Love One Another – “It is Not About You” Pr Datuk Kee Sue Sing | 1 Pet 1:22-25; John 13:12-17; 34, 35 22/23 July 2017 How would the world know that the church is the real thing – that it is genuine and authentic? 1. The Prescription i) Love one another _____________ “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” (1 Pet. 1:22) The word deeply (Greek “ektenos”) means: “__________ to the limit” “….. love one another as if your lives depended on it.” (MSG) ii) A ________ kind of love “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34–35, NIV) The Golden__________: "Do to others as you would have them do to you." (Lk. 6:31) 2. The Practice THE BIG IDEA: God commands us to love one another. We can do this in many different ways, through our__________, ___________, _________, ____________, and _____________. a. Words of ______________ The four common tongues: i) The ____________ tongue “A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.” (Prov. 16:28) ii) The _____________ tongue “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Prov. 18:21) iii) The ____________ tongue “When the words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” (Prov. 10:19) “Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.” (Prov. 17:28) iv) The ____________ tongue “Pleasant words are a honey comb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” (Prov. 16:24) “The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.” (Proverbs 10:11) b. ___________ Time Love is spelled ____________. “No time” = Not _______________! c. ___________ of Gifts A gift is something that says, “I was ___________ of you.” God is a gift _____________. d. __________ of Service “Talk is cheap. Show me your _____________ !” “Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action” (1 John 3:18) “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.” (John 13:14-15) e. ______________ Touch Jesus chooses to heal and love by ___________. (Mk. 7:31-37; Mt. 20:29-34; Mt. 8:1-4; Lk. 13:10-13; Mt. 8:14-15; Lk. 4:40) CLOSING CHALLENGE: Questions for Discussion 1. Of the Five Love Languages, which ones do you speak most fluently and which one do you need to improve upon – whether to your spouse, children, parents, co-workers, neighbours, oikos members, pastors and leaders? 2. 1 Peter 1:22 encourages us to sincerely (without hypocrisy) love one another deeply. The Greek word for deeply is “ektenos” meaning “stretching to the limits”. Why is such demonstration of love so important and what if we do just that?