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LOVE IS ACTION

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Worship

Your Grace is Enough, By Your Love, What He’s Done, Amazing Love (You are my King), Lamb of God, The Love of God

Welcome

How do you usually show love to family and friends on Valentine’s Day? How about on “ordinary” days?

Word

1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8,13

4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteous ness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails… 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

POINT IT OUT!

INTRO

(Mark 12:28-33, 1 Corinthians 8:1, Romans 10:2, Matthew 6:1, 2 Chronicles 26:16, Luke 11:43, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3)

I. WHAT LOVE IS

(1 Corinthians 13:4, Romans 2:4)

II. WHAT LOVE IS NOT

(1 Corinthians 13:4-6, Deuteronomy 8:14-18, Galatians 5:22-23, Proverbs 24:17, 1 Peter 4:8)

III. WHAT LOVE ALWAYS DOES

(1 Corinthians 13:7-8, Philippians 1:6)

PARAPHRASE IT!

Restate the verse in your own words.

TALK ABOUT IT!

  • What did you like about these verses?
  • What did you learn about God?
  • What did you learn about people?
  • What did you rediscover about love?
  • What did you learn about following Jesus?
Works

APPLY IT!

Based on this lesson on “LOVE REDISCOVERED: Love is Action”, write down your action point to apply what you learned. Make it your “I Will…” statement and follow the S.M.A.R.T guideline to come up with a do-able action point.

 

Simple

Measurable

Appropriate

Realistic

Time-bound

“I Will _____________________________”

SHARE IT!

Who will you share these truths to this week?

PRAY CARE SHARE IN ACTION

Pray for the people in your life to see God’s love in action through His people. Do your part in showing Jesus’ kind of love for His people, and for all people. Share the gospel to someone who may be curious to know more about Jesus and what His family (church) is like.

WEEKLY PRAYER POINTS

I. Thanksgiving

• Worship God for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do in our lives.

II. Country and the World

• Upright and moral governance of public servants; repentance and salvation for government leaders and citizens for a Christ-centered Philippines.

• God’s help and comfort, salvation for Israel, wisdom for their leaders in government, military and their soldiers as they defend themselves against terrorists’ attacks. PRAISE GOD for the release of hostages so far! Continue to pray for the release of the remaining ones.

• War in Ukraine to end, loss of lives prevented; conflict in African, East Asian and Middle East countries to stop. Pray for Christians from different countries who have been persecuted, attacked and killed in recent weeks.

III. Church

• CCFers would honor and love God and make disciples.

• Elders, pastors, dleaders, and families (holy, humble, harmonious, happy, heart-working).

• Ministries and churches expansion worldwide.

IV. CCF Facilities

• Worship and Training Center

• Prayer Mountain

V. Personal Concerns

• Deeper intimate relationship with God.

• Righteous living.

• Salvation of family and friends.

Memory verse

1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7

4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things

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