Wk 1 // April 6 & 7
Wk 1 // NEW AND IMPROVED
April 6 & 7, 2024
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
In your opinion, what is the most impressive fictional love story in literature and/or cinema? Defend your answer!
What is the most memorable act of love another person has done for you personally?
Love is most commonly misunderstood when defined solely by emotion. Although a beautiful gift, emotion is the accent or occasional byproduct of expressing and experiencing true love. If an emotional experience is the only goal, it quickly becomes the all-encompassing definition of something that is much more grand than what occasionally derives from it. This is why we look to the creator, sustainer, and title-bearer of love itself for its true definition.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The ease with which we sideline the purpose of human interaction (love) in order to substitute our own selfish ambition is a tragedy of the human condition! We would all love to conceal our motives and only be called out on our best achievements. But that is not how God works, because the outward actions will always (given enough times) match the motives of the heart.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Think of the people closest to you in life…
Who to love, why to love, when to love, what to love…. all fail to matter if we never learn how to love. That is why God spells it out for us. This is what love looks like. The fact that elsewhere in Scripture he even says that He IS love speaks volumes on the importance of learning what love looks like. It is impossible to know God without knowing love and it is impossible to show God to the world around us without knowing what true love looks like.
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that God will show His love to you in powerful ways as He challenges you to show love to others in new and powerful ways.
April 6 & 7, 2024
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
- What was one takeaway from this week's sermon for you?
- Were there any stories, ideas, or points that stuck out?
- Was there anything that challenged you?
INTRODUCTION
In your opinion, what is the most impressive fictional love story in literature and/or cinema? Defend your answer!
What is the most memorable act of love another person has done for you personally?
Love is most commonly misunderstood when defined solely by emotion. Although a beautiful gift, emotion is the accent or occasional byproduct of expressing and experiencing true love. If an emotional experience is the only goal, it quickly becomes the all-encompassing definition of something that is much more grand than what occasionally derives from it. This is why we look to the creator, sustainer, and title-bearer of love itself for its true definition.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
- Are actions that are devoid of love of value to God? Why or why not?
- How do you know when you are acting with loving motivations versus a mindset of ambition and achievement?
The ease with which we sideline the purpose of human interaction (love) in order to substitute our own selfish ambition is a tragedy of the human condition! We would all love to conceal our motives and only be called out on our best achievements. But that is not how God works, because the outward actions will always (given enough times) match the motives of the heart.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Think of the people closest to you in life…
- Which descriptive word for love makes you feel most loved when someone shows this behavior to you?
- Which do you have the most difficulty showing to others closest to you?
Who to love, why to love, when to love, what to love…. all fail to matter if we never learn how to love. That is why God spells it out for us. This is what love looks like. The fact that elsewhere in Scripture he even says that He IS love speaks volumes on the importance of learning what love looks like. It is impossible to know God without knowing love and it is impossible to show God to the world around us without knowing what true love looks like.
APPLICATION
- Who is someone you’ve been failing to treat with loving motivation that you can show love to this week?
- What is one practical way you can express love to someone closest to you in a way that you are weak in (patient, kind, trusting, etc.)?
PRAYER
Pray that God will show His love to you in powerful ways as He challenges you to show love to others in new and powerful ways.
