Love-based Simplicity
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🗓️ 13 May 2021
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Summary
As we wrap up our week on the simplicity of love, today we’ll look at the concept of simplicity itself and what it means to have a solitary pursuit. As you fix your eyes on Jesus today, may you find that the weight of the world falls away. And may you choose the path of simplicity and love going forward living out in joy and peace.
Our Scripture for today comes from Colossians 3:14, and today's worship is Just Want You by The Belonging Co feat. Sarah Reeves.
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As believers, we want a real connection with God every day, not just on Sunday. We want the peace and passion that comes from living with God, not for God. But when Monday morning rolls around we’re left thinking:
“Now what?” “How do I find and keep a daily connection with my Creator on my own?”
At First15, we know that meaningful worship isn’t just for Sunday. Every believer should be able to find a daily connection to God with fresh worship created specifically for their weekday.
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| 0:00.0 | As we wrap up our week on the simplicity of love, today we'll look at the concept of simplicity itself and what it means to have a solitary pursuit. |
| 0:14.0 | As you fix your eyes on Jesus today, may you find that the weight of the world falls away. And may you choose the path of simplicity and love, |
| 0:23.2 | going forward, living out in joy and peace. |
| 0:26.9 | Welcome to the First of Team podcast. Our verse for today comes from Colossians 3, verse 14. |
| 0:48.3 | Scripture says, |
| 0:50.3 | And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. |
| 0:57.0 | God's command to love affords us a life of simplicity that can only be found in His kingdom come to earth. |
| 1:06.0 | Colossians 314 says, and above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. |
| 1:15.1 | Christianity is a simple religion. |
| 1:18.5 | Jesus said that all of God's commandments can be summed up with one word, love. |
| 1:24.9 | Galatians 514 says, for the whole law is fulfilled in one word, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. |
| 1:32.3 | How is it then that our spirituality often feels so complex and difficult? |
| 1:38.3 | How is it that we have a hard time experiencing the simplicity our faith affords us. |
| 1:46.7 | Complexity in Christianity finds its root in the attempt to live both for the world and God. |
| 1:54.0 | Jesus makes it clear in Matthew 624 that no one can serve two masters. |
| 1:59.5 | For either he will hate the one and love the other, |
| 2:02.4 | or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. |
| 2:11.2 | Loving God and people is simple. There's only one right choice before us and all that we do. |
| 2:18.3 | Complexity enters into our lives as soon as we try and juggle living for the world and living for God. |
| 2:25.3 | There's a fence between this world and God's kingdom too high to straddle. |
| 2:30.3 | It's impossible to put one foot in God's kingdom while keeping a foot in the world. |
| 2:37.0 | God longs for you and me to make our first action every day to serve and love him alone. |
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