The Fruit of the Spirit: Love

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The New Testament concept of love is different from ours. Love means choosing to do what is best for the object of the love. We are to love our God, our neighbor, our enemies and our selves.

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Galatians 5.22-24CB NT p. 334

Love

“Love”

I LOVE this soap.

eros

storge

phileo

agape

agape

God is love.

1 John 4.8CB NT p. 423

Romans 5.8CB NT p. 270

God is love.

“We love because He first loved us.”

What isLOVE?

Love is...

1 Corinthians 13.4-7CB NT p. 305

Love is...

patient

Love is...

kind

Love does not... envy

Love does not...boast

Love is not...

arrogant

Love is not...

rude

Lovedoes not...

insist on its own way

Love is not...

irritable

Love is not...

resentful

Love does not...

Rejoice at wrong

Love

rejoices withthe truth

Love

bearsall things

Love believes all things

Love

hopes all things

Love

enduresall things

How do I demonstrate love in my life?

Love Your God.

Luke 10.27CB NT p. 126

John 14.15,CB NT p. 192

1 John 4.20-21,CB NT p. 424

Love Your Neighbor.

Luke 10.27CB NT p. 126

John 13.34-35CB NT p. 191

1 John 3.16-18CB NT p. 422

Galatians 6.9-10CB NT p. 334

Love Your Enemies

Luke 6.27-36CB NT p. 113

Love Yourself.

Luke 10.27CB NT p. 126

1 John 3.1CB NT p. 421

Greatest of these is LOVE

1 Corinthians 13.13CB NT p. 305

Will today be the day you decide to

go to heaven?

Lesson slideshows (with notes) and audio can be found at:

www.churchofchristmiranda.com

Fruit of the Spirit

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LoveGalatians 5.22

Compiled and Presented by:

Dave Stewart14 February, 2010

Las Cruces, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: The New Testament concept of love is different from ours. Love means choosing to do what is best for the object of the love. We are to love our God, our neighbor, our enemies and our selves.

“Let all that you do be done with love.”

“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

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