In a world quick to cancel, cut off, and divide, God calls us to a deeper kind of love, one that holds back even when it has every reason not to. In this message, we explore how love isn’t merely seen in grand gestures or kind acts, but in the restraint we show when offense comes, when people fail, and when we could walk away, but choose to stay. Love that is real doesn’t just act; it endures, it bears, and it forgives.

Drawing from Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 13 and Colossians 3, this sermon challenges us to pass the heart test by displaying the spiritual maturity that comes from a love shaped by Christ. We’ll see that love is not just an emotional reaction, it’s relational discipleship. Because we are God’s chosen people, we are called to a higher way of loving one that says, “Because I love you, I won’t let our differences divide us.”