“Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.”
Many of us have sang these words from our youth and yet struggle to feel the love of God. These sermons on the love of God by Pastor Colin Smith will help you see His love for you in Jesus Christ.
1. Enjoying the Love of Christ from the series Loving and Being Loved by Christ
You are grinding out life—work, relationships, and church. But what happened to your love for the Lord? In Enjoying the Love of Christ, Pastor Colin helps us see how we can lose (and gain back!) our love for the Lord.
2. The Love of Christ for People Who Struggle to Believe
If you’ve ever struggled to believe in Jesus, you’re not alone. Scripture is filled with accounts of this struggle, including the story of “Doubting” Thomas. From Thomas’s account in John 20, Pastor Colin addresses why people struggle to believe, how the resurrection speaks to our struggles, and how Christ shows His love to doubters.
3. The Love of God and the Patience of Christ from Staying the Course When You’re Tired of the Battle (on 2 Thessalonians)
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. (2 Thessalonians 3:5)
It’s possible to sit in church every week for 20 years and still not feel the love of Christ. Some people are just gritting their teeth, but you can experience more of the love of God. This sermon helps you learn how.
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4. Jesus Will Welcome You from the series Rock Solid: 7 Promises Christ Makes to You
Do you ever worry, Christian, that Christ will get tired of you? You can be sure that will never happen. Pastor Colin Smith explores Jesus’ promise, “Whoever comes to me, I will never drive away.” Find out what this means for you in this message.
5. Rescued Forever from the series Rescued (on Romans 8)
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38–39)
Do you feel that your future with God is hanging in the balance? Pastor Colin talks about what God says to every believer from Romans 8:28–39, and how your uncertainty about this will undermine your experience of his love.
BONUS: He Loves Me from The Lord is My Shepherd (on Psalm 23)
When the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you. Pastor Colin talks about the love of the Good Shepherd that pursues and welcomes.
Go deeper in the beloved Psalm 23 in Pastor Colin’s new book Green Pastures, Still Waters: 31 Days in Psalm 23.
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