Love Sick Week 1: What Is Love? Message Summary: The healthiest, holiest, and most wonderful example of love is the love God showed us in sending his Son. This message soaks in the divine love that we have received in Jesus, a love we didn’t deserve but God still chose to give. ✦ Love = ________________________________________________ ✦ 1 John 4:8 — God is love. ✦ Love = Doing what’s best, no matter who, no matter what. ✦ 1 John 4:8-9 — God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. ✦ 1 John 4:10a — This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us… ✦ 1 John 4:10b — …and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ✦ Love = God did what was best for sinners in spite of the cost. ✦ Romans 5:5 — But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ✦ Jude 1:20-21 — But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Planting Jesus Roots GATHER — Memorize today’s definition of love before next weekend’s message. GROUP — Ask a friend what they think love means. Compare and contrast their answer with the definition you learned today. GROW — Read 1 John 4:7-21, which contains more references to love than any other section of the entire Bible. GIVE — Based on today’s definition, how is giving (your time, your money, etc.) an act of love? List as many answers as possible. GO — Can you think of anyone who has lost touch with the loving nature of God? Share a link to this message and pray that their eyes would be open to the God of unconditional love. Homework: James 1:22-25 (Hashtags: love, God)