Faith Foundations

I. ASK WHAT LOVE IS.
Some popular misconceptions:
● Only a .
● Is .

“We know what real love is from Christ’s example in dying for us.
And so we also ought to lay down our lives for our Christian
brothers.” 1 John 3:16 (LB)

What God says:
1. Love is a matter of .
“And over all virtues, put on love, which binds them all together.” Colossians 3:14

2. Love is a matter of .
“Let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and
truth.” 1 John 3:18

II. ACT LIKE LOVE ACTS
“Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love
of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically
everything that goes on in the world- wanting your own way,
wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important- has
nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from Him. The
world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out – but
whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.” 1 John 2:15-17 (Mes)

1. Love is alive when it has …is dying when it is hurried or when
it cannot wait.

“Love is patient…”  1 Corinthians 13:4
“Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making
allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” Ephesians 4:2 (LB)

2. Love is alive when it … is dying when it forgets or when it
ignores.

“…love is kind…” 1 Corinthians 13:4
“Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just
as God has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 (LB)

3. Love is alive when it is … is dying when it starts doubting or
when it stops trusting.
“It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” 1 Corinthians 13:4

4. Love is alive when it is … is dying when it is exchanging or
when it is taking.
“It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs.” 1 Corinthians 13:5

“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
5. Love is alive when it its way into a … is dying when it
feels but doesn’t act.
“It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:7

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