LOVING SATISFACTION (1 OF 8)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: I Corinthians 13
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Loving Satisfaction (1 of 8)
Series: Love as a Way of Life
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 13
SERMON SUMMARY: The key to success in relationships is discovering the power of love. This sermon series will help us see what love looks like in daily life. Each week we're going to focus on one of the seven traits of a loving person using the description of love in I Corinthians 13 as our guide. Next week we'll start with loving-kindness. Today, I want to quickly note three truths about satisfying love that we will continue to come back to again and again throughout the sermon series
INTRODUCTION: Gene Appel was the Senior Minister at the Central Christian Church in Las Vegas. He started in Vegas at the age of 26, and the church was running about 400 people a weekend.
But one Sunday evening, following the dedication service of their new building, Gene went home and his wife shocked him by saying that she was leaving him for a man she'd met at work. All efforts to keep that marriage together failed. Gene quickly submitted his resignation to the church. The church elders prayed about the matter, studied it, counseled with both Gene and his wife, and they concluded that they would ask Gene to remain as their preacher. Perhaps he had made some mistakes in being too consumed with his job, but he had been faithful to his wife, he wanted to restore the marriage, she did not.
In the three years that followed, the Central Christian Church in Las Vegas exploded in growth. They got to the point where they were running over 2,000 people a weekend. And you thought there weren't any Christians in Vegas.
But Gene Appel said that the Christmas Eve after his separation had to be the loneliest experience of his life. He said after their candlelight Christmas Eve service, he intended to grab something to eat at a drive-thru, race home, do his laundry, pack his bags, and get ready for an early-morning flight to the Midwest on Christmas Day where he could spend Christmas wit ...
Series: Love as a Way of Life
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 13
SERMON SUMMARY: The key to success in relationships is discovering the power of love. This sermon series will help us see what love looks like in daily life. Each week we're going to focus on one of the seven traits of a loving person using the description of love in I Corinthians 13 as our guide. Next week we'll start with loving-kindness. Today, I want to quickly note three truths about satisfying love that we will continue to come back to again and again throughout the sermon series
INTRODUCTION: Gene Appel was the Senior Minister at the Central Christian Church in Las Vegas. He started in Vegas at the age of 26, and the church was running about 400 people a weekend.
But one Sunday evening, following the dedication service of their new building, Gene went home and his wife shocked him by saying that she was leaving him for a man she'd met at work. All efforts to keep that marriage together failed. Gene quickly submitted his resignation to the church. The church elders prayed about the matter, studied it, counseled with both Gene and his wife, and they concluded that they would ask Gene to remain as their preacher. Perhaps he had made some mistakes in being too consumed with his job, but he had been faithful to his wife, he wanted to restore the marriage, she did not.
In the three years that followed, the Central Christian Church in Las Vegas exploded in growth. They got to the point where they were running over 2,000 people a weekend. And you thought there weren't any Christians in Vegas.
But Gene Appel said that the Christmas Eve after his separation had to be the loneliest experience of his life. He said after their candlelight Christmas Eve service, he intended to grab something to eat at a drive-thru, race home, do his laundry, pack his bags, and get ready for an early-morning flight to the Midwest on Christmas Day where he could spend Christmas wit ...
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