The church in Ephesus had it all—a great church planter named Paul, solid doctrine, and spiritual endurance. But as Matt Chandler explains in this week's sermon, "Affections Matter," they lost the one thing that should have fueled their faith—their affection for Jesus. Affection doesn't imply mere emotion; instead, it's "a stirring of the Spirit towards the things of God." Chandler unpacks how we can feed our affections for Christ.

This week we also feature:

• Editor's Choice Illustration: Carelessness Causes Deaths at the Grand Canyon
• Video: God Loves Us No Matter What. How would our daily lives look if we lived in the reality of God's abounding grace?

Preaching Christ,

Matt Woodley
Managing Editor, PreachingToday.com
mwoodley@christianitytoday.com

Matt Woodley is the pastor of compassion ministries at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois.