Love Actually
Everyone wants a love that lasts. Most of us are
just guessing how to get there.
Everyone wants a love that lasts. But most of us were never taught how to build it, so we chase chemistry and feelings (here’s looking at you, The Notebook) only to find they cannot carry real life.
Our culture says love is about finding the right person, someone who completes you (here’s looking at you, Jerry Maguire). But the Bible tells a different story. Love is not about chemistry; it is about covenant. Not just happiness, but formation.
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“Love Actually” Series
February 8th, 2026
Episode 1
Most people want to have a deep and abiding love; the kind that endures through change and time (we’re looking at you, The Notebook). But few of us have ever been shown how to build it. So we chase chemistry, compatibility, and feelings (we’re still looking at you, The Notebook), only to discover that none of them can carry the weight of real life. This series looks at what real love actually is; how it grows, what sustains it, and why it’s worth fighting for. Our culture says love is about finding the right person. You know, someone who completes you (we’re looking at you, Jerry Maguire). But the Bible tells a different love story. Love is not about fulfillment. It’s about formation. It’s not about chemistry. It’s about covenant. In this series, we’ll rediscover what love really means and how God’s vision for relationships leads to something deeper, stronger, and far more beautiful than anything the movies can promise.
Episode 2
Relationships often sound like contracts. “I will if you will.” But the heart of marriage is covenantal. “I will.” Marriage is the one human relationship that is to reflect God’s own faithfulness. The difference between a contract and a covenant is the difference between using someone and loving someone. A contract is built on mutual benefit. A covenant is built on mutual sacrifice. A covenant sustains the emotion of love, not the other way around.
Episode 3
Every relationship can eventually become a tug-of-war between two wills. Who will go first? Who will give more? Who will serve more? But Paul reversed the tug of war: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Love isn’t about control; it’s about competition, a submission competition in which each person tries to out-serve the other. When both partners mirror the self-giving love of Jesus, love thrives.