LOVE WINS.

I have been praying about what the theme of this Spring Retreat should be and what the Lord would want to say to His people. And I believe that He is saying, "LOVE WINS." Love is the essence of why we do what we do. Love is the essence of our service. Love is the essence of our fellowship. Love is the essence of our Savior. Love is the essence of the gospel. Love is the essence of our God. And ultimately, it is this love that wins. It wins us from our flesh. It wins us from our selfishness. It wins us from mediocracy. It wins us from the world. It wins us from our laziness. It wins us from idleness and lukewarm living. IT WINS US FROM SIN. The love exemplified by God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ by hanging Him on the cross is the greatest example of love this world has ever seen. Therefore, as Christians and followers of Jesus Christ, love should be the essence of our lives, and the reason for our living. And to that, we need to strive to LIVE LIFE WITH LOVE.

1 John 4:8-12

"Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. In this love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us."

I will see you there!