Stretched-Out Love: Eccentrics

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of love as a chosen posture rather than a feeling, drawing from 1 Peter and the early church.

What does love actually look like in real life? In this sermon from 1 Peter, love is not described as a feeling, but as a posture. Something lived out in the body. Something that stretches us beyond instinct, comfort, and convenience. Drawing from the early church, this message explores a kind of love that does not come naturally. A love that reaches toward others without shared history, obligation, or guarantee of return. A love that must be chosen again and again. This is not easy love. It is stretched-out love. Love that exposes us, costs us, and calls us to remain open even when it would be easier to withdraw. Part of the Eccentrics: Keeping It Real After Easter series.

People in this episode

Host: FPC Dallas

Topics covered

• love
• posture of love
• early church
• sacrificial love
• community
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• love
• 1 Peter
• Eccentrics
• sacrificial love
• Christianity
• spirituality
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stretched-Out Love: Eccentrics, 1 Peter

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