Ps. 139:7-12 (NIV) and 1 John 4:17 (MSG), 1 John 4: 7-10, 17-18 (MSG) John 13: 34-35 (MSG) South Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship of Faith – July 23, 2017 The Reverend Deborah Fae Swift  1 John 4:7-10The Message (MSG) God Is Love 7-10 My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for … Continue reading “Wave Generator”

Ps. 119:1-2 (MSG), Matthew 13:1-13, 16-17 (MSG) South Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship of Faith – July 16, 2017 The Reverend Deborah Fae Swift   Matthew 13:1-13, 16-17 (MSG) At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach. In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat. Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories. “What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road, and birds ate it. Some fell in … Continue reading “Sitting on the Beach”

Mt. 10:40-42 (Contemporary English Bible) South Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship of Faith – July 2, 2017 The Reverend Deborah Fae Swift   Matthew 10:40-42 (CEB) 40 “Those who receive you are also receiving me, and those who receive me are receiving the one who sent me. 41  Those who receive a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Those who receive a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42  I assure you that everybody who gives even a cup of cold water to these little ones because they are my disciples will certainly be rewarded.”   Have … Continue reading “What Are the Rewards?”