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Love Is

Using one word, how would you sum up what love is?

Which of these definitions of love stands out to you right now?

I Corinthians 13:4-7 [New International Version]

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

(Source: bible.us)

Gongs and Cymbals

How does a person become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal?

What’s the hardest part about loving others?

I Corinthians 13:1-2 [New International Version]

1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

(Source: bible.us)

No Compassion?

Is love more than a feeling?

Who have you done this for in the past year? Why did you do it?

I John 3:17-18 [New International Version]

17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be that person? 

18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

(Source: bible.us)

Sensitivity Training

What does this verse say about love?

Is this something you have a problem with? Why/Why not?

Romans 15:1 [New International Version]

1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

(Source: bible.us)

Freedom

What does it mean to be called to live in freedom?

What are some ways you have turned your love into service?

Galatians 5:13 [New International Version]

Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

(Source: bible.us)

Owe Love

Why is God concerned with how we treat each other?

An “obligation to love” sounds like a contradiction of terms. Can you reason it out?

Romans 13:10 [New International Version]

10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

(Source: bible.us)

Stop Faking

How is pretending to love others wrong?

Do you pretend to love others? Who and why?

Romans 12:9 [New International Version]

Love in Action

9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

(Source: bible.us)