“The Necessity of Receiving and Regifting Love” Part4 of Receiving and Regifting God’s Way
Receiving and Regifting…God’s Way – Part 4
The Necessity of Receiving and Regifting Love
Hope: _________________ not _________________.
Peace: _______________ God and ________ God.
Joy: ________ ______________.
The word _____________ is not found in any of the traditional Christmas story texts. However, a very “Christmasy” verse is found in ____________________.
The baby Jesus was _____________ to mankind because of the ____________ of God. Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 5:25, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 5:2
The two greatest dates in the Christian calendar are not there because of ________________, ________________, or ________________ but because of _____________.
We use the word “love” in many ____________________ ways.
God __________________ a word for His use to help us understand the meaning of genuine love.
“Agape” love is a love that _______________ with God, comes ______________ to us and then _______________ out from us to other people.
We are told to love _____________, love _______ ______________,
love our __________________ and love our ___________________.
God distills all of His commandments into two sentences, centered on the word ________________. Matthew 22:36-40
Big Idea: God has given me His love so I can ____________ it to others for effective _____________________, _________________, and ____________________.
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
1. Love is _________________ for effective ______________________. (vs 1)
“People don’t ___________ how much you know until
they know how much you ______________.”
Love is not necessary for ______________________ relationships but it is necessary for _______________________ relationships.
Do I ___________ those with whom I am trying to ____________________?
2. Love is ___________________ for effective ____________________. (vs 2)
Wonderful service is __________________ by a lack of love.
Do I _____________ those whom I am ______________?
3. Love is ___________________ for effective ____________________. (vs 3)
With sacrifice the ________________ is just as important as the ____________________.
Do I __________ those for whom I am ____________________?
Jesus Christ is the greatest _________________ of the word “love”. John 15:13
How important is ________________ and __________________ love?