Love and Control: The Two Factors of a Relationship (John 3:16, John 15:13, Hebrews 13:17, Proverbs 25:28, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Isaiah 30:1) [Video]

Lifepoint Baptist Church Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister lpforme.com Sunday Evening Sermon Title: Love and Control: The Two Factors of a Relationship Date: September 28, 2025 Passage: John 3:16, John 15:13, Hebrews 13:17, Proverbs 25:28, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Isaiah 30:1 In this special Family Sunday evening sermon, guest speaker Dr. Tom Vogel examines the two key factors of any relationship—love and control. Drawing from scriptures like John 3:16 and Hebrews 13:17, he explores how godly love and proper authority create healthy, Christ-centered relationships, while warning against the dangers of imbalance. John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 15:13 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Hebrews 13:17 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. Proverbs 25:28 28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Ecclesiastes 2:10 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. Isaiah 30:1 1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: