The Gospel Call To Love “Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” John 13:35
The Gospel Call To Love “Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” John 13:35.
Jan 06, 2018
Popular Love O What we learn from our culture is often what we define as “popular love” – “love at first sight”, passionate, is committed very quickly, is sometimes intimate very quickly O How does this compare to real-life love relationships you are aware of?
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The Gospel Call To Love
“Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another” John 13:35
What is love?O We learn about love through
our culture – our families, our friends and from the media
O List 3 movies, TV shows, websites, commercials, songs, books etc and explain what they teach (either directly or indirectly)
about love.
Popular LoveO What we learn from our
culture is often what we define as “popular love” – “love at first sight”, passionate, is committed very quickly, is sometimes intimate very quickly
O How does this compare to real-life love relationships you are aware of?
InfatuationO Infatuation – a foolish, extravagant and
unreasoning passion or attraction
O Infatuation is all-consuming and very intense
O It is an important stage to go through, especially for teenagers
“It is even more important to know how to tell infatuation from love and judge your actions accordingly.”
O Explain the last statement in your own words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlJFvxad1_A
OWhy does our Culture send messages that self-gratification is more important than waiting for love?
AgapeO Pure, selfless love as Jesus taught us
OAgape is "unconditional love"
(In the New Testament, it refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one’s fellow man)
The Gospel call to LoveO Christ calls us to love
for all people (dignity, respect, compassion, care)
O Read John 13:31-35 – Christ calls this a new Commandment.
This is major!* Read the Scripture passages on the right and summarize what each one says. Using this information, write a definition of Christian love.
O Romans 15:2O Philippians 2:3-5O Romans 5:8O Proverbs 17:9-12O Jeremiah 31:3O John 3:16O Matthew 20:25-28O John 13:34O John 15:12-17O Luke 6:31O Luke 6:35O 1 Corinthians 13:4-8O Ephesians 4:2O 1 John 4:8, 18-19O Matthew 22:37-39
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