How To Avoid My Love Growing Cold

CrossWay Church – Macky Shedd – January25^th, 2026

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³ but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.  Matthew 24:12-13 (NIV)

…The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6b (NIV)

• When ________ Leads — ________ ______________.

• When ________ Leads — __________ ____________________.

TO AVOID MY FAITH & LOVE GROWING COLD I MUST…

1. REFUSE TO LET ________ FREEZE MY __________.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” Hebrews 13:6 (NIV)

“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.” Luke 12:4 (NIV)

• It’s Scarier __________________ Jesus Than _________________.

“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. ⁹ But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God. Luke 12:8-9 (NIV)

• Be ________ Of Faith ________________.

He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” ⁴⁰ The crowd laughed at Him. But He made them all leave, and He took the girl’s father and mother and His three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. ⁴¹ Holding her hand, He said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!” Mark 5:39-41 (NLT)

One who walks with the wise becomes wise, but whoever keeps company with fools only hurts himself. Proverbs 13:20 (VOICE)

2. CHOOSE ____________________ OVER __________________.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: ¹⁰ If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. ¹¹ Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? ¹² Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NIV)

• Isolation Is The Devil’s ________ ______________.

3. STOP _________ ____ MY PROBLEMS & ____ ___ GOD WITH THEM.

O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. ² You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. ³ You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. ⁴ You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. ⁵ You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. ⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! ⁷ I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! Psalm 139:1-7 (NLT)

• Running changes ______________ — not ____________.

God is our refuge and strength,  an ever-present help in trouble. ² Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way  and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, ³ though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22 (NIV)

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

4. FIND TRUE _________ THROUGH _____________ TO KING JESUS.

Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws. ⁴⁴ I will always obey your law, for ever and ever. ⁴⁵ I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. ⁴⁶ I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, ⁴⁷ for I delight in your commands because I love them. ⁴⁸ I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees. Psalm 119:43-48 (NIV)

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. ³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 (NIV)

• True Freedom Doesn’t Come From…

___ _____________. It Comes From The ________ _____________.

But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25 (NIV)

5. PUT THE __________ OF OTHERS __________ MY OWN.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, ⁴ not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)

6. ____________ & ___________ CHRIST’S _________________

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 (NIV)

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹² The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. ¹³ The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.” John 10:11-13 (NIV)

• Jesus Didn’t Give True ______ _____ To Free Us. He Gave His _____.