Finding Love in the Wrong Places | Guard Your Heart | Covenant Ways Church

Where are you looking for love—and how do you guard your heart when relationships disappoint you? Pastor Dr. Dideolu Olufelo-Adewale explores biblical love, emotional maturity, forgiveness and healthy boundaries in this message…

Where are you looking for love—and how do you guard your heart when relationships disappoint you? Pastor Dr. Dideolu Olufelo-Adewale explores biblical love, emotional maturity, forgiveness and healthy boundaries in this message from Covenant Ways Church.

Drawing on 1 Corinthians 13:4–8, Proverbs 4:23 and Joel 2:25, this sermon encourages us to communicate with care, grow in spiritual maturity, and bring hurt and insecurity to God in prayer. Forgiveness does not mean returning to an unsafe situation; the message also calls for genuine boundaries.

MESSAGE: Finding Love in the Wrong Places SPEAKER: Pastor Dr. Dideolu Olufelo-Adewale DATE: 27 September 2026 LANGUAGES: English with Yoruba passages

CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome and the importance of fellowship 02:28 Finding love in the wrong places 06:48 What biblical love looks like | 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 12:32 Where are you looking for love? 16:56 Taking responsibility for emotional maturity 20:48 Learning to communicate 22:12 Being intentional about companionship 24:44 Gratitude and encouraging yourself in the Lord 26:46 Responding to insecurity with prayer 32:13 Relationships: blessings and lessons 34:49 Self-reflection, boundaries and accountability 37:01 Guard your heart | Proverbs 4:23 41:36 Forgiveness and genuine boundaries 42:26 Building spiritual capacity 45:26 Restoration | Joel 2:25 47:20 Prayer for growth, forgiveness and restoration 52:11 Let the change start with you 53:05 Closing prayer and blessing

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