Authentic Love

17/10/2022 24 min Temporada 1 Episodio 16
Authentic Love

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Guest Speaker: Dr. John Dyben, Chief Clinical Officer at Hanley Center.Find out more about the Hanley Center here: https://www.hanleycenter.org/Find out more about The Gathering Place athttps://thegatheringplacefl.org/Notes from this message:Matthew 22: 34-40· The message is the triune nature of love (Agape)· God – Others – Self· We often think of love as giving, being nice, having feelings, etc. The love that we are called to is far more difficult. Agape = Authenticity· Authentic with God – Others – Self sounds good on the surface but flies in the face of our culture and, for most of us, everything we have been taught even if we don’t realize it.· Authentic means we smile, smell, stink, laugh, cry, struggle, and grieve. Authentic is a hard place to get to. Authenticity requires soul work.Questions:· What keeps me from authenticity?o Fear (pride/resentment/uncomfortable with mystery)o Myths (futility/time)· Why in the world would I seek authenticity if it is so hard?!o The two pursuitso We are called to build the nestMark 8: 22-25· Hand – Walk – Spit – Cover – Ask – Repeat