What is Love? // Richard Welsh
What is true love? It’s not just a feeling—it’s patience, kindness, and choosing to love others even when it's challenging. This week, our prayer is that you will experience the transformational power of God’s love.
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What Is Love?
(1 Corinthians 12:31 NLT)
So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.
Love is the Greatest Goal
(1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT)
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud (5) or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. (6) It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. (7) Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
Isaac & Rebekah: An Imperfect Love Story
(Genesis 24:17-20 NLT)
Running over to her, the servant said, "Please give me a little drink of water from your jug." (18) "Yes, my lord," she answered, "have a drink." And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and gave him a drink. (19) When she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels, too, until they have had enough to drink." (20) So she quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw water for all his camels.
Love Seeks the Other’s Flourishing
(Genesis 24:67 NLT)
And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother.
Love Commits to Grow and Persevere
(Genesis 25:21 NLT)
Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
(Genesis 26:1a NLT)
A severe famine now struck the land...
More God, More Love
(1 John 4:7-8 NLT)
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. [8] But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
(1 John 4:15,17a NLT)
All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God (17a) And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect.
(Ephesians 6:10 NLT)
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Questions:
- Can you name the things that "love is" and that "love is not"?
- Can you share any examples of when you persevered in love?
- Why is it important to pray when we need help from God?
- How does God show His love through His plan for us?
- How can we grow stronger in love?
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