Going Deeper
By Pat Russell
“Love” – 1 John 4:7-21
Sermon by Pastor Bruce Spear
During Lent, which means “spring,” Pastor Bruce is leading
us through some “spring housecleaning” of our souls. How are you loving these days? Let’s see if we can let in more of the fresh
air of love into our souls.
Here’s a little quiz from this past Sunday’s sermon. How much do you know about “love”? Can you answer these questions?
What did you hear from PB this past Sunday?
1.
In this passage from 1 John, the word ________
is mentioned ____ times.
2.
“Love does not have anything to do with what WE DO
to earn it, because love __________ from God.”
3.
From verse 16: “Whoever lives in love lives in
God, and God in them.” From PB: “Live a
________ of love.” If you do this, then
you reveal that you are living in God and God is living in you.
4.
Verse 18: “There is no _______ in love.” What drives out ______? ________
_______.
5.
Name your biggest fear during this season when
we are dealing with the corona
virus.___________________________________________________________________.
6.
Can you complete this sentence? “Live in the house of _______ _______, not in
the house of _________.” Now explain
what this means to you.
7.
Why does ________ ______ drive out
________? (Answer in verse 18).
8.
How does our love become perfect? PB said that
the word “perfect” means “made complete.”
9.
Explain why we love in the first place.
________________________________________
10. Re-read
the Jen Wilken quote from our handout.
Write down the sentence that means the most to you.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spend some time meditating on that
sentence.
11. Talk
to God about your desire to love in this difficult time in our world.
If you completed this “quiz,” please send your results to
me. I would love to read your answers
and thoughts and might even comment back! J
Written by Pat Russell in follow-up to the sermon.
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