Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

When Love Looks Like Sacrifice - S24E6

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Nov 24, 2025
Explore the transformative journey of love through 1 Corinthians 13 after 25 years of marriage. Discover the gritty realities of patience, kindness, and sacrificial love. The hosts dive into how personal growth affects relationships, discussing the importance of selflessness, communication, and practical adjustments. They offer hope for those enduring pain, highlighting the power of commitment to restore marriages. Finally, reflect on the journey from childish to mature love, emphasizing the freedom found in being fully known and loved by God.
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INSIGHT

Three Kinds Of Love Make Marriage Thrive

  • True marital love combines sacrificial agape, phileo friendship, and eros attraction.
  • Joby says feelings follow sacrificial behavior, not the other way around.
ADVICE

Choose "Today Isn't About Me"

  • Do practice sacrificial love by choosing "today isn't about me" in concrete moments.
  • Gretchen calls small daily sacrifices the pathway to overwhelming Christlike feelings.
ADVICE

Abide In Christ To Grow Patience

  • Do abide in Christ to grow patience; you cannot manufacture it alone.
  • Joby recommends using moments of impatience as prayer triggers and memorize scriptures on God's patience.
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