A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

I hand out these little fliers each week in the neighborhood surrounding our church. Here is the front side of the flier for April, 29, 2008. 1. Love is patient, 2. love is kind. 3. It does not envy, 4. It does not boast, 5. It is not proud. 6. It is not rude, 7. It is not self-seeking, 8. It is not easily angered, 9. It keeps no record of wrongs. 10. Love does not delight in evil 11. But rejoices with the truth. 12. It always protects, 13. Always trusts, 14. Always hopes, 15. Always perseveres. 16. Love never fails. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

I hand out these little fliers each week in the neighborhood surrounding our church. Here is the back side of the flier for April, 29, 2008. That was the title of a famous Country & Western song from years ago. Lots of truth in those words. We look for love in lots of places. . . we are depressed & disappointed when we do not find it. Everyone needs to be loved, but perfect love always escapes us. There is only One who will love me in spite of all my ugliness. It took me years of bad choices to find Him. I tried all the wrong things & all the wrong places. I wanted joy & happiness. I hungered for true love. I didn’t find it in drugs. I didn’t find it in alcohol. I didn’t find it in one night stands. All those things gave a momentary pleasure, but afterwards each left me feeling emptier, lonelier & more despairing than before. . . I now have a lasting joy, a deep satisfaction & pleasure that never leaves me feeling hollow, hung-over, & misused. ...