First Church Charlotte

March 01, 2020, | Pastor Nathan Elms 1 Thes 5:23 23 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together - spirit, soul, and body - and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. Progress only begins when we perceive our incompleteness… The Greek philosophers gave us five loves, the bible only accepts four of them: • Storge: Affection Love • Phileo: Friendship Love (today) • Agape: Divine Love. • Eros: Romantic Love. What is false love? • Epithumia: lust, desire. (the bible does not accept this as love) As individuals, we emerge from chaos into order… we become who we are… This is true individually… This is true spiritually… The first five years of a child's life are fundamentally important. They are the foundation that shapes children's future health, happiness, growth, development and learning achievement at school, in the family and community, and in life in general. Recent research confirms that the first five years are particularly