The Heart Series, Part 2: Expressions of Love

Published: Feb. 16, 2010, 5:37 a.m.

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(1 Corinthians 14:1 LB)\\xa0 \\u201cMake love your greatest aim\\u2026\\u201d

(John 13:34-35)\\xa0 Jesus said, \\u201cA new commandment I give you:\\xa0 Love one another!\\xa0 As I have loved you, so you must love one another.\\u201d

Title of Message: Expressions of Love

["Maybe you are asking:\\xa0 What does love have to do with it?"]\\xa0(SONG)

How do you say \\u201cI love you\\u201d

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(1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT) \\u201cLove never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.\\u201d

5 Expressions of Love

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Words of affirmation.

(Proverbs 18:21)\\xa0 \\u201cThe tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.\\u201d

(Ephesians 4:29)\\xa0 \\u201cDo not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.\\u201d

2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Acts of service.

(1 John 3:18)\\xa0 \\u201cDear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.\\u201d

(Galatians 5:13)\\xa0 \\u201cYou, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.\\u201d

3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Gift giving.

(John 3:16)\\xa0 \\u201cFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.\\u201d

(Luke 12:33)\\xa0 \\u201cFor where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.\\u201d

4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Quality time.

This is Rachel\\u2019s love language

(Philippians 2:3-5)\\xa0 \\u201cDo nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.\\xa0 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.\\xa0 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.\\u201d

(1 Corinthians 13:5 LB)\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026Love does not demand its own way.\\u201d

5.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Physical touch.

(Song of Solomon 4:1-3)\\xa0 \\u201cHow beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing.\\xa0 Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.\\xa0 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely.\\xa0 Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.\\u201d

(1 Corinthians 6:16 Message)\\xa0 \\u201cThere\\u2019s more to sex than mere skin on skin.\\xa0 Sex is as much a spiritual mystery as a physical fact.\\xa0 It is written in Scripture, \\u2018The two become one.\\u2019\\u201d

(1 John 4:7-8)\\xa0 \\u201cDear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.\\xa0 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.\\u201d

How do I express love?

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Receive the love of God.

(John 15:13)\\xa0 \\u201cGreater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.\\u201d

(Psalm 107:43)\\xa0 \\u201cWhoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.\\u201d

2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Show the love of God.

(1 John 4:19)\\xa0 \\u201cWe love because he first loved us.\\u201d

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