In the late 1800's, English poet Francis Thompson wrote the 182 line poem called "The Hound of Heaven." This autobiographical poem describes God pursuing Thompson like a hunting dog pursues his quarry. God pursued Thompson through drug addiction, homelessness, and sickness, even as Thompson did his best to run away. Yet God, in his love, pursued him.

This sermon is called "Pursuing Love" and looks at 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 where Paul tells the Corinthians that he loves them too much to simply let them go down the wrong paths. He pursues them the way he knows Christ pursued him.