Welcome to the brand new Love and Lordship website. The Love and Lordship message and ministry exist to help you know who you are in Christ and build strong, healthy relationships…friendships, marriage, family, Church! Navigate the site to find videos, podcasts and written resources to help you as you build every relationship on the Love and Lordship of Jesus!
“CHRISTmas is CHRIST” First of all, you have to know by my ties that I’m a CHRISTmas freak…I love it all…Santa, Grinch, Charlie Brown, Scrooge, 34th Street, all of it! You know why…because I choose to take every part of it and allow it to point me to Christ! That’s why I share with you that CHRISTmas is CHRIST! He is much more than a Baby in a Manger, but it began there and there would be no HOPE without that First CHRISTmas when He… Read More
“CHRISTmas According to the Shepherds – God’s Grace is for All!”
Excerpted from “The Real Shepherds of Bethlehem” by Nick Harris (arielministries.org/ariel/roar_main_december2008.html)
On the first Christmas night, there were shepherds tending huge flocks of sheep in the fields near the village of Bethlehem. This was odd since in those days it was unusual for shepherds to tend large flocks near towns and villages. The reason? The odors of very large flocks fouled the air so badly that people could not breathe. So large flocks were… Read More
“Joseph and Mary – Faith, Humility and Gratitude”
I ran across this quote in one of my daily readings recently, “Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.” (C.S. Lewis) Let’s apply that to Mary and Joseph and to our own lives… One of the most powerful texts in all of Scripture comes directly from the Advent/ CHRISTmas narrative, “Behold, the Lord’s bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:26-38… Read More
A Real Life Story on Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage and Adultery
In August 2009, I was speaking at an Association of Marriage and Family Ministries conference in Phoenix, AZ. After my presentation I was late for lunch and a black gentleman with an accent approached my table as I was eating alone. I recognized him from being in my presentation. He asked if he could join me for lunch. I said, “Absolutely,” and thanked him for joining in my session. He introduced himself as Pastor Morvan… Read More
We’ve spent the last few weeks on posts talking about key and foundational principles and issues from God’s Word when it comes to love, relationships, sexuality and marriage. The focus for these included “Serving is Love is Authority,” “Unconditional Love – Forgiveness and Trust” and others (check out www.loveandlordship.com for the past several articles, podcasts and videos)! This week we’re jumping into deeper waters and some, well let’s just say, somewhat controversial texts of Scripture when it comes to Marriage, Adultery, Divorce and Remarriage. Remember,… Read More