Message Notes for August 18, 2024

Series: Influencers

Title: What Is Love?

Message Verses: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, John 11:3-6,21,32-37, Exodus 34:6-7, 1 John 4:8-10

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,  endures all things.

Where have you let hurt, impact your love?

Love is work, but love works.

Love is the greatest influencer.

· God’s love intercedes for others

· God’s love invests in others

· God’s love invites others into hope

NOTES:

Family/Group Study Notes for the week of August 18, 2024

Series: Influencers

Title: What Is Love?

Message Verses: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Exodus 34:6-7, 1 John 4:8-10, John 11:3-6,21,32-37

* How would you describe love in a few words?

* Who has shown you sacrificial, godly love this week? Who have you shown sacrificial, godly love towards this week?

* Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Which attribute of love stands out to you the most? Why does this particular attribute stand out?

* Put your name in every place the passage refers to love. What does this reveal to you?

* Put the name of Jesus in every place the passage refers to love. What does this reveal to you?

* What is something the love of Jesus has transformed in your life, your way of thinking, or your behavior?

* Read 1 John 4:8-10. What are the similarities and differences between this passage and 1 Corinthians 13:4-7?

* How do these passages inspire or challenge you regarding love in your relationships?

* Who is someone you care about who does not love Jesus? How can you begin investing in them before inviting them to the Charlotte Crusade on September 20th at 7 pm to hear about the love of Jesus?