the couple would drive out to […]
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Worship with us on Facebook Live (9:30 AM) or Spectrum Chanel 9 (11:00 AM). Meditate on this Scripture as you minister God’s love to Shelby and surrounding areas: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.Dear friends, since God […]
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Love By Dr. Sophia Steibel “So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them” (1 John 4:16 NRSV) It was a rule of life for me. Every Sunday afternoon I’d travel nearby to see […]
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Get Up and Love Shelby By Susan Evans “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1) NIV What a joy it has been working together with many of you in the production of plays and skits […]
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Love One Another By Dr. Doug Hankins Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 (ESV) T-shirts. Car magnets. Political issues. Social media accounts.Social justice causes. Even tattoos (But mainly I’m talking […]
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Love Shelby By Stan Anthony, Mayor of Shelby Philippians 2: 1-11 As I was preparing to write today’s devotional, this passage of scripture from the second chapter of Philippians truly spoke to me because of how succinctly these words define our lives as Christians. If there is one passage of scripture that provides the answers […]
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“All You Need is Love” — Eph. 3:14-19 By Dr. Jim McConnell In 1967 the Beatles released their “Magical Mystery Tour” album. One of the songs on that album was “All You Need is Love.” Folks of my generation know this song well; the refrain, which is the song’s title, is repeated over and over […]
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A different kind of love by Katie Graves I hate to brag but I’m pretty good at loving others! Especially those I love. And with those I feel deserve it. And especially those that have loved me well. And those who deserve it. And those whom I feel have been treated unjustly and been dealt […]
“Brush with Greatness!”
By Tony Tench Today we learned about the death of Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron who played his Major League Baseball career with the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers but most of his time in Atlanta. Growing up and being a baseball fan, Atlanta was the nearest team to us, not to […]
Create to Create Camp
FBC Children’s Ministry Virtual Summer Art Camp — July 2020 Created to Create Camp has been a great summertime experience for children during these “stay at home” days. Originally airing on each of the Wednesdays in July 2020, these lessons are available below for parents to use with their children at any time (if you […]