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Learning the love that never ends

Learning the love that never ends

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• The first step-- Fall in love with Jesus Christ(the message I shared July 29)

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• The second step--Loving & serving each other ( the message shared by Jessica August 5):

•  Number one was to love each other deeply

• Second point was to serve each other and serve the Lord together

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• The third step—Becoming the person God wants you to be( the message I shared on August 19):

• To know our identity• To know God’s calling• To seek God’s kingdom and

righteousness first

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• The fourth step—Decide in my heart (sermon shared by Jessica Sep 2):

• Decide in your heart to put Jesus first in your heart always

• Decide in your heart that you will only date a believer

• Decide in your heart to keep your body pure

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• The fifth step—Helper ( the message shared by Cathy last Sunday):

• God as the Helper is very humble• God as the Helper is a lover• God as the Helper is a transformer

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What the world is telling us: what God is saying to us:

Put yourself and others first before God;You must find your satisfaction in others; You can only get satisfaction by finding a life partner;

make Jesus your first love;Jesus is your satisfaction; trust Him and He will meet all of your needs;

Fall in love with the person of your dreams - the person you think can satisfy yourself all your desires;Pursue your own ambitions and dreams, get what you want for yourself; try to get to the top where others are serving you rather than you serving others;

love each other;serve each other;Find true joy in serving others;Use your gifts to serve others;

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What the world is telling us: what God is saying to us:Become the person someone else wants us to be;Work very hard to please others, to get praise from someone you care about;Achieve your own ambitions;Become the person you want to be;

become the person God wants you to be

you should date anyone you want; you can’t deny romantic love or feelings, you have to give into them;sex outside of marriage is more enjoyable than sex within marriage;sexual impurity is fun;sexual purity is old fashioned;

you should date only a believer;God’s design for sex is only in marriage, that is where you will find true fulfillment;

dominate or manipulate your partner to get what you want;

Serve and support each other mutually

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the result of the world’s way: the result of the God’s way:

people move from one relationship to another relationship very fast;people get broken-hearted;marriages are not as strong as before;marriage is a short -term contract and lacks commitment;people become irresponsible toward the family;people lack security and deep satisfaction;children grow up in a weak family, feel insecure, and lack strong self-esteem;abortion problem.

people experience a lasting and stable relationship;marriage is a covenant of deep commitment;people find satisfaction and joy in relationships and marriage;people become responsible toward the family;people enjoy security in the lasting relationship;children grow up in a strong family, with security and strong self-esteem.

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• 1John2:15-17 “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. ”

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Learning the love that never ends

Learning the love that never ends

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Scripture ReadingScripture Reading

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

I Corinthians 13:4-8

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8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈;爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自夸,不张狂, 不做害羞的事,不求自己的益处,不轻易发怒,不计算人的恶,不喜欢不义,只喜欢真理; 凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐; 爱是永不止息。先知讲道之能,终必归于无有;说方言之能,终必停止;知识也终必归于无有。

Scripture ReadingScripture Reading

I Corinthians 13:4-8

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