“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?

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