The whole Bible is a big story about God's love.
We see this love in the perfect unity and community of the Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
So what does an authentic community, rooted in Christ, look like?
Some questions for you as you listen:
- What does authentic mean?
- What should drive all actions in an authentic community?
And some questions for you as you reflect:
- What is your key takeaway today? (What did God speak to your heart about?)
- Is there an area that you feel may be one that God wants to grow you in during this season of your life?
Love. Do you know it? How would you describe it? Have you experienced it?
1 John 4:9-19
The love of God was revealed among us by this—that God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. This is love—not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atonement for our sins. Loved ones, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us and His love is made perfect in us. We know that we abide in Him and He in us by this—because He has given us of His Spirit. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son as Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he abides in God. So, we have come to know and trust in the love that God has for us. God is love. Now, whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. In this way, love is made perfect among us so that we should have boldness on the Day of Judgment. For just as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and the one who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love because He first loved us.
Where does love come from?
What words describe this love?
This love is the driving force of what, where?
Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
How do we taste and see that Love is good?
How do others taste and see that Love is good?