Spiritual Simplicity - What the World Needs Now is Love, Sweet Love, Part 2

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like you just can’t connect with that special person in your life? You love them, and they love you, but for some reason the relationship is just not going well? Chip gives us a clue as to what might be happening, and how to fix it.

When we are not deeply and personally loved in ways that make sense to us, we will settle for any number of “pseudo-love” substitutes . . .

Affirmation from SUCCESS
Adulation from FAME
Temporary intimacy from illicit SEX
Attention from APPEARANCE or POSSESSIONS
Esteem from POSITION
Security from WEALTH

The Source of Love:

God is the source of love. (1 John 4:7-8)
God deposits His love in His follower’s hearts through His Spirit. (1 John 4:13-15)
When we are filled (controlled) by the Holy Spirit, the outcome/overflow is fruit. (Galatians 5:22)

How do we get it?

God designed love to be birthed and modeled in our FAMILIES. (Ephesians 5:18-6:4)
We often experience love most DEEPLY when we need it most DESPERATELY. (Romans 5:3-5)

How do we give it away?

The Romans 12 Christian application – “Serving in Love”

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0:00.0	Do you ever feel like you just can't connect with that special person in your life?
0:05.8	You know you love them and they love you, but for some reason, the relationship isn't going well?
0:11.7	Well, today, I'll give you some insight about what might be happening and just how to fix it.
0:16.9	Stay with me.
0:22.0	Thanks for listening to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:26.6	We are an international teaching and discipleship ministry that encourages and equips Christians to live like Christians.
0:33.8	And in just a minute, we'll dive into the second half of Chip's message.
0:36.9	What the world needs now is Love, Sweet love, from our current series, Spiritual Simplicity.
0:42.9	But before we get going, let me encourage you to stick around after this message,
0:47.2	as Chip shares some valuable advice to help us simplify our lives and refocus on what truly matters.
0:53.6	You won't want to miss it.
0:55.2	Okay, Chip has a lot to get to, so grab your Bible now as he begins in the book of
0:59.0	Ephesians, Chapter 5.
1:01.7	Let me give you the two major ways that God has designed for us to experience his love.
1:07.0	God designed love to be birthed and modeled in our families.
1:12.2	Ephesians 5, 18 through chapter 6, verse 4.
1:17.6	I'd encourage you to follow along, and I don't usually read a long passage, but this one is one.
1:24.2	You just need to lean back, and here's what I want you to listen as I read.
1:28.4	Notice we said love comes from God's spirit.
1:32.6	Notice he's going to talk about you surrendering
1:35.4	or allowing the spirit to control you.
1:37.7	And then I'm going to show you from Scripture
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