{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Song Church OKC","title":"Blocks Conference - Night 1 - Sarah Blount","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3455,"description":"Part of what we wanted to capture in the Voyager message was this great longing we feel.-Annie DruyanThere is a lack of passion in the Bride.The Bridegroom left on a journey just before the wedding, and the Bride cannot act as if thingsare normal. If she loves Him, she will ache for His return. Saving faith says, \"Thy kingdom come!Come back, O precious Bridegroom. Come, reign as King. Come, vindicate your people. Come,marry your Bride.” If she loves him she will ache for his return. She will ask for His Kingdom tocome. She won’t be lured to sleep by the world. Or caught in the act of adultery with anotherlover. -John PiperStorge - Familial Love. Like the love a mother has for her child.Philia- Brotherly Love. Like how you love your brothers and sisters in Christ.Agape - Unconditional, Selfless Love. Like how Christ loves us.Eros - Passionate, Burning Love. Like how a groom loves his bride.In the world, we find EROS without AGAPE.In the church, we find AGAPE without EROS.Plan 1: The Squelch DietThe shutting down of any and all indulgence of desire.Squelch = forcefully silence or suppressTo squelch our desires is to hinder our seeking.To ignore our longings is to ignore the one who can fulfill our longings.John 1:35-39 The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesuswalked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” When John’stwo disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. Jesus looked around and saw them following.“What do you want?” he asked them. They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “whereare you staying?” “Come and see,” he said.Behind all of our misdirected desires, there is a legitimate desire God put there and wants tosatisfy.What’s needed to progress on the journey of the Christian life is DEPTH of desire, not DEATHof desire. -Christopher WestWhat if instead of training yourself to ignore longings, you let your longings train you?Plan 2: Fast Food DietThe promise of immediate gratification...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bnHuiqv1vzbVKS3-CGSScUOuOFSAm4CGeToUp1bnpos/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTVl/MTRhMTgxNzM4MDZl/YmFlNGVmYzkzMGRm/MjkyZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}