Posts with the tag “agape-love”
The Greatest of These Is Love | All About Love, Part 9
by Aaron Kennedy on June 11th, 2026
Paul ends 1 Corinthians 13 by lifting love above gifting, influence, knowledge, and spiritual activity because love is what lasts forever. In this devotional, we reflect on the difference between selfish ambition and the love of Christ, and how easy it is to quietly build our lives around recognition instead of faithfulness. If you’ve been wrestling with striving, comparison, or the pressure to be impressive, this devotional will gently call you back to what matters most. Read More
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Growing Up In Love | All About Love, Part 8
by Aaron Kennedy on June 10th, 2026
Paul connects spiritual maturity directly to love, not merely knowledge, gifting, or influence. In this devotional, we reflect on 1 Corinthians 13:11 and how immaturity often reveals itself most clearly in relationships through pride, offense, selfishness, impatience, and the need for attention. If you’ve been asking God to deepen your spiritual growth, this devotional will challenge you to grow not only in knowledge, but in love.
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Love Never Gives Up | All About Love, Part 7
by Aaron Kennedy on June 9th, 2026
Real love does not disappear the moment relationships become difficult. In this devotional, we reflect on 1 Corinthians 13:7 and the kind of enduring love that remains faithful, hopeful, and tender even through disappointment and hurt. If you’ve been tempted to withdraw emotionally, give up on people, or protect yourself through distance, this devotional will encourage you to keep your heart soft before God. Read More
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The Portrait of God | All About Love, Part 1
by Aaron Kennedy on June 1st, 2026
Most people hear 1 Corinthians 13 and immediately think about romance, but Paul originally wrote these words to a divided and spiritually immature church. If you’ve ever wrestled with what biblical love actually looks like in today’s culture, this devotional will challenge and encourage you deeply. Read More
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Joy and Security | Part Two
by Aaron Kennedy on December 17th, 2025
What does it really mean to love like God loves? In Part 2 of this series, we explore how love is not something we manufacture, but something we receive from God and pass on to others. This devotional challenges the idea of reciprocal love and invites us to stay connected to the true source. Discover how living in God transforms the way we love. Read More
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2026
January
Honor | The Path to BlessingOffense is OptionalBuilt to FinishI Am, Part 1 | Jesus, The Bread That SatisfiesI Am, Part 2 | Jesus, The Light That Leads Us HomeI Am, Part 3 | Jesus, The Gate That Gives LifeI Am, Part 4 | Jesus, The Good ShepherdI Am, Part 5 | Jesus, The Resurrection and the LifeI Am, Part 6 | Jesus, The Way, The Truth, and The LifeI Am, Part 7 | Jesus, The True VineWhat Would Change?Keeping Our Eyes On JesusDidn't Our Hearts Burn? | Part OneDidn't Our Hearts Burn? | Part TwoDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part ThreeDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part FourDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part FiveStill Burning. Part 1 | When Love Grows QuietStill Burning, Part 2 | Hungry AgainStill Burning, Part 3 | Creating Space to GrowStill Burning, Part 4 | Learning to Say NoStill Burning, Part 5 | Taste and See
February
When I'm Not Ok, Part 1 | Honest Hearts Before GodWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 2 | The Work You Can't SeeWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 3 | A Clean and Renewed ConscienceWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 4 | Through the Valley, Not Stuck In ItWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 5 | From Pain to TestimonySave me, LordHuman Point of ViewLearning Before Leading, Part 1 | A Teachable SpiritLearning Before Leading, Part 2 | Faithful With What’s Been EntrustedLearning Before Leading, Part 3 | Led by the Spirit, Not MomentumDo Not Grieve Him, Part 1 | The Beauty of a Soft HeartDo Not Grieve Him, Part 2 | From Salvation to SurrenderDo Not Grieve Him, Part 3 | Making Room for His PresenceHealthy Things Grow, Part 1 | Preparing the SoilHealthy Things Grow, Part 2 | Trusting the GrowthDo Not Grieve Him, Part 4 | A Softer Heart in a Sharper WorldWhen Effort Isn’t Enough | Not by Might, Part 1Obedience in the Waiting | Not by Might Part 2Not by Strength, but by His Spirit | Not by Might Part 3Empowered, Enabled, Sustained | Not by Might, Part 4
March
“You Heretic” | Ponderings of a PastorSpirit and Truth | Ponderings of a PastorSpiritual Fathers | Ponderings of a Pastor“Discernment is not a spiritual gift. Discerning of spirits is.” | Ponderings of a Pastor“The Dove” | Ponderings of a PastorPresence Before Performance | Ponderings of a PastorCreated for This Moment | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 1Obedient Faith | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 2When God’s Purpose Confronts My Comfort | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 3Faithful Messengers | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 4I Can't Come Down | Ponderings of a PastorFrom the Inside Out | Wholehearted, Part 1Following the Shepherd | Wholehearted, Part 2When Truth Meets the HeartThe Gift of Godly BoundariesKnown, Loved, & Delighted In | Undivided, Part 1The Quiet Place of Soul Care | Undivided, Part 2When Your Soul Feels Stuck | Out of the Doldrums, Part 1When Delay Turns Into Decline | Out of the Doldrums, Part 2The Breath That Brings You Back | Out of the Doldrums, Part 3A Love that Stays | From Table to Triumph, Part 1A Covenant That Draws You Close | From Table to Triumph, Part 2
April
In the Garden, He Chose You | From Table to Triumph, Part 4A Way Made Open | From Table to Triumph, Part 3The Stone is Rolled Away | From Table to Triumph, Part 5Love is the Characteristic of LightWhat Truth Reveals | Formed by Truth, Part 1Responding to Truth | Formed by Truth, Part 2Asking for More | There is More, Part 1Beyond Understanding | There is More, Part 2Re-Digging Old WellsHe Did What He SaidLight and Love, Darkness and HateThe Posture That Produces GrowthFrom Performance to PresenceSpiritual WisdomFlooded with LightGreatness of His PowerWhen You Rest, God Still MovesWhat Has Your Attention?When the Door is OpenOpen Hands, Open HeartStay in the FireThe Weight You Don't Have to Carry