Living the Truth with Love
Key takeaways
Faith shows itself in action, not feelings alone.
Your identity as God’s child shapes how you live.
Truth, when lived honestly, leads to freedom and growth.
Faith and love must work together in every relationship.
Course Description
Living the Truth with Love / Christian Living: Course One
How do we successfully live a life of love and truth with others? This challenge is a common theme in Philemon; 1, 2, and 3 John; and Jude. Truth without love is harsh, and love without truth lacks sincerity. But when combined, truth and love change people’s lives and bring the kingdom of God into a world that needs Him. Jesus lived in perfect truth and love. He is our example of how to live in practical, everyday ways. Together, these five short letters demonstrate what it looks like when the people of God live in His truth and love.
This is the first course of a two-course series.
Course Content
Meet the Teachers
Though a radiologic technologist by training, Natalie’s true “career” has been with CBS for the past three decades. The Lord has continued to transform her through in-depth Bible study, and she has benefited greatly from journeying on the CBS road with some amazing fellow servants. She has been called to many roles within CBS, including a decade of training Teaching Directors and Associate Teaching Directors, and she most recently served as leader of the Curriculum Support Team. She is passionate about seeing people grow more in love with God as they encounter Him in the Bible.
Natalie lives with her husband, Steve, in Mars, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh. They are blessed to have their adult children living nearby, and two of her most favorite people in the world call her Nana. She is a voracious reader, an avid walker, and a football fan, and she enjoys kayaking and photographing the beautiful world God has created. Show less
Natalie lives with her husband, Steve, in Mars, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh. They are blessed to have their adult children living nearby, and two of her most favorite people in the world call her Nana. She is a voracious reader, an avid walker, and a football fan, and she enjoys kayaking and photographing the beautiful world God has created. Show less
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Marcy is a lover of God’s Word and is passionate about Bible study. After marrying her high school sweetheart, Brent, she traveled with him as they lived in multiple cities for Brent’s professional career in the National Basketball Association. After 11 years in the NBA, Brent and Marcy retired to Enid, Oklahoma, with their four children. Marcy has passed down her love for the Lord and passion for Bible study to them and her three grandchildren. She serves as a Teaching Director in Community Bible Study and is also currently serving as a trainer on the Teaching Director Training Team. Her prayer is that people would fall in love with God’s Word and would seek Him in everything. Her hobbies include hiking, biking, gardening, and hosting and cooking for family and friends.Show less
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Louis grew up hearing about Community Bible Study from his mother, who served for many years in CBS. Later in life, Louis served on the CBS Board of Trustees and then as a local class leader. After college and a short stint with an internet startup in the mid 1990s, Louis joined the Navy SEALs, beginning a journey in national security. Later, he served with the intelligence community and then as one of its overseers in the US Senate. Thereafter, Louis started his own consulting company, and today he advises both industry and the government on innovations where they intersect.
Louis has traveled in over 150 countries, he speaks a few languages, and he studies the Scriptures in the original Hebrew and Greek. He's an elder in his church, and he regularly swims, skydives, rides motorcycles, and mentors men in various circles. Louis lives in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife, his youngest son, and their cavalier, Charlie, while their two other sons attend college.Show less
Louis has traveled in over 150 countries, he speaks a few languages, and he studies the Scriptures in the original Hebrew and Greek. He's an elder in his church, and he regularly swims, skydives, rides motorcycles, and mentors men in various circles. Louis lives in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife, his youngest son, and their cavalier, Charlie, while their two other sons attend college.Show less
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With a master's degree in education, Nina worked for a few years as a teacher and then as an educational consultant for a K–12 charter school for over a decade. She changed gears to manage her family's physical therapy practice with her husband, the sole practitioner. She has been involved in several ministries, including CBS, where various leadership roles have affirmed her call to teach. It is her desire to share the Word of God in such a way that others would know how wide, long, high, and deep the Lord’s love is.
Nina lives in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Chris, and sassy cat, Pickles. They have three sons who live and work or go to school in other states, a situation that affords Nina and Chris many opportunities for family connection as well as fuels their love of travel. Nina also loves to read and connect with friends, and she has recently jumped on the pickleball bandwagon.Show less
Nina lives in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Chris, and sassy cat, Pickles. They have three sons who live and work or go to school in other states, a situation that affords Nina and Chris many opportunities for family connection as well as fuels their love of travel. Nina also loves to read and connect with friends, and she has recently jumped on the pickleball bandwagon.Show less
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