Podcast Summary

Podcast: Jack Hibbs Podcast
Host: Jack Hibbs
Episode: God's Love Never Fails
Date: January 5, 2026

Episode Overview

In this powerful episode, Jack Hibbs explores the unending, transformative love of God and its practical outworking in the life of a believer. Drawing from the teachings of Jesus and numerous New Testament passages, Pastor Hibbs contrasts authentic Christian love with the pitfalls of religious hypocrisy, cultural confusion, and broken relationships. The episode serves both as an encouragement to experience the fullness of God's love and as a challenge to live it out in tangible ways within the church, family, and society.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Jesus' “New Commandment” and Its True Meaning

• Scripture References:
  • John 13:34-35; John 15:12; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 4:8; Mark 12:31; Romans 12:9-10; James 2:8
• Jack explains:
  • The “newness” of Jesus’ command to love one another lies not in the concept of love but in its depth, source, and Spirit-empowered capacity.
  • The love Jesus describes isn’t written on stone but on the believer’s heart by the Holy Spirit.
  • Real Christian love goes beyond sentiment or feeling—it is sacrificial, practical, and visible to the world as the evidence of discipleship.

“It's not on stone. I'm gonna write it on your heart. And it's this... when you understand what I'm gonna do for you at the cross and rise from the dead, you are going to find out how much you're loved by the Almighty God. And you'll be so grateful, you're just going to just blow up into this Blossom of love.” (Jack Hibbs, 01:44)

2. Authenticity vs. Hypocrisy in the Church

• Addressing religious pretenders:
  • Jack discusses people attending church who live double lives—engaged in adultery, addiction, or dishonesty, yet claiming Christ.
  • He makes a distinction between falling into sin and living in unrepentant patterns. The indwelling Holy Spirit will not allow a true believer to be comfortable in ongoing sin.
  • He quotes a commentator (McGee) highlighting the difference between love and sin.

“Don't tell me that you love someone and are committing adultery with that one. You can call that love if you want to, but it is nothing in the world but sex... God hasn't changed his mind about it.” (McGee, quoted by Jack Hibbs, 08:35)

• True repentance:
  • Real contrition comes with humility and unconditional surrender, not blame-shifting or vague apologies.
  • Pastor Jack emphasizes that public profession must match private practice.

“When they repent, they have no conditions... They will come on their belly with tears never to do it again. Hating the sin because it offended the holy God, because they love God first.” (Jack Hibbs, 11:37)

3. The Proof of Love: Practical and Relational

• Loving within the Church:
  • Real love starts with those closest—within the body of Christ, “the house of God”—and radiates outward.
  • He addresses issues like envy, selfishness, and division, emphasizing that love refuses to scheme against or harm others.

“I owe you the proof of his love. And this is both in the negative and in the positive... We owe you and he would owe us. You see this beautiful thing? We would not do each other harm.” (Jack Hibbs, 15:30)

4. A Crisis in Christian Marriages

• A ‘pandemic’ worse than disease:
  • Jack points out the widespread breakdown of Christian homes, attributing it to self-love over God-love.
  • He warns that the spiritual health of families is foundational to the church and nation.

“There's a pandemic that is far worse than anything that can be grown in a petri dish. There's a pandemic of the destruction of marriage right now, like never before seen... because somebody in the marriage decided to love themselves more than God.” (Jack Hibbs, 17:12)

5. The Testimony of Transformed Lives

• A personal story:
  • Jack shares a moving testimony from a teenager, whose changed life and faith influenced her tough LAPD father, resulting in her whole family’s transformation.

“She said, my dad got saved. I wanted to tell you, Pastor Jack, I'm here to report on my parents. This church has changed my parents marriage. It's changed our home and it's changed the trajectory of my life. She said, that's what's possible if you love God first.” (Jack Hibbs, 19:25)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On difference between love and church attendance:

  “There are people who come in and out of this place. They might even be faithful to come, but they're as lost as the day is long.” (Jack Hibbs, 04:15)

• On the goal of church discipline:

  “We owe you everything, good friends. Listen, I, Jack, owe you everything that I can possibly do for you that is good. Do you understand?... We would not do each other harm. The word means we wouldn't scheme or plot to somehow be up over the other at their expense.” (Jack Hibbs, 15:29)

• On the consequences of hypocrisy:

  “Can you imagine if Jesus were to say, I know you called upon my name. I know you even had a Bible study group. You even did miracles. You cast out demons—depart from me. I never knew you. Wow.” (Jack Hibbs, 18:55)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Opening Reflection on Devotionals and Prophecy: (00:00–00:39)
• Main Teaching on Jesus’ New Commandment: (00:39–04:30)
• Authenticity and Hypocrisy in the Church: (04:30–11:00)
• Deep Dive on Sin, Repentance, and Love: (11:00–15:00)
• Scriptural Cross-References and Practical Church Life: (15:00–17:12)
• Crisis in Christian Marriages and Challenge to Listeners: (17:12–19:00)
• Testimony of Transformation – Real Change through Love: (19:00–19:50)
• Closing Exhortation: (19:50–20:12)

Tone & Style

Jack Hibbs is passionate, candid, and uncompromising. He blends direct scriptural exposition with real-life application, challenging listeners to authenticity and self-examination while offering hope in God’s unchanging love.

This episode is a call to embrace the radical, practical, Spirit-empowered love that marks true Christianity—not just in words but in action, relationships, and transformation of lives and families.