August 24, 2025 - Sunday AM Sermon

This episode is a heartfelt sermon and marriage seminar message delivered at Cumberland Trace, led by a speaker, John Moore. The episode celebrates the church’s dedication to helping families and explores what it takes to move from the marriage altar to decades of faithful, joyful marriage.

Topics covered include practical marriage guidance framed as “rules of the road” from Colossians 3, common detours and hazards couples face, and the need for regular “engine repair” and communication to resolve conflict. The speaker encourages couples to keep “fuel in the tank” by practicing biblical love, referencing Colossians 3, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Thessalonians, Romans, 1 John 4, and 2 Corinthians 5 as foundational texts.

The episode contrasts worldly notions of love with the Bible’s teaching that love is more than feeling — it is action and a command. The speaker discusses the five love languages as a helpful tool, explains four Greek concepts of love (eros, storge, phileo, agape), and emphasizes the difference between friendship-based phileo love and sacrificial, decision-based agape love. Listeners hear real-life examples and practical counsel about forgiveness, loving the unlovable, returning good for evil, and creating shared experiences to rebuild trust and phileo love over time.

Key takeaways include: love binds everything together in harmony; love must be learned, exercised, and commanded; true love is giving and sacrificial as demonstrated in the gospel — God’s love for the unlovable shown on the cross; and that Christian marriage and church life are transformed when we choose to love like God. The speaker offers an invitation to reconciliation, baptism, and community support, urging listeners to take concrete steps toward healing and stronger relationships.

Duration 38:15