1 / 18

Unconditional Love Matthew 5:43-45; John 13:34-45; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:7-21

Unconditional Love Matthew 5:43-45; John 13:34-45; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:7-21. Christian Crawford. Dale and Cory Hahn. Discussion Guide:. 1. How are we to treat others, even our enemies ? ( Matthew 5:43-44) We are instructed to love and pray for them. Discussion Guide:.

jquinlan
Download Presentation

Unconditional Love Matthew 5:43-45; John 13:34-45; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:7-21

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Unconditional Love Matthew 5:43-45; John 13:34-45; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:7-21

  2. Christian Crawford

  3. Dale and Cory Hahn

  4. Discussion Guide: 1. How are we to treat others, even our enemies? (Matthew 5:43-44) We are instructed to love and pray for them.

  5. Discussion Guide: 2. Is this command even possible? If so, how?

  6. Discussion Guide: 3. How does praying for an enemy eventually yield love for that enemy?

  7. Discussion Guide: 4. What is your motivation for loving and praying for others, even our enemies? (v. 45) To be like God who loves all unconditionally.

  8. Discussion Guide: 5. What are the implications of the command of Jesus in (John 13:34)? Jesus loves us so much that He gave His life for us. I must love others as much.

  9. Discussion Guide: 6. How does one lay down his life for others? (List ways)

  10. Discussion Guide: 7. What is the main purpose for unconditional love? (v. 35) To be a good example to the world so the world will see we are people of Christ.

  11. Discussion Guide: 8. Do non-Christians know you are a Christ-follower by the way you live among them?

  12. Discussion Guide: 9. How do you think the lost world perceives the Christian community as a whole?

  13. Discussion Guide: 10. How does consistent love for others soften the blow of wrongs committed? (1 Peter 4:8) Consistent love expressed builds a trust factor over time and people are more forgiving.

  14. Discussion Guide: 11. What are the implications of unconditional love summed up in (1 John 4:7-21)? We are to love fellow believers unconditionally without exception as an example to a lost world.

  15. Discussion Guide: 12. Is there anyone you are struggling to like much less love? How can you express unconditional love this week?

  16. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE • Live life together (Proverbs 17:17) • Obey Christ’s command (John 15:12-17) • Value friendship (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12) • Encourage and forgive (Ephesians 4:32)

  17. Chris Pratt

More Related