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Message by Pastors Jason on Wednesday evening, January 16, 2019 Synopsis: In the Greek language, there are four words describing different types of love: Eros Love – Physical, sensual intimacy between a husband and wife. Expresses sexual, romantic attraction. Storge Love – Family affectionate love (familial love). A natural or instinctual affection, like love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa. (The opposite of storge love is astorge – without natural love) Phileo Love – Having tender affectionate love. A strong liking or strong friendship. Agape Love – A universal, unconditional, sacrificial love that transcends and persists regardless of circumstance. In “Love Study – Part 2” we’ll study the greatest of these, Agape love (God’s Love) Agape Love A God kind of love, unconditional, sacrificial, not based on response and/or getting it (love) back. Its not controlled by emotions, or led by feelings or affections. A love that hold no regard to the unlovableness of another. Scriptures: Aga

Message by Pastors Jason on Wednesday evening, January 9, 2019 Synopsis: In the Greek language, there are four words describing different types of love: Eros Love – Physical, sensual intimacy between a husband and wife. Expresses sexual, romantic attraction. Storge Love – Family affectionate love (familial love). A natural or instinctual affection, like love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa. (The opposite of storge love is astorge – without natural love) Phileo Love – Having tender affectionate love. A strong liking or strong friendship. Agape Love – A universal, unconditional, sacrificial love that transcends and persists regardless of circumstance. In “Love Study – Part 1” we’ll study the first three types of love, Eros, Storge and Phileo love. Scriptures: Eros Love: (not found in the bible) Storge Love: Romans 12:10 (KJV): 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. Astorge Love: (opposite of storge love) Romans 1:31 (KJV): (T

Message by Pastors Jason & Angie Berry on Sunday morning, January 6, 2019 Synopsis: As Christians, the taking of bread (Jesus’ Flesh) and the cup (Jesus’ Blood) is a sacred covenant with our Lord and should be done with reverence and in remembrance (but not as a routine). There is also a warning to those who take the “communion” unworthily; that they bring damnation upon themselves. Scriptures: 1st Corinthians 11:23-30 (KJV): (11:23) For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: (11:24)  And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. (11:25) After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. (11:26) For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. (11:27

Synopsis: As Christians, we are all called not to “Give Up”, or “Give In”, and to “Press Toward the Mark” of the high calling of our Lord, Christ Jesus. Spreading God love (like a 4-year-old spreads peanut butter) unto all the nations. Scriptures: Philippians 3:10-14 (KJV) (3:10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; (3:11) If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. (3:12) Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. (3:13) Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, (3:14) I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.