biblical love. do you love your wife the same way you used to love your girlfriend?

BIBLICAL LOVEBIBLICAL LOVE

Do you love your wife the same way Do you love your wife the same way you used to love your girlfriend?you used to love your girlfriend?

Do you love your children the same Do you love your children the same way you love your wife?way you love your wife?

How about loving strangers?How about loving strangers?

Do you love people the same way Do you love people the same way you love hamburgers?you love hamburgers?

To be a successful lover, you need To be a successful lover, you need to find out what God’s love is & to find out what God’s love is &

then duplicate that!then duplicate that!

I. What is Love?I. What is Love?

A. What is the present world’s A. What is the present world’s concept of love?concept of love?


B. What is the ancient world’s B. What is the ancient world’s concept of love?concept of love?



1. What was the basic idea of the 1. What was the basic idea of the original words?original words?

Give of yourself toGive of yourself to

satisfy someone else’ need!satisfy someone else’ need!



2. 2. AraoArao ( (ἐράωἐράω) == Give of Give of yourself yourself to get satisfaction in to get satisfaction in return!return!



3. 3. StergoStergo ( (στέργωστέργω)) == Give of Give of yourself yourself to your marriage to your marriage partner out of duty!partner out of duty!



4. 4. PhileoPhileo ( (φιλέωφιλέω)) == Give of Give of yourself yourself because of a because of a relationship you have chosen!relationship you have chosen!



5. 5. AgapaoAgapao ( (ἀγαπάωἀγαπάω)) == Give of Give of yourself yourself simply because the simply because the

need is there!need is there!


C. God’s love for you is C. God’s love for you is ἀγαπάωἀγαπάω!



II. How is This Love Expressed?II. How is This Love Expressed?

I Corinthians 13:4-7I Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is Love is patientpatient, love is , love is kindkind. It . It does not envydoes not envy, it , it does not boastdoes not boast, it is not proud. , it is not proud. It is not It is not rude, rude, it is not self-seekingit is not self-seeking, it is , it is not easily not easily angeredangered, it keeps no record of wrongs. , it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but Love does not delight in evil but rejoices rejoices with the truthwith the truth. . It always protects, always It always protects, always truststrusts, always , always hopeshopes, always , always perseveresperseveres..


A. Love is expressed through A. Love is expressed through patiencepatience - v4- v4


A. Love is expressed through A. Love is expressed through patiencepatience..

1. 1. PatiencePatience = slow to express = slow to express your temper.your temper.


A. Love is expressed through A. Love is expressed through patiencepatience..

Ephesians 6:16-17 - In addition to all this, take Ephesians 6:16-17 - In addition to all this, take up the up the shield of faithshield of faith, with which you can , with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. one. Take the helmet of salvation and Take the helmet of salvation and the the sword of the Spiritsword of the Spirit, which is the word of , which is the word of God.God.


B. Love is expressed through B. Love is expressed through kindnesskindness - v4- v4


B. Love is expressed through B. Love is expressed through kindnesskindness..

1. 1. KindnessKindness = serviceable. = serviceable.Matthew 5:41 - Matthew 5:41 - If someone forces you to go If someone forces you to go

one mile, go with him two miles.one mile, go with him two miles.


B. Love is expressed through B. Love is expressed through kindnesskindness..

2. Be zealous for your faith - but 2. Be zealous for your faith - but be balanced with love!be balanced with love!

(John 8:1-11)(John 8:1-11)


C. Love is expressed through not C. Love is expressed through not being being jealousjealous. . - v4- v4


D. Love is expressed through notD. Love is expressed through not braggingbragging. . - v4- v4


D. Love is expressed through notD. Love is expressed through not braggingbragging – v4– v4

1. What do you think about your 1. What do you think about your own abilities & achievements?own abilities & achievements?

Romans 12:3 - For by the grace given me I say Romans 12:3 - For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: to every one of you: Do not think of Do not think of yourself more highly than you oughtyourself more highly than you ought, but , but rather think of yourself with sober rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.of faith God has given you.


D. Love is expressed through notD. Love is expressed through not braggingbragging..2. What does your prayer need to 2. What does your prayer need to be?be?

““Lord, help me toLord, help me tolook at myself realistically!”look at myself realistically!”


E. Love is expressed through not E. Love is expressed through not insisting on your own insisting on your own rightsrights - v5.- v5.


E. Love is expressed through not E. Love is expressed through not insisting on your own insisting on your own rightsrights..

1. 1. GraceGrace = showing favor to = showing favor to others - not being selfish.others - not being selfish.


E. Love is expressed through not E. Love is expressed through not insisting on your own insisting on your own rightsrights..

2. I 2. I amam responsible for what responsible for what others think of my faith!others think of my faith!


2. I 2. I amam responsible for what others responsible for what others think of my faith!think of my faith!

Romans 14:15 - If your brother is distressed Romans 14:15 - If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died.your brother for whom Christ died.




Romans 15:1 - We who are strong ought to bear Romans 15:1 - We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselvesourselves.




Romans 15:1 - We who are strong ought to bear Romans 15:1 - We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselvesourselves.

Romans 14:21 - It is better not to eat meat or drink Romans 14:21 - It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.brother to fall.


F. Love is expressed through not F. Love is expressed through not being easily being easily angeredangered - v5- v5


F. Love is expressed through not F. Love is expressed through not being easily being easily angeredangered - v5 - v5

Do you have a quick Do you have a quick tempertemper??


F. Love is expressed through not F. Love is expressed through not being easily being easily angeredangered - v5 - v5

Do you have a quick Do you have a quick tempertemper??James 1:19 - My dear brothers, take note of James 1:19 - My dear brothers, take note of

this: Everyone should be quick to listen, this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to speak and slow to become angryslow to become angry..


G. Love is expressed by rejoicing G. Love is expressed by rejoicing when when truthtruth is proclaimed is proclaimed - v6- v6


H. Love is expressed by believing in, H. Love is expressed by believing in, hoping in & enduring the hoping in & enduring the carescares & & burdensburdens of others of others - v7- v7


Husbands - love your wives.Husbands - love your wives.

Parents - love your children.Parents - love your children.

Families - love strangers.Families - love strangers.

Love in actions!Love in actions!

biblical love. do you love your wife the same way you used to love your girlfriend?

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