Fruit Of The Spirit – Love

Fruit of The Spirit: Part 2
Love

Galatians 5:1 (NIV) 

Galatians 5:16 (NIV)

Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

Galatians 5:14 (NIV)

The very first fruit Paul mentions is LOVE.

Galatians 5:22-23a (NKJV)

1 John 4:8b (NIV) … God is love.

In biblical Greek there are FOUR kinds of love.

• Eros – Passionate romantic, and sexual desire. Romantic Love is amazing but it can hurt a lot.
• Storge – Natural, protective, and instinctive like a family member or your kids.
• Philia/Phileo – Deep emotional affection, warmth, close friendship. He or she is like a brother or sister.
• Agape – This is unconditional, sacrificial, and selfless love. This is the highest kind of love.

John 3:16 (NKJV) For God so loved [YOUR NAME] that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 is Agape love personified.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (NKJV)

1 Corinthians 13:4a (NIV)

1 Corinthians 13:4a (NKJV)

“Has God been patient and kind with me?”

Love is a verb, not just a feeling. Love Does!

1 Corinthians 13:4b (NKJV) 

1 Corinthians 13:4c (NKJV)

1 Corinthians 13:5a (NLT)

1 Corinthians 13:5b (NLT)

1 Corinthians 13:6 (NLT)

1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT) 

John 13:35 (NKJV) 

John 15:13 (NASB) Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends.