Philippians 1:15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

How did you first hear about Jesus? Did someone tell you of this God who would destroy things if they were wrong, or did someone tell you about a God who loves absolutely everything?

Well, we all have our own personal opinions of God, but His word actually holds the truth – not us.

How we go about telling others is going to reflect on us and on God. We could go around blaming everyone who is doing anything wrong, or we could go around telling people to do absolutely anything because God still loves them… neither are what God tells us!

God does love everyone; He also expects others who say they love Him to behave like it!

1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

But let us never forget we do need love to make things happen in our lives. We could be abounding in faith, but, without love, we would not know what to do with it!

Love is the thing Jesus focused on too, telling people it was the most important thing in their lives; without it, people are just separate people.

But, with love, people become communities and communities become congregations and that is how the church is expanded!

Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

The question from the disciples was “why couldn’t we do that?”

Jesus’ response was simple – because you thought it was too difficult, you didn’t believe it could be done!

But Jesus had no problem relying fully on God to take away the evil spirit within the boy. We need to show more faith and belief in God just as Jesus did before all people.

Trust in God, believe in Him and show the rest of the world you really do!