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Becoming AMore Loving

Person

The Power ToChange Your Life

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Love is misunderstood

Love has lost itsmeaning

Love is more than afeeling

Love is notuncontrollable

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Things that love is

Love is a choice

And over all thesevirtuesput onlove, whichbinds them all together in

perfect unit!" #Colossians $%&' ()*+

Love is a conduct

-ear children, let us notlovewith words or tonguebut with actionsand intruth!" # & .ohn $%&/()*+

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0iblical 1ords of Love

&! 2torge 3 natural affection

4! 5ros 3 se6ual attraction

$! Philia 3 emotionalaffection or friendship

'! Agape 3 unconditional,giving, sacrificial love

Love is an act ofcontinual commitment7"

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2teps to e6hibitcontinuall committedlove

8so that Christ ma dwellin our hearts throughfaith! And * pra that ou,being rooted and establishedin love,may have power,together with all thesaints, to grasphow wideand long and high and deepis the love of Christ8" #

5phesians $%&9#&/ ()*+

: command is this% Loveeach other as * have lovedou!"# .ohn &;%&4 ()*+

1. ExperienceGods love

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1. ExperienceGods love

2. Forgive your

enemies

2teps to e6hibitcontinuall committed

love

0ear with each otherand forgive whatevergrievances ou ma have

against one another!

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1. ExperienceGods love

2. Forgive your

enemies

3. Marinate yourmind withloving

thoughts

2teps to e6hibitcontinuall committedlove

5ach of ou shouldloo= not onl to ourown interests, but also

to the interests ofothers! Your attitudeshould be the same asthat of Christ .esus!"# Philippians 4%'#;()*+

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1. ExperienceGods love

2. Forgive your

enemies

3. Marinate yourmind withlovingthoughts

4. ct in aloving way

>ow do * act in a lovingwa?

&!Love our enemies @ 5ph '%4

4!-o good

$!0less those who curse us

'!Pra for those who mistreat

us

2teps to e6hibitcontinuall committedlove

How You

Think

What I ThinkWhat I FeelHow I Act

How You

Feel

How You

Act

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1. ExperienceGods love

2. Forgive your

enemies

3. Marinate yourmind withlovingthoughts

4. ct in aloving way

Love is patient, love is =ind! *t doesnot env, it does not boast, it is notproud! *t is not rude, it is not self#see=ing, it is not easil angered, it=eeps no record of wrongs! Love doesnot delight in evil but reoices withthe truth! *t alwas protects, alwastrusts, alwas hopes, alwasperseveres! Love never fails! 0ut wherethere are prophecies, the will ceaseBwhere there are tongues, the will be

stilledB where there is =nowledge, itwill pass awa!" # & Corinthians &$%'#/()*+

2teps to e6hibitcontinuall committedlove

How You

Think

What I ThinkWhat I FeelHow I Act

How You

Feel

How You

Act

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1. ExperienceGods love

2. Forgive your

enemies

3. Marinate yourmind withlovingthoughts

4. ct in a lovingway

!. Expect the

"est

2teps to e6hibitcontinuall committedlove

5. Expect the best

*t alwas protects,alwas trusts, alwashopes, alwasperseveres!"# &Corinthians &$%9 ()*+

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=es to resurrecting a love

Yet * hold this against ou% You have

forsa=en our first love! Remembertheheight from which ou have fallen7 Repentand dothe things ou did at first! *f oudo not repent, * will come to ou and removeour lamp stand from its place!" #evelations 4%'#; ()*+

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0ecoming A :ore Loving Person

Things towhich love is

Des toresurrect a

love

1ords to e6press0iblical wordsof love

2teps to e6hibitcontinuouslcommitted love

&!Choice

4!Conduct

&!emember

4!epent

$!epeat

&!2torge

4!5ros

$!Philia

'!Agape

&!56perience Eods love4!