The Waters Church
It's All About Love
IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE
40 Days of Love Preparation
“Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 (NIV)
LIFE IS ABOUT LOVING GOD AND LOVING PEOPLE
Matthew 22:37-39
THE BASICS OF LOVE
· WE LOVE BECAUSE ______________________________
“Love comes from God…for God is love.” 1
“We love because God first loved us.” 1
“We know and rely on the love God has for us.” 1
· LOVE IS A ____________ AND A ____________________
“Choose to love the Lord your God… and commit yourself to him…”
Deuteronomy 30:20 (NLT)
· LOVE IS ________________________________________
“Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
1
· LOVE IS ________________________________________
“Dear friends, let us practice loving each other, for love comes from
God and those who are loving and kind show that they are the children
of God, and that they are getting to know him better.” 1
“Practice these things and devote yourself to them, in order that your
progress may be seen by all.” 1 Tim. 4:15 (TEV)
· LOVE IS ________________________________________
“Continue to love each other with true Christian love.” Hebrews 13:1 (NLT)
“If you only love those who love you, what credit is that to you?” Lk 6:32 (NIV)
“Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don't drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 (Mes)
40 Days of Love Pre-Test
ASSESSING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Children ___________________________ 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Parents 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Marriage Prospects (If you’d like to marry) 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Relative____________________________ 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Coworkers__________________________ 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Neighbors __________________________ 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Different/Difficult ____________________ 1---3---5---7---9
Poor Great
Jesus: “ By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you
have love one to another.”
HOW TO BECOME GREAT AT RELATIONSHIPS
1. ________________________________
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________
“This is my prayer for you: that your love will grow more and more, and that you will have knowledge and understanding with your love.”
Philippians 1:9 (NCV)
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