Dr. Mayfield discusses the types of love found in the Bible before and after the fall; and he identifies loves that are appropriate for the Christian.
So, if you have been trying to balance selfishness with, e.g., selflessness in your Christian walk, then this brief talk will provide you with some foundational help in arriving at criteria by which you might better evaluate your walk; establish personal goals in your Christian life….
In the following 6 minute video, Dr. Mayfield’s discussion is based on a Jonathan Edwards sermon: Charity contrary to a selfish spirit.
For other sermons by Dr. Mayfield in this blog, see: Categories: John Owen; Jonathan Edwards; Thomas Brooks; and Calvin’s Institutes. In all instances, very brief videos were used to discuss difficult topics which were made user friendly, so to speak — easy to understand, by Dr. Mayfield.
Jeff Mayfield has served as senior pastor of Stony Hill Baptist Church since September 2013. Having attended church since birth, the Lord saved him during his second year of college. Soon after he was called into the Gospel Ministry and was prepared for that work through studies at Liberty University (B.A.) and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. and Ph.D.).
Jeff is the husband of Adrienne and the father of nine children: Jude, Eli, Ava, Belle, Evangeline, Lillian, Phoebe, Solomon, and Calvin. Jeff enjoys preaching, biblical studies, history, theology, and mentoring other Christians. For fun he likes spending time with his family, hiking, running, biking, roasting coffee, and photography. [stonyhill.org]