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L o v e. L o v e. What ? Why? How?. What is L o v e ?. Love is...When someone hurts you... even when you hurt terribly...you don’t cry because you know it will hurt the person who has hurt you! Mathew – 6 years old. The word L o v e has 3 different meanings . Aghape. (Divine love) .
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Love • What ? • Why? • How?
Love is...When someone hurts you... even when you hurt terribly...you don’t cry because you know it will hurt the person who has hurt you! Mathew – 6 years old
The word Love has 3 different meanings
Aghape • (Divine love) U-U Give / Give Divine Dimensions Self-sacrificing Human Dimensions Carnal Dimensions Philo Me-U Receive only • (Natural Love) • Pure selfishness Eros Give / Receive • Me-Me Mutual benefits • (Media Love )
"For God So Lovedthe world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16,
1Co 13 Bible it
Love is Patient, love is kind. • It does Not envy, it does Not boast, • it is Not proud. 5 It does Not dishonor others, • it is Not Self-seeking, • it is Not easily angered,
it keeps No Record of wrongs. • Love does Not Delight in evil • but Rejoices with the Truth.
It always Protects, • Always Trusts, • Always Hopes, • Always Perseveres. Love Never Fails
Love is sacrifice • so you sacrifice yourself to give whatever the others like even you don't like it but u gonna do it for them!
Tank of Love Fill My Heart with Your Love
It's apparently that God's decided law of the universe that Fulfillment Is To Be Found In Giving - Not Receiving
Despite what society says these days! If we only receive, eventually we begin to feel empty!
If u do everything in love, do not Expect anything in Return ? Love is our own Rewards!
All our deeds & action to be done in love "By this all will know that you are My Disciples, if you have LOVE for one another" (Joh 13 : 35)
Actions Touches Time The 5 Languages of Love Gifts words
The 5 Languages of LoveThree Directions God Me Others Me
God Me
God’s Love Clearly seen & Understood by the things that are made,
God Me
Time:sat at Jesus’ feet • Touches:kissing His feet • Acts: washed His feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. • Gifts: fragrant oil. • Words: tears
The 5 Languages of LoveThree Directions God Me Others Me
Actions Touches Time The 5 Languages of Love Gifts words Primary Language
Primary Language ? • 3 Questions • What they complain about more often? • the thing that hurts you most? • How do u express love to other people? We have to be willing to learn the other's language , The more we do it, the more we will feel comfortable about it
Love expressed by Touches • Our Lord touched the leper before He healed him. • The bleeding woman: He stopped and asked “who touched me? • “ Be confident”
Love expressed by Touches Smile International Language Looking at the Eyes The Rich man, “ He looked at him and Loved him” With Purity
Love expressed by Touches • Shaking hands, Hugging , Kissing, • Patting on the back Startbytouchingur hand We have to be willing to learn other's language The more we do it, the more we will feel comfortable about it
TIME • Undivided attention • “All Yours”
Love expressed by Time spent • Best: • Quality: May be short but valuable • Quantity time is to do something together so after we finish this is we did it together • Whether activities or conversation
Gifts What do they like ?
Love expressed by Gifts • Our Lord is always giving • The woman who gave the two mites, was counted more than all. • Way of presenting: How do you give?!, you spent time to think How to offer.
Love expressed by Gifts • Surprises/ Occasions: • Gifts do not have to be expensive! • He was thinking about me! • What kind of gift they want ! • Put an effort to know what they want ! • Go & ask
Encouragement Appreciation I am sorry Love Words Of Love Active Listening Caring
Simple Unexpected Sharing Acts Of Love Effort
Love expressed by Acts • What I can do to help you? • What they can do to make your life easier? • How can I be a better husband 2u? • I let her teach me how to serve her! • Serving her , serving Christ " for ur love sake"
Doing the right because its right not waiting for The result • Pleasing God not a man! • what do you like vs what they like