Grace Church Orlando Podcast

Stewardship isn't just about money. It's about recognizing that God has entrusted us with things to manage faithfully. In this message, discover how changing your perspective on ownership can transform the way you approach money, generosity, responsibility, and even the pressures of everyday life.

What does it actually take for love to last? In Song of Songs 8, we see a picture of a love that is strong, committed, resilient, and able to withstand the weight of real life. It’s more than a feeling—it’s a covenant that keeps showing up when life gets difficult. In this message, we look at what it means to become someone the people closest to us can lean on, why lasting love requires commitment and repair, and how the love of Jesus gives us something secure enough to put the full weight of...

You can love someone and still take them for granted. Love isn’t just something you feel. It’s something you practice. Pastor Mike Adkins shares how the small, ordinary choices to listen, pursue, forgive, and show up are what keep relationships strong. Don’t wait until there’s distance to realize what you had.

Strong feelings can feel like proof that something is right—but intensity isn’t the same thing as wisdom. In week two of Love That Lasts, Pastor Mike continues through Song of Solomon and looks at what actually makes love strong enough to endure: character, safety, sacrifice, faithfulness, and learning to seek the good of the person you love. Because lasting love isn’t built on a feeling alone. It’s built on the kind of life you create together.

What if lasting love isn’t about finding the “perfect person” — but learning how to choose, desire, and love well? In week one of Love That Lasts, Pastor Mike opens Song of Solomon and explores attraction, desire, relationships, purity culture, and why a healthy relationship has to be built on more than chemistry. Because attraction comes and goes. Feelings change. But lasting love learns to choose your choice.