‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭35-36‬ NIV
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/luk.6.35-36.niv

‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭5-6‬ NIV
“But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/1jn.2.5-6.niv

‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ NIV
“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/col.1.16.niv

Sermon for Sunday, January 18^th: “Traffic Rules in Jesus’ Day”

Scripture reading for  Sunday’s worship is John 1:43-51

Have you ever driven to different parts of the country and observed how different places have different traffic rules. Some of them are weird, some are funny, and some do not even makes sense. Weird traffic laws have always been a part of American culture.  The traffic laws in Jesus’ day were a whole lot less stringent and weird.

In John’s gospel, he began to define a different set of rules for those who would follow him on those ancient roads and for those of us who follow him today—that Jesus’ rules of the road are timeless and vitally important if we’re going to stay on the right track as his disciples. The best rules of the road are those that lead us straight to Jesus.

If you want to learn more about the traffic rules in Jesus’ day, please come and join us at First Baptist Church of Hudson. Our worship starts at 10:30 a.m.

John 1:430-51:

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”  44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.  45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote– Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”  46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.  47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.”  48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”  49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”  50 Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that.”  51 He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭21‬ NIV
“And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/1jn.4.21.niv

‭Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭9‬ NIV
“My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/isa.26.9.niv

‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭20‬ NIV
“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/1jn.4.20.niv

‭Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭34-35‬ NIV
“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/mrk.8.34-35.niv

If you were unable to join the January 11th Sunday School class, in which Pastor Moa shared how December 25 became Christmas, the insightful lesson is now available online.

Simply click on the image below…

The lesson also helps to explain “The 12 Days of Christmas.”

Enjoy!

‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭13‬ NIV
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/jer.29.13.niv