# The Duties of Love - Part 7 by Pastor Omar Ellison on Sunday, May 31, 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wave-94-6461945/the-duties-of-love-part-7-by-pastor-omar-ellison-on-sunday-may-31-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wave-94-6461945/the-duties-of-love-part-7-by-pastor-omar-ellison-on-sunday-may-31-2026.md Podcast: [Wave 94](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wave-94-6461945) Published: 2026-06-02T15:45:09+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/wave94/the-duties-of-love-part-7-by Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2332106366-wave94-the-duties-of-love-part-7-by.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wave-94-6461945/episodes/the-duties-of-love-part-7-by-pastor-omar-ellison-on-sunday-may-31-2026 Duration seconds: 3949 ## Resource Unlocking Full Joy: Moving from Words to Deeds in Love In this powerful conclusion to "The Duties of Love" series, Pastor Omar Ellison challenges believers to take their faith to a deeper, actionable level. True Christian love goes far beyond emotional feelings or mere words. It is an intentional decision modeled directly by Jesus Christ, who paid an astronomical debt on our behalf. When we understand how deeply we are loved by God, our perspective shifts away from self-preservation and toward the needs of others. Pastor Ellison addresses the dangers of shutting up our "bowels of compassion" and explains how obedience to God’s promptings, especially in our giving, unlocks a supernatural joy and divine supply that cannot be contained. Main points from this message include: -- Love is a conscious choice, not a fleeting emotion, meaning we must choose to love even the unlovely by faith. -- Looking at the cross is our ultimate assurance of God's love whenever doubt or trial attempts to cloud our vision. -- True life is proven by our love for our brothers and sisters, while harboring hatred places a person in spiritual death. -- The unselfish life shifts our focus away from self-gratification and opens our hearts to notice and feel compassion for the hurts of others. -- Closing your heart to a brother or sister in need effectively shuts off the faucet of God's love and compassion in your life. -- We must stop loving only in words and begin loving in deed and in truth through tangible actions. -- Abiding in Christ’s commandments protects our strength because keeping His command to love one another keeps our joy full and overflowing. -- God calls us to practice "no strings attached" generosity, trusting that we can never out-give Him. Scriptures for Further Study -- 1 John 4:… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wave-94-6461945/episodes/the-duties-of-love-part-7-by-pastor-omar-ellison-on-sunday-may-31-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wave-94-6461945/the-duties-of-love-part-7-by-pastor-omar-ellison-on-sunday-may-31-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.