BUM BU-BUM! Here we are, church fam! … here we are. Bittersweet, right? This has been a good series.

PART…TWO! Who’s ready to get into this again? When we are Living Loved…we assume a new character…you know that? The Character of Christ.

A sensitive topic for some, I’m sure…but we’re gonna get into it. What does it mean, to live…loved?

How many people have experienced this before? A trial, that once finished, seems to keep repeating itself, but only re-manufactured with different elements this time?

Difficult to love! How many of us in this room are “difficult to love” people? … You don’t have to raise your hand.

The flesh…second to the devil, I’d call this one of man’s greatest adversaries.

Plans, plans, plans. Everybody’s got plans! But why do these plans come into our lives? Why do they ever get made?

Now, don’t everybody head for the door at once, just because I said the unutterable word…

Is He pruning you?! I mean, seriously! Look around at your life—in a human condition where we’re all about stacking up belongings, treasures and riches…is God…taking some of that away, for the betterment of your soul? 

Just like a soldier preparing for battle, we have to be ready to face life’s trials with full expectancy that there will be a battle. A trial! A challenge of our faith that pushes us past the previous edge where our faith was tested before. It’s just the way sanctification works!