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HARD QUESTIONS: What is Love?

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Pastor Paul Shields at the Grace Place on Sunday, June 19, 2016.  To get the most from these questions, go to http://www.nashvillechurch.com and click on “Media” to either stream the current service or listen to a previous sermon.

These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study.  For more information on participating in a small group study, click on "Life Groups" at the top of www.nashvillechurch.com.

Fellowship:

Icebreaker:
What was your favorite pet?
What was your most unusual pet?
What pet would you like to have?

Scripture:
1 John 4:7-11

Lesson:
My crazy, baby brother says a person can’t really know real love unless they have loved a dog.  Well, I don’t know about that but I do know that if we don’t love God, we can’t really love each other.  We see this exhibited in the actions of lone assassins whose lack of God’s love drive them to hurt others.  When we love God, we love other people, all people, regardless. . .that’s what love is.

What does love mean to you?
Who is love?  (This is the easy question.)
What does love mean to God?
What are the characteristics of God’s love?
Why is it so amazing that God loves us?
Why is loving others so important to God?
Why does pride have no place in love?
How do we show God’s love to others?


Prayer:

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