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The Power of Love: A Layman's Discovery in Spirituality

Uncover the transformative potential of love through action and understand its essence in loving one another. Experience vulnerability, compassion, and listening in the journey of God's agape love. Overcome fear and learn the Christian method of building a loving community. Embrace the role of being the living example of Christ in others' lives.

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The Power of Love: A Layman's Discovery in Spirituality

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  1. ACTION Name A Layman

  2. Discovery Spirituality Action

  3. The ONLY action which is for God is LOVE! • Love is action. • “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you so you must love one another.“ • 1 John says there is no such thing as love for God without love for brother... for sister...

  4. What does it Mean to Love? • To be OPEN (VULNERABLE) • To have COMPASSION • To LISTEN and try to Understand ? Be Vulnerable in a prison environment ?

  5. God’s love is AGAPE love • Agape love is wanting the very best for someone else and being willing to be used by God to get it for that person. • God will always give us the strength to love one another if we ask for it. • Christian Community – a safe place • Must risk trusting another person, slowly • IT CAN BE DONE – in Community!

  6. What about FEAR? • As we grow in grace, fear recedes and disappears • 1 John tells us: • “There is no fear in love” • “Perfect love drives out all fear”

  7. The Christian method for reaching out to others • Make a friend • Be a friend • Introduce that friend to Christ

  8. YOU May Be … • The ONLY Bible some residents may ever read • The Only example of Christ some residents will ever see

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