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September 7, 2026 · 9:00 am

Love For God, Love For Others

16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

1 John 3:16

Perhaps nothing marks a believer more clearly than love for God and for others. Jesus identified loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength as the greatest commandment. Our love for Him flows naturally from His love for us. We love because He first loved us.

But Christian love doesn’t stop there. 1 John 3:16 presents a stunning challenge: “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” This is love at its highest level. Godly love is sacrificial, selfless, and supernatural. Jesus commanded His followers to love one another as He has loved us. This means loving people when they’re difficult, when they hurt us, when they disappoint us. It means drawing from the inexhaustible storehouse of love we’ve received from Christ and pouring it out on others, even our enemies.

This kind of love isn’t natural. It’s distinctly Christian, a supernatural work that testifies to the world that we belong to Someone greater than ourselves.

Tony French

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September 3, 2026 · 9:00 pm

No Other

1And God spoke all these words:2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me.

Exodus 20:1-3

Let us consider 4 truths from the first commandment given to God’s people:

***God’s Person is unrivaled

***God’s Preeminence is unmatched

***God’s Position is unchallenged

***God’s Permanence is unchanged

What a mighty God we serve. He is powerful and mighty in all His ways.
For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:25

Tony French

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August 31, 2026 · 9:00 am

Fruits Of The Spirit

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 

Galatians 5:22-23

In Galatians 5:22-23, we encounter one of Scripture’s most beautiful passages: the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Notice the singular “fruit,” not “fruits.” These qualities are interconnected, growing together as a unified expression of the Spirit’s work within us.

The key word here is “fruit.” Fruit trees don’t produce harvest overnight. It takes years of growth, proper nourishment, and patient cultivation before the fruit becomes usable and sweet. The same is true spiritually. The moment we receive Christ, His Spirit plants these seeds within us. Then, gradually, as we mature in faith, these characteristics become increasingly evident in our lives.

This isn’t about instantly becoming perfect. It’s about trajectory. Are you more loving than you were a year ago? More patient? More self-controlled? Growth may be slow, sometimes imperceptible in the moment, but over time, the evidence becomes undeniable.

Tony French

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August 27, 2026 · 9:00 pm

Love and Obedience

“If you love me, keep my commands” (John 14:15)

Jesus made it remarkably simple: “If you love me, keep my commands” (John 14:15). Love and obedience are inseparable in the Christian life. But here’s where we must be careful because this isn’t about perfectionism or works-based salvation. It’s about direction and desire.

A genuine believer wants to obey God. Even when we fail (and we will fail) there’s a conviction that follows, a discomfort with sin that drives us back to repentance. This internal struggle is good news in reality. It means God hasn’t abandoned us to our sin. He’s actively working in our hearts, refusing to let us wander too far without the gentle (or sometimes not-so-gentle) tug of His Spirit calling us home.

If you find yourself troubled when you sin, if there’s a voice within saying “this isn’t who you are in Christ,” take heart. That very conviction is evidence of authentic faith.

Tony French

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August 24, 2026 · 9:00 am

God’s Love

1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1 John 3:1

Oh, the love of God! His love is deep, wide, vast, and amazing. The love of our Lord is marvelous and wonderful. Consider the following:

**God’s love comforts us when we are heartbroken

**God’s compassion reaches us when we are at our lowest

**God’s mercy is extended to us despite our weaknesses and failures

**God’s love never fails and always reaches us when we need it

**God’s loving-kindness makes the bright days brighter and the stormy days bearable

**God’s grace gives us the blessings of God that we could never deserve

**God’s love is great in receiving sinners for salvation

Tony French

O love of God,

How rich and pure,

How measureless and strong,

It shall forevermore endure the saints and angel’s song.

“The Love of God” by F.M. Lehman

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August 17, 2026 · 9:00 am

Victory In Jesus

As Christians, we are victorious through Christ. Every Believer will experience ultimate victory one day. The path may be arduous and the trials may be many. But, we will overcome and make it to Heaven someday where we will be with Jesus eternally. I pray that these verses will uplift you today.

Psalm 20:5 We will sing for joy over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the LORD.

1 Corinthians 15:54-57 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory. “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith.

Blessings and peace upon you all.

Tony French

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August 13, 2026 · 9:00 am

Final Instruction

1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. 4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” 7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:1-8

Final Instructions from Hebrews

**Love All

Each Other (1)

Strangers (2)

Prisoners (3)

Our Spouses (4)

**Do Not To Love Money—Be Content (5-6)

**Honor and Follow The Leadership of Spiritual Leaders (7)

**Follow Christ As Our Ultimate Leader (8)

Follow Christ, Child of God. Better days are ahead. It will be worth it all!

Tony French

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August 3, 2026 · 9:00 am

“Overcome The World”

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33

The demonic realm is real. The enemy is active. But Jesus is greater. Infinitely greater.

The question isn’t whether spiritual warfare exists—it does. The question is: whose side are you on? Have you trusted in Christ for salvation? Are you abiding in Him daily? Are you fleeing from things that open doors to darkness? Are you telling others about what He’s done for you?

Many souls have been suffering for a long time. But one encounter with Jesus changes everything for them. The same can be true for you, regardless of how long you’ve been bound, how deep the darkness seems, or how hopeless the situation appears.

Jesus is still in the business of setting captives free, healing broken lives, and bringing people from death to life. Trust Him. Believe in Him. Follow Him. And then tell others about the great things He has done. Declare today, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)

Tony French

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July 30, 2026 · 9:00 pm

God’s Discipline

5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Hebrews 12:5-13

4 Reasons God disciplines His own:

**God’s discipline is a proof of our salvation (5-9)

**God’s discipline helps us to learn obedience (9)

**God’s discipline teaches us to be holy (10)

**God’s discipline produces righteous works in our lives (11)

Tony French

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July 23, 2026 · 9:00 pm

Run the Race

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

Hebrews 12:1-4

Run the race, Child of God. Heaven awaits us one day. In the meantime, let us run the race by:

**Living the life God has given you (1)

**Looking to Jesus (2)

**Following the example of Jesus (3-4)

**Running the race for the joy that is awaiting (2)

Run the race!

Tony French

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